diff --git a/scripts/cluster_power_recovery.sh b/scripts/cluster_power_recovery.sh
index ea6319fb..eb8d1451 100755
--- a/scripts/cluster_power_recovery.sh
+++ b/scripts/cluster_power_recovery.sh
@@ -1456,6 +1456,22 @@ wait_for_terminating_running_pods_to_clear() {
   done
 }
 
+run_host_command_via_agent_restart_pod() {
+  local node="$1"
+  local host_command="$2"
+  local pod encoded_command
+  pod="$(kubectl -n "${NODE_HELPER_NAMESPACE}" get pods -l app=k3s-agent-restart --field-selector "spec.nodeName=${node},status.phase=Running" -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}' 2>/dev/null || true)"
+  if [[ -z "${pod}" ]]; then
+    return 1
+  fi
+  encoded_command="$(printf '%s' "${host_command}" | base64 -w0)"
+  if [[ "${EXECUTE}" -eq 0 ]]; then
+    log "DRY-RUN: k3s-agent-restart exec via ${pod} on ${node}"
+    return 0
+  fi
+  run kubectl -n "${NODE_HELPER_NAMESPACE}" exec "${pod}" -- /bin/sh -ceu "HOST_COMMAND=\$(printf '%s' '${encoded_command}' | base64 -d); nsenter --target 1 --mount --uts --ipc --net --pid /bin/sh -ceu \"\${HOST_COMMAND}\""
+}
+
 schedule_host_service_restart_via_helper() {
   local node="$1"
   local service_name="$2"
@@ -1463,6 +1479,9 @@ schedule_host_service_restart_via_helper() {
   local unit_name host_command
   unit_name="ananke-restart-${service_name}-$(date +%s)"
   host_command="/usr/bin/systemd-run --unit ${unit_name} --on-active=${delay_seconds}s /bin/sh -lc '/usr/bin/systemctl restart ${service_name} || /bin/systemctl restart ${service_name}'"
+  if run_host_command_via_agent_restart_pod "${node}" "${host_command}"; then
+    return 0
+  fi
   if run_host_command_via_prewarm_pod "${node}" "${host_command}"; then
     return 0
   fi