diff --git a/mod/maintenance.php b/mod/maintenance.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b50c94c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/maintenance.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?php
+
+function maintenance_content(&$a) {
+	return replace_macros(get_markup_template('maintenance.tpl'), array(
+		'$sysdown' => t('System down for maintenance')
+	));
+}
diff --git a/view/maintenance.tpl b/view/maintenance.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbe15d46a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/maintenance.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div id="maintenance-message">$sysdown</div>
diff --git a/view/smarty3/maintenance.tpl b/view/smarty3/maintenance.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0ea0849c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/smarty3/maintenance.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{{*
+ *	AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED TEMPLATE
+ *	DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE, CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
+ *
+ *}}
+<div id="maintenance-message">{{$sysdown}}</div>