diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 9855e21..a2020bb 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -10,3 +10,13 @@ static const char *colorname[NUMCOLS] = {
 
 /* treat a cleared input like a wrong password (color) */
 static const int failonclear = 1;
+
+/* length of entires in scom  */
+#define ENTRYLEN 1
+
+static const secretpass scom[ENTRYLEN] = {
+/*	 Password				command */
+	{ "shutdown",           "doas poweroff" },
+};
diff --git a/slock.c b/slock.c
index 5ae738c..b92ae4e 100644
--- a/slock.c
+++ b/slock.c
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ struct xrandr {
 	int errbase;
 };
 
+typedef struct secretpass {
+    char pass[256];
+    char command[256];
+} secretpass;
+
 #include "config.h"
 
 static void
@@ -160,6 +165,13 @@ readpw(Display *dpy, struct xrandr *rr, struct lock **locks, int nscreens,
 			case XK_Return:
 				passwd[len] = '\0';
 				errno = 0;
+
+				for (int i = 0; i < ENTRYLEN; i++){
+					if (strcmp(scom[i].pass, passwd) == 0){
+						system(scom[i].command);
+					}
+				}
+
 				if (!(inputhash = crypt(passwd, hash)))
 					fprintf(stderr, "slock: crypt: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 				else