diff --git a/changelog/67888.fixed.md b/changelog/67888.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d2c19844fe98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/67888.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added service files for specific rpm packages to /etc/init.d
diff --git a/pkg/rpm/salt.spec b/pkg/rpm/salt.spec
index bb71fff631b1..ab242d3b7ccd 100644
--- a/pkg/rpm/salt.spec
+++ b/pkg/rpm/salt.spec
@@ -309,6 +309,13 @@ install -p -m 0644 %{_salt_src}/doc/man/salt-api.1 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/s
 install -p -m 0644 %{_salt_src}/doc/man/salt-cloud.1 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/salt-cloud.1
 install -p -m 0644 %{_salt_src}/doc/man/salt-ssh.1 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/salt-ssh.1
 
+# Sys V service files
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/init.d
+install -p -m 0755 %{_salt_src}/pkg/rpm/salt-minion %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/init.d/salt-minion
+install -p -m 0755 %{_salt_src}/pkg/rpm/salt-master %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/init.d/salt-master
+install -p -m 0755 %{_salt_src}/pkg/rpm/salt-syndic %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/init.d/salt-syndic
+install -p -m 0755 %{_salt_src}/pkg/rpm/salt-api %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/init.d/salt-api
+
 
 %clean
 rm -rf %{buildroot}
@@ -361,6 +368,7 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %dir %attr(0750, salt, salt) %{_var}/cache/salt/master/roots/
 %dir %attr(0750, salt, salt) %{_var}/cache/salt/master/syndics/
 %dir %attr(0750, salt, salt) %{_var}/cache/salt/master/tokens/
+%{_sysconfdir}/init.d/salt-master
 
 
 %files minion
@@ -378,12 +386,14 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/salt/pki/minion
 %dir %{_sysconfdir}/salt/minion.d
 %dir %attr(0750, root, root) %{_var}/cache/salt/minion/
+%{_sysconfdir}/init.d/salt-minion
 
 
 %files syndic
 %doc %{_mandir}/man1/salt-syndic.1*
 %{_bindir}/salt-syndic
 %{_unitdir}/salt-syndic.service
+%{_sysconfdir}/init.d/salt-syndic
 
 
 %files api
@@ -391,6 +401,7 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %doc %{_mandir}/man1/salt-api.1*
 %{_bindir}/salt-api
 %{_unitdir}/salt-api.service
+%{_sysconfdir}/init.d/salt-api
 
 
 %files cloud
diff --git a/tests/pytests/pkg/upgrade/test_salt_upgrade.py b/tests/pytests/pkg/upgrade/test_salt_upgrade.py
index 1f07014571b0..f648a1794858 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/pkg/upgrade/test_salt_upgrade.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/pkg/upgrade/test_salt_upgrade.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import logging
+import os
+import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
 
@@ -7,6 +9,8 @@
 import pytest
 from pytestskipmarkers.utils import platform
 
+import salt.utils.path
+
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -132,6 +136,62 @@ def _get_running_named_salt_pid(process_name):
     return pids
 
 
+def test_salt_sysv_service_files(install_salt):
+    """
+    Test an upgrade of Salt, Minion and Master
+    """
+    if not install_salt.upgrade:
+        pytest.skip("Not testing an upgrade, do not run")
+
+    if sys.platform != "linux":
+        pytest.skip("Not testing on a Linux platform, do not run")
+
+    if not (salt.utils.path.which("dpkg") or salt.utils.path.which("rpm")):
+        pytest.skip("Not testing on a Debian or RedHat family platform, do not run")
+
+    test_pkgs = install_salt.pkgs
+    for test_pkg_name in test_pkgs:
+        test_pkg_basename = os.path.basename(test_pkg_name)
+        # Debian/Ubuntu name typically salt-minion_300xxxxxx
+        # Redhat name typically salt-minion-300xxxxxx
+        test_pkg_basename_dash_underscore = test_pkg_basename.split("300")[0]
+        test_pkg_basename_adj = test_pkg_basename_dash_underscore[:-1]
+        if test_pkg_basename_adj in (
+            "salt-minion",
+            "salt-master",
+            "salt-syndic",
+            "salt-api",
+        ):
+            test_initd_name = f"/etc/init.d/{test_pkg_basename_adj}"
+            if salt.utils.path.which("dpkg"):
+                if os.path.exists("/etc/debian_version"):
+                    proc = subprocess.run(
+                        ["dpkg", "-c", f"{test_pkg_name}"],
+                        capture_output=True,
+                        check=True,
+                    )
+                else:
+                    proc = subprocess.run(
+                        ["dpkg", "-q", "-c", f"{test_pkg_name}"],
+                        capture_output=True,
+                        check=True,
+                    )
+            elif salt.utils.path.which("rpm"):
+                proc = subprocess.run(
+                    ["rpm", "-q", "-l", "-p", f"{test_pkg_name}"],
+                    capture_output=True,
+                    check=True,
+                )
+            found_line = False
+            for line in proc.stdout.decode().splitlines():
+                # If test_initd_name not present we should fail.
+                if line == test_initd_name:
+                    found_line = True
+                    break
+
+            assert found_line
+
+
 def test_salt_upgrade(salt_call_cli, install_salt):
     """
     Test an upgrade of Salt, Minion and Master