diff --git a/changelog/67765.fixed.md b/changelog/67765.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..10e44c28bccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/67765.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added back support for init.d service scripts
diff --git a/pkg/old/deb/salt-api.init b/pkg/debian/salt-api.init
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/old/deb/salt-api.init
rename to pkg/debian/salt-api.init
diff --git a/pkg/old/deb/salt-master.init b/pkg/debian/salt-master.init
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/old/deb/salt-master.init
rename to pkg/debian/salt-master.init
diff --git a/pkg/old/deb/salt-minion.init b/pkg/debian/salt-minion.init
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/old/deb/salt-minion.init
rename to pkg/debian/salt-minion.init
diff --git a/pkg/old/deb/salt-syndic.init b/pkg/debian/salt-syndic.init
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/old/deb/salt-syndic.init
rename to pkg/debian/salt-syndic.init
diff --git a/tests/pytests/pkg/upgrade/test_salt_upgrade.py b/tests/pytests/pkg/upgrade/test_salt_upgrade.py
index 1f07014571b0..58b34ba9ab4d 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/pkg/upgrade/test_salt_upgrade.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/pkg/upgrade/test_salt_upgrade.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import logging
+import os
+import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
 
@@ -7,6 +9,8 @@
 import pytest
 from pytestskipmarkers.utils import platform
 
+import salt.utils.path
+
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@ def salt_test_upgrade(
     new_minion_pids = _get_running_named_salt_pid(process_minion_name)
     new_master_pids = _get_running_named_salt_pid(process_master_name)
 
-    if sys.platform == "linux" and install_salt.distro_id not in ("ubuntu", "debian"):
+    if sys.platform == "linux":
         assert new_minion_pids
         assert new_master_pids
         assert new_minion_pids != old_minion_pids
@@ -132,6 +136,55 @@ def _get_running_named_salt_pid(process_name):
     return pids
 
 
+def test_salt_sysv_service_files(install_salt):
+    """
+    Test an upgrade of Salt, Minion and Master
+    """
+    if not install_salt.upgrade:
+        pytest.skip("Not testing an upgrade, do not run")
+
+    if sys.platform != "linux":
+        pytest.skip("Not testing on a Linux platform, do not run")
+
+    if not (salt.utils.path.which("dpkg") or salt.utils.path.which("rpm")):
+        pytest.skip("Not testing on a Debian or RedHat family platform, do not run")
+
+    test_pkgs = install_salt.pkgs
+    for test_pkg_name in test_pkgs:
+        test_pkg_basename = os.path.basename(test_pkg_name)
+        # Debian/Ubuntu name typically salt-minion_300xxxxxx
+        # Redhat name typically salt-minion-300xxxxxx
+        test_pkg_basename_dash_underscore = test_pkg_basename.split("300")[0]
+        test_pkg_basename_adj = test_pkg_basename_dash_underscore[:-1]
+        if test_pkg_basename_adj in (
+            "salt-minion",
+            "salt-master",
+            "salt-syndic",
+            "salt-api",
+        ):
+            test_initd_name = f"/etc/init.d/{test_pkg_basename_adj}"
+            if salt.utils.path.which("dpkg"):
+                proc = subprocess.run(
+                    ["dpkg", "-c", f"{test_pkg_name}"],
+                    capture_output=True,
+                    check=True,
+                )
+            elif salt.utils.path.which("rpm"):
+                proc = subprocess.run(
+                    ["rpm", "-q", "-l", "-p", f"{test_pkg_name}"],
+                    capture_output=True,
+                    check=True,
+                )
+            found_line = False
+            for line in proc.stdout.decode().splitlines():
+                # If test_initd_name not present we should fail.
+                if test_initd_name in line:
+                    found_line = True
+                    break
+
+            assert found_line
+
+
 def test_salt_upgrade(salt_call_cli, install_salt):
     """
     Test an upgrade of Salt, Minion and Master