diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/deployment.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/deployment.adoc
index 45e3fbf11b9..6cf76ccbe84 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/deployment.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/deployment.adoc
@@ -545,6 +545,9 @@ for Gradle and to `${project.name}` for Maven.
 |`initInfoDescription`
 |The `Description` section of "`INIT INFO`". Defaults to `Spring Boot Application` for
 Gradle and to `${project.description}` (falling back to `${project.name}`) for Maven.
+
+|`initInfoChkconfig`
+|The `chkconfig` section of "`INIT INFO`". Defaults to `2345 99 01`.
 |===
 
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
index 0d0ac169c37..26639c1e484 100755
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # Default-Stop:      0 1 6
 # Short-Description: {{initInfoShortDescription:Spring Boot Application}}
 # Description:       {{initInfoDescription:Spring Boot Application}}
-# chkconfig:         2345 99 01
+# chkconfig:         {{initInfoChkconfig:2345 99 01}}
 ### END INIT INFO
 
 [[ -n "$DEBUG" ]] && set -x