diff --git a/node_modules b/node_modules
index 63cc29c6f..cb783a959 160000
--- a/node_modules
+++ b/node_modules
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 63cc29c6fb850153aa596880efb51a11bdaccbe2
+Subproject commit cb783a959f1537f89128c73b4ba83ef3dbed59a2
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e19b07171..b7b27f713 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     "react-dom": "18.2.0",
     "redux": "4.1.2",
     "redux-thunk": "2.4.2",
+    "remarkable": "^2.0.1",
     "throttle-debounce": "3.0.1",
     "xterm": "5.1.0",
     "xterm-addon-canvas": "0.3.0"
diff --git a/src/components/vm/vmActions.jsx b/src/components/vm/vmActions.jsx
index d0fa03ddc..8d48d2afc 100644
--- a/src/components/vm/vmActions.jsx
+++ b/src/components/vm/vmActions.jsx
@@ -20,9 +20,13 @@ import cockpit from 'cockpit';
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { Button } from "@patternfly/react-core/dist/esm/components/Button";
+import { DescriptionList, DescriptionListDescription, DescriptionListGroup, DescriptionListTerm } from "@patternfly/react-core/dist/esm/components/DescriptionList";
 import { Dropdown, DropdownItem, DropdownSeparator, KebabToggle } from "@patternfly/react-core/dist/esm/deprecated/components/Dropdown";
+import { Modal } from "@patternfly/react-core/dist/esm/components/Modal";
 import { Tooltip } from "@patternfly/react-core/dist/esm/components/Tooltip";
+import { PowerOffIcon, RedoIcon } from '@patternfly/react-icons';
 import { useDialogs } from 'dialogs.jsx';
+import { Remarkable } from "remarkable";
 
 import { updateVm } from '../../actions/store-actions.js';
 import {
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@ import {
     domainStart,
 } from '../../libvirtApi/domain.js';
 import store from "../../store.js";
+import { distanceToNow } from 'timeformat.js';
 
 const _ = cockpit.gettext;
 
@@ -166,6 +171,45 @@ const onSendNMI = (vm) => domainSendNMI({ name: vm.name, id: vm.id, connectionNa
     );
 });
 
+export const ConfirmModal = ({ idPrefix, actionsList, startTime, title, titleIcon }) => {
+    const Dialogs = useDialogs();
+
+    const actions = actionsList.map(action =>
+        <Button variant={action.variant}
+            key={action.id}
+            id={`${idPrefix}-${action.id}`}
+            onClick={() => {
+                action.handler();
+                Dialogs.close();
+            }}>
+            {action.name}
+        </Button>
+    );
+    actions.push(
+        <Button variant="link" key="cancel" onClick={Dialogs.close}>
+            {_("Cancel")}
+        </Button>
+    );
+
+    return (
+        <Modal id={`${idPrefix}-confirm-action-modal`}
+            position="top"
+            variant="small"
+            onClose={Dialogs.close}
+            title={title}
+            titleIconVariant={titleIcon}
+            isOpen
+            footer={actions}>
+            <DescriptionList isHorizontal>
+                <DescriptionListGroup id="uptim">
+                    <DescriptionListTerm>{_("Uptime")}</DescriptionListTerm>
+                    <DescriptionListDescription>{distanceToNow(new Date(startTime))}</DescriptionListDescription>
+                </DescriptionListGroup>
+            </DescriptionList>
+        </Modal>
+    );
+};
+
 const VmActions = ({ vm, onAddErrorNotification, isDetailsPage }) => {
     const Dialogs = useDialogs();
     const [isActionOpen, setIsActionOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -183,6 +227,8 @@ const VmActions = ({ vm, onAddErrorNotification, isDetailsPage }) => {
         setOperationInProgress(false);
     }
 
