diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/deployment.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/deployment.adoc
index c8aa0fc681..6a4820eafe 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/deployment.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/deployment.adoc
@@ -604,6 +604,13 @@ The following property substitutions are supported with the default script:
 |`initInfoRequiredStop`
 |The `Required-Stop` section of "`INIT INFO`". Defaults to `$remote_fs $syslog $network`.
 
+
+|`initInfoDefaultStart`
+|The `Default-Start` section of "`INIT INFO`". Defaults to `2 3 4 5`.
+
+|`initInfoDefaultStop`
+|The `Default-Stop` section of "`INIT INFO`". Defaults to `0 1 6`.
+
 |`initInfoShortDescription`
 |The `Short-Description` section of "`INIT INFO`". Defaults to `Spring Boot Application`
 for Gradle and to `${project.name}` for Maven.
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
index 4a0e706de6..25facc1ede 100755
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/resources/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/launch.script
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 # Provides:          {{initInfoProvides:spring-boot-application}}
 # Required-Start:    {{initInfoRequiredStart:$remote_fs $syslog $network}}
 # Required-Stop:     {{initInfoRequiredStop:$remote_fs $syslog $network}}
-# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
-# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Default-Start:     {{initInfoDefaultStart:2 3 4 5}}
+# Default-Stop:      {{initInfoDefaultStop:0 1 6}}
 # Short-Description: {{initInfoShortDescription:Spring Boot Application}}
 # Description:       {{initInfoDescription:Spring Boot Application}}
 # chkconfig:         {{initInfoChkconfig:2345 99 01}}
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/DefaultLaunchScriptTests.java b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/DefaultLaunchScriptTests.java
index 209d9d1b58..fd4998ff27 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/DefaultLaunchScriptTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/DefaultLaunchScriptTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2016 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2017 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -71,6 +71,16 @@ public class DefaultLaunchScriptTests {
 		assertThatPlaceholderCanBeReplaced("initInfoRequiredStop");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void initInfoDefaultStartCanBeReplaced() throws Exception {
+		assertThatPlaceholderCanBeReplaced("initInfoDefaultStart");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void initInfoDefaultStopCanBeReplaced() throws Exception {
+		assertThatPlaceholderCanBeReplaced("initInfoDefaultStop");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void initInfoShortDescriptionCanBeReplaced() throws Exception {
 		assertThatPlaceholderCanBeReplaced("initInfoShortDescription");