diff --git a/config/filter.d/recidive.conf b/config/filter.d/recidive.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bbb48008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/filter.d/recidive.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Fail2Ban configuration file
+#
+# Author: Tom Hendrikx, modifications by Amir Caspi 
+# 
+# This filter monitors the fail2ban log file, and enables you to add long 
+# time bans for ip addresses that get banned by fail2ban multiple times.
+# Reasons to use this: block very persistent attackers for a longer time, 
+# stop receiving email notifications about the same attacker over and 
+# over again.
+#
+# This jail is only useful if you set the 'findtime' and 'bantime' parameters 
+# in jail.conf to a higher value than the other jails. Also, this jail has its
+# drawbacks, namely in that it works only with iptables, or if you use a 
+# different blocking mechanism for this jail versus others (e.g. hostsdeny 
+# for most jails, and shorewall for this one).
+#
+
+[Definition]
+
+# The name of the jail that this filter is used for. In jail.conf, name the 
+# jail using this filter 'recidive', or change this line!
+_jailname = recidive
+
+# Option:  failregex
+# Notes.:  regex to match the password failures messages in the logfile. The
+#          host must be matched by a group named "host". The tag "<HOST>" can
+#          be used for standard IP/hostname matching and is only an alias for
+#          (?:::f{4,6}:)?(?P<host>\S+)
+# Values:  TEXT
+#
+failregex = fail2ban.actions:\s+WARNING\s+\[(?:.*)\]\s+Ban\s+<HOST>
+
+# Option:  ignoreregex
+# Notes.:  regex to ignore. If this regex matches, the line is ignored.
+# Values:  TEXT
+#
+# Ignore our own bans, to keep our counts exact.
+ignoreregex = fail2ban.actions:\s+WARNING\s+\[%(_jailname)s\]\s+Ban\s+<HOST>
diff --git a/config/jail.conf b/config/jail.conf
index 3560464d..435b12f0 100644
--- a/config/jail.conf
+++ b/config/jail.conf
@@ -264,3 +264,14 @@ action   = iptables-multiport[name=Named, port="domain,953", protocol=tcp]
 logpath  = /var/log/named/security.log
 ignoreip = 168.192.0.1
 
+# Jail for more extended banning of persistent abusers
+[recidive]
+
+enabled  = false
+filter   = recidive
+logpath  = /var/log/fail2ban.log
+action   = iptables-allports[name=recidive]
+           sendmail-whois-lines[name=recidive, logpath=/var/log/fail2ban.log]
+bantime  = 604800  # 1 week
+findtime = 86400   # 1 day
+maxretry = 5
diff --git a/files/gentoo-initd b/files/gentoo-initd
index f652d86c..163b4f2e 100755
--- a/files/gentoo-initd
+++ b/files/gentoo-initd
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 # 
 # $Revision$
 
-opts="reload showlog"
+extra_commands="showlog"
+extra_started_commands="reload"
 
 FAIL2BAN="/usr/bin/fail2ban-client ${FAIL2BAN_OPTIONS}"