diff --git a/policy/modules/system/init.if b/policy/modules/system/init.if
index 7a657f3cf..f37a18c28 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/init.if
+++ b/policy/modules/system/init.if
@@ -510,6 +510,39 @@ interface(`init_daemon_pid_file',`
 	files_pid_filetrans(initrc_t, $1, $2, $3)
 ')
 
+########################################
+## <summary>
+##	Mark the file type as a daemon lock file, allowing initrc_t
+##	to create it
+## </summary>
+## <param name="filetype">
+##	<summary>
+##	Type to mark as a daemon lock file
+##	</summary>
+## </param>
+## <param name="class">
+##	<summary>
+##	Class on which the type is applied
+##	</summary>
+## </param>
+## <param name="filename">
+##	<summary>
+##	Filename of the file that the init script creates
+##	</summary>
+## </param>
+#
+interface(`init_daemon_lock_file',`
+	gen_require(`
+		type initrc_t;
+	')
+
+	files_lock_file($1)
+	files_lock_filetrans(initrc_t, $1, $2, $3)
+
+	allow initrc_t $1:dir manage_dir_perms;
+	allow initrc_t $1:file manage_file_perms;
+')
+
 ########################################
 ## <summary>
 ##	Mark the file type as a daemon run dir, allowing initrc_t