diff --git a/proftpd/proftpd.logrotate b/proftpd/proftpd.logrotate
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b6d7a87b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proftpd/proftpd.logrotate
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/var/log/xferlog {
+   postrotate
+      /bin/kill -HUP `cat /var/run/proftpd.pid 2>/dev/null` 2>/dev/null || true
+   endscript
+}