diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh b/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
index 0bef6a1abb..f6e0690884 100755
--- a/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 . /lib/functions.sh
 . ../netifd-proto.sh
+. /lib/config/uci.sh
 init_proto "$@"
 
 proto_dhcp_init_config() {
@@ -31,6 +32,18 @@ proto_dhcp_add_sendopts() {
 	[ -n "$1" ] && append "$3" "-x $1"
 }
 
+proto_dhcp_get_default_clientid() {
+	[ -z "$1" ] && return
+
+	local iface="$1"
+	local duid
+	local iaid="0"
+
+        [ -e "/sys/class/net/$iface/ifindex" ] && iaid="$(cat "/sys/class/net/$iface/ifindex")"
+        duid="$(uci_get network @globals[0] dhcp_default_duid)"
+        [ -n "$duid" ] && printf "ff%08x%s" "$iaid" "$duid"
+}
+
 proto_dhcp_setup() {
 	local config="$1"
 	local iface="$2"
@@ -51,6 +64,7 @@ proto_dhcp_setup() {
 	[ "$defaultreqopts" = 0 ] && defaultreqopts="-o" || defaultreqopts=
 	[ "$broadcast" = 1 ] && broadcast="-B" || broadcast=
 	[ "$norelease" = 1 ] && norelease="" || norelease="-R"
+	[ -z "$clientid" ] && clientid="$(proto_dhcp_get_default_clientid "$iface")"
 	[ -n "$clientid" ] && clientid="-x 0x3d:${clientid//:/}"
 	[ -n "$iface6rd" ] && proto_export "IFACE6RD=$iface6rd"
 	[ "$iface6rd" != 0 -a -f /lib/netifd/proto/6rd.sh ] && append dhcpopts "-O 212"