diff --git a/include/migration/colo.h b/include/migration/colo.h
index e32eef4..919b135 100644
--- a/include/migration/colo.h
+++ b/include/migration/colo.h
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ COLOMode get_colo_mode(void);
 
 /* failover */
 void colo_do_failover(MigrationState *s);
+
+bool colo_shutdown(void);
 #endif
diff --git a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
index 3bb8897..91eeda3 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ typedef enum WakeupReason {
     QEMU_WAKEUP_REASON_OTHER,
 } WakeupReason;
 
+extern int colo_shutdown_requested;
+
 void qemu_system_reset_request(void);
 void qemu_system_suspend_request(void);
 void qemu_register_suspend_notifier(Notifier *notifier);
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ void qemu_system_wakeup_request(WakeupReason reason);
 void qemu_system_wakeup_enable(WakeupReason reason, bool enabled);
 void qemu_register_wakeup_notifier(Notifier *notifier);
 void qemu_system_shutdown_request(void);
+void qemu_system_shutdown_request_core(void);
 void qemu_system_powerdown_request(void);
 void qemu_register_powerdown_notifier(Notifier *notifier);
 void qemu_system_debug_request(void);
diff --git a/migration/colo.c b/migration/colo.c
index 515d561..855edee 100644
--- a/migration/colo.c
+++ b/migration/colo.c
@@ -330,6 +330,20 @@ static int colo_do_checkpoint_transaction(MigrationState *s,
         goto out;
     }
 
+    if (colo_shutdown_requested) {
+        colo_put_cmd(s->to_dst_file, COLO_MESSAGE_GUEST_SHUTDOWN, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_free(local_err);
+            /* Go on the shutdown process and throw the error message */
+            error_report("Failed to send shutdown message to SVM");
+        }
+        qemu_fflush(s->to_dst_file);
+        colo_shutdown_requested = 0;
+        qemu_system_shutdown_request_core();
+        /* Fix me: Just let the colo thread exit ? */
+        qemu_thread_exit(0);
+    }
+
     ret = 0;
     /* Resume primary guest */
     qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
@@ -390,8 +404,9 @@ static void colo_process_checkpoint(MigrationState *s)
         }
 
         current_time = qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_HOST);
-        if (current_time - checkpoint_time <
-            s->parameters[MIGRATION_PARAMETER_X_CHECKPOINT_DELAY]) {
+        if ((current_time - checkpoint_time <
+            s->parameters[MIGRATION_PARAMETER_X_CHECKPOINT_DELAY]) &&
+            !colo_shutdown_requested) {
             int64_t delay_ms;
 
             delay_ms = s->parameters[MIGRATION_PARAMETER_X_CHECKPOINT_DELAY] -
@@ -465,6 +480,15 @@ static void colo_wait_handle_cmd(QEMUFile *f, int *checkpoint_request,
     case COLO_MESSAGE_CHECKPOINT_REQUEST:
         *checkpoint_request = 1;
         break;
+    case COLO_MESSAGE_GUEST_SHUTDOWN:
+        qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
+        vm_stop_force_state(RUN_STATE_COLO);
+        qemu_system_shutdown_request_core();
+        qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
+        /* the main thread will exit and terminate the whole
+        * process, do we need some cleanup?
+        */
+        qemu_thread_exit(0);
     default:
         *checkpoint_request = 0;
         error_setg(errp, "Got unknown COLO command: %d", cmd);
@@ -636,3 +660,19 @@ out:
 
     return NULL;
 }
+
+bool colo_shutdown(void)
+{
+    /*
+    * if in colo mode, we need do some significant work before respond
+    * to the shutdown request.
+    */
+    if (migration_incoming_in_colo_state()) {
+        return true; /* primary's responsibility */
+    }
+    if (migration_in_colo_state()) {
+        colo_shutdown_requested = 1;
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json
index 7fec696..4d8ba04 100644
--- a/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi-schema.json
@@ -752,12 +752,14 @@
 #
 # @vmstate-loaded: VM's state has been loaded by SVM.
 #
+# @guest-shutdown: shutdown require from PVM to SVM
+#
 # Since: 2.6
 ##
 { 'enum': 'COLOMessage',
   'data': [ 'checkpoint-ready', 'checkpoint-request', 'checkpoint-reply',
             'vmstate-send', 'vmstate-size', 'vmstate-received',
-            'vmstate-loaded' ] }
+            'vmstate-loaded', 'guest-shutdown' ] }
 
 ##
 # @COLOMode
diff --git a/stubs/migration-colo.c b/stubs/migration-colo.c
index a6cd6e5..1996cd9 100644
--- a/stubs/migration-colo.c
+++ b/stubs/migration-colo.c
@@ -43,3 +43,8 @@ void qmp_x_colo_lost_heartbeat(Error **errp)
                      " with --enable-colo option in order to support"
                      " COLO feature");
 }
+
+bool colo_shutdown(void)
+{
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 1cde195..20a7889 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1644,6 +1644,8 @@ static NotifierList wakeup_notifiers =
     NOTIFIER_LIST_INITIALIZER(wakeup_notifiers);
 static uint32_t wakeup_reason_mask = ~(1 << QEMU_WAKEUP_REASON_NONE);
 
+int colo_shutdown_requested;
+
 int qemu_shutdown_requested_get(void)
 {
     return shutdown_requested;
@@ -1775,7 +1777,10 @@ void qemu_system_guest_panicked(void)
 void qemu_system_reset_request(void)
 {
     if (no_reboot) {
-        shutdown_requested = 1;
+        qemu_system_shutdown_request();
+        if (!shutdown_requested) {/* colo handle it ? */
+            return;
+        }
     } else {
         reset_requested = 1;
     }
@@ -1848,14 +1853,22 @@ void qemu_system_killed(int signal, pid_t pid)
     qemu_notify_event();
 }
 
-void qemu_system_shutdown_request(void)
+void qemu_system_shutdown_request_core(void)
 {
-    trace_qemu_system_shutdown_request();
     replay_shutdown_request();
     shutdown_requested = 1;
     qemu_notify_event();
 }
 
+void qemu_system_shutdown_request(void)
+{
+    trace_qemu_system_shutdown_request();
+    if (colo_shutdown()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    qemu_system_shutdown_request_core();
+}
+
 static void qemu_system_powerdown(void)
 {
     qapi_event_send_powerdown(&error_abort);
