diff --git a/docs/cli-reference.rst b/docs/cli-reference.rst
index 744bfe9b2..f013590a9 100644
--- a/docs/cli-reference.rst
+++ b/docs/cli-reference.rst
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ General Options
 * ``--deb-templates FILEPATH``
     - (deb only) Add FILEPATH as debconf templates file.
 
+* ``--deb-trigger FILEPATH``
+    - (deb only) Add FILEPATH as trigger script
+
 * ``--deb-upstart FILEPATH``
     - (deb only) Add FILEPATH as an upstart script
 
diff --git a/docs/snippets.rst b/docs/snippets.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8e7fc7c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/snippets.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Snippets For Argument Usage
+=========
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 1
+   :glob:
+
+   snippets/*
diff --git a/docs/snippets/deb-trigger.rst b/docs/snippets/deb-trigger.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc6f56226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/snippets/deb-trigger.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+Debian Triggers
+===============
+
+Debian packages can install commands to be run after installation and configuration of all packages.
+Those commands are called triggers as other packages can ask the package manager to run those.
+
+Sample trigger script
+---------------------
+
+This script defines two triggers. First the label based trigger `some-trigger` which runs `some-command`. Second the path based trigger `/etc/foobar` which runs a find-command.
+
+::
+
+  for trigger in "$@"; do
+    case "$trigger" in
+      some-trigger)
+        some-command
+      ;;
+      /etc/foobar)
+        find /etc/foobar -type f -ls
+      ;;
+    esac
+  done
+
+Install trigger
+---------------
+
+The following fpm command installs the trigger:
+
+    fpm --deb-trigger /path/to/triggers.sh
+
+The resulting postinst-script in the packages looks like this:
+
+::
+
+  #!/bin/sh
+  
+  after_upgrade() {
+      :
+  }
+  
+  after_install() {
+      :
+  }
+  
+  triggered() {
+      :
+  for trigger in "$@"; do
+    case "$trigger" in
+      some-trigger)
+        some-command
+      ;;
+      /etc/foobar)
+        find /etc/foobar -type f -ls
+      ;;
+    esac
+  done
+  }
+  
+  if [ "${1}" = "configure" -a -z "${2}" ] || \
+     [ "${1}" = "abort-remove" ]
+  then
+      # "after install" here
+      # "abort-remove" happens when the pre-removal script failed.
+      #   In that case, this script, which should be idemptoent, is run
+      #   to ensure a clean roll-back of the removal.
+      after_install
+  elif [ "${1}" = "configure" -a -n "${2}" ]
+  then
+      upgradeFromVersion="${2}"
+      # "after upgrade" here
+      # NOTE: This slot is also used when deb packages are removed,
+      # but their config files aren't, but a newer version of the
+      # package is installed later, called "Config-Files" state.
+      # basically, that still looks a _lot_ like an upgrade to me.
+      after_upgrade "${2}"
+  elif [ "${1}" = "triggered" ]
+  then
+      # "triggered" here
+      # NOTE: This slot allows implementing package triggers according to
+      # https://wiki.debian.org/DpkgTriggers
+      shift
+      triggered "${@}"
+  elif echo "${1}" | grep -E -q "(abort|fail)"
+  then
+      echo "Failed to install before the post-installation script was run." >&2
+      exit 1
+  fi
diff --git a/lib/fpm/command.rb b/lib/fpm/command.rb
index d2c2d78a7..19a583f41 100644
--- a/lib/fpm/command.rb
+++ b/lib/fpm/command.rb
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ def help(*args)
         "Currently only supports deb, rpm and pacman packages." do |val|
     File.expand_path(val) # Get the full path to the script
   end # --before-upgrade
-
   option "--template-scripts", :flag,
     "Allow scripts to be templated. This lets you use ERB to template your " \
     "packaging scripts (for --after-install, etc). For example, you can do " \
diff --git a/lib/fpm/package/deb.rb b/lib/fpm/package/deb.rb
index f9ab72358..eb4cc7a9c 100644
--- a/lib/fpm/package/deb.rb
+++ b/lib/fpm/package/deb.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class FPM::Package::Deb < FPM::Package
     :after_install      => "postinst",
     :before_remove      => "prerm",
     :after_remove       => "postrm",
-    :after_purge        => "postrm",
   } unless defined?(SCRIPT_MAP)
 
   # The list of supported compression types. Default is gz (gzip)
@@ -200,6 +199,12 @@ class FPM::Package::Deb < FPM::Package
     next File.expand_path(file)
   end
 
