diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/acpi/PWRF/00000080 b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/acpi/PWRF/00000080
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..08ef0f7ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/acpi/PWRF/00000080
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This script is exec()d by acpid when an ACPI event signals the power button
+# to have been pressed.
+
+echo "System power button was pressed - shutting down..."
+exec /bin/systemctl poweroff
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/busybox-acpid.service b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/busybox-acpid.service
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..58ebeea6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/busybox-acpid.service
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/usr/lib/systemd/system/busybox-acpid.service
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/usr/lib/systemd/system/busybox-acpid.service b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/usr/lib/systemd/system/busybox-acpid.service
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77aa28f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/usr/lib/systemd/system/busybox-acpid.service
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=acpid (busybox)
+RefuseManualStop=true
+ConditionPathIsDirectory=/proc/acpi
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/sbin/acpid -d
+
+[Install]
+After=local-fs.target
+WantedBy=multi-user.target