diff --git a/package/refpolicy/Config.in b/package/refpolicy/Config.in
index 69785629cc..954dc3a093 100644
--- a/package/refpolicy/Config.in
+++ b/package/refpolicy/Config.in
@@ -40,4 +40,30 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_REFPOLICY_POLICY_VERSION
 	string "Policy version"
 	default "30"
 
+choice
+	prompt "SELinux default state"
+	default BR2_PACKAGE_REFPOLICY_POLICY_STATE_PERMISSIVE
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_REFPOLICY_POLICY_STATE_ENFORCING
+	bool "Enforcing"
+	help
+	  SELinux security policy is enforced
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_REFPOLICY_POLICY_STATE_PERMISSIVE
+	bool "Permissive"
+	help
+	  SELinux prints warnings instead of enforcing
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_REFPOLICY_POLICY_STATE_DISABLED
+	bool "Disabled"
+	help
+	  No SELinux policy is loaded
+endchoice
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_REFPOLICY_POLICY_STATE
+	string
+	default "permissive" if BR2_PACKAGE_REFPOLICY_POLICY_STATE_PERMISSIVE
+	default "enforcing" if BR2_PACKAGE_REFPOLICY_POLICY_STATE_ENFORCING
+	default "disabled" if BR2_PACKAGE_REFPOLICY_POLICY_STATE_DISABLED
+
 endif
diff --git a/package/refpolicy/config b/package/refpolicy/config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..087297c12e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/refpolicy/config
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# This file controls the state of SELinux on the system.
+# SELINUX= can take one of these three values:
+#     enforcing - SELinux security policy is enforced.
+#     permissive - SELinux prints warnings instead of enforcing.
+#     disabled - No SELinux policy is loaded.
+SELINUX=disabled
+
+SELINUXTYPE=targeted
diff --git a/package/refpolicy/refpolicy.mk b/package/refpolicy/refpolicy.mk
index 4d85ee5edc..aab1877418 100644
--- a/package/refpolicy/refpolicy.mk
+++ b/package/refpolicy/refpolicy.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ REFPOLICY_MAKE = \
 
 REFPOLICY_POLICY_VERSION = \
 	$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_REFPOLICY_POLICY_VERSION))
+REFPOLICY_POLICY_STATE = \
+	$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_REFPOLICY_POLICY_STATE))
 
 define REFPOLICY_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	$(SED) "/OUTPUT_POLICY/c\OUTPUT_POLICY = $(REFPOLICY_POLICY_VERSION)" \
@@ -50,6 +52,10 @@ endef
 
 define REFPOLICY_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(REFPOLICY_MAKE) -C $(@D) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D package/refpolicy/config \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/selinux/config
+	$(SED) "/^SELINUX=/c\SELINUX=$(REFPOLICY_POLICY_STATE)" \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/selinux/config
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))