diff --git a/dnf5-plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/dnf5-plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c9571d68..90dc9fd79 100644
--- a/dnf5-plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dnf5-plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/dnf5/include/")
 add_subdirectory("builddep_plugin")
 add_subdirectory("changelog_plugin")
 add_subdirectory("copr_plugin")
+add_subdirectory("needs_restarting_plugin")
 add_subdirectory("repoclosure_plugin")
diff --git a/dnf5-plugins/needs_restarting_plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/dnf5-plugins/needs_restarting_plugin/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3282f5f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dnf5-plugins/needs_restarting_plugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# set gettext domain for translations
+add_definitions(-DGETTEXT_DOMAIN=\"dnf5_cmd_needs_restarting\")
+
+add_library(needs_restarting_cmd_plugin MODULE needs_restarting.cpp needs_restarting_cmd_plugin.cpp)
+
+# disable the 'lib' prefix in order to create needs_restarting_cmd_plugin.so
+set_target_properties(needs_restarting_cmd_plugin PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
+
+target_link_libraries(needs_restarting_cmd_plugin PRIVATE libdnf5 libdnf5-cli)
+target_link_libraries(needs_restarting_cmd_plugin PRIVATE dnf5)
+
+install(TARGETS needs_restarting_cmd_plugin LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBDIR}/dnf5/plugins/)
diff --git a/dnf5-plugins/needs_restarting_plugin/needs_restarting.cpp b/dnf5-plugins/needs_restarting_plugin/needs_restarting.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0371ee079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dnf5-plugins/needs_restarting_plugin/needs_restarting.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+Copyright Contributors to the libdnf project.
+
+This file is part of libdnf: https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libdnf/
+
+Libdnf is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+Libdnf is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with libdnf.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include "needs_restarting.hpp"
+
+#include <libdnf5-cli/argument_parser.hpp>
+#include <libdnf5-cli/output/changelogs.hpp>
+#include <libdnf5/conf/const.hpp>
+#include <libdnf5/conf/option_string.hpp>
+#include <libdnf5/rpm/package.hpp>
+#include <libdnf5/rpm/package_query.hpp>
+#include <libdnf5/utils/bgettext/bgettext-mark-domain.h>
+
+#include <ctime>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+
+namespace dnf5 {
+
+using namespace libdnf5::cli;
+
+void NeedsRestartingCommand::set_parent_command() {
+    auto * arg_parser_parent_cmd = get_session().get_argument_parser().get_root_command();
+    auto * arg_parser_this_cmd = get_argument_parser_command();
+    arg_parser_parent_cmd->register_command(arg_parser_this_cmd);
+}
+
+void NeedsRestartingCommand::set_argument_parser() {
+    auto & cmd = *get_argument_parser_command();
+    cmd.set_description("Determine whether system or systemd services need restarting");
+}
+
+void NeedsRestartingCommand::configure() {
+    auto & context = get_context();
+    context.set_load_system_repo(true);
+
+    context.set_load_available_repos(Context::LoadAvailableRepos::ENABLED);
+
+    context.base.get_config().get_optional_metadata_types_option().add_item(
+        libdnf5::Option::Priority::RUNTIME, libdnf5::METADATA_TYPE_UPDATEINFO);
+}
+
+time_t get_boot_time() {
+    time_t proc_1_boot_time = 0;
+    struct stat proc_1_stat = {};
+    if (stat("/proc/1", &proc_1_stat) == 0) {
+        proc_1_boot_time = proc_1_stat.st_mtime;
+    }
+
+    time_t uptime_boot_time = 0;
+    std::ifstream uptime_stream{"/proc/uptime"};
+    if (uptime_stream.is_open()) {
+        double uptime = 0;
+        uptime_stream >> uptime;
+        if (uptime > 0) {
+            uptime_boot_time = std::time(nullptr) - static_cast<time_t>(uptime);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return std::max(proc_1_boot_time, uptime_boot_time);
+}
+
+void NeedsRestartingCommand::run() {
+    auto & ctx = get_context();
+
+    const auto boot_time = get_boot_time();
+
+    libdnf5::rpm::PackageQuery base_query{ctx.base};
+
+    libdnf5::rpm::PackageQuery installed{base_query};
+    installed.filter_installed();
+
+    libdnf5::rpm::PackageQuery reboot_suggested{installed};
+    reboot_suggested.filter_reboot_suggested();
+
+    std::vector<libdnf5::rpm::Package> need_reboot = {};
+    for (const auto & pkg : reboot_suggested) {
+        if (pkg.get_install_time() > static_cast<unsigned long long>(boot_time)) {
+            need_reboot.push_back(pkg);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (need_reboot.empty()) {
