diff --git a/adb/Android.mk b/adb/Android.mk
index e2d0bb1..e271a63 100644
--- a/adb/Android.mk
+++ b/adb/Android.mk
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@
 
 LOCAL_MODULE := adbd
 
+LOCAL_INIT_RC := adbd.rc
+
 LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE := true
 LOCAL_MODULE_PATH := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT_SBIN)
 LOCAL_UNSTRIPPED_PATH := $(TARGET_ROOT_OUT_SBIN_UNSTRIPPED)
diff --git a/adb/adbd.rc b/adb/adbd.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b91d8b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/adb/adbd.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+on post-fs-data
+    mkdir /data/misc/adb 02750 system shell
+    mkdir /data/adb 0700 root root
+
+# adbd is controlled via property triggers in init.<platform>.usb.rc
+service adbd /sbin/adbd --root_seclabel=u:r:su:s0
+    class core
+    socket adbd stream 660 system system
+    disabled
+    seclabel u:r:adbd:s0
+
+# adbd on at boot in emulator
+on property:ro.kernel.qemu=1
+    start adbd