diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/config/evmap/power.evmap b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/config/evmap/power.evmap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b6529c7b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/config/evmap/power.evmap
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Power Button (ACPI)
+  KEY_POWER     = KEY_POWER
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/config/rules/98-eventlircd.rules b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/config/rules/98-eventlircd.rules
index 4cedae4812..601e579576 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/config/rules/98-eventlircd.rules
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/eventlircd/config/rules/98-eventlircd.rules
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ SUBSYSTEMS=="rc", \
   ENV{eventlircd_enable}="true", \
   ENV{eventlircd_evmap}="ircore.evmap"
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Ask eventlircd to handle power button.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+SUBSYSTEMS=="acpi", ATTRS{hid}=="LNXPWRBN", \
+  ENV{eventlircd_enable}="true", \
+  ENV{eventlircd_evmap}="power.evmap"
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Ask eventlircd to handle USB HID devices that show up as event devices and are
 # known to be remote controls. For simplicity, the event map file names have the