diff --git a/net/openvpn/Makefile b/net/openvpn/Makefile
index 111ec97b25..077a52d986 100644
--- a/net/openvpn/Makefile
+++ b/net/openvpn/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PKG_NAME:=openvpn
 
 PKG_VERSION:=2.6.8
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=\
 	https://build.openvpn.net/downloads/releases/ \
diff --git a/net/openvpn/files/etc/hotplug.d/openvpn/01-user b/net/openvpn/files/etc/hotplug.d/openvpn/01-user
index 4c72f1c4bd..f6ad8935e9 100644
--- a/net/openvpn/files/etc/hotplug.d/openvpn/01-user
+++ b/net/openvpn/files/etc/hotplug.d/openvpn/01-user
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@
 		$*
 }
 
-# Wrap user defined scripts on up/down events
+# Wrap user defined scripts on up/down/route-up/route-pre-down/ipchange events
+# Scriptp set with up/down/route-up/route-pre-down/ipchange in the openvpn config are also executed with the command=user_xxxx
 case "$ACTION" in
 	up) command=$user_up ;;
 	down) command=$user_down ;;
+	route-up) command=$user_route_up ;;
+	route-pre-down) command=$user_route_pre_down ;;
+	ipchange) command=$user_ipchange ;;
 	*) command= ;;
 esac
 
@@ -20,3 +24,4 @@ if [ -n "$command" ]; then
 fi
 
 exit 0
+
diff --git a/net/openvpn/files/openvpn.init b/net/openvpn/files/openvpn.init
index 6f4dc4206f..0aee6d4182 100644
--- a/net/openvpn/files/openvpn.init
+++ b/net/openvpn/files/openvpn.init
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ openvpn_add_instance() {
 	local security="$4"
 	local up="$5"
 	local down="$6"
+	local route_up="$7"
+	local route_pre_down="$8"
+	local ipchange="$9"
 	local client=$(grep -qEx "client|tls-client" "$dir/$conf" && echo 1)
 
 	procd_open_instance "$name"
@@ -160,6 +163,9 @@ openvpn_add_instance() {
 		${client:+--ipchange "/usr/libexec/openvpn-hotplug ipchange $name"} \
 		${up:+--setenv user_up "$up"} \
 		${down:+--setenv user_down "$down"} \
+		${route_up:+--setenv user_route_up "$route_up"} \
+		${route_pre_down:+--setenv user_route_pre_down "$route_pre_down"} \
+		${client:+${ipchange:+--setenv user_ipchange "$ipchange"}} \
 		--script-security "${security:-2}" \
 		$(openvpn_get_dev "$name" "$conf") \
 		$(openvpn_get_credentials "$name" "$conf")
@@ -183,9 +189,12 @@ start_uci_instance() {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	local up down script_security
+	local up down route_up route_pre_down ipchange script_security
 	config_get up "$s" up
 	config_get down "$s" down
+	config_get route_up "$s" route_up
+	config_get route_pre_down "$s" route_pre_down
+	config_get ipchange "$s" ipchange
 	config_get script_security "$s" script_security
 
 	[ ! -d "/var/run" ] && mkdir -p "/var/run"
@@ -194,7 +203,10 @@ start_uci_instance() {
 		append UCI_STARTED "$config" "$LIST_SEP"
 		[ -n "$up" ] || get_openvpn_option "$config" up up
 		[ -n "$down" ] || get_openvpn_option "$config" down down
-		openvpn_add_instance "$s" "${config%/*}" "$config" "$script_security" "$up" "$down"
+		[ -n "$route_up" ] || get_openvpn_option "$config" route_up route-up
+		[ -n "$route_pre_down" ] || get_openvpn_option "$config" route_pre_down route-pre-down
+		[ -n "$ipchange" ] || get_openvpn_option "$config" ipchange ipchange
+		openvpn_add_instance "$s" "${config%/*}" "$config" "$script_security" "$up" "$down" "$route_up" "$route_pre_down" "$ipchange"
 		return
 	fi
 
@@ -204,7 +216,7 @@ start_uci_instance() {
 	append_params "$s" $OPENVPN_PARAMS
 	append_list "$s" $OPENVPN_LIST
 
-	openvpn_add_instance "$s" "/var/etc" "openvpn-$s.conf" "$script_security" "$up" "$down"
+	openvpn_add_instance "$s" "/var/etc" "openvpn-$s.conf" "$script_security" "$up" "$down" "$route_up" "$route_pre_down" "$ipchange"
 }
 
 start_path_instances() {
@@ -222,7 +234,7 @@ start_path_instances() {
 start_path_instance() {
 	local name="$1"
 
-	local path up down
+	local path name up down route_up route_pre_down ipchange
 
 	path="${PATH_INSTANCE_DIR}/${name}.conf"
 
@@ -240,8 +252,11 @@ start_path_instance() {
 
 	get_openvpn_option "$path" up up || up=""
 	get_openvpn_option "$path" down down || down=""
+	get_openvpn_option "$path" route_up route-up || route_up=""
+	get_openvpn_option "$path" route_pre_down route-pre-down || route_pre_down=""
+	get_openvpn_option "$path" ipchange ipchange || ipchange=""
 
-	openvpn_add_instance "$name" "${path%/*}" "$path" "" "$up" "$down"
+	openvpn_add_instance "$name" "${path%/*}" "$path" "" "$up" "$down" "$route_up" "$route_pre_down" "$ipchange"
 }
 
 start_service() {
@@ -283,3 +298,4 @@ start_service() {
 service_triggers() {
 	procd_add_reload_trigger openvpn
 }
+