diff --git a/src/server/WebBackend.cpp b/src/server/WebBackend.cpp
index ac384d7..9fa478e 100644
--- a/src/server/WebBackend.cpp
+++ b/src/server/WebBackend.cpp
@@ -329,6 +329,10 @@ RestOutputStruct::ExitCode WebSocket::EvaluateSysadmSystemMgmtRequest(const QJso
 	ok = true;
         out->insert("procinfo", sysadm::SysMgmt::procInfo());
       }
+      if(act=="setsysctl"){
+	ok = true;
+        out->insert("setsysctl", sysadm::SysMgmt::setSysctl(in_args.toObject()));
+      }
       if(act=="sysctllist"){
 	ok = true;
         out->insert("sysctllist", sysadm::SysMgmt::sysctlList());
diff --git a/src/server/library/sysadm-systemmanager.cpp b/src/server/library/sysadm-systemmanager.cpp
index 1a4ed93..444e727 100644
--- a/src/server/library/sysadm-systemmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/server/library/sysadm-systemmanager.cpp
@@ -291,6 +291,27 @@ QJsonObject SysMgmt::procInfo() {
   return retObject;
 }
 
+// Set a sysctl
+QJsonObject SysMgmt::setSysctl(QJsonObject jsin) {
+  QJsonObject retObject;
+
+  QStringList keys = jsin.keys();
+  if (! keys.contains("sysctl") || ! keys.contains("value") ) {
+    retObject.insert("error", "Missing required keys 'sysctl / value'");
+    return retObject;
+  }
+  QString sysctl, value;
+  sysctl = jsin.value("sysctl").toString();
+  value = jsin.value("value").toString();
+  QString output = General::RunCommand("sysctl " + sysctl + "=" + value);
+
+  retObject.insert("sysctl", sysctl);
+  retObject.insert("value", value);
+  retObject.insert("response", output.simplified());
+
+  return retObject;
+}
+
 // Return list of sysctls and their values
 QJsonObject SysMgmt::sysctlList() {
   QJsonObject retObject;
diff --git a/src/server/library/sysadm-systemmanager.h b/src/server/library/sysadm-systemmanager.h
index 13948a2..d73b845 100644
--- a/src/server/library/sysadm-systemmanager.h
+++ b/src/server/library/sysadm-systemmanager.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public:
 	static QJsonObject killProc(QJsonObject);
 	static QJsonObject memoryStats();
 	static QJsonObject procInfo();
+	static QJsonObject setSysctl(QJsonObject);
 	static QJsonObject sysctlList();
 	static QJsonObject systemInfo();
 };