diff --git a/pwnagotchi/__init__.py b/pwnagotchi/__init__.py
index ff434946..c343bb31 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/__init__.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 import subprocess
+import os
+import logging
+import time
+import pwnagotchi.ui.view as view
 
 version = '1.0.0a'
 
@@ -46,3 +50,13 @@ def temperature(celsius=True):
         temp = int(fp.read().strip())
     c = int(temp / 1000)
     return c if celsius else ((c * (9 / 5)) + 32)
+
+
+def shutdown():
+    logging.warning("shutting down ...")
+    if view.ROOT:
+        view.ROOT.on_shutdown()
+        # give it some time to refresh the ui
+        time.sleep(5)
+    os.system("sync")
+    os.system("halt")
diff --git a/pwnagotchi/ui/display.py b/pwnagotchi/ui/display.py
index 76e9a24d..ffefa18c 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/ui/display.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/ui/display.py
@@ -15,11 +15,29 @@ class VideoHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
     _lock = Lock()
     _index = """<html>
   <head>
-    <title>%s</title>
+      <title>%s</title>
+      <style>
+        .block {
+          -webkit-appearance: button;
+          -moz-appearance: button;
+          appearance: button;
+
+          display: block;
+          cursor: pointer;
+          text-align: center;
+        }
+    </style>
   </head>
   <body>
-    <img src="/ui" id="ui"/>
-
+    <div style="position: absolute; top:0; left:0; width:100%%;">
+        <img src="/ui" id="ui" style="width:100%%"/>
+        <br/>
+        <hr/>
+        <form action="/shutdown" onsubmit="return confirm('This will halt the unit, continue?');">
+            <input type="submit" class="block" value="Shutdown"/>
+        </form>
+    </div>
+    
     <script type="text/javascript">
     window.onload = function() {
         var image = document.getElementById("ui");
@@ -50,6 +68,9 @@ class VideoHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             except:
                 pass
 
+        elif self.path.startswith('/shutdown'):
+            pwnagotchi.shutdown()
+
         elif self.path.startswith('/ui'):
             with self._lock:
                 self.send_response(200)
diff --git a/pwnagotchi/ui/view.py b/pwnagotchi/ui/view.py
index 3289eb13..3d247f9f 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/ui/view.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/ui/view.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from pwnagotchi.ui.state import State
 
 WHITE = 0xff
 BLACK = 0x00
-
+ROOT = None
 
 def setup_display_specifics(config):
     width = 0
@@ -57,9 +57,12 @@ def setup_display_specifics(config):
 
 class View(object):
     def __init__(self, config, state={}):
+        global ROOT
+
         self._render_cbs = []
         self._config = config
         self._canvas = None
+        self._frozen = False
         self._lock = Lock()
         self._voice = Voice(lang=config['main']['lang'])
 
@@ -119,6 +122,8 @@ class View(object):
             logging.warning("ui.fps is 0, the display will only update for major changes")
             self._ignore_changes = ('uptime', 'name')
 
+        ROOT = self
+
     def add_element(self, key, elem):
         self._state.add_element(key, elem)
 
@@ -261,6 +266,12 @@ class View(object):
 
         self.on_normal()
 
+    def on_shutdown(self):
+        self.set('face', faces.SLEEP)
+        self.set('status', self._voice.on_shutdown())
+        self.update(force=True)
+        self._frozen = True
+
     def on_bored(self):
         self.set('face', faces.BORED)
         self.set('status', self._voice.on_bored())
@@ -323,6 +334,9 @@ class View(object):
 
     def update(self, force=False):
         with self._lock:
+            if self._frozen:
+                return
+
             changes = self._state.changes(ignore=self._ignore_changes)
             if force or len(changes):
                 self._canvas = Image.new('1', (self._width, self._height), WHITE)
diff --git a/pwnagotchi/voice.py b/pwnagotchi/voice.py
index 9268b113..aa12334c 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/voice.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/voice.py
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ class Voice:
             self._('Zzzzz'),
             self._('ZzzZzzz ({secs}s)').format(secs=secs)])
 
+    def on_shutdown(self):
+        return random.choice([
+            self._('Good night.'),
+            self._('Zzz')])
+
     def on_awakening(self):
         return random.choice(['...', '!'])
 
