diff -ruN ../vsftpd-2.0.7.orig/parseconf.c ./parseconf.c
--- ../vsftpd-2.0.7.orig/parseconf.c	2008-08-01 18:35:33.000000000 +0300
+++ ./parseconf.c	2008-08-01 18:35:30.000000000 +0300
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
   { "secure_chroot_dir", &tunable_secure_chroot_dir },
   { "ftp_username", &tunable_ftp_username },
   { "chown_username", &tunable_chown_username },
+  { "pid_file", &tunable_pid_file },
   { "xferlog_file", &tunable_xferlog_file },
   { "vsftpd_log_file", &tunable_vsftpd_log_file },
   { "message_file", &tunable_message_file },
diff -ruN ../vsftpd-2.0.7.orig/standalone.c ./standalone.c
--- ../vsftpd-2.0.7.orig/standalone.c	2008-08-01 18:35:34.000000000 +0300
+++ ./standalone.c	2008-08-01 18:46:36.000000000 +0300
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  * Code to listen on the network and launch children servants.
  */
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+
 #include "standalone.h"
 
 #include "parseconf.h"
@@ -49,7 +51,23 @@
     int forkret = vsf_sysutil_fork();
     if (forkret > 0)
     {
-      /* Parent, just exit */
+      /* Parent, write pidfile (if nessesary) and exit. */
+      if (tunable_pid_file)
+      {
+        FILE* pidfile = fopen(tunable_pid_file, "w");
+        if (NULL != pidfile)
+        {
+          if (0 > fprintf(pidfile, "%d\n", forkret))
+          {
+            die2("failed write to pidfile:", tunable_pid_file);
+          }
+          fclose(pidfile);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          die2("cannot open pidfile:", tunable_pid_file);
+        }
+      }
       vsf_sysutil_exit(0);
     }
     /* Son, close standard FDs to avoid SSH hang-on-exit */
diff -ruN ../vsftpd-2.0.7.orig/tunables.c ./tunables.c
--- ../vsftpd-2.0.7.orig/tunables.c	2008-08-01 18:35:33.000000000 +0300
+++ ./tunables.c	2008-08-01 18:55:17.000000000 +0300
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 const char* tunable_secure_chroot_dir;
 const char* tunable_ftp_username;
 const char* tunable_chown_username;
+const char* tunable_pid_file = 0;
 const char* tunable_xferlog_file;
 const char* tunable_vsftpd_log_file;
 const char* tunable_message_file;
diff -ruN ../vsftpd-2.0.7.orig/tunables.h ./tunables.h
--- ../vsftpd-2.0.7.orig/tunables.h	2008-08-01 18:35:34.000000000 +0300
+++ ./tunables.h	2008-08-01 18:35:31.000000000 +0300
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 extern const char* tunable_secure_chroot_dir;
 extern const char* tunable_ftp_username;
 extern const char* tunable_chown_username;
+extern const char* tunable_pid_file;
 extern const char* tunable_xferlog_file;
 extern const char* tunable_vsftpd_log_file;
 extern const char* tunable_message_file;
diff -ruN ../vsftpd-2.0.7.orig/vsftpd.conf.5 ./vsftpd.conf.5
--- ../vsftpd-2.0.7.orig/vsftpd.conf.5	2008-08-01 18:35:34.000000000 +0300
+++ ./vsftpd.conf.5	2008-08-01 18:35:31.000000000 +0300
@@ -923,6 +923,13 @@
 
 Default: (none - the address is taken from the incoming connected socket)
 .TP
+.B pid_file
+This option has efect only if
+.BR background
+is set. It writes pid of running daemon to file at the specified path.
+
+Default: (none) (no pidfile is created)
+.TP
 .B rsa_cert_file
 This option specifies the location of the RSA certificate to use for SSL
 encrypted connections.