diff --git a/Shorewall-core/shorewallrc.suse b/Shorewall-core/shorewallrc.suse
index 6f2e44de7..f1ec6ca22 100644
--- a/Shorewall-core/shorewallrc.suse
+++ b/Shorewall-core/shorewallrc.suse
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SBINDIR=/sbin                                         #Directory where system ad
 MANDIR=${SHAREDIR}/man/                               #Directory where manpages are installed.
 INITDIR=/etc/init.d                                   #Directory where SysV init scripts are installed.
 INITFILE=$PRODUCT                                     #Name of the product's SysV init script
-INITSOURCE=init.sh                                    #Name of the distributed file to be installed as the SysV init script
+INITSOURCE=init.suse.sh                               #Name of the distributed file to be installed as the SysV init script
 ANNOTATED=                                            #If non-zero, annotated configuration files are installed
 SYSTEMD=                                              #Directory where .service files are installed (systems running systemd only)
 SYSCONFFILE=                                          #Name of the distributed file to be installed in $SYSCONFDIR
diff --git a/Shorewall-init/init.suse.sh b/Shorewall-init/init.suse.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0afa523f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Shorewall-init/init.suse.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+#     The Shoreline Firewall (Shorewall) Packet Filtering Firewall - V4.5
+#
+#     This program is under GPL [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt]
+#
+#     (c) 2010,2012 - Tom Eastep (teastep@shorewall.net)
+#
+#       On most distributions, this file should be called /etc/init.d/shorewall.
+#
+#       Complete documentation is available at http://shorewall.net
+#
+#       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#       it under the terms of Version 2 of the GNU General Public License
+#       as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+#       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#       but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#       GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#       along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#       Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+#
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides: shorewall-init
+# Required-Start: $local_fs
+# Required-Stop:  $local_fs
+# Default-Start:  2 3 5
+# Default-Stop:   0 1 6
+# Short-Description: Initialize the firewall at boot time
+# Description:       Place the firewall in a safe state at boot time
+#                    prior to bringing up the network.  
+### END INIT INFO
+
+if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]
+then
+  echo "You must be root to start, stop or restart \"Shorewall \"."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# check if shorewall-init is configured or not
+if [ -f "/etc/sysconfig/shorewall-init" ]
+then
+	. /etc/sysconfig/shorewall-init
+	if [ -z "$PRODUCTS" ]
+	then
+		exit 0
+	fi
+else
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+#
+# The installer may alter this
+#
+. /usr/share/shorewall/shorewallrc
+
+# Initialize the firewall
+shorewall_start () {
+  local PRODUCT
+  local VARDIR
+
+  echo -n "Initializing \"Shorewall-based firewalls\": "
+  for PRODUCT in $PRODUCTS; do
+      if [ -x ${VARDIR}/firewall ]; then
+	  if ! ${SBIN}/$PRODUCT status > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+	      ${VARDIR}/firewall stop || echo_notdone
+	  fi
+      fi
+  done
+
+  if [ -n "$SAVE_IPSETS" -a -f "$SAVE_IPSETS" ]; then
+      ipset -R < "$SAVE_IPSETS"
+  fi
+
+  return 0
+}
+
+# Clear the firewall
+shorewall_stop () {
+  local PRODUCT
+  local VARDIR
+
+  echo -n "Clearing \"Shorewall-based firewalls\": "
+  for PRODUCT in $PRODUCTS; do
+      if [ -x ${VARDIR}/firewall ]; then
+	  ${VARDIR}/firewall clear || exit 1
+      fi
+  done
+
+  if [ -n "$SAVE_IPSETS" ]; then
+      mkdir -p $(dirname "$SAVE_IPSETS")
+      if ipset -S > "${SAVE_IPSETS}.tmp"; then
+	  grep -qE -- '^(-N|create )' "${SAVE_IPSETS}.tmp" && mv -f "${SAVE_IPSETS}.tmp" "$SAVE_IPSETS"
+      fi
+  fi
+
+  return 0
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+     shorewall_start
+     ;;
+  stop)
+     shorewall_stop
+     ;;
+  *)
+     echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/shorewall-init {start|stop}"
+     exit 1
+esac
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/init.suse.sh b/Shorewall-lite/init.suse.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea7df61c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/init.suse.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+#     The Shoreline Firewall (Shorewall) Packet Filtering Firewall - V4.5
+#
+#     This program is under GPL [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt]
+#
+#     (c) 1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2012 - Tom Eastep (teastep@shorewall.net)
+#
+#	On most distributions, this file should be called /etc/init.d/shorewall.
+#
+#	Complete documentation is available at http://shorewall.net
+#
+#	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#	it under the terms of Version 2 of the GNU General Public License
+#	as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+#	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#	GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#	along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#	Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+#	If an error occurs while starting or restarting the firewall, the
+#	firewall is automatically stopped.
