diff --git a/src/login/logind-dbus.c b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
index 088136ec86..694a99fba1 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-dbus.c
+++ b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
@@ -2140,6 +2140,8 @@ static int manager_scheduled_shutdown_handler(
                 target = SPECIAL_POWEROFF_TARGET;
         else if (streq(m->scheduled_shutdown_type, "reboot"))
                 target = SPECIAL_REBOOT_TARGET;
+        else if (streq(m->scheduled_shutdown_type, "kexec"))
+                target = SPECIAL_KEXEC_TARGET;
         else if (streq(m->scheduled_shutdown_type, "halt"))
                 target = SPECIAL_HALT_TARGET;
         else
@@ -2205,7 +2207,7 @@ static int method_schedule_shutdown(sd_bus_message *message, void *userdata, sd_
                 action = "org.freedesktop.login1.power-off";
                 action_multiple_sessions = "org.freedesktop.login1.power-off-multiple-sessions";
                 action_ignore_inhibit = "org.freedesktop.login1.power-off-ignore-inhibit";
-        } else if (streq(type, "reboot")) {
+        } else if (STR_IN_SET(type, "reboot", "kexec")) {
                 action = "org.freedesktop.login1.reboot";
                 action_multiple_sessions = "org.freedesktop.login1.reboot-multiple-sessions";
                 action_ignore_inhibit = "org.freedesktop.login1.reboot-ignore-inhibit";