diff --git a/platform/qemu-virt-m68k/include/platform/virt.h b/platform/qemu-virt-m68k/include/platform/virt.h
index f30bfcfaae..6b411cb2b7 100644
--- a/platform/qemu-virt-m68k/include/platform/virt.h
+++ b/platform/qemu-virt-m68k/include/platform/virt.h
@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@
 #define VIRT_CTRL_MMIO_BASE 0xff009000    /* MMIO: 0xff009000 - 0xff009fff */
 #define VIRT_CTRL_IRQ_BASE  PIC_IRQ(1, 1) /* PIC: #1, IRQ: #1 */
 
+/* virt-ctrl registers */
+#define VIRT_CTRL_REG_FEATURES 0x00
+#define VIRT_CTRL_REG_CMD      0x04
+
+/* virt-ctrl command codes */
+#define VIRT_CTRL_CMD_NOOP  0
+#define VIRT_CTRL_CMD_RESET 1
+#define VIRT_CTRL_CMD_HALT  2
+#define VIRT_CTRL_CMD_PANIC 3
+
 /*
  * virtio-mmio size is 0x200 bytes
  * we use 4 goldfish-pic to attach them,
diff --git a/platform/qemu-virt-m68k/platform.c b/platform/qemu-virt-m68k/platform.c
index 565e491f38..adf8efac32 100644
--- a/platform/qemu-virt-m68k/platform.c
+++ b/platform/qemu-virt-m68k/platform.c
@@ -132,3 +132,15 @@ void platform_init(void) {
     }
 #endif
 }
+
+static void virt_ctrl_system_reset(void) {
+    writel(VIRT_CTRL_CMD_RESET, VIRT_CTRL_MMIO_BASE + VIRT_CTRL_REG_CMD);
+}
+
+static void virt_ctrl_system_off(void) {
+    writel(VIRT_CTRL_CMD_HALT, VIRT_CTRL_MMIO_BASE + VIRT_CTRL_REG_CMD);
+}
+
+void platform_halt(platform_halt_action action, platform_halt_reason reason) {
+    platform_halt_default(action, reason, &virt_ctrl_system_reset, &virt_ctrl_system_off);
+}