diff --git a/scstadmin/default/scst b/scstadmin/default/scst
index 14873bb79..09a86dbcd 100644
--- a/scstadmin/default/scst
+++ b/scstadmin/default/scst
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# iscsi-scstd command-line options. See also man iscsi-scstd.
+# ISCSID_OPTIONS="-u0 -g0 -p3260"
+
 # When using the procfs interface, specify all SCST target drivers in
 # SCST_TARGET_MODULES. An example:
 # SCST_TARGET_MODULES="scst_local iscsi_scst ib_srpt"
diff --git a/scstadmin/init.d/scst b/scstadmin/init.d/scst
index ea5cfcaf4..abb8105d2 100755
--- a/scstadmin/init.d/scst
+++ b/scstadmin/init.d/scst
@@ -222,7 +222,11 @@ start_scst() {
         done
 
         for d in $SCST_DAEMONS; do
-            if ! start_daemon $d; then
+            options=""
+            if [ "$(basename "$d")" = "iscsi-scstd" ]; then
+                options="${ISCSID_OPTIONS}"
+            fi            
+            if ! start_daemon $d $options; then
                 echo "Starting $d failed"
                 unload_scst
                 return 1