diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f1d1f61b..3d94d513 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@ install:
 	make -C docs install
 	install instfiles/pam.d/sesman /etc/pam.d/sesman
 	install instfiles/xrdpstart.sh $(DESTDIR)/xrdpstart.sh
+	install instfiles/xrdp_control.sh $(DESTDIR)/xrdp_control.sh
diff --git a/instfiles/xrdp_control.sh b/instfiles/xrdp_control.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4df4b06b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instfiles/xrdp_control.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# xrdp control script
+# Written : 1-13-2006 - Mark Balliet - posicat@pobox.com
+
+XRDP=xrdp
+SESMAN=sesman
+STARTWM=startwm.sh
+XRDP_DIR=/usr/local/xrdp/
+LOG=/dev/null
+
+cd $XRDP_DIR
+
+test -x $XRDP || (echo "$XRDP is not executable" ; exit 0)
+test -x $SESMAN || (echo "$SESMAN is not executable" ; exit 0)
+test -x $STARTWM || (echo "$STARTWM is not executable" ; exit 0)
+
+xrdp_start () {
+  echo -n "Starting : xrdp and sesman . . "
+  ./$XRDP >> $LOG
+  ./$SESMAN >> $LOG
+  echo "."
+  sleep 1
+  return 0
+}
+
+xrdp_stop () {
+  echo -n "Stopping : xrdp and sesman . . "
+  ./$SESMAN --kill >> $LOG
+  ./$XRDP --kill >> $LOG
+  echo "."
+}
+
+check_up () {
+  xrdpup=`ps u --noheading -C $XRDP`
+  sesup=`ps u --noheading -C $SESMAN`
+
+  # Cleanup : If sesman isn't running, but the pid exists, erase it.
+  if [ "$sesup" == "" ]
+  then
+     if [ -e /var/run/sesman.pid ] ; then rm /var/run/sesman.pid ; fi
+  fi
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+     check_up
+     if [ "$xrdpup" != "" ]
+     then
+        echo "Xrdp is already loaded"
+        exit 1
+     fi
+     if [ "$sesup" != "" ]
+     then
+        echo "sesman is already loaded"
+        exit 1
+     fi
+     xrdp_start
+     ;;
+  stop)
+     check_up
+     if [ "$xrdpup" == "" ]
+     then
+        echo "xrdp is not loaded."
+     fi
+     if [ "$sesup" == "" ]
+     then
+        echo "sesman is not loaded."
+     fi
+     xrdp_stop
+     ;;
+  force-reload|restart)
+     check_up
+     echo "Restarting Xrdp ..."
+     xrdp_stop
+     while [ "$xrdpup" != "" ]; do
+        check_up
+        sleep 1
+     done
+     xrdp_start
+     ;;
+  *)
+     echo "Usage: xrdp_daemon {start|stop|restart|force-reload}"
+     exit 1
+esac
+
+exit 0