diff --git a/leaf b/leaf
index 2f8e8f0..996c099 100755
--- a/leaf
+++ b/leaf
@@ -403,10 +403,21 @@ leaf_remove_package() {
     leaf_error "Package ${PKG_PREFIX}/${PKG_NAME} is NOT installed"
   }
   src_preremove
-  local _file _link _directory
+  local _file _link _directory _etc_backup_path _relative_path _backup_etc=false
+  _etc_backup_path="/etc/.leaf_backup/${PKGNAME}_$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)"
   cat "${TRACE_DIR}/${PKG_PREFIX}/${PKG_NAME}/FILES" | while read -r _file; do
-    rm -fv "${_file}"
+    if [[ "${_file}" == /etc/* && -f "${_file}" ]]; then
+      _backup_etc=true
+      _relative_path="${_file#/etc/}"
+      mkdir -pv "${_etc_backup_path}/$(dirname "${_relative_path}")"
+      mv -v "${_file}" "${_etc_backup_path}/${_relative_path}"
+    else
+      rm -fv "${file}"
+    fi
   done
+  if [[ "${_backup_etc}" == true ]]; then
+    leaf_record_message "Found files in /etc, backuped to ${_etc_backup_path}."
+  fi
   cat "${TRACE_DIR}/${PKG_PREFIX}/${PKG_NAME}/LINKS" | while read -r _link; do
     [ ! -L "${_link}" ] || rm -fv "${_link}"
   done