+        std::cout << "No core libraries or services have been updated since boot-up." << std::endl
+                  << "Reboot should not be necessary." << std::endl;
+    } else {
+        std::cout << "Core libraries or services have been updated since boot-up:" << std::endl;
+        for (const auto & pkg : need_reboot) {
+            std::cout << "\t" << pkg.get_name() << std::endl;
+        }
+        throw libdnf5::cli::SilentCommandExitError(1);
+    }
+}
+
+}  // namespace dnf5
diff --git a/dnf5-plugins/needs_restarting_plugin/needs_restarting.hpp b/dnf5-plugins/needs_restarting_plugin/needs_restarting.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b76cdf8a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dnf5-plugins/needs_restarting_plugin/needs_restarting.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+Copyright Contributors to the libdnf project.
+
+This file is part of libdnf: https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libdnf/
+
+Libdnf is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+Libdnf is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with libdnf.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#ifndef DNF5_COMMANDS_NEEDS_RESTARTING_HPP
+#define DNF5_COMMANDS_NEEDS_RESTARTING_HPP
+
+#include <dnf5/context.hpp>
+#include <libdnf5/conf/option_bool.hpp>
+#include <libdnf5/conf/option_number.hpp>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace dnf5 {
+
+class NeedsRestartingCommand : public Command {
+public:
+    explicit NeedsRestartingCommand(Context & context) : Command(context, "needs-restarting") {}
+    void set_parent_command() override;
+    void set_argument_parser() override;
+    void configure() override;
+    void run() override;
+
+private:
+};
+
+}  // namespace dnf5
+
+#endif  // DNF5_COMMANDS_CHANGELOG_HPP
diff --git a/dnf5-plugins/needs_restarting_plugin/needs_restarting_cmd_plugin.cpp b/dnf5-plugins/needs_restarting_plugin/needs_restarting_cmd_plugin.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07fd8e88b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dnf5-plugins/needs_restarting_plugin/needs_restarting_cmd_plugin.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+#include "needs_restarting.hpp"
+
+#include <dnf5/iplugin.hpp>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace dnf5;
+
+namespace {
+
+constexpr const char * PLUGIN_NAME{"needs_restarting"};
+constexpr PluginVersion PLUGIN_VERSION{.major = 1, .minor = 0, .micro = 0};
+
+constexpr const char * attrs[]{"author.name", "author.email", "description", nullptr};
+constexpr const char * attrs_value[]{"Evan Goode", "egoode@redhat.com", "needs_restarting command."};
+
+class NeedsRestartingCmdPlugin : public IPlugin {
+public:
+    using IPlugin::IPlugin;
+
+    PluginAPIVersion get_api_version() const noexcept override { return PLUGIN_API_VERSION; }
+
+    const char * get_name() const noexcept override { return PLUGIN_NAME; }
+
+    PluginVersion get_version() const noexcept override { return PLUGIN_VERSION; }
+
+    const char * const * get_attributes() const noexcept override { return attrs; }
+
+    const char * get_attribute(const char * attribute) const noexcept override {
+        for (size_t i = 0; attrs[i]; ++i) {
+            if (std::strcmp(attribute, attrs[i]) == 0) {
+                return attrs_value[i];
+            }
+        }
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Command>> create_commands() override;
+
+    void finish() noexcept override {}
+};
+
+
+std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Command>> NeedsRestartingCmdPlugin::create_commands() {
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Command>> commands;
+    commands.push_back(std::make_unique<NeedsRestartingCommand>(get_context()));
+    return commands;
+}
+
+
+}  // namespace
+
+
+PluginAPIVersion dnf5_plugin_get_api_version(void) {
+    return PLUGIN_API_VERSION;
+}
+
+const char * dnf5_plugin_get_name(void) {
+    return PLUGIN_NAME;
+}
+
+PluginVersion dnf5_plugin_get_version(void) {
+    return PLUGIN_VERSION;
+}
+
+IPlugin * dnf5_plugin_new_instance([[maybe_unused]] ApplicationVersion application_version, Context & context) try {
+    return new NeedsRestartingCmdPlugin(context);
+} catch (...) {
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+void dnf5_plugin_delete_instance(IPlugin * plugin_object) {
+    delete plugin_object;
+}
diff --git a/include/libdnf5/rpm/nevra.hpp b/include/libdnf5/rpm/nevra.hpp
index 996f9f450..ab9a17ac1 100644
--- a/include/libdnf5/rpm/nevra.hpp
+++ b/include/libdnf5/rpm/nevra.hpp
@@ -213,16 +213,16 @@ int evrcmp(const L & lhs, const R & rhs) {
     return rpmvercmp(lhs.get_release().c_str(), rhs.get_release().c_str());
 }
 
