diff --git a/xinitrc b/xinitrc
index 30c3dd0..902fd61 100755
--- a/xinitrc
+++ b/xinitrc
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ if [ -d $HOME/.fonts ]; then
 	xset fp rehash
 fi
 
+# start automount-daemon for udisks2 if available
+if type "udiskie" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	udiskie &
+fi
+
 # autolock on suspend
 xss-lock -- i3lock --nofork &