diff --git a/js/Makefile.am b/js/Makefile.am
index 4c41bffee..14a25b599 100644
--- a/js/Makefile.am
+++ b/js/Makefile.am
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ nobase_dist_js_DATA = 	\
 	gdm/fingerprint.js	\
 	gdm/loginDialog.js	\
 	gdm/powerMenu.js	\
+	gdm/systemd.js	 	\
 	extensionPrefs/main.js	\
 	misc/config.js		\
 	misc/docInfo.js		\
diff --git a/js/gdm/powerMenu.js b/js/gdm/powerMenu.js
index efe1a8f93..59ebc42e6 100644
--- a/js/gdm/powerMenu.js
+++ b/js/gdm/powerMenu.js
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ const Lang = imports.lang;
 const UPowerGlib = imports.gi.UPowerGlib;
 
 const ConsoleKit = imports.gdm.consoleKit;
+const Systemd = imports.gdm.systemd;
+
 const PanelMenu = imports.ui.panelMenu;
 const PopupMenu = imports.ui.popupMenu;
 
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ const PowerMenuButton = new Lang.Class({
     _init: function() {
         this.parent('system-shutdown', null);
         this._consoleKitManager = new ConsoleKit.ConsoleKitManager();
+        this._systemdLoginManager = new Systemd.SystemdLoginManager();
         this._upClient = new UPowerGlib.Client();
 
         this._createSubMenu();
@@ -61,39 +64,75 @@ const PowerMenuButton = new Lang.Class({
     },
 
     _updateHaveShutdown: function() {
-        this._consoleKitManager.CanStopRemote(Lang.bind(this,
-            function(result, error) {
-                if (!error)
-                    this._haveShutdown = result;
-                else
-                    this._haveShutdown = false;
 
-                if (this._haveShutdown) {
-                    this._powerOffItem.actor.show();
-                } else {
-                    this._powerOffItem.actor.hide();
-                }
+        if (Systemd.haveSystemd()) {
+            this._systemdLoginManager.CanPowerOffRemote(Lang.bind(this,
+                function(result, error) {
+                    if (!error)
+                        this._haveShutdown = result != 'no';
+                    else
+                        this._haveShutdown = false;
 
-                this._updateVisibility();
-            }));
+                    if (this._haveShutdown)
+                        this._powerOffItem.actor.show();
+                    else
+                        this._powerOffItem.actor.hide();
+
+                    this._updateVisibility();
+                }));
+        } else {
+            this._consoleKitManager.CanStopRemote(Lang.bind(this,
+                function(result, error) {
+                    if (!error)
+                        this._haveShutdown = result;
+                    else
+                        this._haveShutdown = false;
+
+                    if (this._haveShutdown) {
+                        this._powerOffItem.actor.show();
+                    } else {
+                        this._powerOffItem.actor.hide();
+                    }
+
+                    this._updateVisibility();
+                }));
+        }
     },
 
     _updateHaveRestart: function() {
-        this._consoleKitManager.CanRestartRemote(Lang.bind(this,
-            function(result, error) {
-                if (!error)
-                    this._haveRestart = result;
-                else
-                    this._haveRestart = false;
 
-                if (this._haveRestart) {
-                    this._restartItem.actor.show();
-                } else {
-                    this._restartItem.actor.hide();
-                }
+        if (Systemd.haveSystemd()) {
+            this._systemdLoginManager.CanRebootRemote(Lang.bind(this,
+                function(result, error) {
+                    if (!error)
+                        this._haveRestart = result != 'no';
+                    else
+                        this._haveRestart = false;
 
-                this._updateVisibility();
-            }));
+                    if (this._haveRestart)
+                        this._restartItem.actor.show();
+                    else
+                        this._restartItem.actor.hide();
+
+                    this._updateVisibility();
+                }));
+        } else {
+            this._consoleKitManager.CanRestartRemote(Lang.bind(this,
+                function(result, error) {
+                    if (!error)
+                        this._haveRestart = result;
+                    else
+                        this._haveRestart = false;
+
+                    if (this._haveRestart) {
+                        this._restartItem.actor.show();
+                    } else {
+                        this._restartItem.actor.hide();
+                    }
+
+                    this._updateVisibility();
+                }));
+        }
     },
 
     _updateHaveSuspend: function() {
@@ -132,12 +171,22 @@ const PowerMenuButton = new Lang.Class({
     },
 
     _onActivateRestart: function() {
-        if (this._haveRestart)
+        if (!this._haveRestart)
+            return;
+
+        if (Systemd.haveSystemd())
+            this._systemdLoginManager.RebootRemote(true);
+        else
             this._consoleKitManager.RestartRemote();
     },
 
     _onActivatePowerOff: function() {
-        if (this._haveShutdown)
+        if (!this._haveShutdown)
+            return;
+
+        if (Systemd.haveSystemd())
+            this._systemdLoginManager.PowerOffRemote(true);
+        else
             this._consoleKitManager.StopRemote();
     }
 });
diff --git a/js/gdm/systemd.js b/js/gdm/systemd.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8dd73abee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/gdm/systemd.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// -*- mode: js; js-indent-level: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
+
+const GLib = imports.gi.GLib;
+const Gio = imports.gi.Gio;
+
+const SystemdLoginManagerIface = <interface name='org.freedesktop.login1.Manager'>
+<method name='PowerOff'>
+    <arg type='b' direction='in'/>
+</method>
+<method name='Reboot'>
+    <arg type='b' direction='in'/>
+</method>
+<method name='CanPowerOff'>
+    <arg type='s' direction='out'/>
+</method>
+<method name='CanReboot'>
+    <arg type='s' direction='out'/>
+</method>
+</interface>;
+
+const SystemdLoginManagerProxy = Gio.DBusProxy.makeProxyWrapper(SystemdLoginManagerIface);
+
+function SystemdLoginManager() {
+    return new SystemdLoginManagerProxy(Gio.DBus.system,
+                                        'org.freedesktop.login1',
+                                        '/org/freedesktop/login1');
+};
+
+function haveSystemd() {
+    return GLib.access("/sys/fs/cgroup/systemd", 0) >= 0;
+}