diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/manpages/shorewall-lite.xml b/Shorewall-lite/manpages/shorewall-lite.xml
index ed30bbfc5..5af5b62b7 100644
--- a/Shorewall-lite/manpages/shorewall-lite.xml
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/manpages/shorewall-lite.xml
@@ -846,6 +846,11 @@
           script passing the supplied <replaceable>parameter</replaceable>s.
           Normally, the <replaceable>command</replaceable> will be a function
           declared in <filename>lib.private</filename>.</para>
+
+          <para>Before executing the <replaceable>command</replaceable>, the
+          script will detect the configuration, setting all SW_* variables and
+          will run your <filename>init</filename> extension script with
+          $COMMAND = 'run'.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer
index d24ed7cca..b27938cc5 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/prog.footer
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
 	    shift
 	    detect_configuration
+	    run_init_exit
 	    eval $@
 	    status=$?
 	else
diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.xml
index ae64461a0..e897e812f 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.xml
@@ -1434,6 +1434,11 @@
           Normally, the <replaceable>command</replaceable> will be a function
           declared in <filename>lib.private</filename>.</para>
 
+          <para>Before executing the <replaceable>command</replaceable>, the
+          script will detect the configuration, setting all SW_* variables and
+          will run your <filename>init</filename> extension script with
+          $COMMAND = 'run'.</para>
+
           <para>If there are files in the CONFIG_PATH that were modified after
           the current firewall script was generated, the following warning
           message is issued:</para>
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/manpages/shorewall6-lite.xml b/Shorewall6-lite/manpages/shorewall6-lite.xml
index 20dcfeba8..a12b4c953 100644
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/manpages/shorewall6-lite.xml
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/manpages/shorewall6-lite.xml
@@ -844,6 +844,11 @@
           script passing the supplied <replaceable>parameter</replaceable>s.
           Normally, the <replaceable>command</replaceable> will be a function
           declared in <filename>lib.private</filename>.</para>
+
+          <para>Before executing the command, the script will detect the
+          configuration, setting all SW_* variables and will run your
+          <filename>init</filename> extension script with $COMMAND =
+          'run'.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.xml b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.xml
index 2645b6630..eb2371b93 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.xml
+++ b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.xml
@@ -1315,6 +1315,11 @@
           Normally, the <replaceable>command</replaceable> will be a function
           declared in <filename>lib.private</filename>.</para>
 
+          <para>Before executing the <replaceable>command</replaceable>, the
+          script will detect the configuration, setting all SW_* variables and
+          will run your <filename>init</filename> extension script with
+          $COMMAND = 'run'.</para>
+
           <para>If there are files in the CONFIG_PATH that were modified after
           the current firewall script was generated, the following warning
           message is issued before the script's run command is