diff --git a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action.rb b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action.rb
index 32be744..dd9db73 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action.rb
@@ -145,7 +145,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
               # VM is running, halt it.
               b3.use Call, GracefulHalt, :shutoff, :running do |env3, b4|
                 if !env3[:result]
-                  b4.use HaltDomain
+                  b4.use Call, ShutdownDomain, :shutoff, :running do |env4, b5|
+                    if !env4[:result]
+                      b5.use HaltDomain
+                    end
+                  end
                 end
               end
             end
@@ -352,6 +356,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       autoload :ForwardPorts, action_root.join('forward_ports')
       autoload :ClearForwardedPorts, action_root.join('forward_ports')
       autoload :HaltDomain, action_root.join('halt_domain')
+      autoload :ShutdownDomain, action_root.join('shutdown_domain')
       autoload :HandleBoxImage, action_root.join('handle_box_image')
       autoload :HandleStoragePool, action_root.join('handle_storage_pool')
       autoload :RemoveLibvirtImage, action_root.join('remove_libvirt_image')
diff --git a/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/shutdown_domain.rb b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/shutdown_domain.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1f8728
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant-libvirt/action/shutdown_domain.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+require 'log4r'
+
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module ProviderLibvirt
+    module Action
+      # Shutdown the domain.
+      class ShutdownDomain
+        def initialize(app, _env, target_state, source_state)
+          @logger = Log4r::Logger.new('vagrant_libvirt::action::shutdown_domain')
+          @target_state = target_state
+          @source_state = source_state
+          @app = app
+        end
+
+        def call(env)
+          timeout = env[:machine].config.vm.graceful_halt_timeout
+          domain = env[:machine].provider.driver.connection.servers.get(env[:machine].id.to_s)
+          if env[:machine].state.id == @source_state
+            env[:ui].info(I18n.t('vagrant_libvirt.shutdown_domain'))
+            domain.shutdown
+            domain.wait_for(timeout) { !ready? }
+          end
+
+          env[:result] = env[:machine].state.id == @target_state
+
+          @app.call(env)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/locales/en.yml b/locales/en.yml
index 5daa320..4998755 100644
--- a/locales/en.yml
+++ b/locales/en.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ en:
       Poweroff domain.
     destroy_domain: |-
       Removing domain...
+    shutdown_domain: |-
+      Attempting direct shutdown of domain...
     halt_domain: |-
       Halting domain...
     resuming_domain: |-