diff --git a/scripts/shutdown_system.php b/scripts/shutdown_system.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b765831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/shutdown_system.php
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?php
+shell_exec("/home/pi/BirdNET-Lite/scripts/shutdown_system.sh");
+header('Location: http://birdnetsystem.local/scripts/index.html?success=true');
+?>
diff --git a/scripts/shutdown_system.sh b/scripts/shutdown_system.sh
new file mode 100755
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/shutdown_system.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+sudo shutdown now