diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index ef75685..46683c7 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 # some configctl infos
 # https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/settingsmenu.html
 
+# configd
+- name: service configd restart  # noqa no-changed-when command-instead-of-module
+  ansible.builtin.command: service configd restart
+
 # alias handlers
 # see: src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Firewall/Api/AliasController.php
 # api endpoint /api/firewall/alias/reconfigure
diff --git a/tasks/configd.yml b/tasks/configd.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..257b6d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/configd.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+---
+
+# see:
+# https://docs.opnsense.org/development/backend/configd.html
+#
+# configd_actions:
+#   template_name:  # example myservice -> will create /usr/local/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_myservice.conf
+#     actionname:  # something like start, stop, ...
+#       command:
+#       parameters:
+#       type:
+#       message:
+#       description:
+#
+# scripts required for the configd_actions commands can be listed in
+# configd_actions_scripts
+# and will be uploaded to
+# /usr/local/sbin/
+
+- name: upload custom scripts for configd actions
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: "{{ item }}"
+    dest: "/usr/local/sbin/{{ item }}"
+    mode: '0750'
+    owner: root
+    group: wheel
+  with_list: "{{ configd_actions_scripts | default([]) }}"
+
+- name: install action templates
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: configd_action.j2
+    dest: /usr/local/opnsense/service/conf/actions.d/actions_{{ _configd_action.key }}.conf
+    mode: '0644'
+    owner: root
+    group: wheel
+  with_dict: "{{ configd_actions | default({}) }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: _configd_action
+    label: "{{ _configd_action.key }}"
+  notify: service configd restart
diff --git a/tasks/cron.yml b/tasks/cron.yml
index 8d8ee95..2a91cc7 100644
--- a/tasks/cron.yml
+++ b/tasks/cron.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
 # wireguard restart : Restart WireGuard
 # zfs scrub : ZFS pool scrub
 # zfs trim : ZFS pool trim
+#
+# you can extend the commands by adding custom configd_actions
+# see: tasks/configd.yml
 
 - name: cron jobs
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: cronjobs.yml
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index a728858..268f813 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@
         - fetch
         - always
 
+- name: configd
+  tags:
+    - always
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+    file: configd.yml
+    apply:
+      tags:
+        - configd
+
 - name: dnsserver
   tags:
     - always
diff --git a/templates/configd_action.j2 b/templates/configd_action.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b18f2e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/configd_action.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#jinja2: lstrip_blocks: True
+{% for action, params in _configd_action.value.items() %}
+[{{ action }}]
+{% for k, v in params.items() %}
+{{ k }}:{{ v }}
+{% endfor %}
+{% if not loop.last %}
+
+{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}