diff --git a/devices/src/legacy/i8042.rs b/devices/src/legacy/i8042.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68a12faff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devices/src/legacy/i8042.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+use vmm_sys_util::EventFd;
+
+use BusDevice;
+
+/// A i8042 PS/2 controller that emulates just enough to shutdown the machine.
+pub struct I8042Device {
+    reset_evt: EventFd,
+}
+
+impl I8042Device {
+    /// Constructs a i8042 device that will signal the given event when the guest requests it.
+    pub fn new(reset_evt: EventFd) -> I8042Device {
+        I8042Device { reset_evt }
+    }
+}
+
+// i8042 device is located at I/O port 0x61. We partially implement two 8-bit
+// registers: port 0x61 (I8042_PORT_B_REG, offset 0 from base of 0x61), and
+// port 0x64 (I8042_COMMAND_REG, offset 3 from base of 0x61).
+impl BusDevice for I8042Device {
+    fn read(&mut self, offset: u64, data: &mut [u8]) {
+        if data.len() == 1 && offset == 3 {
+            data[0] = 0x0;
+        } else if data.len() == 1 && offset == 0 {
+            // Like kvmtool, we return bit 5 set in I8042_PORT_B_REG to
+            // avoid hang in pit_calibrate_tsc() in Linux kernel.
+            data[0] = 0x20;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn write(&mut self, offset: u64, data: &[u8]) {
+        if data.len() == 1 && data[0] == 0xfe && offset == 3 {
+            if let Err(e) = self.reset_evt.write(1) {
+                println!("Error triggering i8042 reset event: {}", e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/devices/src/legacy/mod.rs b/devices/src/legacy/mod.rs
index bca23a0b5..7e0f571d1 100644
--- a/devices/src/legacy/mod.rs
+++ b/devices/src/legacy/mod.rs
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@
 // found in the THIRD-PARTY file.
 
 mod serial;
+mod i8042;
 
 pub use self::serial::Serial;
+pub use self::i8042::I8042Device;
diff --git a/vmm/src/vm.rs b/vmm/src/vm.rs
index 49fdacebd..4b5ac236c 100644
--- a/vmm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/vm.rs
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ struct DeviceManager {
     // Serial port on 0x3f8
     serial: Arc<Mutex<devices::legacy::Serial>>,
     serial_evt: EventFd,
+
+    // i8042 device for exit
+    i8042: Arc<Mutex<devices::legacy::I8042Device>>,
     exit_evt: EventFd,
 }
 
@@ -226,20 +229,31 @@ impl DeviceManager {
         )));
 
         let exit_evt = EventFd::new(EFD_NONBLOCK).map_err(Error::EventFd)?;
+        let i8042 = Arc::new(Mutex::new(devices::legacy::I8042Device::new(
+            exit_evt.try_clone().map_err(Error::EventFd)?,
+        )));
 
         Ok(DeviceManager {
             io_bus,
             serial,
             serial_evt,
+            i8042,
             exit_evt,
         })
     }
 
     /// Register legacy devices.
     pub fn register_devices(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        // Insert serial device
         self.io_bus
             .insert(self.serial.clone(), 0x3f8, 0x8)
             .map_err(Error::BusError)?;
+
+        // Insert i8042 device
+        self.io_bus
+            .insert(self.i8042.clone(), 0x61, 0x4)
+            .map_err(Error::BusError)?;
+
         Ok(())
     }
 }