diff --git a/net/mDNSResponder/files/mdnsd.in b/net/mDNSResponder/files/mdnsd.in
index deb5eac0940f..66a8ad41dbc2 100644
--- a/net/mDNSResponder/files/mdnsd.in
+++ b/net/mDNSResponder/files/mdnsd.in
@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # PROVIDE: mdnsd
 # REQUIRE: DAEMON
-# KEYWORD: shutdown
+# KEYWORD: resume shutdown
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name=mdnsd
 rcvar=mdnsd_enable
 
 load_rc_config $name
 
 : ${mdnsd_enable="NO"}
 : ${mdnsd_pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"}
 
 command="%%PREFIX%%/sbin/${name}"
+extra_commands="resume"
+resume_cmd="mdnsd_resume"
 pidfile="${mdnsd_pidfile}"
 
+mdnsd_resume()
+{
+	run_rc_command restart
+}
+
 run_rc_command $*
diff --git a/net/mDNSResponder/files/mdnsresponderposix.in b/net/mDNSResponder/files/mdnsresponderposix.in
index 149e1edb10e7..b548b5340034 100644
--- a/net/mDNSResponder/files/mdnsresponderposix.in
+++ b/net/mDNSResponder/files/mdnsresponderposix.in
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # PROVIDE: mdnsresponderposix
 # REQUIRE: DAEMON
-# KEYWORD: shutdown
+# KEYWORD: resume shutdown
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name=mdnsresponderposix
 rcvar=mdnsresponderposix_enable
 
 load_rc_config $name
 
 : ${mdnsresponderposix_enable="NO"}
 : ${mdnsresponderposix_pidfile="/var/run/${name}.pid"}
 
 command="%%PREFIX%%/bin/mDNSResponderPosix"
 command_args="-b -P ${mdnsresponderposix_pidfile}"
+extra_commands="resume"
+resume_cmd="mdnsresponderposix_resume"
+
+mdnsresponderposix_resume() {
+	run_rc_command restart
+}
 
 run_rc_command $*