diff --git a/defaults/initrd.d/00-iscsi.sh b/defaults/initrd.d/00-iscsi.sh
index b7764a7..093f285 100755
--- a/defaults/initrd.d/00-iscsi.sh
+++ b/defaults/initrd.d/00-iscsi.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ start_iscsi() {
         ADDITIONAL="${ADDITIONAL} -d ${ISCSI_DEBUG}"
     fi
 
+    if [ "${ISCSI_IFACE_NAME}" ]; then
+        ADDITIONAL="${ADDITIONAL} --param iface.iscsi_ifacename=${ISCSI_IFACE_NAME}"
+    fi
+    if [ "${ISCSI_NETDEV_NAME}" ]; then
+        ADDITIONAL="${ADDITIONAL} --param iface.net_ifacename=${ISCSI_NETDEV_NAME}"
+    fi
+
     iscsistart -i "${ISCSI_INITIATORNAME}" -t "${ISCSI_TARGET}" \
         -a "${ISCSI_ADDRESS}" ${ADDITIONAL}
 
@@ -68,3 +75,90 @@ start_iscsi() {
     # technique.
     sleep 1
 }
+
+parse_dracut_iscsi_root() {
+    # Adapted from dracut
+    v=${1#iscsi:}
+
+    # extract authentication info
+    case "$v" in
+        *@*:*:*:*:*)
+            authinfo=${v%%@*}
+            v=${v#*@}
+            # allow empty authinfo to allow having an @ in
+            # ISCSI_TARGET like this:
+            # netroot=iscsi:@192.168.1.100::3260::iqn.2009-01.com.example:testdi@sk
+            if [ -n "${authinfo}" ]; then
+                OLDIFS="${IFS}"
+                IFS=:
+                set ${authinfo}
+                IFS="${OLDIFS}"
+                if [ $# -gt 4 ]; then
+                    bad_msg "Wrong auth info in iscsi: parameter"
+                    return 1
+                fi
+                ISCSI_USERNAME="${1}"
+                ISCSI_PASSWORD="${2}"
+                if [ $# -gt 2 ]; then
+                    ISCSI_USERNAME_IN="${3}"
+                    ISCSI_PASSWORD_IN="${4}"
+                fi
+            fi
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    # extract target ip
+    case "${v}" in
+        [[]*[]]:*)
+            ISCSI_ADDRESS=${v#[[]}
+                ISCSI_ADDRESS=${ISCSI_ADDRESS%%[]]*}
+            v=${v#[[]$ISCSI_ADDRESS[]]:}
+            ;;
+        *)
+            ISCSI_ADDRESS=${v%%[:]*}
+            v=${v#$ISCSI_ADDRESS:}
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    # extract target name
+    case "${v}" in
+        *:iqn.*)
+            ISCSI_TARGET=iqn.${v##*:iqn.}
+            v=${v%:iqn.*}:
+            ;;
+        *:eui.*)
+            ISCSI_TARGET=iqn.${v##*:eui.}
+            v=${v%:iqn.*}:
+            ;;
+        *:naa.*)
+            ISCSI_TARGET=iqn.${v##*:naa.}
+            v=${v%:iqn.*}:
+            ;;
+        *)
+            bad_msg "iscsi target name should begin with 'iqn.', 'eui.', 'naa.'"
+            return 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    # parse the rest
+    OLDIFS="${IFS}"
+    IFS=:
+    set ${v}
+    IFS="${OLDIFS}"
+
+    iscsi_protocol="${1}"; shift # ignored
+
+    ISCSI_PORT="${1}"; shift
+    if [ $# -eq 3 ]; then
+        ISCSI_IFACE_NAME="${1}"; shift
+    fi
+    if [ $# -eq 2 ]; then
+        ISCSI_NETDEV_NAME="${1}"; shift
+    fi
+
+    iscsi_lun="${1}"; shift # ignored
+    if [ $# -ne 0 ]; then
+        warn "Invalid parameter in iscsi: parameter!"
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/defaults/linuxrc b/defaults/linuxrc
index 993491c..1b24dd7 100755
--- a/defaults/linuxrc
+++ b/defaults/linuxrc
@@ -157,7 +157,11 @@ for x in ${CMDLINE}; do
             NFSROOT=${x#*=}
         ;;
 
-        iscsi_initiatorname=*)
+        netroot=iscsi:*)
+            x=${x#*=}
+            parse_dracut_iscsi_root "${x}"
+        ;;
+        iscsi_initiatorname=*|iscsi_initiator=*)
             ISCSI_INITIATORNAME=${x#*=}
         ;;
         iscsi_target=*)