diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 426a62b29..5899cddbe 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4685,13 +4685,17 @@ else
 if HAVE_GENTOO
     init_SCRIPTS += \
         src/sysv/gentoo/sssd
+else
+if HAVE_ALPINE
+    init_SCRIPTS += \
+	src/sysv/alpine/sssd
 else
     init_SCRIPTS += \
         src/sysv/sssd
 endif
 endif
 endif
-
+endif
 
 dist_sssddata_DATA = \
     src/config/etc/sssd.api.conf \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9df463d9c..7d8c436ed 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([ABS_SRC_DIR], ["$my_srcdir"], [Absolute path to the source d
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile contrib/sssd.spec src/examples/rwtab src/doxy.config
                  contrib/sssd-pcsc.rules
-                 src/sysv/sssd src/sysv/gentoo/sssd src/sysv/SUSE/sssd
+                 src/sysv/sssd src/sysv/gentoo/sssd src/sysv/SUSE/sssd src/sysv/alpine/sssd
                  po/Makefile.in src/man/Makefile src/tests/cwrap/Makefile
                  src/tests/intg/Makefile src/tests/test_CA/Makefile
                  src/lib/ipa_hbac/ipa_hbac.pc src/lib/ipa_hbac/ipa_hbac.doxy
diff --git a/src/external/platform.m4 b/src/external/platform.m4
index c67e08144..a1bb8cdaa 100644
--- a/src/external/platform.m4
+++ b/src/external/platform.m4
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_ARG_WITH([os],
-            [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-os=OS_TYPE], [Type of your operation system (fedora|redhat|suse|gentoo)])]
+            [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-os=OS_TYPE], [Type of your operation system (fedora|redhat|suse|gentoo|alpine)])]
            )
 osname=""
 if test x"$with_os" != x ; then
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ if test x"$with_os" != x ; then
        test x"$with_os" = xredhat || \
        test x"$with_os" = xsuse || \
        test x"$with_os" = xgentoo || \
+       test x"$with_os" = xalpine || \
        test x"$with_os" = xdebian ; then
         osname=$with_os
     else
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ if test x"$osname" = x ; then
         osname="debian"
     elif test -f /etc/gentoo-release ; then
         osname="gentoo"
+    elif test -f /etc/alpine-release ; then
+        osname="alpine"
     fi
 
     AC_MSG_NOTICE([Detected operating system type: $osname])
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_REDHAT], [test x"$osname" = xredhat])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_SUSE], [test x"$osname" = xsuse])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_DEBIAN], [test x"$osname" = xdebian])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_GENTOO], [test x"$osname" = xgentoo])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_ALPINE], [test x"$osname" = xalpine])
 
 AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct ucred.pid, struct ucred.uid, struct ucred.gid], , ,
                  [[#include <sys/socket.h>]])
diff --git a/src/sysv/alpine/sssd.in b/src/sysv/alpine/sssd.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..597bf8ce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sysv/alpine/sssd.in
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+
+depend(){
+    need localmount netmount clock
+}
+
+start(){
+    ebegin "Starting sssd"
+    start-stop-daemon --start --exec ${exec_prefix}/usr/sbin/sssd -- -Df ${SSSD_OPTIONS}
+    eend ${?}
+}
+
+stop(){
+    ebegin "Stopping sssd"
+    start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile ${prefix}/var/run/sssd.pid
+    eend ${?}
+}