diff --git a/src/mad/ruby/VirtualMachineDriver.rb b/src/mad/ruby/VirtualMachineDriver.rb
index cda8ae330b..1aa4e94884 100644
--- a/src/mad/ruby/VirtualMachineDriver.rb
+++ b/src/mad/ruby/VirtualMachineDriver.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class VirtualMachineDriver < OpenNebulaDriver
         :deploy     => "DEPLOY",
         :shutdown   => "SHUTDOWN",
         :reboot     => "REBOOT",
+        :reset      => "RESET",
         :cancel     => "CANCEL",
         :save       => "SAVE",
         :restore    => "RESTORE",
@@ -75,14 +76,15 @@ class VirtualMachineDriver < OpenNebulaDriver
 
         @hosts   = Array.new
 
-        register_action(ACTION[:deploy].to_sym,     method("deploy"))
-        register_action(ACTION[:shutdown].to_sym,   method("shutdown"))
-        register_action(ACTION[:reboot].to_sym,     method("reboot"))
-        register_action(ACTION[:cancel].to_sym,     method("cancel"))
-        register_action(ACTION[:save].to_sym,       method("save"))
-        register_action(ACTION[:restore].to_sym,    method("restore"))
-        register_action(ACTION[:migrate].to_sym,    method("migrate"))
-        register_action(ACTION[:poll].to_sym,       method("poll"))
+        register_action(ACTION[:deploy].to_sym,   method("deploy"))
+        register_action(ACTION[:shutdown].to_sym, method("shutdown"))
+        register_action(ACTION[:reboot].to_sym,   method("reboot"))
+        register_action(ACTION[:reset].to_sym,    method("reset"))
+        register_action(ACTION[:cancel].to_sym,   method("cancel"))
+        register_action(ACTION[:save].to_sym,     method("save"))
+        register_action(ACTION[:restore].to_sym,  method("restore"))
+        register_action(ACTION[:migrate].to_sym,  method("migrate"))
+        register_action(ACTION[:poll].to_sym,     method("poll"))
     end
 
     # Decodes the encoded XML driver message received from the core
@@ -122,6 +124,11 @@ class VirtualMachineDriver < OpenNebulaDriver
         send_message(ACTION[:reboot],RESULT[:failure],id,error)
     end
 
+    def reset(id, drv_message)
+        error = "Action not implemented by driver #{self.class}"
+        send_message(ACTION[:reset],RESULT[:failure],id,error)
+    end
+
     def cancel(id, drv_message)
         error = "Action not implemented by driver #{self.class}"
         send_message(ACTION[:cancel],RESULT[:failure],id,error)
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/dummy/one_vmm_dummy.rb b/src/vmm_mad/dummy/one_vmm_dummy.rb
index 6a6d4d7d3d..f504df946b 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/dummy/one_vmm_dummy.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/dummy/one_vmm_dummy.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ class DummyDriver < VirtualMachineDriver
         send_message(ACTION[:reboot],RESULT[:success],id)
     end
 
+    def reset(id, drv_message)
+        send_message(ACTION[:reset],RESULT[:success],id)
+    end
+
     def cancel(id, drv_message)
         send_message(ACTION[:cancel],RESULT[:success],id)
     end
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/exec/one_vmm_exec.rb b/src/vmm_mad/exec/one_vmm_exec.rb
index bd53cfe49e..ebb71b1061 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/exec/one_vmm_exec.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/exec/one_vmm_exec.rb
@@ -470,6 +470,17 @@ class ExecDriver < VirtualMachineDriver
 
         do_action("#{deploy_id} #{host}", id, host, ACTION[:reboot])
     end
+
+    #
+    # RESET action, resets a running VM
+    #
+    def reset(id, drv_message)
+        data      = decode(drv_message)
+        host      = data.elements['HOST'].text
+        deploy_id = data.elements['DEPLOY_ID'].text
+
+        do_action("#{deploy_id} #{host}", id, host, ACTION[:reset])
+    end
 end
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/reset b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/reset
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..54054cbe86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/reset
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash 
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Copyright 2002-2012, OpenNebula Project Leads (OpenNebula.org)             #
+#                                                                            #
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may    #
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain    #
+# a copy of the License at                                                   #
+#                                                                            #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                 #
+#                                                                            #
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software        #
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,          #
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.   #
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and        #
+# limitations under the License.                                             #
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+source $(dirname $0)/kvmrc
+source $(dirname $0)/../../scripts_common.sh
+
+deploy_id=$1
+
+exec_and_log "virsh --connect $LIBVIRT_URI reset $deploy_id" \
+    "Could not reset domain $deploy_id"
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/reset b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/reset
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..d834b11b0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/reset
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Copyright 2010-2012, C12G Labs S.L                                           #
+#                                                                              #
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may      #
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain      #
+# a copy of the License at                                                     #
+#                                                                              #
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                                   #
+#                                                                              #
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software          #
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,            #
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.     #
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and          #
+# limitations under the License.                                               #
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+ONE_LOCATION=ENV["ONE_LOCATION"] if !defined?(ONE_LOCATION)
+
+if !ONE_LOCATION
+    RUBY_LIB_LOCATION="/usr/lib/one/ruby" if !defined?(RUBY_LIB_LOCATION)
+else
+    RUBY_LIB_LOCATION=ONE_LOCATION+"/lib/ruby" if !defined?(RUBY_LIB_LOCATION)
+end
+
+$: << RUBY_LIB_LOCATION
+$: << File.dirname(__FILE__)
+
+require 'vmware_driver'
+
+deploy_id = ARGV[0]
+host      = ARGV[1]
+
+vmware_drv = VMwareDriver.new(host)
+
+vmware_drv.reset(deploy_id)
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vmware_driver.rb b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vmware_driver.rb
index 427820ef8b..3b0bb1ca89 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vmware_driver.rb
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vmware/vmware_driver.rb
@@ -112,6 +112,18 @@ class VMwareDriver
 
         OpenNebula.log_debug("Domain #{deploy_id} successfully rebooted.")
     end
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    # Reset a running VM                                                       #
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    def reset(deploy_id)
+        rc, info = do_action("virsh -c #{@uri} reset #{deploy_id}")
+
+        exit info if rc == false
+
+        OpenNebula.log_debug("Domain #{deploy_id} successfully reseted.")
+    end
+
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #
     # Migrate                                                                  #
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #