diff --git a/src/QEMUVM.ts b/src/QEMUVM.ts
index 6d36697..f68cf01 100644
--- a/src/QEMUVM.ts
+++ b/src/QEMUVM.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default class QEMUVM extends EventEmitter {
         this.qmpClient = new QMPClient(this.qmpSock, this.qmpType);
         this.qmpClient.on('qmpshutdown', () => {
             console.log("[INFO] QEMU requested shutdown, restarting...");
-            this.Restore();
+            this.Resume();
         });
         this.qmpClient.on('connected', () => this.qmpConnected());
         this.qmpClient.on('close', () => this.qmpClosed());
@@ -217,6 +217,15 @@ export default class QEMUVM extends EventEmitter {
         this.Start();
     }
 
+    Resume() : Promise<void> {
+        return new Promise(async (res, rej) => {
+            if (this.expectedExit) return;
+            await this.qmpClient.reboot();
+            await this.qmpClient.execute({ "execute": "cont" });
+            res();
+        });
+    }
+
     Stop() : Promise<void> {
         return new Promise<void>(async (res, rej) => {
             if (this.expectedExit) {res(); return;}