diff --git a/batman-adv/Makefile b/batman-adv/Makefile
index 6db66a6..bba4833 100644
--- a/batman-adv/Makefile
+++ b/batman-adv/Makefile
@@ -124,11 +124,10 @@ define Build/Clean
 endef
 
 define KernelPackage/batman-adv/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/net $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface $(1)/lib/batman-adv $(1)/usr/sbin $(1)/lib/netifd/proto
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/etc/config/batman-adv $(1)/etc/config
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/lib/batman-adv/config.sh $(1)/lib/batman-adv
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/etc/hotplug.d/net/99-batman-adv $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/net
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin $(1)/lib/netifd/proto
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/lib/netifd/proto/batadv.sh $(1)/lib/netifd/proto
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/lib/netifd/proto/batmesh.sh $(1)/lib/netifd/proto
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/etc/uci-defaults/batadv-netifd-uci-migrations $(1)/etc/uci-defaults/
 	$(BATCTL_INSTALL)
 endef
 
diff --git a/batman-adv/files/etc/config/batman-adv b/batman-adv/files/etc/config/batman-adv
deleted file mode 100644
index 79d660d..0000000
--- a/batman-adv/files/etc/config/batman-adv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-
-config 'mesh' 'bat0'
-	option 'aggregated_ogms'
-	option 'ap_isolation'
-	option 'bonding'
-	option 'fragmentation'
-	option 'gw_bandwidth'
-	option 'gw_mode'
-	option 'gw_sel_class'
-	option 'log_level'
-	option 'orig_interval'
-	option 'vis_mode'
-	option 'bridge_loop_avoidance'
-	option 'distributed_arp_table'
-	option 'network_coding'
-	option 'hop_penalty'
-
-# yet another batX instance
-# config 'mesh' 'bat5'
-#	option 'interfaces' 'second_mesh'
diff --git a/batman-adv/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/99-batman-adv b/batman-adv/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/99-batman-adv
deleted file mode 100644
index f0c391f..0000000
--- a/batman-adv/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/99-batman-adv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-. /lib/batman-adv/config.sh
-
-bat_load_module
-config_load batman-adv
-
-case "$ACTION" in
-	add)
-		[ -d /sys/class/net/$INTERFACE/mesh/ ] && bat_config "$INTERFACE"
-		;;
-esac
diff --git a/batman-adv/files/etc/uci-defaults/batadv-netifd-uci-migrations b/batman-adv/files/etc/uci-defaults/batadv-netifd-uci-migrations
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..df33a7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/batman-adv/files/etc/uci-defaults/batadv-netifd-uci-migrations
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright (C) 2012 Gui Iribarren
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.
+
+local batmeshes="$(uci -q show batman-adv \
+                 | sed -ne 's/^batman-adv.\([^.]*\)=mesh$/\1/p')"
+
+for mesh in $batmeshes ; do
+
+  local batifaces="$(uci -q get batman-adv.$mesh.interfaces)"
+
+  for iface in $batifaces ; do
+    if [ "$(uci -q get "network.$iface")" == "interface" ] ; then
+      uci set network.$iface.proto=batadv
+      uci set network.$iface.mesh=$mesh
+      uci set batman-adv.$mesh.interfaces="$(echo $batifaces | sed "s/\<$iface\>//g")"
+    fi
+  done
+
+  local batparams="aggregated_ogms ap_isolation bonding bridge_loop_avoidance \
+              distributed_arp_table fragmentation gw_bandwidth gw_mode gw_sel_class \
+              hop_penalty network_coding log_level orig_interval vis_mode"
+
+  for param in $batparams ; do
+    local value="$(uci -q get batman-adv.$mesh.$param)"
