diff --git a/init.d.BSD/swap-blk b/init.d.BSD/swap-blk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a308f5e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init.d.BSD/swap-blk
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/sbin/runscript
+# Copyright 2007-2008 Roy Marples <roy@marples.name>
+# All rights reserved. Released under the 2-clause BSD license.
+
+depend()
+{
+	before fsck
+	keyword nojail
+}
+
+start()
+{
+	ebegin "Activating block swap devices"
+	swapctl -A -t blk >/dev/null
+	eend 0 # If swapon has nothing todo it errors, so always return 0
+}	
+
+stop()
+{
+	ebegin "Deactivating block swap devices"
+	swapctl -U -t blk >/dev/null
+	eend 0 
+}
diff --git a/runlevels/Makefile.BSD b/runlevels/Makefile.BSD
index fdadb407..c750e4f3 100644
--- a/runlevels/Makefile.BSD
+++ b/runlevels/Makefile.BSD
@@ -1 +1 @@
-BOOT+=		hostid net.lo0 newsyslog savecore syslogd
+BOOT+=		hostid net.lo0 newsyslog savecore syslogd swap-blk