diff --git a/src/arch/i386/Makefile b/src/arch/i386/Makefile
index 1ca77347..8f6c97e6 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/Makefile
+++ b/src/arch/i386/Makefile
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ SRCDIRS		+= arch/i386/drivers/net
 SRCDIRS		+= arch/i386/interface/pcbios
 SRCDIRS		+= arch/i386/interface/pxe
 SRCDIRS 	+= arch/i386/interface/syslinux
+SRCDIRS		+= arch/i386/hci/commands
 
 # The various xxx_loader.c files are #included into core/loader.c and
 # should not be compiled directly.
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/hci/commands/pxe_cmd.c b/src/arch/i386/hci/commands/pxe_cmd.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5df2d1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/arch/i386/hci/commands/pxe_cmd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#include <gpxe/netdevice.h>
+#include <gpxe/command.h>
+#include <hci/ifmgmt_cmd.h>
+#include <pxe_call.h>
+
+FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER );
+
+static int startpxe_payload ( struct net_device *netdev ) {
+	if ( netdev->state & NETDEV_OPEN )
+		pxe_activate ( netdev );
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int startpxe_exec ( int argc, char **argv ) {
+	return ifcommon_exec ( argc, argv, startpxe_payload,
+			       "Activate PXE on" );
+}
+
+static int stoppxe_exec ( int argc __unused, char **argv __unused ) {
+	pxe_deactivate();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct command pxe_commands[] __command = {
+	{
+		.name = "startpxe",
+		.exec = startpxe_exec,
+	},
+	{
+		.name = "stoppxe",
+		.exec = stoppxe_exec,
+	},
+};
diff --git a/src/config/general.h b/src/config/general.h
index dfc87007..170ad33a 100644
--- a/src/config/general.h
+++ b/src/config/general.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER );
 #define LOGIN_CMD		/* Login command */
 #undef	TIME_CMD		/* Time commands */
 #undef	DIGEST_CMD		/* Image crypto digest commands */
+#define	PXE_CMD			/* PXE commands */
 
 /*
  * Obscure configuration options
diff --git a/src/core/config.c b/src/core/config.c
index ecaf781f..4562e3a4 100644
--- a/src/core/config.c
+++ b/src/core/config.c
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ REQUIRE_OBJECT ( time_cmd );
 #ifdef DIGEST_CMD
 REQUIRE_OBJECT ( digest_cmd );
 #endif
+#ifdef PXE_CMD
+REQUIRE_OBJECT ( pxe_cmd );
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Drag in miscellaneous objects