diff --git a/include/sta/VerilogWriter.hh b/include/sta/VerilogWriter.hh
index 163e5f38..c73c9ef9 100644
--- a/include/sta/VerilogWriter.hh
+++ b/include/sta/VerilogWriter.hh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class LibertyCell;
 void
 writeVerilog(const char *filename,
 	     bool sort,
+	     bool include_pwr_gnd,
 	     vector<LibertyCell*> *remove_cells,
 	     Network *network);
 
diff --git a/verilog/Verilog.i b/verilog/Verilog.i
index 2d740479..40802cec 100644
--- a/verilog/Verilog.i
+++ b/verilog/Verilog.i
@@ -52,13 +52,14 @@ delete_verilog_reader()
 void
 write_verilog_cmd(const char *filename,
 		  bool sort,
+		  bool include_pwr_gnd,
 		  vector<LibertyCell*> *remove_cells)
 {
   // This does NOT want the SDC (cmd) network because it wants
   // to see the sta internal names.
   Sta *sta = Sta::sta();
   Network *network = sta->network();
-  writeVerilog(filename, sort, remove_cells, network);
+  writeVerilog(filename, sort, include_pwr_gnd, remove_cells, network);
 }
 
 %} // inline
diff --git a/verilog/Verilog.tcl b/verilog/Verilog.tcl
index 59c5f0a8..7bbd2072 100644
--- a/verilog/Verilog.tcl
+++ b/verilog/Verilog.tcl
@@ -19,19 +19,22 @@ namespace eval sta {
 # Defined by SWIG interface Verilog.i.
 define_cmd_args "read_verilog" {filename}
 
-define_cmd_args "write_verilog" {[-sort] [-remove_cells cells] filename}
+define_cmd_args "write_verilog" {[-sort] [-include_pwr_gnd]\
+				   [-remove_cells cells] filename}
 
 proc write_verilog { args } {
-  parse_key_args "write_verilog" args keys {-remove_cells} flags {-sort}
+  parse_key_args "write_verilog" args keys {-remove_cells} \
+    flags {-sort -include_pwr_gnd}
 
   set remove_cells {}
   if { [info exists keys(-remove_cells)] } {
     set remove_cells [sta::parse_libcell_arg $keys(-remove_cells)]
   }
   set sort [info exists flags(-sort)]
+  set include_pwr_gnd [info exists flags(-include_pwr_gnd)]
   check_argc_eq1 "write_verilog" $args
   set filename $args
-  write_verilog_cmd $filename $sort $remove_cells
+  write_verilog_cmd $filename $sort $include_pwr_gnd $remove_cells
 }
 
 # sta namespace end
diff --git a/verilog/VerilogWriter.cc b/verilog/VerilogWriter.cc
index 36ed2093..6af6d279 100644
--- a/verilog/VerilogWriter.cc
+++ b/verilog/VerilogWriter.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class VerilogWriter
 public:
   VerilogWriter(const char *filename,
 		bool sort,
+		bool include_pwr_gnd_pins,
 		vector<LibertyCell*> *remove_cells,
 		FILE *stream,
 		Network *network);
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ protected:
 
   const char *filename_;
   bool sort_;
+  bool include_pwr_gnd_;
   CellSet remove_cells_;
   FILE *stream_;
   Network *network_;
@@ -67,13 +69,15 @@ protected:
 void
 writeVerilog(const char *filename,
 	     bool sort,
+	     bool include_pwr_gnd_pins,
 	     vector<LibertyCell*> *remove_cells,
 	     Network *network)
 {
   if (network->topInstance()) {
     FILE *stream = fopen(filename, "w");
     if (stream) {
-      VerilogWriter writer(filename, sort, remove_cells, stream, network);
+      VerilogWriter writer(filename, sort, include_pwr_gnd_pins,
+			   remove_cells, stream, network);
       writer.writeModule(network->topInstance());
       fclose(stream);
     }
@@ -84,11 +88,13 @@ writeVerilog(const char *filename,
 
 VerilogWriter::VerilogWriter(const char *filename,
 			     bool sort,
+			     bool include_pwr_gnd_pins,
 			     vector<LibertyCell*> *remove_cells,
 			     FILE *stream,
 			     Network *network) :
   filename_(filename),
   sort_(sort),
+  include_pwr_gnd_(include_pwr_gnd_pins),
   stream_(stream),
   network_(network),
   unconnected_net_index_(1)
@@ -224,10 +230,13 @@ VerilogWriter::writeChild(Instance *child)
     CellPortIterator *port_iter = network_->portIterator(child_cell);
     while (port_iter->hasNext()) {
       Port *port = port_iter->next();
-      if (network_->hasMembers(port)) 
-	writeInstBusPin(child, port, first_port);
-      else 
-	writeInstPin(child, port, first_port);
+      if (include_pwr_gnd_
+	  || !network_->direction(port)->isPowerGround()) {
+	if (network_->hasMembers(port))
+	  writeInstBusPin(child, port, first_port);
+	else
+	  writeInstPin(child, port, first_port);
+      }
     }
     delete port_iter;
     fprintf(stream_, ");\n");