diff --git a/docs/source/guides/admin-guides/references/man1/rpower.1.rst b/docs/source/guides/admin-guides/references/man1/rpower.1.rst
index 414471bd5..243d10b19 100644
--- a/docs/source/guides/admin-guides/references/man1/rpower.1.rst
+++ b/docs/source/guides/admin-guides/references/man1/rpower.1.rst
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ OpenPOWER OpenBMC:
 ==================
 
 
-\ **rpower**\  \ *noderange*\  [\ **off | on | reset | boot | stat | state | status**\ ]
+\ **rpower**\  \ *noderange*\  [\ **off | on | softoff | reset | boot | stat | state | status**\ ]
 
 
 PPC (with IVM or HMC) specific:
diff --git a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rpower.1.pod b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rpower.1.pod
index 0e38e78c8..9112ff250 100644
--- a/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rpower.1.pod
+++ b/xCAT-client/pods/man1/rpower.1.pod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ B<rpower> I<noderange> [B<pduon>|B<pduoff>|B<pdustat>|B<pdureset>]
 
 =head2 OpenPOWER OpenBMC:
 
-B<rpower> I<noderange> [B<off>|B<on>|B<reset>|B<boot>|B<stat>|B<state>|B<status>]
+B<rpower> I<noderange> [B<off>|B<on>|B<softoff>|B<reset>|B<boot>|B<stat>|B<state>|B<status>]
 
 =head2 PPC (with IVM or HMC) specific:
 
diff --git a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/openbmc.pm b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/openbmc.pm
index 773bffc36..ad78d6abf 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/openbmc.pm
+++ b/xCAT-server/lib/xcat/plugins/openbmc.pm
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ my %status_info = (
     RPOWER_OFF_RESPONSE => {
         process        => \&rpower_response,
     },
+    RPOWER_SOFTOFF_REQUEST  => {
+        method         => "PUT",
+        init_url       => "$openbmc_project_url/state/host0/attr/RequestedHostTransition",
+        data           => "xyz.openbmc_project.State.Host.Transition.Off",
+    },
     RPOWER_RESET_REQUEST  => {
         method         => "PUT",
         init_url       => "$openbmc_project_url/state/host0/attr/RequestedHostTransition",
@@ -441,7 +446,7 @@ sub parse_args {
     }
 
     if ($command eq "rpower") {
-        unless ($subcommand =~ /^on$|^off$|^reset$|^boot$|^status$|^stat$|^state$/) {
+        unless ($subcommand =~ /^on$|^off$|^softoff$|^reset$|^boot$|^status$|^stat$|^state$/) {
             return ([ 1, "Unsupported command: $command $subcommand" ]);
         }
     } elsif ($command eq "rinv") {
@@ -570,6 +575,9 @@ sub parse_command_status {
         } elsif ($subcommand eq "off") {
             $next_status{LOGIN_RESPONSE} = "RPOWER_OFF_REQUEST";
             $next_status{RPOWER_OFF_REQUEST} = "RPOWER_OFF_RESPONSE";
+        } elsif ($subcommand eq "softoff") {
+            $next_status{LOGIN_RESPONSE} = "RPOWER_SOFTOFF_REQUEST";
+            $next_status{RPOWER_SOFTOFF_REQUEST} = "RPOWER_OFF_RESPONSE";
         } elsif ($subcommand eq "reset") {
             $next_status{LOGIN_RESPONSE} = "RPOWER_RESET_REQUEST";
             $next_status{RPOWER_RESET_REQUEST} = "RPOWER_RESET_RESPONSE";