diff --git a/packages/app-emulation/cdemud/cdemud.exlib b/packages/app-emulation/cdemud/cdemud.exlib
index 7becac1..54140c0 100644
--- a/packages/app-emulation/cdemud/cdemud.exlib
+++ b/packages/app-emulation/cdemud/cdemud.exlib
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 require cdemu-common [ name=cdemu-daemon autogen=true ]
 
+export_exlib_phases src_install
+
 SLOT="0"
 
 DEPENDENCIES="
@@ -15,3 +17,33 @@ DEPENDENCIES="
         app-emulation/vhba-module
 "
 
+cdemud_src_install() {
+    default
+
+    hereinitd cdemud <<EOF
+#!/sbin/runscript
+
+depend() {
+	after logger
+	need dbus
+}
+
+start() {
+    ebegin "Starting cdemu daemon"
+	cdemud \${CDEMUD_OPTS} -d -p /var/run/cdemud.pid
+    eend \$?
+}
+
+stop() {
+    ebegin "Stopping cdemu daemon"
+	cdemud \${CDEMUD_OPTS} -k -p /var/run/cdemud.pid
+	eend \$?
+}
+EOF
+
+    hereconfd cdemud <<EOF
+# options passed to the cdemud
+#CDEMUD_OPTS=--num-devices=10
+EOF
+}
+