+  option "--trigger", "FILE", "Add FILE as trigger script. " \
+    "See https://wiki.debian.org/DpkgTriggers and " \
+    "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15276535/dpkg-how-to-use-trigger" do |file|
+    next File.expand_path(file)
+  end # --trigger
+
   option "--upstart", "FILEPATH", "Add FILEPATH as an upstart script",
     :multivalued => true do |file|
     next File.expand_path(file)
@@ -527,23 +532,26 @@ def output(output_path)
       attributes[:deb_systemd] << name
     end
 
-    if script?(:before_upgrade) or script?(:after_upgrade) or attributes[:deb_systemd].any?
-      puts "Adding action files"
-      if script?(:before_install) or script?(:before_upgrade)
-        scripts[:before_install] = template("deb/preinst_upgrade.sh.erb").result(binding)
-      end
-      if script?(:before_remove) or not attributes[:deb_systemd].empty?
-        scripts[:before_remove] = template("deb/prerm_upgrade.sh.erb").result(binding)
-      end
-      if script?(:after_install) or script?(:after_upgrade) or attributes[:deb_systemd].any?
-        scripts[:after_install] = template("deb/postinst_upgrade.sh.erb").result(binding)
-      end
-      if script?(:after_remove)
-        scripts[:after_remove] = template("deb/postrm_upgrade.sh.erb").result(binding)
-      end
-      if script?(:after_purge)
-        scripts[:after_purge] = template("deb/postrm_upgrade.sh.erb").result(binding)
-      end
+    if not attributes[:deb_trigger].nil?
+      scripts[:deb_trigger] = File.read(attributes[:deb_trigger])
+    end
+
+    if not attributes[:deb_after_purge].nil?
+      scripts[:after_purge] = File.read(attributes[:deb_after_purge])
+    end
+
+    puts "Adding action files"
+    if script?(:before_install) or script?(:before_upgrade)
+      scripts[:before_install] = template("deb/preinst_upgrade.sh.erb").result(binding)
+    end
+    if script?(:before_remove) or attributes[:deb_systemd].any?
+      scripts[:before_remove] = template("deb/prerm_upgrade.sh.erb").result(binding)
+    end
+    if script?(:after_install) or script?(:after_upgrade) or attributes[:deb_systemd].any? or script?(:deb_trigger)
+      scripts[:after_install] = template("deb/postinst_upgrade.sh.erb").result(binding)
+    end
+    if script?(:after_remove) or script?(:after_purge)
+      scripts[:after_remove] = template("deb/postrm_upgrade.sh.erb").result(binding)
     end
 
     # There are two changelogs that may appear:
@@ -593,7 +601,9 @@ def output(output_path)
 
     if File.exists?(dest_changelog) and not File.exists?(dest_upstream_changelog)
       # see https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-docs.html#s-changelogs
-      File.rename(dest_changelog, dest_upstream_changelog)
+      # to solve Lintian rule debian-changelog-file-missing-or-wrong-name the file
+      # is copied and not renamed
+      FileUtils.cp(dest_changelog, dest_upstream_changelog)
     end
 
     attributes.fetch(:deb_init_list, []).each do |init|
diff --git a/templates/deb/postinst_upgrade.sh.erb b/templates/deb/postinst_upgrade.sh.erb
index 80a956450..66d8ac800 100644
--- a/templates/deb/postinst_upgrade.sh.erb
+++ b/templates/deb/postinst_upgrade.sh.erb
@@ -60,6 +60,17 @@ $debsystemctl start <%= service %> >/dev/null || true
 <% end -%>
 }
 
+triggered() {
+<%# Making sure that at least one command is in the function -%>
+<%# avoids a lot of potential errors, including the case that -%>
+<%# the script is non-empty, but just whitespace and/or comments -%>
+    :
+<%# if any trigger specified, loop through and start them -%>
+<% if script?(:deb_trigger) -%>
+<%=  script(:deb_trigger) %>
+<% end -%>
+}
+
 if [ "${1}" = "configure" -a -z "${2}" ] || \
    [ "${1}" = "abort-remove" ]
 then
@@ -77,6 +88,13 @@ then
     # package is installed later, called "Config-Files" state.
     # basically, that still looks a _lot_ like an upgrade to me.
     after_upgrade "${2}"
+elif [ "${1}" = "triggered" ]
+then
+    # "triggered" here
+    # NOTE: This slot allows implementing package triggers according to
+    # https://wiki.debian.org/DpkgTriggers
+    shift
+    triggered "${@}"
 elif echo "${1}" | grep -E -q "(abort|fail)"
 then
     echo "Failed to install before the post-installation script was run." >&2