diff -Nru init-system-helpers-1.45/debian/changelog init-system-helpers-1.45ubuntu1/debian/changelog
--- init-system-helpers-1.45/debian/changelog	2016-09-20 09:27:43.000000000 -0500
+++ init-system-helpers-1.45ubuntu1/debian/changelog	2017-05-22 07:35:13.000000000 -0500
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+init-system-helpers (1.45ubuntu1) yakkety; urgency=medium
+
+  * invoke-rc.d: When running under upstart check is service is 'enabled'
+    instead of relying on rc*.d links. This allows upstart only services to be
+    able to start with invoke-rc.d. (LP: #1691474)
+
+ -- Chris J Arges <chris.j.arges@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 22 May 2017 07:34:47 -0500
+
 init-system-helpers (1.45) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Revert "invoke-rc.d, service: Asynchronously reload systemd units"
diff -Nru init-system-helpers-1.45/script/invoke-rc.d init-system-helpers-1.45ubuntu1/script/invoke-rc.d
--- init-system-helpers-1.45/script/invoke-rc.d	2016-09-20 09:27:43.000000000 -0500
+++ init-system-helpers-1.45ubuntu1/script/invoke-rc.d	2017-05-22 07:34:41.000000000 -0500
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
 ### LOCAL POLICY: Enforce that the script/unit is enabled. For SysV init
 ### scripts, this needs a start entry in either runlevel S or current runlevel
 ### to allow start or restart.
-if [ -n "$is_systemd" ]; then
+if [ -n "$is_systemd" ] || [ -n "$is_upstart" ]; then
     case ${ACTION} in
         start|restart)
             # Note that systemd 215 does not yet support is-enabled for SysV scripts,
@@ -391,6 +391,8 @@
                 RC=104
             elif systemctl --quiet is-active "${UNIT}" 2>/dev/null; then
                 RC=104
+            elif initctl show-config -e "$INITSCRIPTID" | grep -q '^  start on'; then
+                RC=104
             else
                 RC=101
             fi