+    const remarkable = new Remarkable();
+
     const id = `${vmId(vm.name)}-${vm.connectionName}`;
     const state = vm.state;
     const hasInstallPhase = vm.metadata && vm.metadata.hasInstallPhase;
@@ -219,21 +265,73 @@ const VmActions = ({ vm, onAddErrorNotification, isDetailsPage }) => {
                     variant={isDetailsPage ? 'primary' : 'secondary'}
                     isLoading={operationInProgress}
                     isDisabled={operationInProgress}
-                    onClick={() => { setOperationInProgress(true); onShutdown(vm, setOperationInProgress) }} id={`${id}-shutdown-button`}>
+                    id={`${id}-shutdown-button`}
+                    onClick={() => Dialogs.show(
+                        <ConfirmModal idPrefix={id}
+                            title={<span dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: remarkable.render(cockpit.format(_("Shut down **$0**"), vm.name)) }} />}
+                            titleIcon={PowerOffIcon}
+                            startTime={vm.startTime}
+                            actionsList={[
+                                {
+                                    variant: "primary",
+                                    handler: () => {
+                                        setOperationInProgress(true);
+                                        onShutdown(vm, setOperationInProgress);
+                                    },
+                                    name: _("Shut down"),
+                                    id: "shutdown",
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    variant: "secondary",
+                                    handler: () => {
+                                        setOperationInProgress(true);
+                                        onReboot(vm);
+                                    },
+                                    name: _("Reboot"),
+                                    id: "reboot",
+                                },
+                            ]} />
+                    )}>
                 {_("Shut down")}
             </Button>
         );
         dropdownItems.push(
             <DropdownItem key={`${id}-off`}
                           id={`${id}-off`}
-                          onClick={() => onShutdown(vm)}>
+                          onClick={() => Dialogs.show(
+                              <ConfirmModal idPrefix={id}
+                                  title={<span dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: remarkable.render(cockpit.format(_("Shut down **$0**"), vm.name)) }} />}
+                                  titleIcon={PowerOffIcon}
+                                  startTime={vm.startTime}
+                                  actionsList={[
+                                      {
+                                          variant: "primary",
+                                          handler: () => onShutdown(vm),
+                                          name: _("Shut down"),
+                                          id: "shutdown",
+                                      },
+                                  ]} />
+                          )}>
                 {_("Shut down")}
             </DropdownItem>
         );
         dropdownItems.push(
             <DropdownItem key={`${id}-forceOff`}
                           id={`${id}-forceOff`}
-                          onClick={() => onForceoff(vm)}>
+                          onClick={() => Dialogs.show(
+                              <ConfirmModal idPrefix={id}
+                                  title={<span dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: remarkable.render(cockpit.format(_("Force shut down **$0**"), vm.name)) }} />}
+                                  titleIcon={PowerOffIcon}
+                                  startTime={vm.startTime}
+                                  actionsList={[
+                                      {
+                                          variant: "primary",
+                                          handler: () => onForceoff(vm),
+                                          name: _("Force shut down"),
+                                          id: "forceoff",
+                                      },
+                                  ]} />
+                          )}>
                 {_("Force shut down")}
             </DropdownItem>
         );
@@ -241,7 +339,19 @@ const VmActions = ({ vm, onAddErrorNotification, isDetailsPage }) => {
         dropdownItems.push(
             <DropdownItem key={`${id}-sendNMI`}
                           id={`${id}-sendNMI`}
-                          onClick={() => onSendNMI(vm)}>
+                          onClick={() => Dialogs.show(
+                              <ConfirmModal idPrefix={id}
+                                  title={<span dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: remarkable.render(cockpit.format(_("Send non-maskable interrupt to **$0**"), vm.name)) }} />}
+                                  startTime={vm.startTime}
+                                  actionsList={[
+                                      {
+                                          variant: "primary",
+                                          handler: () => onSendNMI(vm),
+                                          name: _("Send non-maskable interrupt"),
+                                          id: "forceoff",
+                                      },
+                                  ]} />
+                          )}>
                 {_("Send non-maskable interrupt")}
             </DropdownItem>
         );
@@ -252,14 +362,40 @@ const VmActions = ({ vm, onAddErrorNotification, isDetailsPage }) => {
         dropdownItems.push(
             <DropdownItem key={`${id}-reboot`}
                           id={`${id}-reboot`}
-                          onClick={() => onReboot(vm)}>
+                          onClick={() => Dialogs.show(
+                              <ConfirmModal idPrefix={id}
+                                  title={<span dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: remarkable.render(cockpit.format(_("Reboot **$0**"), vm.name)) }} />}
+                                  titleIcon={RedoIcon}
+                                  startTime={vm.startTime}
+                                  actionsList={[
+                                      {
+                                          variant: "primary",
+                                          handler: onReboot(vm),
+                                          name: _("Reboot"),
+                                          id: "reboot",
+                                      },
+                                  ]} />
+                          )}>
                 {_("Reboot")}
             </DropdownItem>
         );
         dropdownItems.push(
             <DropdownItem key={`${id}-forceReboot`}
                           id={`${id}-forceReboot`}
-                          onClick={() => onForceReboot(vm)}>
+                          onClick={() => Dialogs.show(
+                              <ConfirmModal idPrefix={id}
+                                  title={<span dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: remarkable.render(cockpit.format(_("Force reboot **$0**"), vm.name)) }} />}
+                                  startTime={vm.startTime}
+                                  titleIcon={RedoIcon}
+                                  actionsList={[
+                                      {
+                                          variant: "primary",
+                                          handler: onForceReboot(vm),
+                                          name: _("Force reboot"),
+                                          id: "reboot",
+                                      },
+                                  ]} />
+                          )}>
                 {_("Force reboot")}
             </DropdownItem>
         );