diff --git a/net/prplmesh/Makefile b/net/prplmesh/Makefile
index 3ba4e3c9e48fab..8d7f7e7196ab53 100644
--- a/net/prplmesh/Makefile
+++ b/net/prplmesh/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=prplmesh
 PKG_VERSION:=6.0.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=prplMesh-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://gitlab.com/prpl-foundation/prplmesh/prplMesh/-/archive/$(PKG_VERSION)/
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ define Package/prplmesh
   CATEGORY:=Network
   TITLE:=prplMesh controller and agent for stock OpenWrt
   URL:=https://gitlab.com/prpl-foundation/prplmesh/prplMesh
-  DEPENDS:=+libstdcpp +libpthread +librt +libjson-c +libopenssl +libnl-core +libnl-genl +libnl-route +libuci +libubus +libubox
+  DEPENDS:=+libstdcpp +libpthread +librt +libjson-c +libopenssl +libnl-core +libnl-genl +libnl-route +libuci +libubus +libubox +getopt
 endef
 
 define Package/prplmesh/description
diff --git a/net/prplmesh/files/prplmesh.init b/net/prplmesh/files/prplmesh.init
index b6cf005f4a2394..481ad35464a7f9 100644
--- a/net/prplmesh/files/prplmesh.init
+++ b/net/prplmesh/files/prplmesh.init
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ STOP=10
 USE_PROCD=1
 
 PRPLMESH_DIR=/usr/libexec/prplmesh
+LOG_ROLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS=86400
 
 enabled() {
 	[ "$(uci -q get prplmesh.config.enabled)" = "1" ]
@@ -23,6 +24,28 @@ register_process() {
 	procd_close_instance
 }
 
+register_log_roller() {
+	local helper="$PRPLMESH_DIR/scripts/prplmesh_utils.sh"
+
+	[ -x "$helper" ] || {
+		logger -t prplmesh "log-roll helper is missing or not executable"
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	procd_open_instance log-roller
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2016
+	procd_set_param command /bin/sh -c '
+		helper=$1
+		interval=$2
+		while sleep "$interval"; do
+			"$helper" roll_logs || logger -t prplmesh "log roll failed"
+		done' sh "$helper" "$LOG_ROLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS"
+	procd_set_param respawn 3600 5 5
+	procd_set_param stdout 1
+	procd_set_param stderr 1
+	procd_close_instance
+}
+
 start_service() {
 	local mode need_agent=1 need_controller=1
 
@@ -60,6 +83,7 @@ start_service() {
 	fi
 
 	register_process transport "$PRPLMESH_DIR/bin/ieee1905_transport"
+	register_log_roller || return 1
 
 	if [ "$need_controller" = 1 ]; then
 		register_process controller "$PRPLMESH_DIR/bin/beerocks_controller"
diff --git a/net/prplmesh/patches/161-openwrt-log-roll-helper.patch b/net/prplmesh/patches/161-openwrt-log-roll-helper.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0bf4a7e4e04823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/prplmesh/patches/161-openwrt-log-roll-helper.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/common/beerocks/scripts/prplmesh_utils.sh.in
++++ b/common/beerocks/scripts/prplmesh_utils.sh.in
+@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ stop_func() {
+ 
+ main() {
+     case "${TARGET_PLATFORM}" in
+-        linux|rdkb)
++        linux|rdkb|openwrt)
+             ;;
+         *)
+             echo "Unsupported platform: ${TARGET_PLATFORM}" >&2
diff --git a/net/prplmesh/test-version.sh b/net/prplmesh/test-version.sh
index 94ece92888efb2..3d484d04c05e6d 100644
--- a/net/prplmesh/test-version.sh
+++ b/net/prplmesh/test-version.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ prplmesh)
 		grep -Fx 'log_global_syslog_levels=error,info,warning,fatal' "$config"
 	done
 	test -x /usr/libexec/prplmesh/scripts/prplmesh_utils.sh
+	/usr/libexec/prplmesh/scripts/prplmesh_utils.sh -h >/dev/null
+	grep -F 'register_log_roller || return 1' /etc/init.d/prplmesh
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2016
+	grep -F '"$helper" roll_logs || logger -t prplmesh "log roll failed"' /etc/init.d/prplmesh
 	;;
 *)
 	echo "Untested package: $PKG_NAME" >&2