diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index 24e461eb7..450c4a6d4 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -465,6 +465,11 @@ config INSTALL_APPLET_HARDLINKS
 	  Install applets as hard-links to the busybox binary. This might count
 	  on a filesystem with few inodes.
 
+config INSTALL_APPLET_SCRIPT_WRAPPERS
+	bool "as script wrappers"
+	help
+	  Install applets as script wrappers that call the busybox binary.
+
 config INSTALL_APPLET_DONT
 	bool "not installed"
 	depends on FEATURE_INSTALLER || FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE || FEATURE_PREFER_APPLETS
@@ -474,6 +479,30 @@ config INSTALL_APPLET_DONT
 
 endchoice
 
+choice
+	prompt "/bin/sh applet link"
+	default INSTALL_SH_APPLET_SYMLINK
+	depends on INSTALL_APPLET_SCRIPT_WRAPPERS
+	help
+	  Choose how you install /bin/sh applet link.
+
+config INSTALL_SH_APPLET_SYMLINK
+	bool "as soft-link"
+	help
+	  Install /bin/sh applet as soft-link to the busybox binary.
+
+config INSTALL_SH_APPLET_HARDLINK
+	bool "as hard-link"
+	help
+	  Install /bin/sh applet as hard-link to the busybox binary.
+
+config INSTALL_SH_APPLET_SCRIPT_WRAPPER
+	bool "as script wrapper"
+	help
+	  Install /bin/sh applet as script wrapper that call the busybox binary.
+
+endchoice
+
 config PREFIX
 	string "BusyBox installation prefix"
 	default "./_install"
diff --git a/Makefile.custom b/Makefile.custom
index a011d53fd..5562ba396 100644
--- a/Makefile.custom
+++ b/Makefile.custom
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_INSTALL_APPLET_HARDLINKS),y)
 INSTALL_OPTS:= --hardlinks
 endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_INSTALL_APPLET_SCRIPT_WRAPPERS),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_INSTALL_SH_APPLET_SYMLINK),y)
+INSTALL_OPTS:= --sw-sh-sym
+endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_INSTALL_SH_APPLET_HARDLINK),y)
+INSTALL_OPTS:= --sw-sh-hard
+endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_INSTALL_SH_APPLET_SCRIPT_WRAPPER),y)
+INSTALL_OPTS:= --scriptwrapper
+endif
+endif
 install: $(srctree)/applets/install.sh busybox busybox.links
 	$(Q)DO_INSTALL_LIBS="$(strip $(LIBBUSYBOX_SONAME) $(DO_INSTALL_LIBS))" \
 		$(SHELL) $< $(CONFIG_PREFIX) $(INSTALL_OPTS)
diff --git a/applets/applets.c b/applets/applets.c
index 6de6db3cd..c2040b9a3 100644
--- a/applets/applets.c
+++ b/applets/applets.c
@@ -600,9 +600,10 @@ static int busybox_main(char **argv)
 		/* "busybox <applet> arg1 arg2 ..." */
 		argv++;
 	}
-	/* we want "<argv[0]>: applet not found", not "busybox: ..." */
-	applet_name = argv[0];
-	run_applet_and_exit(argv[0], argv);
+	/* We support "busybox /a/path/to/applet args..." too. Allows for
+	 * "#!/bin/busybox"-style wrappers */
+	applet_name = bb_get_last_path_component(argv[0]);
+	run_applet_and_exit(applet_name, argv);
 	bb_error_msg_and_die("applet not found");
 }
 
diff --git a/applets/install.sh b/applets/install.sh
index b02350262..e94b2b98e 100755
--- a/applets/install.sh
+++ b/applets/install.sh
@@ -5,19 +5,23 @@ export LC_CTYPE=POSIX
 
