diff --git a/src/backend/libc/system/syscalls.rs b/src/backend/libc/system/syscalls.rs
index 27efd2653..2d469848d 100644
--- a/src/backend/libc/system/syscalls.rs
+++ b/src/backend/libc/system/syscalls.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ use super::types::RawUname;
 use crate::backend::c;
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "wasi"))]
 use crate::backend::conv::ret_infallible;
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+use crate::system::RebootCommand;
 #[cfg(linux_kernel)]
 use crate::system::Sysinfo;
 use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
@@ -56,3 +58,8 @@ pub(crate) fn sethostname(name: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
         ))
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+pub(crate) fn reboot(cmd: RebootCommand) -> io::Result<()> {
+    unsafe { ret(c::reboot(cmd as i32)) }
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/linux_raw/c.rs b/src/backend/linux_raw/c.rs
index 73467534b..5e6dd09bd 100644
--- a/src/backend/linux_raw/c.rs
+++ b/src/backend/linux_raw/c.rs
@@ -270,3 +270,26 @@ pub(crate) const CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID: c_int =
     linux_raw_sys::general::CLOCK_THREAD_CPUTIME_ID as _;
 pub(crate) const CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID: c_int =
     linux_raw_sys::general::CLOCK_PROCESS_CPUTIME_ID as _;
+
+#[allow(overflowing_literals)]
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+mod reboot_symbols {
+    use linux_raw_sys::ctypes::*;
+
+    pub(crate) const LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC1: c_int = 0xfee1dead;
+    pub(crate) const LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC2: c_int = 672274793;
+    pub(crate) const LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC2A: c_int = 85072278;
+    pub(crate) const LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC2B: c_int = 369367448;
+    pub(crate) const LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC2C: c_int = 537993216;
+
+    pub(crate) const LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_RESTART: c_int = 0x01234567;
+    pub(crate) const LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_HALT: c_int = 0xCDEF0123;
+    pub(crate) const LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_CAD_ON: c_int = 0x89ABCDEF;
+    pub(crate) const LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_CAD_OFF: c_int = 0x00000000;
+    pub(crate) const LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_POWER_OFF: c_int = 0x4321FEDC;
+    pub(crate) const LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_RESTART2: c_int = 0xA1B2C3D4;
+    pub(crate) const LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_SW_SUSPEND: c_int = 0xD000FCE2;
+    pub(crate) const LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_KEXEC: c_int = 0x45584543;
+}
+
+pub(crate) use reboot_symbols::*;
diff --git a/src/backend/linux_raw/system/syscalls.rs b/src/backend/linux_raw/system/syscalls.rs
index 947d5168e..d50d56437 100644
--- a/src/backend/linux_raw/system/syscalls.rs
+++ b/src/backend/linux_raw/system/syscalls.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@
 #![allow(unsafe_code, clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks)]
 
 use super::types::RawUname;
-use crate::backend::conv::{ret, ret_infallible, slice};
+use crate::backend::{
+    c,
+    conv::{c_int, ret, ret_infallible, slice},
+};
 use crate::io;
+use crate::system::RebootCommand;
 use crate::system::Sysinfo;
 use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
 
@@ -34,3 +38,15 @@ pub(crate) fn sethostname(name: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
     let (ptr, len) = slice(name);
     unsafe { ret(syscall_readonly!(__NR_sethostname, ptr, len)) }
 }
+
+#[inline]
+pub(crate) fn reboot(cmd: RebootCommand) -> io::Result<()> {
+    unsafe {
+        ret(syscall_readonly!(
+            __NR_reboot,
+            c_int(c::LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC1),
+            c_int(c::LINUX_REBOOT_MAGIC2),
+            c_int(cmd as i32)
+        ))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/system.rs b/src/system.rs
index 1f7f39ce4..ab34818ee 100644
--- a/src/system.rs
+++ b/src/system.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #![allow(unsafe_code)]
 
 use crate::backend;
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+use crate::backend::c;
 use crate::ffi::CStr;
 #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "espidf", target_os = "emscripten")))]
 use crate::io;
@@ -154,3 +156,59 @@ pub fn sysinfo() -> Sysinfo {
 pub fn sethostname(name: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
     backend::system::syscalls::sethostname(name)
 }
+
+/// Reboot command to be used with [`reboot`].
+///
+/// See [`reboot`] documentation for more info
+///
+/// [`reboot`]: crate::system::reboot
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[repr(i32)]
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub enum RebootCommand {
+    /// CAD is disabled.
+    /// This means that the CAD keystroke will cause a SIGINT signal to be sent to init (process 1),
+    /// whereupon this process may decide upon a proper action (maybe: kill all processes, sync, reboot).
+    /// Disables the Ctrl-Alt-Del keystroke.
+    ///
+    /// When disabled, the keystroke will send a SIGINT signal to pid 1
+    CadOff = c::LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_CAD_OFF,
+    /// Enables the Ctrl-Alt-Del keystroke.
+    ///
+    /// When enabled, the keystroke will trigger LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_RESTART
+    CadOn = c::LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_CAD_ON,
+    /// Prints the message "System halted" and halts the system
+    Halt = c::LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_HALT,
+    /// Execute a kernel that has been loaded earlier with [`kexec_load`].
+    ///
+    /// [`kexec_load`]: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/kexec_load.2.html
+    Kexec = c::LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_KEXEC,
+    /// Prints the message "Power down.", stops the system and tries to remove all power
+    PowerOff = c::LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_POWER_OFF,
+    /// Prints the message "Restarting system." and triggers a restart
+    Restart = c::LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_RESTART,
+    /// Hibernate the system by suspending to disk
+    SwSuspend = c::LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_SW_SUSPEND,
+}
+
+/// `reboot`—Reboot or enable/disable Ctrl-Alt-Del
+///
+/// The reboot syscall, despite the name, can actually do much more than reboot.
+///
+/// Among other things it can
+/// - Restart, Halt, Power Off and Suspend the system
+/// - Enable and disable the Ctrl-Alt-Del keystroke
+/// - Execute other kernels
+/// - Terminate init inside PID namespaces
+///
+/// It is highly reccomended to carefully read the kernel documentation before calling this function.
+///
+/// # References
+/// - [Linux]
+///
+/// [Linux]: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/reboot.2.html
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+pub fn reboot(cmd: RebootCommand) -> io::Result<()> {
+    backend::system::syscalls::reboot(cmd)
+}
diff --git a/tests/system/main.rs b/tests/system/main.rs
index 4146c9e96..a8ad6120f 100644
--- a/tests/system/main.rs
+++ b/tests/system/main.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #![cfg(feature = "system")]
 #![cfg(not(any(windows, target_os = "wasi")))]
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+mod reboot;
 #[cfg(linux_kernel)]
 mod sysinfo;
 mod uname;
diff --git a/tests/system/reboot.rs b/tests/system/reboot.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe5c4e80f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/system/reboot.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#[test]
+#[cfg(feature = "thread")]
+fn test_reboot() {
+    use rustix::{
+        io::Errno,
+        system::{self, RebootCommand},
+        thread::{self, CapabilityFlags},
+    };
+
+    let mut capabilities = thread::capabilities(None).expect("Failed to get capabilities");
+
+    capabilities.effective.set(CapabilityFlags::SYS_BOOT, false);
+
+    thread::set_capabilities(None, capabilities).expect("Failed to set capabilities");
+
+    // The reboot syscall requires the CAP_SYS_BOOT permission to be called, otherwise EPERM is returned
+    assert_eq!(system::reboot(RebootCommand::Restart), Err(Errno::PERM));
+}