diff --git a/etc/default/zfs.in b/etc/default/zfs.in
index 3b6e5486dd33..77cc604d8f4f 100644
--- a/etc/default/zfs.in
+++ b/etc/default/zfs.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# ZoL userland configuration.
+# OpenZFS userland configuration.
 
 # NOTE: This file is intended for sysv init and initramfs.
 # Changing some of these settings may not make any difference on
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 # To enable a boolean setting, set it to yes, on, true, or 1.
 # Anything else will be interpreted as unset.
 
+# Run `zfs load-key` during system start?
+ZFS_LOAD_KEY='yes'
+
+# Run `zfs unload-key` during system stop?
+ZFS_UNLOAD_KEY='no'
+
 # Run `zfs mount -a` during system start?
 ZFS_MOUNT='yes'
 
diff --git a/etc/init.d/.gitignore b/etc/init.d/.gitignore
index 43a673d55343..b3402f831806 100644
--- a/etc/init.d/.gitignore
+++ b/etc/init.d/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 zfs-import
+zfs-load-key
 zfs-mount
 zfs-share
 zfs-zed
diff --git a/etc/init.d/Makefile.am b/etc/init.d/Makefile.am
index 9285a995a1cf..aaa73caf4468 100644
--- a/etc/init.d/Makefile.am
+++ b/etc/init.d/Makefile.am
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/config/Substfiles.am
 
 EXTRA_DIST += README.md
 
-init_SCRIPTS = zfs-import zfs-mount zfs-share zfs-zed
+init_SCRIPTS = zfs-import zfs-load-key zfs-mount zfs-share zfs-zed
 
 SUBSTFILES += $(init_SCRIPTS)
diff --git a/etc/init.d/README.md b/etc/init.d/README.md
index c14b01937db2..f417b24c5923 100644
--- a/etc/init.d/README.md
+++ b/etc/init.d/README.md
@@ -42,14 +42,16 @@ INSTALLING INIT SCRIPT LINKS
   To setup the init script links in /etc/rc?.d manually on a Debian GNU/Linux
   (or derived) system, run the following commands (the order is important!):
 
-    update-rc.d zfs-import start 07 S .       stop 07 0 1 6 .
-    update-rc.d zfs-mount  start 02 2 3 4 5 . stop 06 0 1 6 .
-    update-rc.d zfs-zed    start 07 2 3 4 5 . stop 08 0 1 6 .
-    update-rc.d zfs-share  start 27 2 3 4 5 . stop 05 0 1 6 .
+    update-rc.d zfs-import   start 07 S .       stop 07 0 1 6 .
+    update-rc.d zfs-load-key start 02 2 3 4 5 . stop 06 0 1 6 .
+    update-rc.d zfs-mount    start 02 2 3 4 5 . stop 06 0 1 6 .
+    update-rc.d zfs-zed      start 07 2 3 4 5 . stop 08 0 1 6 .
+    update-rc.d zfs-share    start 27 2 3 4 5 . stop 05 0 1 6 .
 
   To do the same on RedHat, Fedora and/or CentOS:
 
     chkconfig zfs-import
+    chkconfig zfs-load-key
     chkconfig zfs-mount
     chkconfig zfs-zed
     chkconfig zfs-share
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ INSTALLING INIT SCRIPT LINKS
   On Gentoo:
 
