diff --git a/plugins/telit/mm-broadband-modem-telit.c b/plugins/telit/mm-broadband-modem-telit.c
index 971e85e7..f4fe03cd 100644
--- a/plugins/telit/mm-broadband-modem-telit.c
+++ b/plugins/telit/mm-broadband-modem-telit.c
@@ -39,6 +39,30 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE_EXTENDED (MMBroadbandModemTelit, mm_broadband_modem_telit, MM_TYPE
                         G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE (MM_TYPE_IFACE_MODEM, iface_modem_init)
                         G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE (MM_TYPE_IFACE_MODEM_3GPP, iface_modem_3gpp_init));
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/* Modem power down (Modem interface) */
+
+static gboolean
+modem_power_down_finish (MMIfaceModem *self,
+                         GAsyncResult *res,
+                         GError **error)
+{
+    return !!mm_base_modem_at_command_finish (MM_BASE_MODEM (self), res, error);
+}
+
+static void
+modem_power_down (MMIfaceModem *self,
+                  GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
+                  gpointer user_data)
+{
+    mm_base_modem_at_command (MM_BASE_MODEM (self),
+                              "+CFUN=4",
+                              20,
+                              FALSE,
+                              callback,
+                              user_data);
+}
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /* Load access technologies (Modem interface) */
 
@@ -289,6 +313,8 @@ mm_broadband_modem_telit_init (MMBroadbandModemTelit *self)
 static void
 iface_modem_init (MMIfaceModem *iface)
 {
+    iface->modem_power_down = modem_power_down;
+    iface->modem_power_down_finish = modem_power_down_finish;
     iface->load_access_technologies = load_access_technologies;
     iface->load_access_technologies_finish = load_access_technologies_finish;
     iface->setup_flow_control = setup_flow_control;