diff --git a/installer/resources/i2prouter b/installer/resources/i2prouter
index 7623bec10136bcbd49bfece7311303db8d9e552f..1e15f57b9a009a070e0e27a066f1ec5cb5aaf10f 100644
--- a/installer/resources/i2prouter
+++ b/installer/resources/i2prouter
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ failed() {
 }
 
 if [ ! -r "${WRAPPER_CMD}" ]; then
-    echo "Unable to locate i2psvc in ${I2P}!"
+    echo "Unable to locate ${WRAPPER_CMD} in ${I2P}!"
     echo
     unsupported
     echo
@@ -1220,9 +1220,65 @@ installdaemon() {
                     fi
                 fi
             elif [ -f /etc/arch-release ]; then
-                eval echo `gettext 'Detected Arch Linux:'`
-                eval echo `gettext 'Installing as a daemon is not yet supported in Arch Linux.'`
-                exit 1
+            eval echo `gettext 'Detected Arch Linux:'`
+                if [ -f /etc/rc.d/i2prouter ]; then
+                    eval echo `gettext 'Initscript from AUR package found. Refusing to continue.'`
+                    exit 1
+                elif [ -f /etc/rc.d/i2p ]; then
+                    eval echo `gettext ' The $APP_LONG_NAME daemon is already installed.'`
+                    exit 1
+                else
+                    echo "#!/bin/bash"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo   >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo ". /etc/rc.conf"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo ". /etc/rc.d/functions"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo   >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "case "\$1" in"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "  start)"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    stat_busy \"Starting i2p-Router\""  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    ${REALDIR}/${APP_NAME}router start >/dev/null 2>&1"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    if [ \$? -gt 0 ]; then"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "      stat_fail"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    else"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "      stat_done"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "      add_daemon i2prouter"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    fi"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    ;;"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "  stop)"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    stat_busy "Stopping i2p-Router""  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    ${REALDIR}/${APP_NAME}router stop > /dev/null 2>&1"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    if [ \$? -gt 0 ]; then"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "      stat_fail"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    else"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "      stat_done"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "      rm_daemon i2prouter"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    fi"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    ;;"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "  restart)"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    ${REALDIR}/${APP_NAME}router restart"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    ;;"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "  console)"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    ${REALDIR}/${APP_NAME}router console"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    ;;"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "  status)"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    ${REALDIR}/${APP_NAME}router status"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    ;;"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "  dump)"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    ${REALDIR}/${APP_NAME}router dump"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    ;;"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "  graceful)"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    ${REALDIR}/${APP_NAME}router graceful"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    ;;"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "  *)"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    echo \"usage: \$0 {start|stop|restart|console|status|dump}\""  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "    ;;"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    echo "esac"  >> /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    chown root:root /etc/rc.d/${APP_NAME}
+                    eval echo `gettext ' The $APP_LONG_NAME daemon has been installed.'`
+                    eval echo `gettext ' Add \"i2p\" to the DAEMONS variable in /etc/rc.conf to enable.'`
+
+                fi
             elif [ -f /etc/SuSE-release ] ; then
                 eval echo `gettext 'Detected SuSE or SLES:'`
                 if [ -f "/etc/init.d/$APP_NAME" ] ; then
@@ -1416,6 +1472,15 @@ removedaemon() {
                     eval echo `gettext ' The $APP_LONG_NAME daemon is not currently installed.'`
                     exit 1
                 fi
+            elif [ -f /etc/arch-release ] ; then
+                eval echo `gettext 'Detected Arch Linux:'`
+                if [ -f "/etc/rc.d/$APP_NAME" ] ; then
+                    eval echo `gettext ' Removing $APP_LONG_NAME daemon...'`
+                    rm -f "/etc/rc.d/$APP_NAME"
+                else
+                    eval echo `gettext ' The $APP_LONG_NAME daemon is not currently installed.'`
+                    exit 1
+                fi
             elif [ -f /etc/SuSE-release ] ; then
                 eval echo `gettext 'Detected SuSE or SLES:'`
                 if [ -f "/etc/init.d/$APP_NAME" ] ; then