diff --git a/src/sbin/opnsense-shell b/src/sbin/opnsense-shell
index cbc3ab55cb7..594a9d00779 100755
--- a/src/sbin/opnsense-shell
+++ b/src/sbin/opnsense-shell
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ CMD_SETADDR="/usr/local/opnsense/scripts/shell/setaddr.php"
 CMD_SETPORTS="/usr/local/opnsense/scripts/shell/setports.php"
 CMD_SHELL="/bin/csh"
 
+[ -f /etc/opnsense-shell ] && . /etc/opnsense-shell
+
 # rc.d may call this while being root using `su -m user -c ...'
 # and it has arguments to pass through to the shell.  It creates
 # a problem for us as su(1) assumes a full root shell and has no