diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/firstboot/10_reset_has_mini_fo b/package/base-files/files/lib/firstboot/10_reset_has_mini_fo
index 125af0faeae41885e1aa4d85265f340524afee5b..4e285840a93d8c87a1ddf84509cd824aeb7814a1 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/firstboot/10_reset_has_mini_fo
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/firstboot/10_reset_has_mini_fo
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2006-2010 OpenWrt.org
 # Copyright (C) 2010 Vertical Communications
 
-reset_check_for_mini_fo() {
-    if grep -q mini_fo /proc/filesystems; then
+reset_check_for_overlay() {
+    if grep -qE '(mini_fo|overlay)' /proc/filesystems; then
 	reset_has_fo=true
     fi
 }
 
-boot_hook_add jffs2reset reset_check_for_mini_fo
+boot_hook_add jffs2reset reset_check_for_overlay
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/firstboot/20_has_mini_fo b/package/base-files/files/lib/firstboot/20_has_mini_fo
index 257b2b54c496f089e4238fa96f220f8d8205e842..8ca6a4fe58036c91aa42a2490370b140c7d9502f 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/firstboot/20_has_mini_fo
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/firstboot/20_has_mini_fo
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2006-2010 OpenWrt.org
 # Copyright (C) 2010 Vertical Communications
 
-check_for_mini_fo() {
-    if ! grep -q mini_fo /proc/filesystems; then
+check_for_overlay() {
+    if ! grep -qE '(mini_fo|overlay)' /proc/filesystems; then
 	boot_run_hook no_fo
 	exit 1
     fi
 }
 
-boot_hook_add switch2jffs check_for_mini_fo
+boot_hook_add switch2jffs check_for_overlay
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/boot.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/boot.sh
index a4ec7be5b25918959a0a45244e5d4a1ad4b1da25..6bdd7a14903fd98bf361e54eccfabfc7a9bc0382 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/boot.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/boot.sh
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ pivot() { # <new_root> <old_root>
 fopivot() { # <rw_root> <ro_root> <dupe?>
 	root=$1
 	{
-		if grep -q mini_fo /proc/filesystems; then
+		if grep -q overlay /proc/filesystems; then
+			mount -t overlayfs -olowerdir=/,upperdir=$1 "overlayfs:$1" /mnt && root=/mnt
+		elif grep -q mini_fo /proc/filesystems; then
 			mount -t mini_fo -o base=/,sto=$1 "mini_fo:$1" /mnt 2>&- && root=/mnt
 		else
 			mount --bind / /mnt