diff --git a/libraries/consul_service.rb b/libraries/consul_service.rb
index a7608e3f..0da2b834 100644
--- a/libraries/consul_service.rb
+++ b/libraries/consul_service.rb
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ def service_options(service)
         service.restart_on_update(false)
         service.options(:systemd, template: 'consul:systemd.service.erb')
         service.options(:sysvinit, template: 'consul:sysvinit.service.erb')
+        service.options(:upstart, template: 'consul:upstart.service.erb', executable: new_resource.program)
 
         if node.platform_family?('rhel') && node.platform_version.to_i == 6
           service.provider(:sysvinit)
diff --git a/templates/default/upstart.service.erb b/templates/default/upstart.service.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a9cb382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/default/upstart.service.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# <%= @name %> generated by poise-service for <%= @new_resource.to_s %>
+
+description "<%= @name %>"
+
+start on runlevel [2345]
+stop on runlevel [!2345]
+
+respawn
+respawn limit 10 5
+umask 022
+chdir <%= @directory %>
+<%- @environment.each do |key, val| -%>
+env <%= key %>="<%= val %>"
+<%- end -%>
+<%- if @upstart_features[:setuid] -%>
+setuid <%= @user %>
+<%- end -%>
+<%- if @upstart_features[:kill_signal] -%>
+kill signal <%= @stop_signal %>
+<%- end -%>
+<%- if @upstart_features[:reload_signal] -%>
+reload signal <%= @reload_signal %>
+<%- end -%>
+
+<%- if @upstart_features[:setuid] -%>
+exec <%= @command %>
+<%- else -%>
+script
+exec /opt/chef/embedded/bin/ruby <<EOH
+require 'etc'
+ent = Etc.getpwnam(<%= @user.inspect %>)
+if Process.euid != ent.uid || Process.egid != ent.gid
+  Process.initgroups(ent.name, ent.gid)
+  Process::GID.change_privilege(ent.gid) if Process.egid != ent.gid
+  Process::UID.change_privilege(ent.uid) if Process.euid != ent.uid
+end
+ENV["HOME"] = Dir.home(<%= @user.inspect %>) rescue nil
+exec(*<%= Shellwords.split(@command).inspect %>)
+EOH
+end script
+<%- end -%>
+<%- if !@upstart_features[:kill_signal] && @stop_signal != 'TERM' -%>
+pre-stop script
+  PID=`initctl status <%= @name %> | sed 's/^.*process \([0-9]*\)$/\1/'`
+  if [ -n "$PID" ]; then
+    kill -<%= @stop_signal %> "$PID"
+  fi
+end script
+<%- end -%>
+post-start script
+  while ! <%= @options[:executable] %> info ; sleep 1; done
+end script
diff --git a/test/integration/default/serverspec/default_spec.rb b/test/integration/default/serverspec/default_spec.rb
index a55bf297..6ccdbb04 100644
--- a/test/integration/default/serverspec/default_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/default/serverspec/default_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe file('/opt/consul/0.6.4/consul') do
+consul_version = '0.6.4'
+consul_executable = "/opt/consul/#{consul_version}/consul"
+
+describe file(consul_executable) do
   it { should be_file }
   it { should be_executable }
 end
@@ -61,3 +64,15 @@
 
   it { should be_mode 755 }
 end
+
+if os[:family] == 'ubuntu'
+  describe file('/etc/init/consul.conf' ) do
+    its(:content) do
+      should include(<<-EOT)
+post-start script
+  while ! #{consul_executable} info ; sleep 1; done
+end script
+      EOT
+    end
+  end
+end
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