diff --git a/src/config/api-server/SConscript b/src/config/api-server/SConscript
index ea4dbde114b..f0cfce340e1 100644
--- a/src/config/api-server/SConscript
+++ b/src/config/api-server/SConscript
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ env.Alias('install', env.Install(env['INSTALL_CONF'],
     'supervisord_config.conf'))
 env.Alias('install', env.Install(env['INSTALL_CONF']+ 
     '/supervisord_config_files', 'contrail-api.ini'))
+env.Alias('install', env.InstallAs(env['INSTALL_INITD'] + 
+    '/ifmap', 'ifmap.initd.supervisord'))
+env.Alias('install', env.Install(env['INSTALL_CONF']+ 
+    '/supervisord_config_files', 'ifmap.ini'))
 env.Alias('install', env.Install(env['INSTALL_CONF']+ 
     '/supervisord_config_files', 'contrail-config.rules'))
 env.Alias('install', env.Install(
diff --git a/src/config/api-server/ifmap.ini b/src/config/api-server/ifmap.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..360af2adb8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/api-server/ifmap.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[program:ifmap]
+command=/usr/bin/ifmap-server
+priority=420
+autostart=true
+autorestart=true
+killasgroup=true
+stopasgroup=true
+stopsignal=TERM
+redirect_stderr=true
+stdout_logfile=/var/log/contrail/ifmap-stdout.log
+stderr_logfile=/dev/null
+user=contrail
diff --git a/src/config/api-server/ifmap.initd.supervisord b/src/config/api-server/ifmap.initd.supervisord
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d5202b08999
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/api-server/ifmap.initd.supervisord
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# chkconfig: 2345 99 01
+# description: Juniper Network Virtualization API
+
+supervisorctl -s unix:///tmp/supervisord_config.sock ${1} `basename ${0}`