diff --git a/core/utils.c b/core/utils.c
index 12b0e694..4471c435 100644
--- a/core/utils.c
+++ b/core/utils.c
@@ -372,8 +372,33 @@ void uwsgi_as_root() {
 #endif
 		}
 
-		// now run the scripts needed by root
+
 		struct uwsgi_string_list *usl;
+		uwsgi_foreach(usl, uwsgi.wait_for_interface) {
+			if (!uwsgi.wait_for_interface_timeout) {
+				uwsgi.wait_for_interface_timeout = 60;
+			}
+			uwsgi_log("waiting for interface %s (max %d seconds) ...\n", usl->value, uwsgi.wait_for_interface_timeout);
+			int counter = 0;
+			for(;;) {
+				if (counter > uwsgi.wait_for_interface_timeout) {
+					uwsgi_log("interface %s unavailable after %d seconds\n", usl->value, counter);
+					exit(1);
+				}
+				unsigned int index = if_nametoindex(usl->value);
+				if (index > 0) {
+					uwsgi_log("interface %s found with index %u\n", usl->value, index);
+					break;
+				}	
+				else {
+					sleep(1);
+					counter++;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
+
+		// now run the scripts needed by root
 		uwsgi_foreach(usl, uwsgi.exec_as_root) {
 			uwsgi_log("running \"%s\" (as root)...\n", usl->value);
 			int ret = uwsgi_run_command_and_wait(NULL, usl->value);
diff --git a/core/uwsgi.c b/core/uwsgi.c
index bc0bbff4..7bd1da22 100644
--- a/core/uwsgi.c
+++ b/core/uwsgi.c
@@ -314,6 +314,18 @@ static struct uwsgi_option uwsgi_base_options[] = {
 
 	{"exec-as-vassal", required_argument, 0, "run the specified command before exec()ing the vassal", uwsgi_opt_add_string_list, &uwsgi.exec_as_vassal, 0},
 
+	{"wait-for-interface", required_argument, 0, "wait for the specified network interface to come up before running root hooks", uwsgi_opt_add_string_list, &uwsgi.wait_for_interface, 0},
+	{"wait-for-interface-timeout", required_argument, 0, "set the timeout for wait-for-interface", uwsgi_opt_set_int, &uwsgi.wait_for_interface_timeout, 0},
+
+	{"wait-interface", required_argument, 0, "wait for the specified network interface to come up before running root hooks", uwsgi_opt_add_string_list, &uwsgi.wait_for_interface, 0},
+	{"wait-interface-timeout", required_argument, 0, "set the timeout for wait-for-interface", uwsgi_opt_set_int, &uwsgi.wait_for_interface_timeout, 0},
+
+	{"wait-for-iface", required_argument, 0, "wait for the specified network interface to come up before running root hooks", uwsgi_opt_add_string_list, &uwsgi.wait_for_interface, 0},
+	{"wait-for-iface-timeout", required_argument, 0, "set the timeout for wait-for-interface", uwsgi_opt_set_int, &uwsgi.wait_for_interface_timeout, 0},
+
+	{"wait-iface", required_argument, 0, "wait for the specified network interface to come up before running root hooks", uwsgi_opt_add_string_list, &uwsgi.wait_for_interface, 0},
+	{"wait-iface-timeout", required_argument, 0, "set the timeout for wait-for-interface", uwsgi_opt_set_int, &uwsgi.wait_for_interface_timeout, 0},
+
 	{"call-pre-jail", required_argument, 0, "call the specified function before jailing", uwsgi_opt_add_string_list, &uwsgi.call_pre_jail, 0},
 	{"call-post-jail", required_argument, 0, "call the specified function after jailing", uwsgi_opt_add_string_list, &uwsgi.call_post_jail, 0},
 	{"call-in-jail", required_argument, 0, "call the specified function in jail after initialization", uwsgi_opt_add_string_list, &uwsgi.call_in_jail, 0},
diff --git a/uwsgi.h b/uwsgi.h
index 5387fa06..b4794c67 100644
--- a/uwsgi.h
+++ b/uwsgi.h
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 #endif
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <net/if.h>
 #ifdef __linux__
 #ifndef MSG_FASTOPEN
 #define MSG_FASTOPEN   0x20000000
@@ -1912,6 +1913,9 @@ struct uwsgi_server {
         struct uwsgi_string_list *call_as_vassal1;
         struct uwsgi_string_list *call_as_vassal3;
 
+	struct uwsgi_string_list *wait_for_interface;
+	int wait_for_interface_timeout;
+
 	char *privileged_binary_patch;
 	char *unprivileged_binary_patch;
 	char *privileged_binary_patch_arg;