Index: usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyve.8
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyve.8
+++ usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyve.8
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd May 18, 2020
+.Dd Jun 23, 2020
 .Dt BHYVE 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 .Nd "run a guest operating system inside a virtual machine"
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
-.Op Fl AabCeHhPSuWwxY
+.Op Fl AabCDeHhPSuWwxY
 .Oo
 .Sm off
 .Fl c\~
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@
 is specified more than once the last one has precedence.
 .It Fl C
 Include guest memory in core file.
+.It Fl D
+Destroy the VM on guest initiated power-off.
 .It Fl e
 Force
 .Nm
Index: usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
+++ usr.sbin/bhyve/bhyverun.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@
 static int guest_vmexit_on_hlt, guest_vmexit_on_pause;
 static int virtio_msix = 1;
 static int x2apic_mode = 0;	/* default is xAPIC */
+static int destroy_on_poweroff = 0;
 
 static int strictio;
 static int strictmsr = 1;
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@
 {
 
         fprintf(stderr,
-		"Usage: %s [-abehuwxACHPSWY]\n"
+		"Usage: %s [-abehuwxACDHPSWY]\n"
 		"       %*s [-c [[cpus=]numcpus][,sockets=n][,cores=n][,threads=n]]\n"
 		"       %*s [-g <gdb port>] [-l <lpc>]\n"
 		"       %*s [-m mem] [-p vcpu:hostcpu] [-s <pci>] [-U uuid] <vm>\n"
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@
 		"       -A: create ACPI tables\n"
 		"       -c: number of cpus and/or topology specification\n"
 		"       -C: include guest memory in core file\n"
+		"       -D: destroy on power-off\n"
 		"       -e: exit on unhandled I/O access\n"
 		"       -g: gdb port\n"
 		"       -h: help\n"
@@ -800,6 +802,8 @@
 	case VM_SUSPEND_RESET:
 		exit(0);
 	case VM_SUSPEND_POWEROFF:
+		if (destroy_on_poweroff)
+			vm_destroy(ctx);
 		exit(1);
 	case VM_SUSPEND_HALT:
 		exit(2);
@@ -1086,9 +1090,9 @@
 	memflags = 0;
 
 #ifdef BHYVE_SNAPSHOT
-	optstr = "abehuwxACHIPSWYp:g:G:c:s:m:l:U:r:";
+	optstr = "abehuwxACDHIPSWYp:g:G:c:s:m:l:U:r:";
 #else
-	optstr = "abehuwxACHIPSWYp:g:G:c:s:m:l:U:";
+	optstr = "abehuwxACDHIPSWYp:g:G:c:s:m:l:U:";
 #endif
 	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, optstr)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
@@ -1101,6 +1105,9 @@
 		case 'b':
 			bvmcons = 1;
 			break;
+		case 'D':
+			destroy_on_poweroff = 1;
+			break;
 		case 'p':
                         if (pincpu_parse(optarg) != 0) {
                             errx(EX_USAGE, "invalid vcpu pinning "