diff --git a/amd64/scripts/iobroker_startup.sh b/amd64/scripts/iobroker_startup.sh
index fff9550..d437bf9 100644
--- a/amd64/scripts/iobroker_startup.sh
+++ b/amd64/scripts/iobroker_startup.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ echo "$(printf -- '-%.0s' {1..60})"
 echo ' '
 
 # Installing additional packages and setting uid/gid
-if [ "$packages" != "" ] || [ $(cat /etc/group | grep 'iobroker:' | cut -d':' -f3) != $setgid ] || [ $(cat /etc/passwd | grep 'iobroker:' | cut -d':' -f3) != $setuid ]
+if [ "$packages" != "" ] || [ $(cat /etc/group | grep 'iobroker:' | cut -d':' -f3) != $setgid ] || [ $(cat /etc/passwd | grep 'iobroker:' | cut -d':' -f3) != $setuid ] || [ -f /opt/.firstrun ]
 then
   if [ "$packages" != "" ]
   then
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ then
     echo "Done."
     echo ' '
   fi
+  if [ -f /opt/.firstrun ]
+  then
+    echo "Registering maintenance-mode script as command."
+    echo "alias maintenance-mode=\'/opt/scripts/maintenance-mode.sh\'" >> /root/.bashrc
+    echo "Done."
+    echo ' '
+  fi
 else
   echo "Nothing to do here."
   echo ' '
diff --git a/amd64/scripts/maintenance-mode.sh b/amd64/scripts/maintenance-mode.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1a9d86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amd64/scripts/maintenance-mode.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ "$1" == "status" ]
+then
+  if [ "$cat /opt/iobroker/.docker_config/.healthcheck" == "maintenance" ]
+  then
+    echo 'Maintenance mode is ON.'
+    exit 0
+  elif [ "$cat /opt/iobroker/.docker_config/.healthcheck" != "maintenance" ]
+  then
+    echo 'Maintenance mode is OFF.'
+    exit 0
+  fi
+elif [ "$1" == "on" ]
+then
+  echo 'This will stop ioBroker and enable maintenance mode for this container.'
+  read -p 'Continue? Type yes or no: ' A
+  if [ "$A" == "y" ] || [ "$A" == "yes" ]
+  then
+    echo 'Enabling maintenance mode...'
+    echo "maintenance" > /opt/iobroker/.docker_config/.healthcheck
+    echo 'Done.'
+    sleep 2
+    echo 'Stopping ioBroker...'
+    pkill -u iobroker
+    echo 'Done.'
+    exit 0
+  else
+    exit 0
+  fi
+elif [ "$1" == "off" ]
+then
+  echo 'Depending of the restart policy of this container, this will force it to stop (and restart) immediately.'
+  echo 'Maintenance mode will be disabled after the restart.'
+  read -p 'Continue? Type yes or no: ' A
+  if [ "$A" == "y" ] || [ "$A" == "yes" ]
+  then
+    echo "Disabling maintenance mode and forcing container to stop/ restart..."
+    echo "maintenance" > /opt/iobroker/.docker_config/.healthcheck
+    pkill -u root
+    exit 0
+  else
+    exit 0
+  fi
+else
+  echo 'Invalid command. Please try again.'
+fi
+
+exit 0