diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.fw_apps b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.fw_apps
index 9aca3fc5f4..c6947009bb 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.fw_apps
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.fw_apps
@@ -13,3 +13,12 @@ ekf_att_pos_estimator start
 #
 fw_att_control start
 fw_pos_control_l1 start
+
+#
+# Start Land Detector
+#
+fw_land_detector start
+
+#
+# Misc apps
+#
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.mc_apps b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.mc_apps
index 268eb9bba0..9c3d6352b3 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.mc_apps
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.mc_apps
@@ -10,3 +10,8 @@ position_estimator_inav start
 
 mc_att_control start
 mc_pos_control start
+
+#
+# Start Land Detector
+#
+mc_land_detector start