-
 /// Compare two objects by their Name, Epoch:Version-Release and Arch.
 /// @return `true` if `lhs` < `rhs`. Return `false` otherwise.
-template <typename T>
-bool cmp_nevra(const T & lhs, const T & rhs) {
+template <typename L, typename R>
+bool cmp_nevra(const L & lhs, const R & rhs) {
     // compare by name
     int r = lhs.get_name().compare(rhs.get_name());
     if (r < 0) {
         return true;
-    } else if (r > 0) {
+    }
+    if (r > 0) {
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -230,28 +230,31 @@ bool cmp_nevra(const T & lhs, const T & rhs) {
     r = evrcmp(lhs, rhs);
     if (r < 0) {
         return true;
-    } else if (r > 0) {
+    }
+    if (r > 0) {
         return false;
     }
 
     // names and evrs are equal, compare by arch
     r = lhs.get_arch().compare(rhs.get_arch());
-    if (r < 0) {
-        return true;
-    }
-    return false;
+    return r < 0;
 };
 
+template <typename T>
+bool cmp_nevra(const T & lhs, const T & rhs) {
+    return cmp_nevra<T, T>(lhs, rhs);
+}
 
 /// Compare two objects by their Name, Arch and Epoch:Version-Release.
 /// @return `true` if `lhs` < `rhs`. Return `false` otherwise.
-template <typename T>
-bool cmp_naevr(const T & lhs, const T & rhs) {
+template <typename L, typename R>
+bool cmp_naevr(const L & lhs, const R & rhs) {
     // compare by name
     int r = lhs.get_name().compare(rhs.get_name());
     if (r < 0) {
         return true;
-    } else if (r > 0) {
+    }
+    if (r > 0) {
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -259,19 +262,21 @@ bool cmp_naevr(const T & lhs, const T & rhs) {
     r = lhs.get_arch().compare(rhs.get_arch());
     if (r < 0) {
         return true;
-    } else if (r > 0) {
+    }
+    if (r > 0) {
         return false;
     }
 
     // names and arches are equal, compare by evr
     r = evrcmp(lhs, rhs);
-    if (r < 0) {
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
+    return r < 0;
 };
 
+template <typename T>
+bool cmp_naevr(const T & lhs, const T rhs) {
+    return cmp_naevr<T, T>(lhs, rhs);
+}
+
 }  // namespace libdnf5::rpm
 
 #endif  // LIBDNF5_RPM_NEVRA_HPP
diff --git a/include/libdnf5/rpm/package_query.hpp b/include/libdnf5/rpm/package_query.hpp
index 560f32063..13c94b9a8 100644
--- a/include/libdnf5/rpm/package_query.hpp
+++ b/include/libdnf5/rpm/package_query.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ along with libdnf.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "libdnf5/common/sack/exclude_flags.hpp"
 #include "libdnf5/common/sack/query_cmp.hpp"
 
+#include <ranges>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -680,6 +681,9 @@ class PackageQuery : public PackageSet {
     /// in such cycles that are not required by any other installed package are also leaf.
     void filter_leaves();
 
+    /// TODO reboot suggested
+    void filter_reboot_suggested();
+
     /// Filter the leaf packages and return them grouped by their dependencies.
     ///
     /// Leaf packages are installed packages that are not required as a dependency of another installed package.
diff --git a/libdnf5/rpm/package_query.cpp b/libdnf5/rpm/package_query.cpp
index e8cf7a9d1..6f926f018 100644
--- a/libdnf5/rpm/package_query.cpp
+++ b/libdnf5/rpm/package_query.cpp
@@ -2828,4 +2828,42 @@ void PackageQuery::filter_installonly() {
     filter_provides(installonly_packages, libdnf5::sack::QueryCmp::GLOB);
 }
 
+static const std::unordered_set<std::string> CORE_PACKAGE_NAMES = {
+    "kernel",
+    "kernel-rt",
+    "kernel-core",
+    "glibc",
+    "linux-firmware",
+    "systemd",
+    "dbus",
+    "dbus-broker",
+    "dbus-daemon",
+};
+
+void PackageQuery::filter_reboot_suggested() {
+    auto & pool = get_rpm_pool(p_impl->base);
+    libdnf5::solv::SolvMap filter_result{pool.get_nsolvables()};
+
+    for (const auto & pkg : *this) {
+        if (CORE_PACKAGE_NAMES.contains(pkg.get_name())) {
+            filter_result.add_unsafe(pkg.get_id().id);
+        }
+    }
+
+    libdnf5::advisory::AdvisoryQuery advisories{p_impl->base};
+    auto reboot_advisories =
+        advisories.get_advisory_packages_sorted_by_name_arch_evr() |
+        std::views::filter([](const auto & advisory_pkg) { return advisory_pkg.get_reboot_suggested(); });
+
+    const auto & cmp_naevr = libdnf5::rpm::cmp_naevr<const advisory::AdvisoryPackage &, const Package &>;
+    for (const auto & pkg : *this) {
+        auto lower = std::lower_bound(reboot_advisories.begin(), reboot_advisories.end(), pkg, cmp_naevr);
+        if (lower != reboot_advisories.end() && lower->get_nevra() == pkg.get_nevra()) {
+            filter_result.add_unsafe(pkg.get_id().id);
+        }
+    }
+
+    *p_impl &= filter_result;
+}
+
 }  // namespace libdnf5::rpm