diff --git a/etc/defaults/rc.conf b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
index f812122da1b5..b2b61bfc43f0 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: rc.conf,v 1.6 2001/01/08 12:45:39 martin Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: rc.conf,v 1.7 2001/01/14 15:38:30 minoura Exp $
 #
 # /etc/defaults/rc.conf --
 #	default configuration of /etc/rc.conf
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ rwhod=NO
 # Hardware daemons.
 #
 apmd=NO			apmd_flags=""		# APM power management daemon.
+poffd=NO					# x68k power switch monitor
+			poffd_flags="'shutdown -p now'"
 screenblank=NO		screenblank_flags=""	# wscons and FBIO screenblanker
 
 # Configuration of "wscons" console driver virtual screens.
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/Makefile b/etc/rc.d/Makefile
index c9cfa4dbd6d4..ce173f6ffebf 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/Makefile
+++ b/etc/rc.d/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.15 2001/01/07 17:53:36 martin Exp $
+# $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.16 2001/01/14 15:37:22 minoura Exp $
 
 .include <bsd.own.mk>
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ FILES=	DAEMON LOGIN NETWORK SERVERS accounting amd apmd bootparams \
 	fsck gated inetd ipfilter ipmon ipnat ipsec isdnd kdc ldconfig \
 	lkm1 lkm2 lkm3 local lpd mopd motd mountall mountcritlocal \
 	mountcritremote mountd mrouted named network newsyslog nfsd \
-	nfslocking ntpd ntpdate rpcbind postfix ppp pwcheck quota \
+	nfslocking ntpd ntpdate rpcbind poffd postfix ppp pwcheck quota \
 	raidframe rarpd rbootd root route6d routed rtadvd rtsold rwho \
 	savecore screenblank sendmail securelevel sshd swap1 swap2 sysdb \
 	sysctl syslogd timed ttys virecover wscons xdm xfs ypbind \
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/poffd b/etc/rc.d/poffd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f85090fe304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/rc.d/poffd
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $NetBSD: poffd,v 1.1 2001/01/14 15:37:22 minoura Exp $
+#
+
+# PROVIDE: poffd
+# REQUIRE: DAEMON
+
+. /etc/rc.subr
+
+name="poffd"
+rcvar=$name
+command="/usr/sbin/${name}"
+start_precmd="test -c /dev/pow0"
+
+load_rc_config $name
+run_rc_command "$1"