diff --git a/config/boards/oneplus-kebab.conf b/config/boards/oneplus-kebab.conf
index 0841693d6..4a8461303 100644
--- a/config/boards/oneplus-kebab.conf
+++ b/config/boards/oneplus-kebab.conf
@@ -25,9 +25,14 @@ function post_family_tweaks_bsp__oneplus-kebab_firmware() {
 	# USB Gadget Network service
 	mkdir -p $destination/usr/local/bin/
 	mkdir -p $destination/usr/lib/systemd/system/
+	mkdir -p $destination/etc/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-bottom/
 	install -Dm655 $SRC/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/setup-usbgadget-network.sh $destination/usr/local/bin/
 	install -Dm655 $SRC/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/remove-usbgadget-network.sh $destination/usr/local/bin/
 	install -Dm644 $SRC/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/usbgadget-rndis.service $destination/usr/lib/systemd/system/
+	install -Dm655 $SRC/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/usb-gadget-initramfs-hook $destination/etc/initramfs-tools/hooks/usb-gadget
+	install -Dm655 $SRC/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/usb-gadget-initramfs-premount $destination/etc/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-premount/usb-gadget
+	install -Dm655 $SRC/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/dropbear $destination/etc/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-premount/
+	install -Dm655 $SRC/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/kill-dropbear $destination/etc/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-bottom/
 
 	# Bluetooth MAC addr setup service
 	install -Dm655 $SRC/packages/bsp/generate-bt-mac-addr/bt-fixed-mac.sh $destination/usr/local/bin/
@@ -64,7 +69,7 @@ function post_family_tweaks__oneplus-kebab_enable_services() {
 
 	do_with_retries 3 chroot_sdcard_apt_get_update
 	display_alert "$BOARD" "Installing board tweaks" "info"
-	do_with_retries 3 chroot_sdcard_apt_get_install alsa-ucm-conf qbootctl qrtr-tools unudhcpd mkbootimg
+	do_with_retries 3 chroot_sdcard_apt_get_install alsa-ucm-conf qbootctl qrtr-tools unudhcpd mkbootimg dropbear-bin
 
 	# disable armbian repo back
 	mv "${SDCARD}"/etc/apt/sources.list.d/armbian.list "${SDCARD}"/etc/apt/sources.list.d/armbian.list.disabled
diff --git a/config/boards/xiaomi-elish.conf b/config/boards/xiaomi-elish.conf
index 026c2bc38..fd5b7a31c 100644
--- a/config/boards/xiaomi-elish.conf
+++ b/config/boards/xiaomi-elish.conf
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ function post_family_tweaks_bsp__xiaomi-elish_firmware() {
 	install -Dm655 $SRC/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/setup-usbgadget-network.sh $destination/usr/local/bin/
 	install -Dm655 $SRC/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/remove-usbgadget-network.sh $destination/usr/local/bin/
 	install -Dm644 $SRC/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/usbgadget-rndis.service $destination/usr/lib/systemd/system/
+	install -Dm655 $SRC/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/usb-gadget-initramfs-hook $destination/etc/initramfs-tools/hooks/usb-gadget
+	install -Dm655 $SRC/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/usb-gadget-initramfs-premount $destination/etc/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-premount/usb-gadget
+	install -Dm655 $SRC/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/dropbear $destination/etc/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-premount/
+	install -Dm655 $SRC/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/kill-dropbear $destination/etc/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-bottom/
 
 	# Bluetooth MAC addr setup service
 	install -Dm655 $SRC/packages/bsp/generate-bt-mac-addr/bt-fixed-mac.sh $destination/usr/local/bin/
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ function post_family_tweaks__xiaomi-elish_enable_services() {
 
 	do_with_retries 3 chroot_sdcard_apt_get_update
 	display_alert "$BOARD" "Installing board tweaks" "info"
-	do_with_retries 3 chroot_sdcard_apt_get_install alsa-ucm-conf qbootctl qrtr-tools unudhcpd mkbootimg
+	do_with_retries 3 chroot_sdcard_apt_get_install alsa-ucm-conf qbootctl qrtr-tools unudhcpd mkbootimg dropbear-bin
 
 	# Install hexagonrpc userspace service for kernel after 6.11, hexagonrpc in only packaged for noble now
 	if [[ "${RELEASE}" == "noble" ]]; then
diff --git a/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/dropbear b/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/dropbear
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..484481eee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/dropbear
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+prereqs()
+{
+	echo "${PREREQ}"
+}
+
+case ${1} in
+	prereqs)
+		prereqs
+		exit 0
+		;;
+esac
+
+nohup /usr/sbin/dropbear -j -k -F -E -R >> /run/initramfs/dropbear.log 2>&1 &
diff --git a/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/kill-dropbear b/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/kill-dropbear
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2b059615c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/kill-dropbear
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+prereqs()
+{
+	echo "${PREREQ}"
+}
+
+case ${1} in
+	prereqs)
+		prereqs
+		exit 0
+		;;
+esac
+
+logsave -a -s /run/initramfs/kill-dropbear.log pkill dropbear
+exit 0
diff --git a/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/usb-gadget-initramfs-hook b/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/usb-gadget-initramfs-hook
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..632561987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/usb-gadget-initramfs-hook
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+[[ "$1" == "prereqs" ]] && exit 0
+. /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hook-functions
+
+copy_exec "/usr/local/bin/setup-usbgadget-network.sh"
+copy_exec "/bin/bash"
+copy_exec "/bin/ip"
+copy_exec "/usr/bin/nohup"
+copy_exec "/usr/bin/unudhcpd"
+copy_exec "/usr/bin/pgrep"
+copy_exec "/usr/sbin/dropbear"
+copy_exec "/usr/bin/pkill"
+copy_exec "/usr/sbin/parted"
+copy_file config "/etc/protocols"
+copy_file config "/etc/shadow"
+
+mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}/etc/dropbear"
diff --git a/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/usb-gadget-initramfs-premount b/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/usb-gadget-initramfs-premount
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e38acf98a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bsp/usb-gadget-network/usb-gadget-initramfs-premount
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+prereqs()
+{
+	echo "${PREREQ}"
+}
+
+case ${1} in
+	prereqs)
+		prereqs
+		exit 0
+		;;
+esac
+
+mount -t configfs none /sys/kernel/config
+mkdir -p /var/log
+logsave -a -s /run/initramfs/usb-gadget-rndis.log /usr/local/bin/setup-usbgadget-network.sh
+exit 0