diff --git a/commands/scripts/Makefile b/commands/scripts/Makefile
index 4d98a77da..f99954fab 100755
--- a/commands/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/commands/scripts/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ usr:	\
 	/usr/bin/floppysetup \
 	/usr/bin/packit \
 	/usr/bin/packman \
+	/usr/bin/poweroff \
 	/usr/bin/spell \
 	/usr/bin/srccrc \
 	/usr/bin/svclog \
@@ -150,6 +151,9 @@ clean:
 /usr/bin/packman:	packman.sh
 	install -m 755 -c -o bin $? $@
 
+/usr/bin/poweroff:	poweroff.sh
+	install -m 755 -c -o bin $? $@
+
 /usr/bin/spell:	spell.sh
 	install -m 755 -c -o bin $? $@
 
diff --git a/commands/scripts/poweroff.sh b/commands/scripts/poweroff.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccdf69952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commands/scripts/poweroff.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# poweroff 1.0 - power off the system		Author: David van Moolenbroek
+#								  12 Jun 2009
+
+if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
+  echo "usage: poweroff" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+PATH=/usr/bin:$PATH
+
+shutdown -x off
diff --git a/man/man8/poweroff.8 b/man/man8/poweroff.8
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31d6bac55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/man8/poweroff.8
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+.TH POWEROFF 1
+.SH NAME
+poweroff \- power off the machine
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B poweroff
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+This command powers off the machine, by calling
+.B shutdown
+and passing the
+.I off
+directive to the boot monitor.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR shutdown (8).