diff --git a/util/CMakeLists.txt b/util/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f7170d..8e5096e 100644
--- a/util/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ CREATE_CLIENT_EXECUTABLE(dump_blockmap)
 CREATE_CLIENT_EXECUTABLE(drop_database)
 CREATE_CLIENT_EXECUTABLE(space_usage)
 CREATE_CLIENT_EXECUTABLE(histogram)
+CREATE_CLIENT_EXECUTABLE(shutdown)
diff --git a/util/shutdown.cpp b/util/shutdown.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfba3b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/shutdown.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * shtudown.cpp
+ *
+ *  Created on: Aug 16, 2010
+ *      Author: sears
+ */
+
+#include "../tcpclient.h"
+#include "../network.h"
+#include "../datatuple.h"
+
+void usage(char * argv[]) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "usage %s [host [port]]\n", argv[0]);
+}
+#include "util_main.h"
+int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
+    logstore_handle_t * l = util_open_conn(argc, argv);
+
+    datatuple * ret = logstore_client_op(l, OP_SHUTDOWN);
+
+    if(ret == NULL) {
+      perror("Shutdown failed."); return 3;
+    } else {
+      datatuple::freetuple(ret);
+    }
+    logstore_client_close(l);
+    printf("Shutdown in progress\n");
+    return 0;
+}