diff --git a/etc/defaults/rc.conf b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
index 35b220e759ae..1d82358c26b3 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ nfs_client_flags="-n 4"		# Flags to nfsiod (if enabled).
 nfs_access_cache="2"		# Client cache timeout in seconds
 nfs_server_enable="NO"		# This host is an NFS server (or NO).
 nfs_server_flags="-u -t -n 4"	# Flags to nfsd (if enabled).
+single_mountd_enable="NO"       # Run mountd only (or NO).
 mountd_flags="-r"		# Flags to mountd (if NFS server enabled).
 nfs_reserved_port_only="NO"	# Provide NFS only on secure port (or NO).
 rpc_lockd_enable="NO"		# Run NFS rpc.lockd (*broken!*) if nfs_server.
diff --git a/etc/network.subr b/etc/network.subr
index ad6633779677..d17f6ef7ea92 100644
--- a/etc/network.subr
+++ b/etc/network.subr
@@ -508,6 +508,23 @@ network_pass3() {
 			esac
 		fi
 		;;
+	*)
+		case ${single_mountd_enable} in
+		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
+			if [ -r /etc/exports ]; then
+				echo -n ' mountd'
+
+				case ${weak_mountd_authentication} in
+				[Yy][Ee][Ss])
+					mountd_flags="-n"
+					;;
+				esac
+
+				mountd ${mountd_flags}
+			fi
+			;;
+		esac
+		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${nfs_client_enable} in
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/netoptions b/etc/rc.d/netoptions
index ad6633779677..d17f6ef7ea92 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/netoptions
+++ b/etc/rc.d/netoptions
@@ -508,6 +508,23 @@ network_pass3() {
 			esac
 		fi
 		;;
+	*)
+		case ${single_mountd_enable} in
+		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
+			if [ -r /etc/exports ]; then
+				echo -n ' mountd'
+
+				case ${weak_mountd_authentication} in
+				[Yy][Ee][Ss])
+					mountd_flags="-n"
+					;;
+				esac
+
+				mountd ${mountd_flags}
+			fi
+			;;
+		esac
+		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${nfs_client_enable} in
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network1 b/etc/rc.d/network1
index ad6633779677..d17f6ef7ea92 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network1
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network1
@@ -508,6 +508,23 @@ network_pass3() {
 			esac
 		fi
 		;;
+	*)
+		case ${single_mountd_enable} in
+		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
+			if [ -r /etc/exports ]; then
+				echo -n ' mountd'
+
+				case ${weak_mountd_authentication} in
+				[Yy][Ee][Ss])
+					mountd_flags="-n"
+					;;
+				esac
+
+				mountd ${mountd_flags}
+			fi
+			;;
+		esac
+		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${nfs_client_enable} in
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network2 b/etc/rc.d/network2
index ad6633779677..d17f6ef7ea92 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network2
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network2
@@ -508,6 +508,23 @@ network_pass3() {
 			esac
 		fi
 		;;
+	*)
+		case ${single_mountd_enable} in
+		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
+			if [ -r /etc/exports ]; then
+				echo -n ' mountd'
+
+				case ${weak_mountd_authentication} in
+				[Yy][Ee][Ss])
+					mountd_flags="-n"
+					;;
+				esac
+
+				mountd ${mountd_flags}
+			fi
+			;;
+		esac
+		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${nfs_client_enable} in
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network3 b/etc/rc.d/network3
index ad6633779677..d17f6ef7ea92 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network3
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network3
@@ -508,6 +508,23 @@ network_pass3() {
 			esac
 		fi
 		;;
+	*)
+		case ${single_mountd_enable} in
+		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
+			if [ -r /etc/exports ]; then
+				echo -n ' mountd'
+
+				case ${weak_mountd_authentication} in
+				[Yy][Ee][Ss])
+					mountd_flags="-n"
+					;;
+				esac
+
+				mountd ${mountd_flags}
+			fi
+			;;
+		esac
+		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${nfs_client_enable} in
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/routing b/etc/rc.d/routing
index ad6633779677..d17f6ef7ea92 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/routing
+++ b/etc/rc.d/routing
@@ -508,6 +508,23 @@ network_pass3() {
 			esac
 		fi
 		;;
+	*)
+		case ${single_mountd_enable} in
+		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
+			if [ -r /etc/exports ]; then
+				echo -n ' mountd'
+
+				case ${weak_mountd_authentication} in
+				[Yy][Ee][Ss])
+					mountd_flags="-n"
+					;;
+				esac
+
+				mountd ${mountd_flags}
+			fi
+			;;
+		esac
+		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${nfs_client_enable} in
diff --git a/etc/rc.network b/etc/rc.network
index ad6633779677..d17f6ef7ea92 100644
--- a/etc/rc.network
+++ b/etc/rc.network
@@ -508,6 +508,23 @@ network_pass3() {
 			esac
 		fi
 		;;
+	*)
+		case ${single_mountd_enable} in
+		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
+			if [ -r /etc/exports ]; then
+				echo -n ' mountd'
+
+				case ${weak_mountd_authentication} in
+				[Yy][Ee][Ss])
+					mountd_flags="-n"
+					;;
+				esac
+
+				mountd ${mountd_flags}
+			fi
+			;;
+		esac
+		;;
 	esac
 
 	case ${nfs_client_enable} in