diff --git a/modules.d/90crypt/cryptroot-ask.sh b/modules.d/90crypt/cryptroot-ask.sh
index 37a4deea..320eca82 100755
--- a/modules.d/90crypt/cryptroot-ask.sh
+++ b/modules.d/90crypt/cryptroot-ask.sh
@@ -176,15 +176,25 @@ fi

 if [ $ask_passphrase -ne 0 ]; then
     luks_open="$(command -v cryptsetup) $cryptsetupopts luksOpen"
-    _timeout=$(getarg "rd.luks.timeout")
-    _timeout=${_timeout:-0}
-    ask_for_password --ply-tries 5 \
-        --ply-cmd "$luks_open -T1 $device $luksname" \
-        --ply-prompt "Password ($device)" \
-        --tty-tries 1 \
-        --tty-cmd "$luks_open -T5 -t $_timeout $device $luksname"
+    if getargbool 0 rd.luks.ssh; then
+        # Setup authorized_key file, inject forced cmd for each entry
+        while read key; do
+            echo "command=\"$luks_open -T5 $device $luksname && rm -f /tmp/crypt-ssh-block\" $key" >> /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
+        done < /root/.ssh/key.pub
+        rm -f /root/.ssh/key.pub
+        # Create flock to prevent initqueue from timing out waiting for someone to login
+        echo "initqueue blocked by ssh server" > /tmp/crypt-ssh-block
+    else
+        _timeout=$(getargs "rd.luks.timeout")
+        _timeout=${_timeout:-0}
+        ask_for_password --ply-tries 5 \
+            --ply-cmd "$luks_open -T1 $device $luksname" \
+            --ply-prompt "Password ($device)" \
+            --tty-tries 1 \
+            --tty-cmd "$luks_open -T5 -t $_timeout $device $luksname"
+        unset _timeout
+    fi
     unset luks_open
-    unset _timeout
 fi

 if [ "$is_keysource" -ne 0 ] && [ "${luksname##luks-}" != "$luksname" ]; then
diff --git a/modules.d/92crypt-ssh/crypt-ssh-cleanup.sh b/modules.d/92crypt-ssh/crypt-ssh-cleanup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..03b05d84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules.d/92crypt-ssh/crypt-ssh-cleanup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Stops previously started dropbear
+
+if [ -f /var/run/dropbear.pid ]; then
+    kill $(cat /var/run/dropbear.pid)
+fi
diff --git a/modules.d/92crypt-ssh/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/92crypt-ssh/module-setup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fd2aadf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules.d/92crypt-ssh/module-setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+check() {
+    require_binaries dropbear || return 1
+
+    # We need a SSH pub key, as passwords are not an option
+    # due to the initrd being unencrypted on disk
+    [ -r /root/.ssh/authorized_keys ] || {
+      echo "No /root/.ssh/authorized_keys found, needed to authenticate at boot!";
+      exit 1;
+    }
+    return 255
+}
+
+depends() {
+    echo "network crypt"
+    return 0
+}
+
+install() {
+    #Install dropbear
+    mkdir -p /etc/dropbear
+
+    # Create host keys of needed
+    [ -r /etc/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key ] || /usr/bin/dropbearkey -t dss -f /etc/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key > /dev/null
+    [ -r /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key ] || /usr/bin/dropbearkey -t rsa -f /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key > /dev/null
+
+    inst_multiple dropbear /etc/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key /etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key
+    inst /root/.ssh/authorized_keys /root/.ssh/key.pub
+
+    inst_hook initqueue/online 60 "$moddir/start-ssh.sh"
+    inst_hook cleanup 99 "$moddir/crypt-ssh-cleanup.sh"
+}
diff --git a/modules.d/92crypt-ssh/start-ssh.sh b/modules.d/92crypt-ssh/start-ssh.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ac1c5ec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules.d/92crypt-ssh/start-ssh.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Start dropbear server once online
+
+type get_ip >/dev/null 2>&1 || . /lib/net-lib.sh
+
+port=$(getargnum 22 1 65535 rd.luks.ssh.port)
+listen_ip=$(get_ip $1)
+pid_file="/var/run/dropbear_$listen_ip_$port.pid"
+
+[ "x$listen_ip" != "x" ] && listen_ip="$listen_ip:"
+
+if [ -x "/usr/sbin/dropbear" ]; then
+    if [ -r /root/.ssh/authorized_keys ]; then
+        touch /var/log/lastlog
+        /usr/sbin/dropbear -p $listen_ip$port -m -j -k -s -P $pid_file
+        # flock will be removed upon successful luksopen via forced_command
+        while [ -e /tmp/crypt-ssh-block ]; do
+            sleep 1
+        done
+        kill $(cat $pid_file)
+    else
+        warn "No authorized_keys files, not starting SSH server!"
+    fi
+else
+    warn "initqueue/online/start-ssh: Could not find dropbear binary!"
+fi