diff --git a/qubesmanager/backup.py b/qubesmanager/backup.py
index 1d4d6a6..83ff05e 100644
--- a/qubesmanager/backup.py
+++ b/qubesmanager/backup.py
@@ -348,6 +348,12 @@ class BackupVMsWindow(ui_backupdlg.Ui_Backup, multiselectwidget.QtGui.QWizard):
             self.button(self.FinishButton).setEnabled(True)
             self.showFileDialog.setEnabled(False)
             self.cleanup_temporary_files()
+
+            # turn off only when backup was successful
+            if self.thread_monitor.success and \
+                    self.turn_off_checkbox.isChecked():
+                os.system('systemctl poweroff')
+                
         signal.signal(signal.SIGCHLD, old_sigchld_handler)
 
     def reject(self):
diff --git a/ui/backupdlg.ui b/ui/backupdlg.ui
index dc86b73..f4b0a0d 100644
--- a/ui/backupdlg.ui
+++ b/ui/backupdlg.ui
@@ -310,6 +310,28 @@
       </property>
      </widget>
     </item>
+    <item row="4" column="0">
+     <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_4">
+      <property name="sizePolicy">
+       <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Expanding">
+        <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+        <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+       </sizepolicy>
+      </property>
+      <property name="title">
+       <string>Other</string>
+      </property>
+      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
+       <item row="0" column="0">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="turn_off_checkbox">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Turn computer off after backup is finished</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
    </layout>
   </widget>
   <widget class="QWizardPage" name="confirm_page">