+    if [ "$value" ] ; then
+      uci set network.$mesh=interface
+      uci set network.$mesh.proto=batmesh
+      uci set network.$mesh.ifname=$mesh
+      uci set network.$mesh.$param=$value
+      uci delete batman-adv.$mesh.$param
+    fi
+  done
+
+  uci commit network
+  uci commit batman-adv
+done
+
diff --git a/batman-adv/files/lib/batman-adv/config.sh b/batman-adv/files/lib/batman-adv/config.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 471c1f2..0000000
--- a/batman-adv/files/lib/batman-adv/config.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-bat_load_module()
-{
-	[ -d "/sys/module/batman_adv/" ] && return
-
-	. /lib/functions.sh
-	load_modules /etc/modules.d/*-crc16 /etc/modules.d/*-crypto* /etc/modules.d/*-lib-crc* /etc/modules.d/*-batman-adv*
-}
-
-bat_config()
-{
-	local mesh="$1"
-	local aggregated_ogms ap_isolation bonding bridge_loop_avoidance distributed_arp_table fragmentation
-	local gw_bandwidth gw_mode gw_sel_class hop_penalty network_coding log_level orig_interval vis_mode
-
-	config_get aggregated_ogms "$mesh" aggregated_ogms
-	config_get ap_isolation "$mesh" ap_isolation
-	config_get bonding "$mesh" bonding
-	config_get bridge_loop_avoidance "$mesh" bridge_loop_avoidance
-	config_get distributed_arp_table "$mesh" distributed_arp_table
-	config_get fragmentation "$mesh" fragmentation
-	config_get gw_bandwidth "$mesh" gw_bandwidth
-	config_get gw_mode "$mesh" gw_mode
-	config_get gw_sel_class "$mesh" gw_sel_class
-	config_get hop_penalty "$mesh" hop_penalty
-	config_get network_coding "$mesh" network_coding
-	config_get log_level "$mesh" log_level
-	config_get orig_interval "$mesh" orig_interval
-	config_get vis_mode "$mesh" vis_mode
-
-	[ ! -f "/sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/orig_interval" ] && echo "batman-adv mesh $mesh does not exist - check your interface configuration" && return 1
-
-	[ -n "$aggregate_ogms" ] && echo $aggregate_ogms > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/aggregate_ogms
-	[ -n "$ap_isolation" ] && echo $ap_isolation > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/ap_isolation
-	[ -n "$bonding" ] && echo $bonding > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/bonding
-	[ -n "$bridge_loop_avoidance" ] && echo $bridge_loop_avoidance > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/bridge_loop_avoidance 2>&-
-	[ -n "$distributed_arp_table" ] && echo $distributed_arp_table > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/distributed_arp_table 2>&-
-	[ -n "$fragmentation" ] && echo $fragmentation > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/fragmentation
-	[ -n "$gw_bandwidth" ] && echo $gw_bandwidth > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/gw_bandwidth
-	[ -n "$gw_mode" ] && echo $gw_mode > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/gw_mode
-	[ -n "$gw_sel_class" ] && echo $gw_sel_class > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/gw_sel_class
-	[ -n "$hop_penalty" ] && echo $hop_penalty > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/hop_penalty
-	[ -n "$network_coding" ] && echo $network_coding > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/network_coding 2>&-
-	[ -n "$log_level" ] && echo $log_level > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/log_level 2>&-
-	[ -n "$orig_interval" ] && echo $orig_interval > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/orig_interval
-	[ -n "$vis_mode" ] && echo $vis_mode > /sys/class/net/$mesh/mesh/vis_mode
-}
diff --git a/batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/batadv.sh b/batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/batadv.sh
