diff --git a/package/pango/S25pango b/package/pango/S25pango
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b214bdc5ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/pango/S25pango
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+#
+# run pango-querymodules if needed
+
+FILE=/etc/pango/pango.modules
+
+case "$1" in
+    start|"")
+	if [ ! -f "$FILE" ] ; then
+	    /usr/bin/pango-querymodules > "$FILE"
+	fi
+	;;
+    stop)
+	;;
+    *)
+	echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop}" >&2
+	exit 1
+	;;
+esac
diff --git a/package/pango/pango.mk b/package/pango/pango.mk
index d1e4f28b96..9c7862e964 100644
--- a/package/pango/pango.mk
+++ b/package/pango/pango.mk
@@ -55,3 +55,7 @@ PANGO_CONF_OPT = --enable-shared --enable-static \
 PANGO_DEPENDENCIES = uclibc gettext libintl pkgconfig libglib2 $(XSERVER) cairo
 
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,pango))
+
+$(PANGO_HOOK_POST_INSTALL):
+	$(INSTALL) -m 755 package/pango/S25pango $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/
+	touch $@