diff --git a/containments/panel/package/contents/config/main.xml b/containments/panel/package/contents/config/main.xml
index 61a525b..c8fc759 100644
--- a/containments/panel/package/contents/config/main.xml
+++ b/containments/panel/package/contents/config/main.xml
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <kcfg xmlns="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0"
       xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
       xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0
       http://www.kde.org/standards/kcfg/1.0/kcfg.xsd" >
   <kcfgfile name=""/>
 
   <group name="General">
     <entry name="AppletOrder" type="String">
       <label>encoded order of items</label>
     </entry>
+    <entry name="ShowPowerButton" type="Bool">
+      <default>true</default>
+      <label>optional power button</label>
+    </entry>
   </group>
 
 </kcfg>
diff --git a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/quicksettings/QuickSettings.qml b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/quicksettings/QuickSettings.qml
index 00603a8..1932717 100644
--- a/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/quicksettings/QuickSettings.qml
+++ b/containments/panel/package/contents/ui/quicksettings/QuickSettings.qml
@@ -1,157 +1,177 @@
 /*
  *   Copyright 2015 Marco Martin <notmart@gmail.com>
  *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
  *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
  *   (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *   GNU Library General Public License for more details
  *
  *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
  *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
  *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 import QtQuick 2.1
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 import org.kde.plasma.components 2.0 as PlasmaComponents
 
 Item {
     id: root
 
     function toggleAirplane() {
         print("toggle airplane mode")
     }
 
     function toggleTorch() {
         plasmoid.nativeInterface.toggleTorch()
     }
 
+    function requestShutdown() {
+        print("Shutdown requested, depends on ksmserver running");
+        var service = pmSource.serviceForSource("PowerDevil");
+        //note the strange camelCasing is intentional
+        var operation = service.operationDescription("requestShutDown");
+        return service.startOperationCall(operation);
+    }
+
     function addPlasmoid(applet) {
         settingsModel.append({"icon": applet.icon,
                               "text": applet.title,
                               "enabled": false,
                               "applet": applet,
                               "settingsCommand": "",
                               "toggleFunction": ""});
     }
 
     signal plasmoidTriggered(var applet, var id)
     Layout.minimumHeight: flow.implicitHeight + units.largeSpacing*2
 
     property int screenBrightness
     property bool disableBrightnessUpdate: true
     readonly property int maximumScreenBrightness: pmSource.data["PowerDevil"] ? pmSource.data["PowerDevil"]["Maximum Screen Brightness"] || 0 : 0
 
     onScreenBrightnessChanged: {
         if(!disableBrightnessUpdate) {
             var service = pmSource.serviceForSource("PowerDevil");
             var operation = service.operationDescription("setBrightness");
             operation.brightness = screenBrightness;
             operation.silent = true
             service.startOperationCall(operation);
         }
     }
 
     PlasmaCore.DataSource {
         id: pmSource
         engine: "powermanagement"
         connectedSources: ["PowerDevil"]
         onSourceAdded: {
             if (source === "PowerDevil") {
                 disconnectSource(source);
                 connectSource(source);
             }
         }
         onDataChanged: {
             disableBrightnessUpdate = true;
             root.screenBrightness = pmSource.data["PowerDevil"]["Screen Brightness"];
             disableBrightnessUpdate = false;
         }
     }
     //HACK: make the list know about the applet delegate which is a qtobject
     QtObject {
         id: nullApplet
     }
     Component.onCompleted: {
         //NOTE: add all in javascript as the static decl of listelements can't have scripts
         settingsModel.append({
             "text": i18n("Settings"),
             "icon": "configure",
             "enabled": false,
             "settingsCommand": "plasma-settings",
             "toggleFunction": "",
             "delegate": "",
             "enabled": false,
             "applet": null
         });
 
         settingsModel.append({
             "text": i18n("Flashlight"),
             "icon": "package_games_puzzle",
             "enabled": false,
             "settingsCommand": "",
             "toggleFunction": "toggleTorch",
             "applet": null
         });
         settingsModel.append({
             "text": i18n("Location"),
             "icon": "find-location-symbolic",
             "enabled": false,
             "settingsCommand": "",
             "applet": null
         });
+        if (plasmoid.configuration.ShowPowerButton) {
+            settingsModel.append({
+                "text": i18n("Shutdown"),
+                "icon": "system-shutdown-symbolic",
+                "enabled": false,
+                "settingsCommand": "",
+                "toggleFunction": "requestShutdown",
+                "plasmoidId": -1,
+                "applet": null
+            });
+        }
+
         brightnessSlider.valueChanged.connect(function() {
             root.screenBrightness = brightnessSlider.value;
         });
         disableBrightnessUpdate = false;
     }
 
     ListModel {
         id: settingsModel
     }
 
     Flow {
         id: flow
         anchors {
             fill: parent
             margins: units.largeSpacing
         }
         spacing: units.largeSpacing
         Repeater {
             model: settingsModel
             delegate: Loader {
                 //FIXME: why this is needed?
                 width: flow.width / 2 - units.largeSpacing / 2//item ? item.implicitWidth : 0
                 height: item ? item.implicitHeight : 0
                 source: Qt.resolvedUrl((model.delegate ? model.delegate : "Delegate") + ".qml")
             }
         }
         move: Transition {
             NumberAnimation {
                 duration: units.shortDuration
                 easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
                 properties: "x,y"
             }
         }
 
         BrightnessItem {
             id: brightnessSlider
             width: flow.width
             icon: "video-display-brightness"
             label: i18n("Display Brightness")
             value: root.screenBrightness
             maximumValue: root.maximumScreenBrightness
             Connections {
                 target: root
                 onScreenBrightnessChanged: brightnessSlider.value = root.screenBrightness
             }
         }
     }
 }