index 632a209..201084a 100644
--- a/batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/batadv.sh
+++ b/batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/batadv.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 . ../netifd-proto.sh
 init_proto "$@"
 
+bat_load_module()
+{
+	[ -d "/sys/module/batman_adv/" ] && return
+	load_modules /etc/modules.d/*-crc16 /etc/modules.d/*-crypto* /etc/modules.d/*-lib-crc* /etc/modules.d/*-batman-adv*
+}
+
 proto_batadv_init_config() {
 	proto_config_add_string "mesh"
 }
@@ -15,6 +21,8 @@ proto_batadv_setup() {
 	local mesh
 	json_get_vars mesh
 
+	bat_load_module
+
 	echo "$mesh" > "/sys/class/net/$iface/batman_adv/mesh_iface"
 	proto_init_update "$iface" 1
 	proto_send_update "$config"
diff --git a/batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/batmesh.sh b/batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/batmesh.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ba6e783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/batman-adv/files/lib/netifd/proto/batmesh.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. /lib/functions.sh
+. ../netifd-proto.sh
+init_proto "$@"
+
+proto_batmesh_init_config() {
+	proto_config_add_string "aggregated_ogms"
+	proto_config_add_string "ap_isolation"
+	proto_config_add_string "bonding"
+	proto_config_add_string "bridge_loop_avoidance"
+	proto_config_add_string "distributed_arp_table"
+	proto_config_add_string "fragmentation"
+	proto_config_add_string "gw_bandwidth"
+	proto_config_add_string "gw_mode"
+	proto_config_add_string "gw_sel_class"
+	proto_config_add_string "hop_penalty"
+	proto_config_add_string "network_coding"
+	proto_config_add_string "log_level"
+	proto_config_add_string "orig_interval"
+	proto_config_add_string "vis_mode"
+}
+
+proto_batmesh_setup() {
+	local config="$1"
+	local iface="$2"
+	local aggregated_ogms ap_isolation bonding bridge_loop_avoidance distributed_arp_table fragmentation
+	local gw_bandwidth gw_mode gw_sel_class hop_penalty network_coding log_level orig_interval vis_mode
+	
+	json_get_vars aggregated_ogms ap_isolation bonding bridge_loop_avoidance distributed_arp_table fragmentation
+	json_get_vars gw_bandwidth gw_mode gw_sel_class hop_penalty network_coding log_level orig_interval vis_mode
+
+	[ -n "$aggregate_ogms" ] && echo $aggregate_ogms > /sys/class/net/$iface/mesh/aggregate_ogms
+	[ -n "$ap_isolation" ] && echo $ap_isolation > /sys/class/net/$iface/mesh/ap_isolation
+	[ -n "$bonding" ] && echo $bonding > /sys/class/net/$iface/mesh/bonding
+	[ -n "$bridge_loop_avoidance" ] && echo $bridge_loop_avoidance > /sys/class/net/$iface/mesh/bridge_loop_avoidance 2>&-
+	[ -n "$distributed_arp_table" ] && echo $distributed_arp_table > /sys/class/net/$iface/mesh/distributed_arp_table 2>&-
+	[ -n "$fragmentation" ] && echo $fragmentation > /sys/class/net/$iface/mesh/fragmentation
+	[ -n "$gw_bandwidth" ] && echo $gw_bandwidth > /sys/class/net/$iface/mesh/gw_bandwidth
+	[ -n "$gw_mode" ] && echo $gw_mode > /sys/class/net/$iface/mesh/gw_mode
+	[ -n "$gw_sel_class" ] && echo $gw_sel_class > /sys/class/net/$iface/mesh/gw_sel_class
+	[ -n "$hop_penalty" ] && echo $hop_penalty > /sys/class/net/$iface/mesh/hop_penalty
+	[ -n "$network_coding" ] && echo $network_coding > /sys/class/net/$iface/mesh/network_coding 2>&-
+	[ -n "$log_level" ] && echo $log_level > /sys/class/net/$iface/mesh/log_level 2>&-
+	[ -n "$orig_interval" ] && echo $orig_interval > /sys/class/net/$iface/mesh/orig_interval
+	[ -n "$vis_mode" ] && echo $vis_mode > /sys/class/net/$iface/mesh/vis_mode
+
+	proto_init_update "$iface" 1
+	proto_send_update "$config"
+}
+
+add_protocol batmesh