     rc-update add zfs-import boot
+    rc-update add zfs-load-key boot
     rc-update add zfs-mount boot
     rc-update add zfs-zed default
     rc-update add zfs-share default
diff --git a/etc/init.d/zfs-load-key.in b/etc/init.d/zfs-load-key.in
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..ef8153a4b724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/init.d/zfs-load-key.in
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+#!@DEFAULT_INIT_SHELL@
+#
+# zfs-load-key  This script will load/unload the zfs filesystems keys.
+#
+# chkconfig:    2345 06 99
+# description:  This script will load or unload the zfs filesystems keys during
+#               system boot/shutdown. Only filesystems with key path set
+#               in keylocation property. See the zfs(8) man page for details.
+# probe: true
+#
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          zfs-load-key
+# Required-Start:    $local_fs zfs-import
+# Required-Stop:     $local_fs zfs-import
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# X-Start-Before:    zfs-mount
+# X-Stop-After:      zfs-zed
+# Short-Description: Load ZFS keys for filesystems and volumes
+# Description: Run the `zfs load-key` or `zfs unload-key` commands.
+### END INIT INFO
+#
+# Released under the 2-clause BSD license.
+#
+# This script is based on debian/zfsutils.zfs.init from the
+# Debian GNU/kFreeBSD zfsutils 8.1-3 package, written by Aurelien Jarno.
+
+# Source the common init script
+. @sysconfdir@/zfs/zfs-functions
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------
+
+do_depend()
+{
+	# bootmisc will log to /var which may be a different zfs than root.
+	before bootmisc logger zfs-mount
+
+	after zfs-import sysfs
+	keyword -lxc -openvz -prefix -vserver
+}
+
+# Load keys for all datasets/filesystems
+do_load_keys()
+{
+	zfs_log_begin_msg "Load ZFS filesystem(s) keys"
+
+	"$ZFS" list -Ho name,encryptionroot,keystatus,keylocation |
+	    while IFS="	" read -r name encryptionroot keystatus keylocation; do
+		if [ "$encryptionroot" != "-" ] &&
+			[ "$name" = "$encryptionroot" ] &&
+			[ "$keystatus" = "unavailable" ] &&
+			[ "$keylocation" != "prompt" ] &&
+			[ "$keylocation" != "none" ]
+		then
+			zfs_action "Load key for $encryptionroot" \
+			    "$ZFS" load-key "$encryptionroot"
+		fi
+	done
+
+	zfs_log_end_msg 0
+
+	return 0
+}
+
+# Unload keys for all datasets/filesystems
+do_unload_keys()
+{
+	zfs_log_begin_msg "Unload ZFS filesystem(s) key"
+
+	"$ZFS" list -Ho name,encryptionroot,keystatus | nl | sort -nr | cut -f 2- |
+	    while IFS="	" read -r name encryptionroot keystatus; do
+		if [ "$encryptionroot" != "-" ] &&
+			[ "$name" = "$encryptionroot" ] &&
+			[ "$keystatus" = "available" ]
+		then
+			zfs_action "Unload key for $encryptionroot" \
+			    "$ZFS" unload-key "$encryptionroot"
+		fi
+	done
+
+	zfs_log_end_msg 0
+
+	return 0
+}
+
+do_start()
+{
+	check_boolean "$ZFS_LOAD_KEY" || exit 0
+
+	check_module_loaded "zfs" || exit 0
+
+	do_load_keys
+}
+
+do_stop()
+{
+	check_boolean "$ZFS_UNLOAD_KEY" || exit 0
+
+	check_module_loaded "zfs" || exit 0
+
+	do_unload_keys
+}
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------
+
+if [ ! -e /sbin/openrc-run ]
+then
+	case "$1" in
+		start)
+			do_start
+			;;
+		stop)
+			do_stop
+			;;
+		force-reload|condrestart|reload|restart|status)
+			# no-op
+			;;
+		*)
+			[ -n "$1" ] && echo "Error: Unknown command $1."
+			echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop}"
+			exit 3
+			;;
+	esac
+
+	exit $?
+else
+	# Create wrapper functions since Gentoo don't use the case part.
+	depend() { do_depend; }
+	start() { do_start; }
+	stop() { do_stop; }
+fi
diff --git a/etc/zfs/zfs-functions.in b/etc/zfs/zfs-functions.in
index a07cce60d97b..0fd3016807a2 100644
--- a/etc/zfs/zfs-functions.in
+++ b/etc/zfs/zfs-functions.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# This is a script with common functions etc used by zfs-import, zfs-mount,
-# zfs-share and zfs-zed.
+# This is a script with common functions etc used by zfs-import, zfs-load-key,
+# zfs-mount, zfs-share and zfs-zed.
 #
 # It is _NOT_ to be called independently
 #
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ ZPOOL="@sbindir@/zpool"
 ZPOOL_CACHE="@sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache"
 
 # Sensible defaults
+ZFS_LOAD_KEY='yes'
+ZFS_UNLOAD_KEY='no'
 ZFS_MOUNT='yes'
 ZFS_UNMOUNT='yes'
 ZFS_SHARE='yes'
@@ -104,7 +106,8 @@ fi
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------
 
-export ZFS ZED ZPOOL ZPOOL_CACHE ZFS_MOUNT ZFS_UNMOUNT ZFS_SHARE ZFS_UNSHARE
+export ZFS ZED ZPOOL ZPOOL_CACHE ZFS_LOAD_KEY ZFS_UNLOAD_KEY ZFS_MOUNT ZFS_UNMOUNT \
+    ZFS_SHARE ZFS_UNSHARE
 
 zfs_action()
 {
diff --git a/rpm/generic/zfs.spec.in b/rpm/generic/zfs.spec.in
index b1750942f53f..dbbd9629008f 100644
--- a/rpm/generic/zfs.spec.in
+++ b/rpm/generic/zfs.spec.in
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ fi
 %else
 if [ -x /sbin/chkconfig ]; then
     /sbin/chkconfig --add zfs-import
+    /sbin/chkconfig --add zfs-load-key
     /sbin/chkconfig --add zfs-mount
     /sbin/chkconfig --add zfs-share
     /sbin/chkconfig --add zfs-zed
@@ -444,6 +445,7 @@ fi
 %else
 if [ "$1" = "0" -o "$1" = "remove" ] && [ -x /sbin/chkconfig ]; then
     /sbin/chkconfig --del zfs-import
+    /sbin/chkconfig --del zfs-load-key
     /sbin/chkconfig --del zfs-mount
     /sbin/chkconfig --del zfs-share
     /sbin/chkconfig --del zfs-zed