diff --git a/examples/object-events/event-test.c b/examples/object-events/event-test.c
index 12690cac09..78d2008066 100644
--- a/examples/object-events/event-test.c
+++ b/examples/object-events/event-test.c
@@ -240,6 +240,12 @@ eventDetailToString(int event,
             case VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SHUTDOWN_FINISHED:
                 return "Finished";
 
+            case VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SHUTDOWN_GUEST:
+                return "Guest request";
+
+            case VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SHUTDOWN_HOST:
+                return "Host request";
+
             case VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SHUTDOWN_LAST:
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
index c9e96a6c90..720db32f76 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt-domain.h
@@ -2983,7 +2983,16 @@ typedef enum {
  * Details on the cause of a 'shutdown' lifecycle event
  */
 typedef enum {
-    VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SHUTDOWN_FINISHED = 0, /* Guest finished shutdown sequence */
+    /* Guest finished shutdown sequence */
+    VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SHUTDOWN_FINISHED = 0,
+
+    /* Domain finished shutting down after request from the guest itself
+     * (e.g. hardware-specific action) */
+    VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SHUTDOWN_GUEST = 1,
+
+    /* Domain finished shutting down after request from the host (e.g. killed by
+     * a signal) */
+    VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SHUTDOWN_HOST = 2,
 
 # ifdef VIR_ENUM_SENTINELS
     VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SHUTDOWN_LAST
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
index 2148d483ed..a2de1a6c5b 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.c
@@ -1326,13 +1326,13 @@ qemuMonitorEmitEvent(qemuMonitorPtr mon, const char *event,
 
 
 int
-qemuMonitorEmitShutdown(qemuMonitorPtr mon)
+qemuMonitorEmitShutdown(qemuMonitorPtr mon, virTristateBool guest)
 {
     int ret = -1;
-    VIR_DEBUG("mon=%p", mon);
+    VIR_DEBUG("mon=%p guest=%u", mon, guest);
     mon->willhangup = 1;
 
-    QEMU_MONITOR_CALLBACK(mon, ret, domainShutdown, mon->vm);
+    QEMU_MONITOR_CALLBACK(mon, ret, domainShutdown, mon->vm, guest);
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
index 12f98beba7..8956bf929a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ typedef int (*qemuMonitorDomainEventCallback)(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
                                               void *opaque);
 typedef int (*qemuMonitorDomainShutdownCallback)(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
                                                  virDomainObjPtr vm,
+                                                 virTristateBool guest,
                                                  void *opaque);
 typedef int (*qemuMonitorDomainResetCallback)(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
                                               virDomainObjPtr vm,
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ int qemuMonitorGetDiskSecret(qemuMonitorPtr mon,
 int qemuMonitorEmitEvent(qemuMonitorPtr mon, const char *event,
                          long long seconds, unsigned int micros,
                          const char *details);
-int qemuMonitorEmitShutdown(qemuMonitorPtr mon);
+int qemuMonitorEmitShutdown(qemuMonitorPtr mon, virTristateBool guest);
 int qemuMonitorEmitReset(qemuMonitorPtr mon);
 int qemuMonitorEmitPowerdown(qemuMonitorPtr mon);
 int qemuMonitorEmitStop(qemuMonitorPtr mon);
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
index 083729003b..757595dd74 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
@@ -523,9 +523,15 @@ qemuMonitorJSONKeywordStringToJSON(const char *str, const char *firstkeyword)
 }
 
 
-static void qemuMonitorJSONHandleShutdown(qemuMonitorPtr mon, virJSONValuePtr data ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+static void qemuMonitorJSONHandleShutdown(qemuMonitorPtr mon, virJSONValuePtr data)
 {
-    qemuMonitorEmitShutdown(mon);
+    bool guest = false;
+    virTristateBool guest_initiated = VIR_TRISTATE_BOOL_ABSENT;
+
+    if (virJSONValueObjectGetBoolean(data, "guest", &guest) == 0)
+        guest_initiated = guest ? VIR_TRISTATE_BOOL_YES : VIR_TRISTATE_BOOL_NO;
+
+    qemuMonitorEmitShutdown(mon, guest_initiated);
 }
 
 static void qemuMonitorJSONHandleReset(qemuMonitorPtr mon, virJSONValuePtr data ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index ac17da6686..be031b56b9 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -634,12 +634,14 @@ qemuProcessHandleEvent(qemuMonitorPtr mon ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 static int
 qemuProcessHandleShutdown(qemuMonitorPtr mon ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                           virDomainObjPtr vm,
+                          virTristateBool guest_initiated,
                           void *opaque)
 {
     virQEMUDriverPtr driver = opaque;
     qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv;
     virObjectEventPtr event = NULL;
     virQEMUDriverConfigPtr cfg = virQEMUDriverGetConfig(driver);
+    int detail = 0;
 
     VIR_DEBUG("vm=%p", vm);
 
@@ -662,9 +664,24 @@ qemuProcessHandleShutdown(qemuMonitorPtr mon ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
     virDomainObjSetState(vm,
                          VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTDOWN,
                          VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTDOWN_UNKNOWN);
+
+    switch (guest_initiated) {
+    case VIR_TRISTATE_BOOL_YES:
+        detail = VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SHUTDOWN_GUEST;
+        break;
+
+    case VIR_TRISTATE_BOOL_NO:
+        detail = VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SHUTDOWN_HOST;
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        detail = VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SHUTDOWN_FINISHED;
+        break;
+    }
+
     event = virDomainEventLifecycleNewFromObj(vm,
-                                     VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SHUTDOWN,
-                                     VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SHUTDOWN_FINISHED);
+                                              VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SHUTDOWN,
+                                              detail);
 
     if (virDomainSaveStatus(driver->xmlopt, cfg->stateDir, vm, driver->caps) < 0) {
         VIR_WARN("Unable to save status on vm %s after state change",
diff --git a/tools/virsh-domain.c b/tools/virsh-domain.c
index 5c420213cf..ccb514ef9a 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-domain.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-domain.c
@@ -12257,7 +12257,9 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virshDomainEventStopped,
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virshDomainEventShutdown)
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virshDomainEventShutdown,
               VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SHUTDOWN_LAST,
-              N_("Finished"))
+              N_("Finished"),
+              N_("Finished after guest request"),
+              N_("Finished after host request"))
 
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virshDomainEventPMSuspended)
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virshDomainEventPMSuspended,