diff --git a/net-p2p/trezord-go/files/trezord-openrc.sh b/net-p2p/trezord-go/files/trezord-openrc.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d245afc5f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-p2p/trezord-go/files/trezord-openrc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+# Copyright 1999-2020 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+command="/usr/bin/trezord"
+pidfile="/run/${RC_SVCNAME}.pid"
+command_args="-l /var/log/trezord/trezord.log"
+command_user="trezord"
+command_background=true
diff --git a/net-p2p/trezord-go/trezord-go-2.0.29.ebuild b/net-p2p/trezord-go/trezord-go-2.0.29.ebuild
index 51c7e0bdf0..1edb81e9a9 100644
--- a/net-p2p/trezord-go/trezord-go-2.0.29.ebuild
+++ b/net-p2p/trezord-go/trezord-go-2.0.29.ebuild
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ DEPEND="
 
 src_install() {
 	newbin trezord-go trezord
+	newinitd "${FILESDIR}/trezord-openrc.sh" trezord
+	keepdir /var/log/trezord
+	fowners trezord:root /var/log/trezord
+
 	use systemd && systemd_dounit src/github.com/trezor/trezord-go/release/linux/trezord.service
 	use udev && udev_dorules src/github.com/trezor/trezord-go/release/linux/trezor.rules
 }