diff --git a/package/system/opkg/Makefile b/package/system/opkg/Makefile
index 5b96fea004..2a04c4d247 100644
--- a/package/system/opkg/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/opkg/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/feeds.mk
 PKG_NAME:=opkg
 PKG_REV:=9c97d5ecd795709c8584e972bfdf3aee3a5b846d
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PKG_REV)
-PKG_RELEASE:=14
+PKG_RELEASE:=15
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=$(PKG_REV)
diff --git a/package/system/opkg/patches/280-call-prerm-and-postrm-scripts-on-upgrade.patch b/package/system/opkg/patches/280-call-prerm-and-postrm-scripts-on-upgrade.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6abbd5df8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/system/opkg/patches/280-call-prerm-and-postrm-scripts-on-upgrade.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+From a8555d352d2851ee1482b74b57ba9eacfb354c18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Peter Urbanec <peteru@urbanec.net>
+Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 01:05:35 +1100
+Subject: [PATCH] opkg_install: Call prerm and postrm scripts on package
+ upgrade
+
+When upgrading a package from v1 to v2, run "v1-prerm upgrade v2" and
+"v1-postrm upgrade v2", similarly to what dpkg does.
+
+This patch fixes issue 104.
+
+Signed-off-by: Peter Urbanec <openembedded-devel@urbanec.net>
+Signed-off-by: Paul Barker <paul@paulbarker.me.uk>
+---
+ libopkg/opkg_install.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
+ 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/libopkg/opkg_install.c
++++ b/libopkg/opkg_install.c
+@@ -528,7 +528,25 @@ prerm_upgrade_old_pkg(pkg_t *pkg, pkg_t
+ 	   Error unwind, for both the above cases:
+ 	   old-postinst abort-upgrade new-version
+      */
+-     return 0;
++    int err;
++    char *script_args;
++    char *new_version;
++
++    if (!old_pkg || !pkg)
++        return 0;
++
++    new_version = pkg_version_str_alloc(pkg);
++
++    sprintf_alloc(&script_args, "upgrade %s", new_version);
++    free(new_version);
++    err = pkg_run_script(old_pkg, "prerm", script_args);
++    free(script_args);
++    if (err != 0) {
++        opkg_msg(ERROR, "prerm script for package \"%s\" failed\n",
++                 old_pkg->name);
++        return -1;
++    }
++    return 0;
+ }
+ 
+ static int
+@@ -925,7 +943,25 @@ postrm_upgrade_old_pkg(pkg_t *pkg, pkg_t
+ 	   new-postrm failed-upgrade old-version
+ 	Error unwind, for both cases:
+ 	   old-preinst abort-upgrade new-version    */
+-     return 0;
++    int err;
++    char *script_args;
++    char *new_version;
++
++    if (!old_pkg || !pkg)
++        return 0;
++
++    new_version = pkg_version_str_alloc(pkg);
++
++    sprintf_alloc(&script_args, "upgrade %s", new_version);
++    free(new_version);
++    err = pkg_run_script(old_pkg, "postrm", script_args);
++    free(script_args);
++    if (err != 0) {
++        opkg_msg(ERROR, "postrm script for package \"%s\" failed\n",
++                 old_pkg->name);
++        return -1;
++    }
++    return 0;
+ }
+ 
+ static int