 prefix=${1}
 if [ -z "$prefix" ]; then
-	echo "usage: applets/install.sh DESTINATION [--symlinks/--hardlinks]"
+	echo "usage: applets/install.sh DESTINATION [--symlinks/--hardlinks/--scriptwrapper]"
 	exit 1;
 fi
 h=`sort busybox.links | uniq`
+scriptwrapper="n"
 cleanup="0"
 noclobber="0"
 case "$2" in
-	--hardlinks) linkopts="-f";;
-	--symlinks)  linkopts="-fs";;
-	--cleanup)   cleanup="1";;
-	--noclobber) noclobber="1";;
-	"")          h="";;
-	*)           echo "Unknown install option: $2"; exit 1;;
+	--hardlinks)     linkopts="-f";;
+	--symlinks)      linkopts="-fs";;
+	--scriptwrapper) scriptwrapper="y";swrapall="y";;
+	--sw-sh-hard)    scriptwrapper="y";linkopts="-f";;
+	--sw-sh-sym)     scriptwrapper="y";linkopts="-fs";;
+	--cleanup)       cleanup="1";;
+	--noclobber)     noclobber="1";;
+	"")              h="";;
+	*)               echo "Unknown install option: $2"; exit 1;;
 esac
 
 if [ -n "$DO_INSTALL_LIBS" ] && [ "$DO_INSTALL_LIBS" != "n" ]; then
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ if [ "$cleanup" = "1" ] && [ -e "$prefix/bin/busybox" ]; then
 		cd "$pd"
 	done
 	`
+	exit 0
 fi
 
 rm -f $prefix/bin/busybox || exit 1
@@ -61,33 +66,44 @@ install -m 755 busybox $prefix/bin/busybox || exit 1
 for i in $h; do
 	appdir=`dirname $i`
 	mkdir -p $prefix/$appdir || exit 1
-	if [ "$2" = "--hardlinks" ]; then
-		bb_path="$prefix/bin/busybox"
+	if [ "$scriptwrapper" = "y" ]; then
+		if [ "$swrapall" != "y" ] && [ "$i" = "/bin/sh" ]; then
+			ln $linkopts busybox $prefix$i || exit 1
+		else
+			rm -f $prefix$i
+			echo "#!/bin/busybox" > $prefix$i
+			chmod +x $prefix/$i
+		fi
+		echo "	$prefix$i"
 	else
-		case "$appdir" in
-		/)
-			bb_path="bin/busybox"
-		;;
-		/bin)
-			bb_path="busybox"
-		;;
-		/sbin)
-			bb_path="../bin/busybox"
-		;;
-		/usr/bin|/usr/sbin)
-			bb_path="../../bin/busybox"
-		;;
-		*)
-		echo "Unknown installation directory: $appdir"
-		exit 1
-		;;
-		esac
-	fi
-	if [ "$noclobber" = "0" ] || [ ! -e "$prefix$i" ]; then
-		echo "  $prefix$i -> $bb_path"
-		ln $linkopts $bb_path $prefix$i || exit 1
-	else
-		echo "  $prefix$i already exists"
+		if [ "$2" = "--hardlinks" ]; then
+			bb_path="$prefix/bin/busybox"
+		else
+			case "$appdir" in
+			/)
+				bb_path="bin/busybox"
+			;;
+			/bin)
+				bb_path="busybox"
+			;;
+			/sbin)
+				bb_path="../bin/busybox"
+			;;
+			/usr/bin|/usr/sbin)
+				bb_path="../../bin/busybox"
+			;;
+			*)
+			echo "Unknown installation directory: $appdir"
+			exit 1
+			;;
+			esac
+		fi
+		if [ "$noclobber" = "0" ] || [ ! -e "$prefix$i" ]; then
+			echo "  $prefix$i -> $bb_path"
+			ln $linkopts $bb_path $prefix$i || exit 1
+		else
+			echo "  $prefix$i already exists"
+		fi
 	fi
 done
 
diff --git a/libbb/getopt32.c b/libbb/getopt32.c
index bcb7ea6a0..318f08059 100644
--- a/libbb/getopt32.c
+++ b/libbb/getopt32.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ Special characters:
         max 3 args; count uses of '-2'; min 2 args; if there is
         a '-2' option then unset '-3', '-X' and '-a'; if there is
         a '-2' and after it a '-x' then error out.
-	But it's far too obfuscated. Use ':' to separate groups.
+        But it's far too obfuscated. Use ':' to separate groups.
 */
 
 /* Code here assumes that 'unsigned' is at least 32 bits wide */