+#
+#	Commands are:
+#
+#	   shorewall start			  Starts the firewall
+#	   shorewall restart			  Restarts the firewall
+#	   shorewall reload			  Reload the firewall
+#						  (same as restart)
+#	   shorewall stop			  Stops the firewall
+#	   shorewall status			  Displays firewall status
+#
+
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:	  shorewall-lite
+# Required-Start: $network $remote_fs
+# Required-Stop:  
+# Default-Start:  2 3 5
+# Default-Stop:	  0 1 6
+# Description:	  starts and stops the shorewall firewall
+# Short-Description: Packet filtering firewall
+### END INIT INFO
+
+################################################################################
+# Give Usage Information						       #
+################################################################################
+usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 start|stop|reload|restart|status"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+################################################################################
+# Get startup options (override default)
+################################################################################
+OPTIONS=
+
+#
+# The installer may alter this
+#
+. /usr/share/shorewall/shorewallrc
+
+if [ -f ${SYSCONFDIR}/shorewall-lite ]; then
+    . ${SYSCONFDIR}/shorewall-lite
+fi
+
+SHOREWALL_INIT_SCRIPT=1
+
+################################################################################
+# E X E C U T I O N    B E G I N S   H E R E				       #
+################################################################################
+command="$1"
+
+case "$command" in
+    start)
+	exec ${SBINDIR}/shorewall-lite $OPTIONS start $STARTOPTIONS
+	;;
+    restart|reload)
+	exec ${SBINDIR}/shorewall-lite $OPTIONS restart $RESTARTOPTIONS
+	;;
+    status|stop)
+	exec ${SBINDIR}/shorewall-lite $OPTIONS $command $@
+	;;
+    *)
+	usage
+	;;
+esac
diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/install.sh b/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
index f751dbcb8..3c932098a 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
@@ -253,7 +253,10 @@ case "$HOST" in
     archlinux)
 	echo "Installing ArchLinux-specific configuration..."
 	;;
-    linux|suse)
+    suse)
+	echo "Installing Suse-specific configuration..."
+	;;
+    linux)
 	;;
     *)
 	echo "ERROR: Unknown HOST \"$HOST\"" >&2
diff --git a/Shorewall/init.suse.sh b/Shorewall/init.suse.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7157db53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Shorewall/init.suse.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+#     The Shoreline Firewall (Shorewall) Packet Filtering Firewall - V4.2
+#
+#     This program is under GPL [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt]
+#
+#     (c) 1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005 - Tom Eastep (teastep@shorewall.net)
+#
+#	On most distributions, this file should be called /etc/init.d/shorewall.
+#
+#	Complete documentation is available at http://shorewall.net
+#
+#	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#	it under the terms of Version 2 of the GNU General Public License
+#	as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+#	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#	GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#	along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#	Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+#	If an error occurs while starting or restarting the firewall, the
+#	firewall is automatically stopped.
+#
+#	Commands are:
+#
+#	   shorewall start			  Starts the firewall
+#	   shorewall restart			  Restarts the firewall
+#	   shorewall reload			  Reload the firewall
+#						  (same as restart)
+#	   shorewall stop			  Stops the firewall
+#	   shorewall status			  Displays firewall status
+#
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          shorewall
+# Required-Start:    $network $remote_fs
+# Required-Stop:     $network $remote_fs
+# Default-Start:     2 3 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 6
+# Short-Description: Configure the firewall at boot time
+# Description:       Configure the firewall according to the rules specified in
+#                    /etc/shorewall
+### END INIT INFO
+
+################################################################################
+# Give Usage Information						       #
+################################################################################
+usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 start|stop|reload|restart|status" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+################################################################################
+# Get startup options (override default)
+################################################################################
+OPTIONS="-v0"
+
+#
+# The installer may alter this
+#
+. /usr/share/shorewall/shorewallrc
+
+if [ -f ${SYSCONFDIR}/shorewall ]; then
+    . ${SYSCONFDIR}/shorewall
+fi
+
+export SHOREWALL_INIT_SCRIPT=1
+
+################################################################################
+# E X E C U T I O N    B E G I N S   H E R E				       #
+################################################################################
+command="$1"
+shift
+
+case "$command" in
+    start)
+	exec $SBINDIR/shorewall $OPTIONS start $STARTOPTIONS
+	;;
+    restart|reload)
+	exec $SBINDIR/shorewall $OPTIONS restart $RESTARTOPTIONS
+	;;
+    status|stop)
+	exec $SBINDIR/shorewall $OPTIONS $command
+	;;
+    *)
+	usage
+	;;
+esac
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/init.suse.sh b/Shorewall6-lite/init.suse.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9764f6d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/init.suse.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+#     The Shoreline Firewall (Shorewall) Packet Filtering Firewall - V4.5
+#
+#     This program is under GPL [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt]
+#
+#     (c) 1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2012 - Tom Eastep (teastep@shorewall.net)
+#
+#	On most distributions, this file should be called /etc/init.d/shorewall.
