diff --git a/cmd/climc/shell/compute/servers.go b/cmd/climc/shell/compute/servers.go
index 4c191fa4b8..55974dc600 100644
--- a/cmd/climc/shell/compute/servers.go
+++ b/cmd/climc/shell/compute/servers.go
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ func init() {
 	cmd.Perform("cpuset-remove", &options.ServerIdOptions{})
 	cmd.Perform("calculate-record-checksum", &options.ServerIdOptions{})
 	cmd.Perform("set-class-metadata", &baseoptions.ResourceMetadataOptions{})
+	cmd.Perform("monitor", &options.ServerMonitorOptions{})
 
 	cmd.Get("vnc", new(options.ServerIdOptions))
 	cmd.Get("desc", new(options.ServerIdOptions))
@@ -305,23 +306,6 @@ func init() {
 		return nil
 	})
 
-	R(&options.ServerMonitorOptions{}, "server-monitor", "Send commands to qemu monitor", func(s *mcclient.ClientSession, opts *options.ServerMonitorOptions) error {
-		params, err := baseoptions.StructToParams(opts)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		ret, err := modules.Servers.PerformAction(s, opts.ID, "monitor", params)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		result, err := ret.GetString("results")
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		fmt.Println(result)
-		return nil
-	})
-
 	type ServerDiskSnapshotOptions struct {
 		SERVER       string `help:"server ID or Name"`
 		DISK         string `help:"create snapshot disk id"`
diff --git a/pkg/apis/compute/guests.go b/pkg/apis/compute/guests.go
index 203dc43f8a..c46ecbe109 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/compute/guests.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/compute/guests.go
@@ -840,6 +840,11 @@ type ServerGetCPUSetCoresResp struct {
 	HostUsedCores []int `json:"host_used_cores"`
 }
 
+type ServerMonitorInput struct {
+	COMMAND string
+	QMP     bool
+}
+
 type ServerQemuInfo struct {
 	Version string `json:"version"`
 	Cmdline string `json:"cmdline"`
diff --git a/pkg/compute/guestdrivers/kvm.go b/pkg/compute/guestdrivers/kvm.go
index b839486b42..f145e111f9 100644
--- a/pkg/compute/guestdrivers/kvm.go
+++ b/pkg/compute/guestdrivers/kvm.go
@@ -422,7 +422,10 @@ func (self *SKVMGuestDriver) RequestChangeVmConfig(ctx context.Context, guest *m
 }
 
 func (self *SKVMGuestDriver) RequestSoftReset(ctx context.Context, guest *models.SGuest, task taskman.ITask) error {
-	_, err := guest.SendMonitorCommand(ctx, task.GetUserCred(), "system_reset")
+	_, err := guest.SendMonitorCommand(
+		ctx, task.GetUserCred(),
+		&api.ServerMonitorInput{COMMAND: "system_reset"},
+	)
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/compute/models/guest_actions.go b/pkg/compute/models/guest_actions.go
index 22e85de210..bd8c603aac 100644
--- a/pkg/compute/models/guest_actions.go
+++ b/pkg/compute/models/guest_actions.go
@@ -115,14 +115,13 @@ func (self *SGuest) PerformMonitor(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	userCred mcclient.TokenCredential,
 	query jsonutils.JSONObject,
-	data jsonutils.JSONObject,
+	input *api.ServerMonitorInput,
 ) (jsonutils.JSONObject, error) {
 	if utils.IsInStringArray(self.Status, []string{api.VM_RUNNING, api.VM_BLOCK_STREAM, api.VM_MIGRATING}) {
-		cmd, err := data.GetString("command")
-		if err != nil {
+		if input.COMMAND == "" {
 			return nil, httperrors.NewMissingParameterError("command")
 		}
-		return self.SendMonitorCommand(ctx, userCred, cmd)
+		return self.SendMonitorCommand(ctx, userCred, input)
 	}
 	return nil, httperrors.NewInvalidStatusError("Cannot send command in status %s", self.Status)
 }
@@ -2927,7 +2926,7 @@ func (self *SGuest) PerformSendkeys(ctx context.Context, userCred mcclient.Token
 	if err == nil {
 		cmd = fmt.Sprintf("%s %d", cmd, duration)
 	}
-	_, err = self.SendMonitorCommand(ctx, userCred, cmd)
+	_, err = self.SendMonitorCommand(ctx, userCred, &api.ServerMonitorInput{COMMAND: cmd})
 	return nil, err
 }
 
