diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 8e0b07a3..cbd09552 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
 # OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
 # WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-SUBDIRS = lib third-party src examples python tests doc
+SUBDIRS = lib third-party src examples python tests doc contrib
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a03a6550..dc65259e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
   doc/nghttp2.h.rst
   doc/nghttp2ver.h.rst
   doc/asio_http2.h.rst
+  contrib/Makefile
 ])
 AC_OUTPUT
 
diff --git a/contrib/Makefile.am b/contrib/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00e89fd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# nghttp2 - HTTP/2 C Library
+
+# Copyright (c) 2014 Tatsuhiro Tsujikawa
+
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+# a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+# "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+# without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+# distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+# the following conditions:
+
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+# EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+# OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+# WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+EXTRA_DIST = nghttpx-init.in
+
+edit = sed -e 's|@bindir[@]|$(bindir)|g'
+
+nghttpx-init: Makefile
+	rm -f $@ $@.tmp
+	$(edit) $(srcdir)/$@.in > $@.tmp
+	chmod +x $@.tmp
+	mv $@.tmp $@
+
+nghttpx-init: $(srcdir)/nghttpx-init.in
+
+all-local: nghttpx-init
+
+clean-local:
+	-rm -f nghttpx-init nghttpx-init.tmp
diff --git a/contrib/nghttpx-init.in b/contrib/nghttpx-init.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1620a97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/nghttpx-init.in
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          nghttpx
+# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog
+# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: nghttpx initscript
+# Description:       nghttpx initscript
+### END INIT INFO
+
+# Author: Tatsuhiro Tsujikawa <tatsuhiro.t@gmail.com>
+#
+# Do NOT "set -e"
+
+# PATH should only include /usr/* if it runs after the mountnfs.sh script
+PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
+DESC="HTTP/2 reverse proxy"
+NAME=nghttpx
+# Depending on the configuration, binary may be located under @sbindir@
+DAEMON=@bindir@/$NAME
+PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
+DAEMON_ARGS="--conf /etc/nghttpx/nghttpx.conf --pid-file=$PIDFILE"
+SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
+
+# Exit if the package is not installed
+[ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0
+
+# Read configuration variable file if it is present
+[ -r /etc/default/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/$NAME
+
+# Load the VERBOSE setting and other rcS variables
+. /lib/init/vars.sh
+
+# Define LSB log_* functions.
+# Depend on lsb-base (>= 3.2-14) to ensure that this file is present
+# and status_of_proc is working.
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
+#
+# Function that starts the daemon/service
+#
+do_start()
+{
+	# Return
+	#   0 if daemon has been started
+	#   1 if daemon was already running
+	#   2 if daemon could not be started
+	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON --test > /dev/null \
+		|| return 1
+	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON -- \
+		$DAEMON_ARGS \
+		|| return 2
+	# Add code here, if necessary, that waits for the process to be ready
+	# to handle requests from services started subsequently which depend
+	# on this one.  As a last resort, sleep for some time.
+}
+
+#
+# Function that stops the daemon/service
+#
+do_stop()
+{
+	# Return
+	#   0 if daemon has been stopped
+	#   1 if daemon was already stopped
+	#   2 if daemon could not be stopped
+	#   other if a failure occurred
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --retry=TERM/30/KILL/5 --pidfile $PIDFILE
+	RETVAL="$?"
+	[ "$RETVAL" = 2 ] && return 2
+
+	# Wait for children to finish too if this is a daemon that forks
+	# and if the daemon is only ever run from this initscript.
+	# If the above conditions are not satisfied then add some other code
+	# that waits for the process to drop all resources that could be
+	# needed by services started subsequently.  A last resort is to
+	# sleep for some time.
+	#start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --retry=0/30/KILL/5 --exec $DAEMON
+	#[ "$?" = 2 ] && return 2
+	# Many daemons don't delete their pidfiles when they exit.
+	rm -f $PIDFILE
+	return "$RETVAL"
+}
+
+#
+# Function that sends a SIGHUP to the daemon/service
+#
+do_reload() {
+	#
+	# If the daemon can reload its configuration without
+	# restarting (for example, when it is sent a SIGHUP),
+	# then implement that here.
+	#
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 1 --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --name $NAME
+	return 0
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+	[ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
+	do_start
+	case "$?" in
+		0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
+		2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
+	esac
+	;;
+  stop)
+	[ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
+	do_stop
+	case "$?" in
+		0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
+		2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
+	esac
+	;;
+  status)
+       status_of_proc "$DAEMON" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $?
+       ;;
+  upgrade)
+        log_daemon_msg "Upgrade $DESC" "$NAME"
+        pid=`pidofproc -p $PIDFILE $NAME`
+        case "$?" in
+                0) echo "Sending USR2 signal to $pid"
+                   kill -USR2 $pid
+                   echo "Waiting for new binary..."
+                   sleep 5
+                   echo "Sending QUIT signal to $pid"
+                   kill -QUIT $pid
+                   log_end_msg 0
+                   ;;
+                *) echo "pidofproc() failed"
+                   log_end_msg 1
+                   ;;
+        esac
+        ;;
+  #reload|force-reload)
+	#
+	# If do_reload() is not implemented then leave this commented out
+	# and leave 'force-reload' as an alias for 'restart'.
+	#
+	#log_daemon_msg "Reloading $DESC" "$NAME"
+	#do_reload
+	#log_end_msg $?
+	#;;
+  restart|force-reload)
+	#
+	# If the "reload" option is implemented then remove the
+	# 'force-reload' alias
+	#
+	log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
+	do_stop
+	case "$?" in
+	  0|1)
+		do_start
+		case "$?" in
+			0) log_end_msg 0 ;;
+			1) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Old process is still running
+			*) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Failed to start
+		esac
+		;;
+	  *)
+	  	# Failed to stop
+		log_end_msg 1
+		;;
+	esac
+	;;
+  *)
+	echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|status|restart|force-reload|upgrade}" >&2
+	exit 3
+	;;
+esac
+
+: