diff --git a/templates/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.logrotate b/templates/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.logrotate
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6721a7d0185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.logrotate
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/var/log/messages /var/log/dmesg /var/log/lastlog /var/log/secure {
+	missingok
+	sharedscripts
+	postrotate
+		kill -HUP $(cat /var/run/rsyslogd.pid 2>/dev/null) \
+			2>/dev/null || true
+	endscript
+}
diff --git a/templates/rsyslog/template b/templates/rsyslog/template
index 215072f442e..6e00d0ecd46 100644
--- a/templates/rsyslog/template
+++ b/templates/rsyslog/template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'rsyslog'
 pkgname=rsyslog
 version=4.4.1
+revision=1
 distfiles="http://download.rsyslog.com/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-gnutls"
@@ -23,7 +24,9 @@ Add_dependency full zlib
 
 post_install()
 {
-	install -d ${DESTDIR}/etc/init.d
+	install -d ${DESTDIR}/etc/init.d ${DESTDIR}/etc/logrotate.d
 	install -m755 ${FILESDIR}/rsyslogd.rc ${DESTDIR}/etc/init.d/rsyslogd
 	install -m644 ${FILESDIR}/rsyslog.conf ${DESTDIR}/etc/rsyslog.conf
+	install -m644 ${FILESDIR}/rsyslog.logrotate \
+		${DESTDIR}/etc/logrotate.d/rsyslog
 }