diff --git a/test/py/u_boot_spawn.py b/test/py/u_boot_spawn.py
index 9fa0505..c703454 100644
--- a/test/py/u_boot_spawn.py
+++ b/test/py/u_boot_spawn.py
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 import time
 import traceback
 
+# Character to send (twice) to exit the terminal
+EXIT_CHAR = 0x1d    # FS (Ctrl + ])
+
 class Timeout(Exception):
     """An exception sub-class that indicates that a timeout occurred."""
 
@@ -311,15 +314,28 @@
             None.
 
         Returns:
-            Nothing.
+            str: Type of closure completed
         """
+        # For Labgrid-sjg, ask it is exit gracefully, so it can transition the
+        # board to the final state (like 'off') before exiting.
+        if os.environ.get('USE_LABGRID_SJG'):
+            self.send(chr(EXIT_CHAR) * 2)
 
+            # Wait about 10 seconds for Labgrid to close and power off the board
+            for _ in range(100):
+                if not self.isalive():
+                    return 'normal'
+                time.sleep(0.1)
+
+        # That didn't work, so try closing the PTY
         os.close(self.fd)
         for _ in range(100):
             if not self.isalive():
-                break
+                return 'break'
             time.sleep(0.1)
 
+        return 'timeout'
+
     def get_expect_output(self):
         """Return the output read by expect()