diff --git a/policy/modules/system/init.if b/policy/modules/system/init.if
index d26fe81c2..3f0c2d34d 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/init.if
+++ b/policy/modules/system/init.if
@@ -415,6 +415,33 @@ interface(`init_ranged_system_domain',`
 	')
 ')
 
+########################################
+## <summary>
+##	Mark the file type as a daemon run dir, allowing initrc_t
+##	to create it
+## </summary>
+## <param name="filetype">
+##	<summary>
+##	Type to mark as a daemon run dir
+##	</summary>
+## </param>
+## <param name="filename">
+##	<summary>
+##	Filename of the directory that the init script creates
+##	</summary>
+## </param>
+#
+interface(`init_daemon_run_dir',`
+	gen_require(`
+		attribute daemonrundir;
+		type initrc_t;
+	')
+
+	typeattribute $1 daemonrundir;
+
+	files_pid_filetrans(initrc_t, $1, dir, $2)
+')
+
 ########################################
 ## <summary>
 ##	Execute init (/sbin/init) with a domain transition.
diff --git a/policy/modules/system/init.te b/policy/modules/system/init.te
index f3c70ffab..933f8461a 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/init.te
+++ b/policy/modules/system/init.te
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ attribute init_run_all_scripts_domain;
 # Mark process types as daemons
 attribute daemon;
 
+# Mark file type as a daemon run directory
+attribute daemonrundir;
+
 #
 # init_t is the domain of the init process.
 #
@@ -242,6 +245,9 @@ init_telinit(initrc_t)
 
 can_exec(initrc_t, init_script_file_type)
 
+create_dirs_pattern(initrc_t, daemonrundir, daemonrundir)
+setattr_dirs_pattern(initrc_t, daemonrundir, daemonrundir)
+
 domtrans_pattern(init_run_all_scripts_domain, initrc_exec_t, initrc_t)
 
 manage_dirs_pattern(initrc_t, initrc_state_t, initrc_state_t)