diff --git a/package/busybox/Config.in b/package/busybox/Config.in
index 3c2aa515f8..659c6aebfc 100644
--- a/package/busybox/Config.in
+++ b/package/busybox/Config.in
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_INDIVIDUAL_BINARIES
 comment "Busybox individual binaries need a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HTTPD
+	bool "Install the httpd server startup script"
+	help
+	  Install the httpd server startup script,
+	  that just start at the boot the busybox httpd server
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_WATCHDOG
 	bool "Install the watchdog daemon startup script"
 	help
diff --git a/package/busybox/S90httpd b/package/busybox/S90httpd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d43ea3e74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/busybox/S90httpd
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+DAEMON="httpd"
+PIDFILE="/var/run/$DAEMON.pid"
+
+HTTPD_ARGS="-h /var/www/data"
+
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+[ -r "/etc/default/$DAEMON" ] && . "/etc/default/$DAEMON"
+
+# BusyBox' httpd does not create a pidfile, so pass "-f" in the command line
+# and use "--make-pidfile" to instruct start-stop-daemon to create one.
+start() {
+	printf 'Starting %s: ' "$DAEMON"
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2086 # we need the word splitting
+	start-stop-daemon --start --background --quiet --make-pidfile \
+		--pidfile "$PIDFILE" --exec "/usr/sbin/$DAEMON" \
+		-- -f $HTTPD_ARGS
+	status=$?
+	if [ "$status" -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo "OK"
+	else
+		echo "FAIL"
+	fi
+	return "$status"
+}
+
+stop() {
+	printf 'Stopping %s: ' "$DAEMON"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile "$PIDFILE"
+	status=$?
+	if [ "$status" -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo "OK"
+	else
+		echo "FAIL"
+	fi
+	while start-stop-daemon --stop --test --quiet --pidfile "$PIDFILE" \
+		--exec "/usr/sbin/$DAEMON"; do
+		sleep 0.1
+	done
+	rm -f "$PIDFILE"
+	return "$status"
+}
+
+restart() {
+	stop
+	start
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+	start|stop|restart)
+		"$1";;
+	reload)
+		# Restart, since there is no true "reload" feature.
+		restart;;
+	*)
+		echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|reload}"
+		exit 1
+esac
diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index 532932ec8f..d7eda71db6 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -258,6 +258,19 @@ define BUSYBOX_SET_SELINUX
 endef
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_HTTPD),y)
+define BUSYBOX_SET_HTTPD
+	$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_HTTPD)
+endef
+define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_HTTPD_SCRIPT
+	if grep -q CONFIG_HTTPD=y $(@D)/.config; then \
+		mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/data ;\
+		$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D package/busybox/S90httpd \
+			$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S90httpd ; \
+	fi
+endef
+endif
+
 # enable relevant options to allow the Busybox less applet to be used
 # as a systemd pager
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD):$(BR2_PACKAGE_LESS),y:)
@@ -418,6 +431,7 @@ define BUSYBOX_KCONFIG_FIXUP_CMDS
 	$(BUSYBOX_SET_WATCHDOG)
 	$(BUSYBOX_SET_SELINUX)
 	$(BUSYBOX_SET_LESS_FLAGS)
+	$(BUSYBOX_SET_HTTPD)
 	$(BUSYBOX_SET_INDIVIDUAL_BINARIES)
 	$(BUSYBOX_DISABLE_IP_LINK_CAN)
 	$(PACKAGES_BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FIXUPS)
@@ -447,6 +461,7 @@ define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_INIT_OPENRC
 	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_IFPLUGD_SCRIPT)
 	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_CROND_SCRIPT)
 	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_TELNET_SCRIPT)
+	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_HTTPD_SCRIPT)
 endef
 
 define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
@@ -461,6 +476,7 @@ define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_IFPLUGD_SCRIPT)
 	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_CROND_SCRIPT)
 	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_TELNET_SCRIPT)
+	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_HTTPD_SCRIPT)
 endef
 
 # Checks to give errors that the user can understand