diff --git a/sysutils/boot-delay/+POST_DEINSTALL b/sysutils/boot-delay/+POST_DEINSTALL
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ceb2dca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/boot-delay/+POST_DEINSTALL
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+echo "Reloading firmware configuration"
+/usr/local/etc/rc.configure_firmware
diff --git a/sysutils/boot-delay/+POST_INSTALL b/sysutils/boot-delay/+POST_INSTALL
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ceb2dca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/boot-delay/+POST_INSTALL
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+echo "Reloading firmware configuration"
+/usr/local/etc/rc.configure_firmware
diff --git a/sysutils/boot-delay/Makefile b/sysutils/boot-delay/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b870624a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/boot-delay/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+PLUGIN_NAME=		boot-delay
+PLUGIN_VERSION=		1.0
+PLUGIN_COMMENT=		Apply a persistent boot delay
+PLUGIN_MAINTAINER=	franco@opnsense.org
+
+.include "../../Mk/plugins.mk"
diff --git a/sysutils/boot-delay/src/etc/rc.loader.d/50-boot-delay b/sysutils/boot-delay/src/etc/rc.loader.d/50-boot-delay
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cdf2a4196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/boot-delay/src/etc/rc.loader.d/50-boot-delay
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+kern.cam.boot_delay="10000"