diff --git a/package/system/procd/Makefile b/package/system/procd/Makefile
index 814ca748f..437751aad 100644
--- a/package/system/procd/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/procd/Makefile
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL=$(PROJECT_GIT)/project/procd.git
-PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2018-11-23
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=d6673547adc3768ce674799fa35952351866c9d0
-PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=ee11e1f652e9268e21dfd7835d26993c682ed33f6ba474c283cb9ef04f71e626
+PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2019-05-30
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=ade00ca585a49c8478bf60eb24ce385676be37a4
+PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=1417727ae6fcda01017e1bec3ec66e3e78116f9343cfe0256e40af54c52f2acc
 CMAKE_INSTALL:=1
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ define Package/procd
   CATEGORY:=Base system
   DEPENDS:=+ubusd +ubus +libjson-script +ubox +USE_GLIBC:librt +libubox +libubus
   TITLE:=OpenWrt system process manager
+  USERID:=:dialout=20 :audio=29
 endef
 
 define Package/procd-ujail
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ endef
 define Package/procd-seccomp
   SECTION:=base
   CATEGORY:=Base system
-  DEPENDS:=@arm||@armeb||@mips||@mipsel||@i386||@x86_64 @!TARGET_uml @KERNEL_SECCOMP +libubox +libblobmsg-json
+  DEPENDS:=@arm||@armeb||@mips||@mipsel||@i386||@powerpc||@x86_64 @!TARGET_uml @KERNEL_SECCOMP +libubox +libblobmsg-json
   TITLE:=OpenWrt process seccomp helper + utrace
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/system/procd/files/hotplug.json b/package/system/procd/files/hotplug.json
index 1c949bbea..f676bac79 100644
--- a/package/system/procd/files/hotplug.json
+++ b/package/system/procd/files/hotplug.json
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 						[ "regex", "DEVNAME", "^snd" ],
 						[ "makedev", "/dev/%DEVNAME%", "0660", "audio" ]
 					],
+					[ "if",
+						[ "regex", "DEVNAME", "^tty" ],
+						[ "makedev", "/dev/%DEVNAME%", "0660", "dialout" ]
+					],
 					[ "if",
 						[ "has", "DEVNAME" ],
 						[ "makedev", "/dev/%DEVNAME%", "0600" ]
diff --git a/package/system/procd/files/procd.sh b/package/system/procd/files/procd.sh
index ab87eb2ab..a6a8fc12f 100644
--- a/package/system/procd/files/procd.sh
+++ b/package/system/procd/files/procd.sh
@@ -18,14 +18,21 @@
 #     file: configuration files (array)
 #     netdev: bound network device (detects ifindex changes)
 #     limits: resource limits (passed to the process)
-#     user info: array with 1 values $username
+#     user: $username to run service as
+#     group: $groupname to run service as
 #     pidfile: file name to write pid into
+#     stdout: boolean whether to redirect commands stdout to syslog (default: 0)
+#     stderr: boolean whether to redirect commands stderr to syslog (default: 0)
+#     facility: syslog facility used when logging to syslog (default: daemon)
 #
 #   No space separation is done for arrays/tables - use one function argument per command line argument
 #
 # procd_close_instance():
 #   Complete the instance being prepared
 #
+# procd_running(service, [instance]):
+#   Checks if service/instance is currently running
+#
 # procd_kill(service, [instance]):
 #   Kill a service instance (or all instances)
 #
@@ -41,6 +48,7 @@ _PROCD_SERVICE=
 procd_lock() {
 	local basescript=$(readlink "$initscript")
 	local service_name="$(basename ${basescript:-$initscript})"
+
 }
 
 _procd_call() {
@@ -240,7 +248,7 @@ _procd_set_param() {
 		reload_signal)
 			json_add_int "$type" $(kill -l "$1")
 		;;
-		pidfile|user|seccomp|capabilities)
+		pidfile|user|group|seccomp|capabilities|facility)
 			json_add_string "$type" "$1"
 		;;
 		stdout|stderr|no_new_privs)
@@ -389,6 +397,18 @@ _procd_add_instance() {
 	_procd_close_instance
 }
 
+procd_running() {
+	local service="$1"
+	local instance="${2:-instance1}"
+	local running
+
+	json_init
+	json_add_string name "$service"
+	running=$(_procd_ubus_call list | jsonfilter -e "@.$service.instances.${instance}.running")
+
+	[ "$running" = "true" ]
+}
+
 _procd_kill() {
 	local service="$1"
 	local instance="$2"
@@ -477,6 +497,23 @@ uci_validate_section()
 	return $_error
 }
 
+uci_load_validate() {
+	local _package="$1"
+	local _type="$2"
+	local _name="$3"
+	local _function="$4"
+	local _option
+	local _result
+	shift; shift; shift; shift
+	for _option in "$@"; do
+		eval "local ${_option%%:*}"
+	done
+	uci_validate_section "$_package" "$_type" "$_name" "$@"
+	_result=$?
+	[ -n "$_function" ] || return $_result
+	eval "$_function \"\$_name\" \"\$_result\""
+}
+
 _procd_wrapper \
 	procd_open_service \
 	procd_close_service \