diff --git a/build/jam/HaikuImage b/build/jam/HaikuImage
index bc25190f91..6cde11189d 100644
--- a/build/jam/HaikuImage
+++ b/build/jam/HaikuImage
@@ -315,6 +315,11 @@ SEARCH on $(driverSettingsFiles)
 AddFilesToHaikuImage home config settings kernel drivers
 	: $(driverSettingsFiles) ;
 
+local networkSettingsFiles = <network-settings>services ;
+SEARCH on $(networkSettingsFiles)
+	= [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) data settings network ] ;
+AddFilesToHaikuImage common config settings network : $(networkSettingsFiles) ;
+
 AddSymlinkToHaikuImage home config settings
 	: /boot/beos/etc/timezones/Europe/Paris : timezone ;
 
diff --git a/data/settings/network/services b/data/settings/network/services
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e1725035d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/settings/network/services
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+service telnet {
+	launch	telnetd
+}