diff --git a/initrd/bin/poweroff b/initrd/bin/poweroff
index ef4bdf86..9e97d95c 100755
--- a/initrd/bin/poweroff
+++ b/initrd/bin/poweroff
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ if [ "$CONFIG_TPM" = "y" ]; then
 	tpmr shutdown
 fi
 
+# Run special EC-based poweroff for Nitropad-Nxx
+if [ "${CONFIG_BOARD%_*}" = nitropad-nv41 || "${CONFIG_BOARD%_*}" = nitropad-ns51 ]; then
+	/bin/nitropad-shutdown.sh
+fi
+
 # Sync all mounted filesystems
 echo s > /proc/sysrq-trigger
 
diff --git a/initrd/bin/reboot b/initrd/bin/reboot
index 97d37a2b..30f6b7d8 100755
--- a/initrd/bin/reboot
+++ b/initrd/bin/reboot
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ if [ "$CONFIG_TPM" = "y" ]; then
 	tpmr shutdown
 fi
 
+# Run special EC-based poweroff for Nitropad-Nxx
+if [ "${CONFIG_BOARD%_*}" = nitropad-nv41 || "${CONFIG_BOARD%_*}" = nitropad-ns51 ]; then
+	/bin/nitropad-shutdown.sh
+fi
+
 # Sync all mounted filesystems
 echo s > /proc/sysrq-trigger