diff --git a/icons/kill.png b/icons/kill.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6072634
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/kill.png differ
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
index 03e1249..54a8165 100644
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@
    <addaction name="action_resumevm"/>
    <addaction name="action_pausevm"/>
    <addaction name="action_shutdownvm"/>
+   <addaction name="action_killvm"/>
    <addaction name="separator"/>
    <addaction name="action_settings"/>
    <addaction name="action_editfwrules"/>
@@ -318,7 +319,7 @@
     <string>Start/Resume VM</string>
    </property>
    <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Start/Resume a VM</string>
+    <string>Start/Resume selected VM</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="action_pausevm">
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@
     <string>Pause VM</string>
    </property>
    <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Pause a running VM</string>
+    <string>Pause selected VM</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="action_shutdownvm">
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@
     <string>Shutdown VM</string>
    </property>
    <property name="toolTip">
-    <string>Shutdown a running VM</string>
+    <string>Shutdown selected VM</string>
    </property>
   </action>
   <action name="action_appmenus">
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@
     <bool>true</bool>
    </property>
    <property name="checked">
-    <bool>true</bool>
+    <bool>false</bool>
    </property>
    <property name="icon">
     <iconset resource="resources.qrc">
@@ -553,6 +554,18 @@
     <string>State</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="action_killvm">
+   <property name="icon">
+    <iconset resource="resources.qrc">
+     <normaloff>:/killvm.png</normaloff>:/killvm.png</iconset>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Kill VM</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="toolTip">
+    <string>Kill selected VM</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <resources>
   <include location="resources.qrc"/>
diff --git a/qubesmanager/main.py b/qubesmanager/main.py
index 12b42fe..3da1232 100755
--- a/qubesmanager/main.py
+++ b/qubesmanager/main.py
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ class VmManagerWindow(Ui_VmManagerWindow, QMainWindow):
         self.context_menu.addAction(self.action_resumevm)
         self.context_menu.addAction(self.action_pausevm)
         self.context_menu.addAction(self.action_shutdownvm)
+        self.context_menu.addAction(self.action_killvm)
         self.context_menu.addAction(self.action_appmenus)
         self.context_menu.addAction(self.action_editfwrules)
         self.context_menu.addAction(self.action_updatevm)
@@ -896,6 +897,7 @@ class VmManagerWindow(Ui_VmManagerWindow, QMainWindow):
             self.action_resumevm.setEnabled(not vm.last_running)
             self.action_pausevm.setEnabled(vm.last_running and vm.qid != 0)
             self.action_shutdownvm.setEnabled(vm.last_running and vm.qid != 0)
+            self.action_killvm.setEnabled(vm.last_running and vm.qid != 0)
             self.action_appmenus.setEnabled(not vm.is_netvm())
             self.action_editfwrules.setEnabled(vm.is_networked() and not (vm.is_netvm() and not vm.is_proxyvm()))
             self.action_updatevm.setEnabled(vm.is_updateable() or vm.qid == 0)
@@ -905,6 +907,7 @@ class VmManagerWindow(Ui_VmManagerWindow, QMainWindow):
             self.action_resumevm.setEnabled(False)
             self.action_pausevm.setEnabled(False)
             self.action_shutdownvm.setEnabled(False)
+            self.action_killvm.setEnabled(False)
             self.action_appmenus.setEnabled(False)
             self.action_editfwrules.setEnabled(False)
             self.action_updatevm.setEnabled(False)
@@ -1170,6 +1173,28 @@ class VmManagerWindow(Ui_VmManagerWindow, QMainWindow):
         QTimer.singleShot (vm_shutdown_timeout, self.shutdown_monitor[vm.qid].check_if_vm_has_shutdown)
 
 
+    @pyqtSlot(name='on_action_killvm_triggered')
+    def action_killvm_triggered(self):
+        vm = self.get_selected_vm()
+        assert vm.is_running()
+
+        reply = QMessageBox.question(None, "VM Kill Confirmation",
+                                     "Are you sure you want to kill the VM <b>'{0}'</b>?<br>"
+                                     "<small>This will end <b>(not shutdown!)</b> all the running applications within this VM.</small>".format(vm.name),
+                                     QMessageBox.Yes | QMessageBox.Cancel, QMessageBox.Cancel)
+
+        app.processEvents()
+
+        if reply == QMessageBox.Yes:
+            try:
+                vm.force_shutdown()
+            except Exception as ex:
+                QMessageBox.critical (None, "Error while killing VM!", "<b>An exception ocurred while killing {0}.</b><br>ERROR: {1}".format(vm.name, ex))
+                return
+
+            trayIcon.showMessage ("Qubes Manager", "VM '{0}' killed!".format(vm.name), msecs=3000)
+
+
 
     @pyqtSlot(name='on_action_settings_triggered')
     def action_settings_triggered(self):
diff --git a/resources.qrc b/resources.qrc
index 7d34360..34add3b 100644
--- a/resources.qrc
+++ b/resources.qrc
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
     <file alias="createvm.png">icons/createvm.png</file>
     <file alias="removevm.png">icons/removevm.png</file>
     <file alias="shutdownvm.png">icons/shutdownvm.png</file>
+    <file alias="killvm.png">icons/kill.png</file>
     <file alias="resumevm.png">icons/resumevm.png</file>
     <file alias="pausevm.png">icons/pausevm.png</file>
-    <file alias="showallvms.png">icons/showallvms.png</file>
     <file alias="showcpuload.png">icons/showcpuload.png</file>
   </qresource>
   <qresource/>