diff --git a/plist b/plist
index fc436e785..f7d269efd 100644
--- a/plist
+++ b/plist
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
 /usr/local/etc/rc.syshook.d/early/15-templates
 /usr/local/etc/rc.syshook.d/early/20-backup
 /usr/local/etc/rc.syshook.d/early/90-carp
+/usr/local/etc/rc.syshook.d/import/20-importer
 /usr/local/etc/rc.syshook.d/monitor/10-dpinger
 /usr/local/etc/rc.syshook.d/start/10-newwanip
 /usr/local/etc/rc.syshook.d/start/20-freebsd
diff --git a/src/etc/rc b/src/etc/rc
index 6a6ded20a..b6f4be9a9 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc
+++ b/src/etc/rc
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ fi
 # set keyboard map if needed
 /etc/rc.d/syscons onestart
 
-# run the config importer during early startup
-/usr/local/sbin/opnsense-importer -b
+# Execute the import syshook / plugin commands
+/usr/local/etc/rc.syshook import
 
 # all sorts of maintenance tasks for /var
 /usr/local/etc/rc.subr.d/var
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/import/20-importer b/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/import/20-importer
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..35ea492bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/etc/rc.syshook.d/import/20-importer
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# run the config importer during early startup
+/usr/local/sbin/opnsense-importer -b