diff --git a/debian/i3status.i3status-wmii.default b/debian/i3status.i3status-wmii.default
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+### i3status-wmii settings ###
+
+## run i3status-wmii: yes, no
+## default: no
+I3STATUS_WMII_ENABLE=no
+
+## additional options:
+## -c <configfile>
+I3STATUS_WMII_OPTIONS=""
diff --git a/debian/i3status.i3status-wmii.init b/debian/i3status.i3status-wmii.init
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          i3status-wmii
+# Required-Start:
+# Required-Stop:
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: Generates a status line for wmii
+# Description:       Generates a status line for wmii
+### END INIT INFO
+
+# For the pidfile, you must be root. i3status itself runs as user just fine
+[ $(id -ru) -eq 0 ] || { echo "You need to be root"; exit 1; }
+
+[ -f /etc/default/i3status-wmii ] && . /etc/default/i3status-wmii
+
+if [ "$I3STATUS_WMII_ENABLE" != "yes" ]
+then
+	echo "Not starting i3status-wmii (Disabled in /etc/default/i3status-wmii)"
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
+case "$1" in
+start)	log_daemon_msg "Starting wmii status bar filler" "i3status-wmii"
+	start-stop-daemon --start --background --quiet --make-pidfile --pidfile /var/run/i3status-wmii.pid --name i3status-wmii --startas /usr/bin/i3status-wmii
+	log_end_msg $?
+	;;
+stop)	log_daemon_msg "Stopping wmii status bar filler" "i3status-wmii"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile /var/run/i3status-wmii.pid --name i3status-wmii
+	log_end_msg $?
+	;;
+restart|reload|force-reload)	log_daemon_msg "Restarting wmii status bar filler" "i3status-wmii"
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --retry 5 --quiet --pidfile /var/run/i3status-wmii.pid --name i3status-wmii
+	start-stop-daemon --start --background --quiet --make-pidfile --pidfile /var/run/i3status-wmii.pid --name i3status-wmii --startas /usr/bin/i3status-wmii
+	;;
+*)	log_action_msg "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}"
+	exit 2
+	;;
+esac
+exit 0