diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Commands/DevCommands.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Commands/DevCommands.cs
index d4191309c7..b8d3e212a4 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Commands/DevCommands.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Commands/DevCommands.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Commands
 			register("all", "toggles all cheats and gives you some cash for your trouble.");
 			register("crash", "crashes the game.");
 			register("levelup", "adds a specified number of levels to the selected actors.");
+			register("poweroutage", "causes owners of selected actors to have a 5 second power outage.");
 		}
 
 		public void InvokeCommand(string name, string arg)
@@ -123,6 +124,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Commands
 					}
 
 					break;
+
+				case "poweroutage":
+					foreach (var player in world.Selection.Actors.Select(a => a.Owner.PlayerActor).Distinct())
+						world.IssueOrder(new Order("PowerOutage", player, false) { ExtraData = 250 });
+					break;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Power/Player/PowerManager.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Power/Player/PowerManager.cs
index 0467ac26e4..5a0b02cbb8 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Power/Player/PowerManager.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Power/Player/PowerManager.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 #endregion
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new PowerManager(init.Self, this); }
 	}
 
-	public class PowerManager : ITick, ISync
+	public class PowerManager : ITick, ISync, IResolveOrder
 	{
 		readonly Actor self;
 		readonly PowerManagerInfo info;
@@ -146,5 +147,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 			foreach (var a in actors)
 				UpdateActor(a);
 		}
+
+		void IResolveOrder.ResolveOrder(Actor self, Order order)
+		{
+			if (devMode.Enabled && order.OrderString == "PowerOutage")
+				TriggerPowerOutage((int)order.ExtraData);
+		}
 	}
 }