diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/config/network b/package/base-files/files/etc/config/network
index a35fd2ef9a..5d380d1e8b 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/config/network
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/config/network
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ config interface lan
 	option proto	static
 	option ipaddr	192.168.1.1
 	option netmask	255.255.255.0
+	option stp	on
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh
index 81b60f7470..e750c8a415 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ prepare_interface() {
 
 	# Setup bridging
 	config_get iftype "$config" type
+	config_get stp "$config" stp
 	case "$iftype" in
 		bridge)
 			[ -x /usr/sbin/brctl ] && {
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ prepare_interface() {
 					$DEBUG brctl setfd "br-$config" 0
 					$DEBUG ifconfig "br-$config" up
 					$DEBUG brctl addif "br-$config" "$iface"
+					$DEBUG brctl stp "br-$config" ${stp:-on}
 					# Creating the bridge here will have triggered a hotplug event, which will
 					# result in another setup_interface() call, so we simply stop processing
 					# the current event at this point.