diff --git a/nfd/debian/nfd.nfd-restart.upstart b/nfd/debian/nfd.nfd-restart.upstart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..213d39c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfd/debian/nfd.nfd-restart.upstart
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# nfd-restart.conf
+#
+# Restarting NDN Forwarding Daemon on network connectivity changes
+
+start on net-device-up
+task
+instance $IFACE
+
+script
+        status nfd | grep -q start/ || stop
+        restart nfd
+end script