diff --git a/applets/cosmic-applet-power/src/main.rs b/applets/cosmic-applet-power/src/main.rs
index 6c4a7776..e65378ee 100644
--- a/applets/cosmic-applet-power/src/main.rs
+++ b/applets/cosmic-applet-power/src/main.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate relm4_macros;
 
+pub mod ui;
+
 use gtk4::{gio::ApplicationFlags, prelude::*, Orientation, Separator};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ fn build_ui(application: &gtk4::Application) {
         .default_height(300)
         .build();
 
+    let system_section = ui::system::build();
     view! {
         main_box = gtk4::Box {
             set_orientation: Orientation::Vertical,
@@ -33,7 +36,10 @@ fn build_ui(application: &gtk4::Application) {
             set_margin_top: 20,
             set_margin_bottom: 20,
             set_margin_start: 24,
-            set_margin_end: 24
+            set_margin_end: 24,
+            append: first_separator = &Separator {},
+            append: second_separator = &Separator {},
+            append: &system_section
         }
     }
     window.set_child(Some(&main_box));
diff --git a/applets/cosmic-applet-power/src/ui.rs b/applets/cosmic-applet-power/src/ui.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e00afaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applets/cosmic-applet-power/src/ui.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+pub mod session;
+pub mod system;
diff --git a/applets/cosmic-applet-power/src/ui/session.rs b/applets/cosmic-applet-power/src/ui/session.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40f1a64e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applets/cosmic-applet-power/src/ui/session.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later
diff --git a/applets/cosmic-applet-power/src/ui/system.rs b/applets/cosmic-applet-power/src/ui/system.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89aa4a76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applets/cosmic-applet-power/src/ui/system.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+use crate::RT;
+use gtk4::{prelude::*, Align, Button, IconSize, Image, Label, Orientation};
+use logind_zbus::manager::ManagerProxy;
+use zbus::Connection;
+
+async fn restart() -> zbus::Result<()> {
+    let connection = Connection::system().await?;
+    let manager_proxy = ManagerProxy::new(&connection).await?;
+    manager_proxy.reboot(true).await
+}
+
+async fn shut_down() -> zbus::Result<()> {
+    let connection = Connection::system().await?;
+    let manager_proxy = ManagerProxy::new(&connection).await?;
+    manager_proxy.power_off(true).await
+}
+
+async fn suspend() -> zbus::Result<()> {
+    let connection = Connection::system().await?;
+    let manager_proxy = ManagerProxy::new(&connection).await?;
+    manager_proxy.suspend(true).await
+}
+
+pub fn build() -> gtk4::Box {
+    let suspend_button = create_button("Suspend", "system-suspend-symbolic");
+    let restart_button = create_button("Restart", "system-reboot-symbolic");
+    let shut_down_button = create_button("Shut Down", "system-shutdown-symbolic");
+    suspend_button.connect_clicked(|_| {
+        RT.spawn(async move {
+            suspend().await.expect("failed to suspend system");
+        });
+    });
+    restart_button.connect_clicked(|_| {
+        RT.spawn(async move {
+            restart().await.expect("failed to reboot system");
+        });
+    });
+    shut_down_button.connect_clicked(|_| {
+        RT.spawn(async move {
+            shut_down().await.expect("failed to shut down system");
+        });
+    });
+    view! {
+        inner_box = gtk4::Box {
+            set_orientation: Orientation::Horizontal,
+            set_spacing: 24,
+            append: &suspend_button,
+            append: &restart_button,
+            append: &shut_down_button,
+        }
+    }
+    inner_box
+}
+
+pub fn create_button(name: &str, icon_name: &str) -> Button {
+    view! {
+        button = Button {
+            set_child: inner_box = Some(&gtk4::Box) {
+                set_orientation: Orientation::Vertical,
+                set_spacing: 8,
+                set_margin_start: 8,
+                set_margin_end: 8,
+                set_margin_top: 8,
+                set_margin_bottom: 8,
+                append: icon = &Image {
+                    set_icon_name: Some(icon_name),
+                    set_icon_size: IconSize::Large
+                },
+                append: label = &Label {
+                    set_label: name
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    button
+}