diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index b2f5cd1f47ce045a40fbbbae91d2509ca7eb09c4..07b493ca2770b7b38cbe2ee12971cf5890ec6606 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -492,8 +492,7 @@ ETEXI
         .args_type  = "",
         .params     = "",
         .help       = "send system power down event",
-        .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
-        .mhandler.cmd_new = do_system_powerdown,
+        .mhandler.cmd = hmp_system_powerdown,
     },
 
 STEXI
diff --git a/hmp.c b/hmp.c
index 24f30bc948288b60ebfd997ef6faed4511496013..34416fc3c708ca695cee853b1200445804d65cbd 100644
--- a/hmp.c
+++ b/hmp.c
@@ -109,3 +109,8 @@ void hmp_system_reset(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     qmp_system_reset(NULL);
 }
+
+void hmp_system_powerdown(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    qmp_system_powerdown(NULL);
+}
diff --git a/hmp.h b/hmp.h
index a49a6e674b55623915bedc34aab6c2004982c0f4..92433cff97b799642253bfa9fdafb245c9ff010b 100644
--- a/hmp.h
+++ b/hmp.h
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ void hmp_info_chardev(Monitor *mon);
 void hmp_quit(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_stop(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void hmp_system_reset(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
+void hmp_system_powerdown(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index 02de4b55c66d571a4e22df6d42ed83ba0c96ab88..5922c4a920c7cda4de84c519570af760a2b7904f 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -257,3 +257,17 @@
 # Since: 0.14.0
 ##
 { 'command': 'system_reset' }
+
+##
+# @system_powerdown:
+#
+# Requests that a guest perform a powerdown operation.
+#
+# Since: 0.14.0
+#
+# Notes: A guest may or may not respond to this command.  This command
+#        returning does not indicate that a guest has accepted the request or
+#        that it has shut down.  Many guests will respond to this command by
+#        prompting the user in some way.
+##
+{ 'command': 'system_powerdown' }
diff --git a/qmp.c b/qmp.c
index 51d93832a19fc8d743c27888c0275c7519c0f732..bf58b05a9a2945944c8aa6d72fb5ee182937efd2 100644
--- a/qmp.c
+++ b/qmp.c
@@ -85,3 +85,8 @@ void qmp_system_reset(Error **errp)
 {
     qemu_system_reset_request();
 }
+
+void qmp_system_powerdown(Error **erp)
+{
+    qemu_system_powerdown_request();
+}