diff -Nru freeradius-2.1.12+dfsg/debian/changelog freeradius-2.1.12+dfsg/debian/changelog
--- freeradius-2.1.12+dfsg/debian/changelog	2012-12-29 00:01:48.000000000 +0100
+++ freeradius-2.1.12+dfsg/debian/changelog	2013-06-05 13:39:55.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+freeradius (2.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu2) saucy; urgency=low
+
+  * add freeradius.upstart job
+
+ -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:00:52 +0200
+
 freeradius (2.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu1) raring; urgency=low
 
   * Fix FTBFS with multiarched python.
diff -Nru freeradius-2.1.12+dfsg/debian/freeradius.upstart freeradius-2.1.12+dfsg/debian/freeradius.upstart
--- freeradius-2.1.12+dfsg/debian/freeradius.upstart	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ freeradius-2.1.12+dfsg/debian/freeradius.upstart	2013-06-05 13:41:58.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# freeradius -- Radius server
+#
+
+description     "Extensible, configurable radius daemon"
+author          "Michael Vogt <mvo@ubuntu.com>"
+
+start on runlevel [2345]
+stop on runlevel [!2345]
+
+respawn
+
+script
+  if [ -r /etc/default/freeradius ]; then
+    . /etc/default/freeradius
+  fi
+  /usr/sbin/freeradius -f $FREERADIUS_OPTIONS
+end script
+
+pre-start script
+# /var/run may be a tmpfs
+if [ ! -d /var/run/freeradius ]; then
+  mkdir -p /var/run/freeradius
+  chown freerad:freerad /var/run/freeradius
+fi
+end script
+