diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index dba31ff4..f614f816 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS    = -I m4
 SUBDIRS            = plugins src
+bin_SCRIPT         = service
 doc_DATA           = README.md LICENSE contrib/finit.conf
 EXTRA_DIST         = README.md LICENSE ChangeLog.md contrib/finit.conf
 
diff --git a/service b/service
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a1f50fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+JOB=$1
+CMD=$2
+
+usage() {
+    echo "Usage: service [job# | name] <stop | start | restart | status | show>"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    initctl show
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+case $CMD in
+    stop)
+	;;
+    start)
+	;;
+    restart)
+	;;
+    status)
+	;;
+    show)
+	;;
+    *)
+	usage
+	;;
+esac
+
+initctl $2 $1
+