diff --git a/port-management/files/etc/uci-defaults/15-ports-config-generate b/port-management/files/etc/uci-defaults/15-ports-config-generate
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3dd7928c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/port-management/files/etc/uci-defaults/15-ports-config-generate
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. /lib/network/utils.sh
+
+populate_config(){
+	if [ -s "/etc/config/ports" ]; then
+		if uci -q get ports.@ethport[0] >/dev/null; then
+			# return if there is any valid content
+			return 0
+		else
+			rm -f /etc/config/ports
+		fi
+	fi
+	touch /etc/config/ports
+
+	local portorder="$(db -q get hw.board.ethernetPortOrder)"
+	for port in $portorder; do
+		uci add ports ethport
+		uci rename ports.@ethport[-1]="$(interfacename $port)"
+		uci set ports.@ethport[-1].enabled=1
+		uci set ports.@ethport[-1].name="$(interfacename $port)"
+		uci set ports.@ethport[-1].ifname="$port"
+		uci set ports.@ethport[-1].speed=1000
+		uci set ports.@ethport[-1].duplex="full"
+		uci set ports.@ethport[-1].autoneg=1
+		uci set ports.@ethport[-1].eee=0
+		if [ "$(db -q get hw.board.ethernetWanPort)" = "$port" ]; then
+			uci set ports.@ethport[-1].pause=1
+			uci set ports.@ethport[-1].uplink=1
+		else
+			uci set ports.@ethport[-1].pause=0
+		fi
+	done
+
+	local fiberorder="$(db -q get hw.board.fiberPortOrder)"
+	for fiber in $fiberorder; do
+		uci add ports sfpport
+		uci rename ports.@sfpport[-1]="$(fibername $fiber)"
+		uci set ports.@sfpport[-1].enabled=1
+		uci set ports.@sfpport[-1].name="$(fibername $fiber)"
+		uci set ports.@sfpport[-1].ifname="$fiber"
+		uci set ports.@sfpport[-1].speed=1000
+		uci set ports.@sfpport[-1].duplex="full"
+		uci set ports.@sfpport[-1].autoneg=1
+		uci set ports.@sfpport[-1].eee=0
+	done
+
+	uci commit ports
+
+	[ $DEBUG ] && cat /etc/config/ports
+}
+
+[ -f /sbin/db -a -f /lib/db/config/hw ] && populate_config