@@ -2962,13 +2961,14 @@ func (self *SGuest) IsLegalKey(key string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (self *SGuest) SendMonitorCommand(ctx context.Context, userCred mcclient.TokenCredential, cmd string) (jsonutils.JSONObject, error) {
+func (self *SGuest) SendMonitorCommand(ctx context.Context, userCred mcclient.TokenCredential, cmd *api.ServerMonitorInput) (jsonutils.JSONObject, error) {
 	host, _ := self.GetHost()
 	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/servers/%s/monitor", host.ManagerUri, self.Id)
 	header := http.Header{}
 	header.Add("X-Auth-Token", userCred.GetTokenString())
 	body := jsonutils.NewDict()
-	body.Add(jsonutils.NewString(cmd), "cmd")
+	body.Add(jsonutils.NewString(cmd.COMMAND), "cmd")
+	body.Add(jsonutils.NewBool(cmd.QMP), "qmp")
 	_, res, err := httputils.JSONRequest(httputils.GetDefaultClient(), ctx, "POST", url, header, body, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/hostman/guestman/guesthandlers/guesthandler.go b/pkg/hostman/guestman/guesthandlers/guesthandler.go
index cbfce798ce..32dab2c938 100644
--- a/pkg/hostman/guestman/guesthandlers/guesthandler.go
+++ b/pkg/hostman/guestman/guesthandlers/guesthandler.go
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ func guestMonitor(ctx context.Context, userCred mcclient.TokenCredential, sid st
 			c <- res
 		}
 		cmd, _ := body.GetString("cmd")
-		err := guestman.GetGuestManager().Monitor(sid, cmd, cb)
+		qmp := jsonutils.QueryBoolean(body, "qmp", false)
+		err := guestman.GetGuestManager().Monitor(sid, cmd, qmp, cb)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		} else {
diff --git a/pkg/hostman/guestman/guestman.go b/pkg/hostman/guestman/guestman.go
index 65a2637e8c..ccf8d72534 100644
--- a/pkg/hostman/guestman/guestman.go
+++ b/pkg/hostman/guestman/guestman.go
@@ -396,13 +396,19 @@ func (m *SGuestManager) PrepareDeploy(sid string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *SGuestManager) Monitor(sid, cmd string, callback func(string)) error {
+func (m *SGuestManager) Monitor(sid, cmd string, qmp bool, callback func(string)) error {
 	if guest, ok := m.GetServer(sid); ok {
 		if guest.IsRunning() {
 			if guest.Monitor == nil {
 				return httperrors.NewBadRequestError("Monitor disconnected??")
 			}
-			guest.Monitor.HumanMonitorCommand(cmd, callback)
+			if qmp {
+				if err := guest.Monitor.QemuMonitorCommand(cmd, callback); err != nil {
+					return errors.Wrap(err, "qemu monitor command")
+				}
+			} else {
+				guest.Monitor.HumanMonitorCommand(cmd, callback)
+			}
 			return nil
 		} else {
 			return httperrors.NewBadRequestError("Server stopped??")
diff --git a/pkg/hostman/monitor/monitor.go b/pkg/hostman/monitor/monitor.go
index afde603d07..1d9623887f 100644
--- a/pkg/hostman/monitor/monitor.go
+++ b/pkg/hostman/monitor/monitor.go
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ type Monitor interface {
 	// The callback function will be called in another goroutine
 	SimpleCommand(cmd string, callback StringCallback)
 	HumanMonitorCommand(cmd string, callback StringCallback)
+	QemuMonitorCommand(cmd string, callback StringCallback) error
 
 	QueryStatus(StringCallback)
 	GetVersion(StringCallback)
@@ -269,6 +270,10 @@ func (m *SBaseMonitor) IsConnected() bool {
 	return m.connected
 }
 
+func (m *SBaseMonitor) QemuMonitorCommand(cmd string, callback StringCallback) error {
+	return errors.ErrNotSupported
+}
+
 func (m *SBaseMonitor) checkReading() bool {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
diff --git a/pkg/hostman/monitor/qmp.go b/pkg/hostman/monitor/qmp.go
index 62e6327fbe..e52a2b6f52 100644
--- a/pkg/hostman/monitor/qmp.go
+++ b/pkg/hostman/monitor/qmp.go
@@ -348,6 +348,25 @@ func (m *QmpMonitor) SimpleCommand(cmd string, callback StringCallback) {
 	m.Query(c, cb)
 }
 
+func (m *QmpMonitor) QemuMonitorCommand(rawCmd string, callback StringCallback) error {
+	c := Command{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(rawCmd), &c); err != nil {
+		return errors.Errorf("unsupport command format: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	cb := func(res *Response) {
+		log.Debugf("Monitor %s ret: %s", m.server, res.Return)
+		if res.ErrorVal != nil {
+			callback(res.ErrorVal.Error())
+		} else {
+			callback(strings.Trim(string(res.Return), `""`))
+		}
+	}
+
+	m.Query(&c, cb)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (m *QmpMonitor) HumanMonitorCommand(cmd string, callback StringCallback) {
 	var (
 		c = &Command{
diff --git a/pkg/mcclient/options/compute/servers.go b/pkg/mcclient/options/compute/servers.go
index b713ba6b23..d7275f2818 100644
--- a/pkg/mcclient/options/compute/servers.go
+++ b/pkg/mcclient/options/compute/servers.go
@@ -779,10 +779,14 @@ func (o *ServerSendKeyOptions) Description() string {
 }
 
 type ServerMonitorOptions struct {
-	ID string `help:"ID or Name of server" json:"-"`
+	ServerIdOptions
 
+	Qmp     bool   `help:"Use qmp protocol, default is hmp"`
 	COMMAND string `help:"Qemu Monitor command to send"`
-	Admin   *bool  `help:"Is this an admin call?"`
+}
+
+func (o *ServerMonitorOptions) Params() (jsonutils.JSONObject, error) {
+	return options.StructToParams(o)
 }
 
 type ServerSaveImageOptions struct {