diff --git a/src/Application/Application.cpp b/src/Application/Application.cpp
index ebbcd93..7acba76 100644
--- a/src/Application/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Application/Application.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ void Application::onKeyPressed(ofKeyEventArgs & args){
 		 reboot();
 		 break;
 
+	 case 'c':
+		 shutdown();
+		 break;
+
 	 default:
 		 // All the other keypresses are handled by the application state onKeyPressed
 		 _state->onKeyPressed(this, args);
@@ -308,6 +312,14 @@ void Application::reboot(){
 	#endif
 }
 
+void Application::shutdown(){
+	#ifdef TARGET_RASPBERRY_PI
+		system("sudo shutdown -h now");
+	#else
+		ofLogNotice("Application::shutdown()", "Supported only on Raspberry Pi");
+	#endif
+}
+
 bool Application::loadXmlSettings(string fileName){
 	if(!ofFile::doesFileExist(fileName)){
 		ofLogError("Application::loadXmlSettings()") << fileName << " does not exist";
diff --git a/src/Application/Application.h b/src/Application/Application.h
index a18d04a..ab387a5 100644
--- a/src/Application/Application.h
+++ b/src/Application/Application.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ class Application : public KeyListener {
 	
 		// System commands
 		void reboot();
+		void shutdown();
 	
 	protected:
 		void setState(ApplicationBaseMode * st);
diff --git a/src/ofxPiMapper.cpp b/src/ofxPiMapper.cpp
index d847952..b7b10b9 100644
--- a/src/ofxPiMapper.cpp
+++ b/src/ofxPiMapper.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ void ofxPiMapper::reboot(){
 	_application.reboot();
 }
 
+void ofxPiMapper::shutdown(){
+	_application.shutdown();
+}
+
 void ofxPiMapper::saveProject(){
 	_application.saveProject();
 }
diff --git a/src/ofxPiMapper.h b/src/ofxPiMapper.h
index 9be9859..47d9a33 100644
--- a/src/ofxPiMapper.h
+++ b/src/ofxPiMapper.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class ofxPiMapper {
 	
 		// System commands
 		void reboot();
+		void shutdown();
 
 	private:
 		ofx::piMapper::Application _application;