diff --git a/util/github-runners-vagrant/vm_manager.sh b/util/github-runners-vagrant/vm_manager.sh
index 0e2f4b747f..ce46eb3fe7 100755
--- a/util/github-runners-vagrant/vm_manager.sh
+++ b/util/github-runners-vagrant/vm_manager.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ export VAGRANT_HOME=${SCRIPT_DIR}
 param="up"
 if [[ $# -ge 1 ]]; then
     param=$1
-    if [[ "${param}" != "destroy" ]]; then
-        echo "Only valid parameter is 'destroy', to destroy all VMs"
+    if [[ "${param}" != "destroy" ]] && [[ "${param}" != "shutdown" ]]; then
+        echo "Only valid parameters are 'destroy' and 'shutdown' to destroy all VMs or shutdown all VMs"
         exit 1
     fi
 fi
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ for (( i=1; i<=NUM_RUNNERS; i++ )); do
     sed -i "s/  config.vm.hostname.*/  config.vm.hostname = \"${RUNNER_PREFIX}${i}\"/g" Vagrantfile-runner
     if [[ "${param}" == "destroy" ]]; then
         VAGRANT_VAGRANTFILE=Vagrantfile-runner vagrant destroy -f
+    elif [[ "${param}" == "shutdown" ]]; then
+        VAGRANT_VAGRANTFILE=Vagrantfile-runner vagrant halt -f
     else
         VAGRANT_VAGRANTFILE=Vagrantfile-runner vagrant up --provider=libvirt
     fi
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ for (( i=1; i<=NUM_BUILDERS; i++ )); do
     sed -i "s/  config.vm.hostname.*/  config.vm.hostname = \"${BUILDER_PREFIX}${i}\"/g" Vagrantfile-builder
     if [[ "${param}" == "destroy" ]]; then
         VAGRANT_VAGRANTFILE=Vagrantfile-builder vagrant destroy -f
+    elif [[ "${param}" == "shutdown" ]]; then
+        VAGRANT_VAGRANTFILE=Vagrantfile-builder vagrant halt -f
     else
         VAGRANT_VAGRANTFILE=Vagrantfile-builder vagrant up --provider=libvirt
     fi