diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5e8d362a..fecd6ad5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 0.163
-  -
+  - add sendsysrq command (requires OBS 2.10)
 
 0.162.1
   - Send sha256 hashes for tracked files if the wc is pulled/linkrepair
diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 54b062e4..130d0cdc 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -6865,6 +6865,49 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
             print(p.info())
 
 
+    @cmdln.option('-M', '--multibuild-package', action='append',
+                        help='specify a specific multibuild flavor')
+    def do_sendsysrq(self, subcmd, opts, *args):
+        """${cmd_name}: trigger a sysrq in a running build
+
+        This is only going to work when the build is running in a supported VM.
+        Also only a subset of sysrq are supported. Typical use case for debugging
+        are 9, t and w in this sequence.
+
+        usage:
+            osc restartbuild REPOSITORY ARCH SYSRQ
+            osc restartbuild PROJECT PACKAGE REPOSITORY ARCH SYSRQ
+        ${cmd_option_list}
+        """
+        args = slash_split(args)
+
+        project = package = repo = arch = sysrq = None
+        apiurl = self.get_api_url()
+
+        if len(args) < 4:
+            if is_package_dir(os.curdir):
+                project = store_read_project(os.curdir)
+                package = store_read_package(os.curdir)
+                apiurl = store_read_apiurl(os.curdir)
+                repo = args[0]
+                arch = args[1]
+                sysrq = args[2]
+            else:
+                raise oscerr.WrongArgs('Too few arguments.')
+        elif len(args) != 5:
+            raise oscerr.WrongArgs('Wrong number of arguments.')
+        else:
+            project = args[0]
+            package = args[1]
+            repo = args[2]
+            arch = args[3]
+            sysrq = args[4]
+
+        if opts.multibuild_package:
+            package = package + ":" + opts.multibuild_package
+
+        print(cmdbuild(apiurl, 'sendsysrq', project, package, arch, repo, None, sysrq))
+
     @cmdln.option('-a', '--arch', metavar='ARCH',
                         help='Restart builds for a specific architecture')
     @cmdln.option('-M', '--multibuild-package', action='append',
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index fe383834..e8b3c53f 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -6453,7 +6453,7 @@ def wipebinaries(apiurl, project, package=None, arch=None, repo=None, code=None)
     return cmdbuild(apiurl, 'wipe', project, package, arch, repo, code)
 
 
-def cmdbuild(apiurl, cmd, project, package=None, arch=None, repo=None, code=None):
+def cmdbuild(apiurl, cmd, project, package=None, arch=None, repo=None, code=None, sysrq=None):
     query = { 'cmd': cmd }
     if package:
         query['package'] = package
@@ -6463,6 +6463,8 @@ def cmdbuild(apiurl, cmd, project, package=None, arch=None, repo=None, code=None
         query['repository'] = repo
     if code:
         query['code'] = code
+    if sysrq:
+        query['sysrq'] = sysrq
 
     u = makeurl(apiurl, ['build', project], query)
     try:
@@ -6477,6 +6479,8 @@ def cmdbuild(apiurl, cmd, project, package=None, arch=None, repo=None, code=None
             e.osc_msg += ' repository %s' % repo
         if code:
             e.osc_msg += ' code=%s' % code
+        if sysrq:
+            e.osc_msg += ' sysrq=%s' % code
         raise
 
     root = ET.parse(f).getroot()