diff --git a/package/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.mk b/package/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.mk
index bec7ae7..1de6165 100644
--- a/package/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.mk
+++ b/package/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ define DHCPCD_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m u=rw,go=r \
 		$(BR2_EXTERNAL_metricspi_PATH)/package/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-wait-online.service \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/dhcpcd-wait-online.service
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m u=rwx,go=rx \
+		$(BR2_EXTERNAL_metricspi_PATH)/package/dhcpcd/ready.hook.sh \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-hooks/01-ready
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m u=rwx,go=rx \
 		$(BR2_EXTERNAL_metricspi_PATH)/package/dhcpcd/online.hook.sh \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-hooks/99-online
diff --git a/package/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.service b/package/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.service
index 86b5a43..e52a251 100644
--- a/package/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.service
+++ b/package/dhcpcd/dhcpcd.service
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ Wants=network.target
 Before=network.target
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/dhcpcd -q --nobackground
+Type=notify
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/dhcpcd -q --nobackground --env NOTIFY_SOCKET=${NOTIFY_SOCKET}
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/package/dhcpcd/ready.hook.sh b/package/dhcpcd/ready.hook.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10cc6fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/dhcpcd/ready.hook.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ "${reason}" = CARRIER ]; then
+    systemd-notify --pid=${pid} --ready
+fi