diff --git a/hathor/sysctl/p2p/manager.py b/hathor/sysctl/p2p/manager.py
index 2cfe291a6d..09e4ad407d 100644
--- a/hathor/sysctl/p2p/manager.py
+++ b/hathor/sysctl/p2p/manager.py
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ def __init__(self, connections: ConnectionsManager) -> None:
             self.get_enabled_sync_versions,
             self.set_enabled_sync_versions,
         )
+        self.register(
+            'kill_connection',
+            None,
+            self.set_kill_connection,
+        )
 
     def set_force_sync_rotate(self) -> None:
         """Force a sync rotate."""
@@ -196,3 +201,16 @@ def _enable_sync_version(self, sync_version: SyncVersion) -> None:
     def _disable_sync_version(self, sync_version: SyncVersion) -> None:
         """Disable the given sync version."""
         self.connections.disable_sync_version(sync_version)
+
+    def set_kill_connection(self, peer_id: str, force: bool = False) -> None:
+        """Kill connection with peer_id or kill all connections if peer_id == '*'."""
+        if peer_id == '*':
+            self.log.warn('Killing all connections')
+            self.connections.disconnect_all_peers(force=force)
+            return
+
+        conn = self.connections.connected_peers.get(peer_id, None)
+        if conn is None:
+            self.log.warn('Killing connection', peer_id=peer_id)
+            raise SysctlException('peer-id is not connected')
+        conn.disconnect(force=force)
diff --git a/hathor/sysctl/sysctl.py b/hathor/sysctl/sysctl.py
index f9a805af84..1a045d0e36 100644
--- a/hathor/sysctl/sysctl.py
+++ b/hathor/sysctl/sysctl.py
@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@
 from typing import Any, Callable, Iterator, NamedTuple, Optional
 
 from pydantic import validate_arguments
+from structlog import get_logger
 
 from hathor.sysctl.exception import SysctlEntryNotFound, SysctlReadOnlyEntry, SysctlWriteOnlyEntry
 
 Getter = Callable[[], Any]
 Setter = Callable[..., None]
 
+logger = get_logger()
+
 
 class SysctlCommand(NamedTuple):
     getter: Optional[Getter]
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ class Sysctl:
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self._children: dict[str, 'Sysctl'] = {}
         self._commands: dict[str, SysctlCommand] = {}
+        self.log = logger.new()
 
     def put_child(self, path: str, sysctl: 'Sysctl') -> None:
         """Add a child to the tree."""
diff --git a/tests/sysctl/test_p2p.py b/tests/sysctl/test_p2p.py
index 726e0d78ae..f8598b91de 100644
--- a/tests/sysctl/test_p2p.py
+++ b/tests/sysctl/test_p2p.py
@@ -151,6 +151,36 @@ def test_enabled_sync_versions(self):
         sysctl.set('enabled_sync_versions', ['v1'])
         self.assertEqual(sysctl.get('enabled_sync_versions'), ['v1'])
 
+    def test_kill_all_connections(self):
+        manager = self.create_peer()
+        p2p_manager = manager.connections
+        sysctl = ConnectionsManagerSysctl(p2p_manager)
+
+        p2p_manager.disconnect_all_peers = MagicMock()
+        self.assertEqual(p2p_manager.disconnect_all_peers.call_count, 0)
+        sysctl.set('kill_connection', '*')
+        self.assertEqual(p2p_manager.disconnect_all_peers.call_count, 1)
+
+    def test_kill_one_connection(self):
+        manager = self.create_peer()
+        p2p_manager = manager.connections
+        sysctl = ConnectionsManagerSysctl(p2p_manager)
+
+        peer_id = 'my-peer-id'
+        conn = MagicMock()
+        p2p_manager.connected_peers[peer_id] = conn
+        self.assertEqual(conn.disconnect.call_count, 0)
+        sysctl.set('kill_connection', peer_id)
+        self.assertEqual(conn.disconnect.call_count, 1)
+
+    def test_kill_connection_unknown_peer_id(self):
+        manager = self.create_peer()
+        p2p_manager = manager.connections
+        sysctl = ConnectionsManagerSysctl(p2p_manager)
+
+        with self.assertRaises(SysctlException):
+            sysctl.set('kill_connection', 'unknown-peer-id')
+
 
 class SyncV1RandomSimulatorTestCase(unittest.SyncV1Params, BaseRandomSimulatorTestCase):
     __test__ = True