+#
+#	Complete documentation is available at http://shorewall.net
+#
+#	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#	it under the terms of Version 2 of the GNU General Public License
+#	as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+#	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#	GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#	along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#	Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+#	If an error occurs while starting or restarting the firewall, the
+#	firewall is automatically stopped.
+#
+#	Commands are:
+#
+#	   shorewall6-lite start			  Starts the firewall
+#	   shorewall6-lite restart			  Restarts the firewall
+#	   shorewall6-lite reload			  Reload the firewall
+#						          (same as restart)
+#	   shorewall6-lite stop 			  Stops the firewall
+#	   shorewall6-lite status			  Displays firewall status
+#
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:	  shorewall6-lite
+# Required-Start: $local_fs $remote_fs $syslog $network
+# Required-Stop:  $network $remote_fs
+# Default-Start:  2 3 5
+# Default-Stop:	  0 1 6
+# Description:	  starts and stops the shorewall firewall
+# Short-Description: Packet filtering firewall
+### END INIT INFO
+
+################################################################################
+# Give Usage Information						       #
+################################################################################
+usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 start|stop|reload|restart|status"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+################################################################################
+# Get startup options (override default)
+################################################################################
+OPTIONS=
+
+#
+# The installer may alter this
+#
+. /usr/share/shorewall/shorewallrc
+
+export SHOREWALL_INIT_SCRIPT=1
+
+################################################################################
+# E X E C U T I O N    B E G I N S   H E R E				       #
+################################################################################
+command="$1"
+
+case "$command" in
+    start)
+	exec ${SBINDIR}/shorewall6-lite $OPTIONS start $STARTOPTIONS
+	;;
+    restart|reload)
+	exec ${SBINDIR}/shorewall6-lite $OPTIONS restart $RESTARTOPTIONS
+	;;
+    status|stop)
+	exec ${SBINDIR}/shorewall6-lite $OPTIONS $command $@
+	;;
+    *)
+	usage
+	;;
+esac
diff --git a/Shorewall6/init.suse.sh b/Shorewall6/init.suse.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..358d9345f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Shorewall6/init.suse.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+#     The Shoreline Firewall (Shorewall6) Packet Filtering Firewall - V4.5
+#
+#     This program is under GPL [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt]
+#
+#     (c) 1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2012 - Tom Eastep (teastep@shorewall.net)
+#
+#	On most distributions, this file should be called /etc/init.d/shorewall.
+#
+#	Complete documentation is available at http://shorewall.net
+#
+#	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#	it under the terms of Version 2 of the GNU General Public License
+#	as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+#	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+#	GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#	along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#	Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+#	If an error occurs while starting or restarting the firewall, the
+#	firewall is automatically stopped.
+#
+#	Commands are:
+#
+#	   shorewall6 start			  Starts the firewall
+#	   shorewall6 restart			  Restarts the firewall
+#	   shorewall6 reload			  Reload the firewall
+#						  (same as restart)
+#	   shorewall6 stop			  Stops the firewall
+#	   shorewall6 status			  Displays firewall status
+#
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:	  shorewall6
+# Required-Start: $local_fs $remote_fs $syslog
+# Should-Start: VMware $time $named
+# Should-Stop:  $null
+# Required-Stop: $null
+# Default-Start:  2 3 5
+# Default-Stop:	  0 1 6
+# Description:	  starts and stops the shorewall6 firewall
+# Short-Description: Packet filtering firewall
+### END INIT INFO
+
+################################################################################
+# Give Usage Information						       #
+################################################################################
+usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 start|stop|reload|restart|status"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+################################################################################
+# Get startup options (override default)
+################################################################################
+OPTIONS="-v0"
+
+#
+# The installer may alter this
+#
+. /usr/share/shorewall/shorewallrc
+
+export SHOREWALL_INIT_SCRIPT=1
+
+################################################################################
+# E X E C U T I O N    B E G I N S   H E R E				       #
+################################################################################
+command="$1"
+
+case "$command" in
+    start)
+	exec ${SBINDIR}/shorewall6 $OPTIONS start $STARTOPTIONS
+	;;
+    restart|reload)
+	exec ${SBINDIR}/shorewall6 $OPTIONS restart $RESTARTOPTIONS
+	;;
+    status|stop)
+	exec ${SBINDIR}/shorewall6 $OPTIONS $command $@
+	;;
+    *)
+	usage
+	;;
+esac