diff --git a/.php-cs-fixer.php b/.php-cs-fixer.php
index 589838bc5..7e649ea56 100644
--- a/.php-cs-fixer.php
+++ b/.php-cs-fixer.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         'operators' => [
             '=>' => null,
             '|' => 'no_space',
+            '&' => 'no_space',
         ]
     ],
     'blank_line_after_namespace' => true,
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index cc213add9..0dc9df09a 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
         "docker-m1": "ln -s docker-compose-m1.override.yml docker-compose.override.yml",
         "coverage": "open coverage/phpunit/html/index.html",
         "phpstan": "vendor/bin/phpstan",
+        "cs": "php-cs-fixer fix --config=.php-cs-fixer.php",
         "test": "PHP_VERSION=8.1 ./test --no-coverage",
         "test-full": "PHP_VERSION=8.1 ./test"
     },
diff --git a/src/Commands/Down.php b/src/Commands/Down.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96ed53356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Commands/Down.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Console\DownCommand;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Concerns\HasATenantsOption;
+
+class Down extends DownCommand
+{
+    use HasATenantsOption;
+
+    protected $signature = 'tenants:down
+         {--redirect= : The path that users should be redirected to}
+         {--retry= : The number of seconds after which the request may be retried}
+         {--refresh= : The number of seconds after which the browser may refresh}
+         {--secret= : The secret phrase that may be used to bypass maintenance mode}
+         {--status=503 : The status code that should be used when returning the maintenance mode response}';
+
+    protected $description = 'Put tenants into maintenance mode.';
+
+    public function handle(): void
+    {
+        // The base down command is heavily used. Instead of saving the data inside a file,
+        // the data is stored the tenant database, which means some Laravel features
+        // are not available with tenants.
+
+        $payload = $this->getDownDatabasePayload();
+
+        // This runs for all tenants if no --tenants are specified
+        tenancy()->runForMultiple($this->option('tenants'), function ($tenant) use ($payload) {
+            $this->line("Tenant: {$tenant['id']}");
+            $tenant->putDownForMaintenance($payload);
+        });
+
+        $this->comment('Tenants are now in maintenance mode.');
+    }
+
+    /** Get the payload to be placed in the "down" file. */
+    protected function getDownDatabasePayload()
+    {
+        return [
+            'except' => $this->excludedPaths(),
+            'redirect' => $this->redirectPath(),
+            'retry' => $this->getRetryTime(),
+            'refresh' => $this->option('refresh'),
+            'secret' => $this->option('secret'),
+            'status' => (int) $this->option('status', 503),
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Commands/Up.php b/src/Commands/Up.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3f690c2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Commands/Up.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Concerns\HasATenantsOption;
+
+class Up extends Command
+{
+    use HasATenantsOption;
+
+    protected $signature = 'tenants:up';
+
+    protected $description = 'Put tenants out of maintenance mode.';
+
+    public function handle(): void
+    {
+        tenancy()->runForMultiple($this->getTenants(), function ($tenant) {
+            $this->line("Tenant: {$tenant['id']}");
+            $tenant->bringUpFromMaintenance();
+        });
+
+        $this->comment('Tenants are now out of maintenance mode.');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Database/Concerns/MaintenanceMode.php b/src/Database/Concerns/MaintenanceMode.php
index 55e0e46de..cc4490f60 100644
--- a/src/Database/Concerns/MaintenanceMode.php
+++ b/src/Database/Concerns/MaintenanceMode.php
@@ -4,17 +4,27 @@
 
 namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Concerns;
 
-use Carbon\Carbon;
-
+/**
+ * @mixin \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model
+ */
 trait MaintenanceMode
 {
-    public function putDownForMaintenance($data = [])
+    public function putDownForMaintenance($data = []): void
+    {
+        $this->update([
+            'maintenance_mode' => [
+                'except' => $data['except'] ?? null,
+                'redirect' => $data['redirect'] ?? null,
+                'retry' => $data['retry'] ?? null,
+                'refresh' => $data['refresh'] ?? null,
+                'secret' => $data['secret'] ?? null,
+                'status' => $data['status'] ?? 503,
+            ],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    public function bringUpFromMaintenance(): void
     {
-        $this->update(['maintenance_mode' => [
-            'time' => $data['time'] ?? Carbon::now()->getTimestamp(),
-            'message' => $data['message'] ?? null,
-            'retry' => $data['retry'] ?? null,
-            'allowed' => $data['allowed'] ?? [],
-        ]]);
+        $this->update(['maintenance_mode' => null]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Jobs/CreateStorageSymlinks.php b/src/Jobs/CreateStorageSymlinks.php
index 2e1db88a2..fb9a3b0d4 100644
--- a/src/Jobs/CreateStorageSymlinks.php
+++ b/src/Jobs/CreateStorageSymlinks.php
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class CreateStorageSymlinks implements ShouldQueue
 
     public function __construct(
         public Tenant $tenant,
-    ) {}
+    ) {
+    }
 
     public function handle(): void
     {
diff --git a/src/Middleware/CheckTenantForMaintenanceMode.php b/src/Middleware/CheckTenantForMaintenanceMode.php
index c1c734f53..58fcd184f 100644
--- a/src/Middleware/CheckTenantForMaintenanceMode.php
+++ b/src/Middleware/CheckTenantForMaintenanceMode.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 use Closure;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\CheckForMaintenanceMode;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Exceptions\TenancyNotInitializedException;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\IpUtils;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException;
 
 class CheckTenantForMaintenanceMode extends CheckForMaintenanceMode
@@ -21,19 +20,38 @@ public function handle($request, Closure $next)
         if (tenant('maintenance_mode')) {
             $data = tenant('maintenance_mode');
 
-            if (isset($data['allowed']) && IpUtils::checkIp($request->ip(), (array) $data['allowed'])) {
-                return $next($request);
+            if (isset($data['secret']) && $request->path() === $data['secret']) {
+                return $this->bypassResponse($data['secret']);
             }
 
-            if ($this->inExceptArray($request)) {
+            if ($this->hasValidBypassCookie($request, $data) ||
+                $this->inExceptArray($request)) {
                 return $next($request);
             }
 
+            if (isset($data['redirect'])) {
+                $path = $data['redirect'] === '/'
+                    ? $data['redirect']
+                    : trim($data['redirect'], '/');
+
+                if ($request->path() !== $path) {
+                    return redirect($path);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (isset($data['template'])) {
+                return response(
+                    $data['template'],
+                    (int) ($data['status'] ?? 503),
+                    $this->getHeaders($data)
+                );
+            }
+
             throw new HttpException(
-                503,
+                (int) ($data['status'] ?? 503),
                 'Service Unavailable',
                 null,
-                isset($data['retry']) ? ['Retry-After' => $data['retry']] : []
+                $this->getHeaders($data)
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/src/TenancyServiceProvider.php b/src/TenancyServiceProvider.php
index b8eee487b..d95562834 100644
--- a/src/TenancyServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/TenancyServiceProvider.php
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ public function boot(): void
             Commands\TenantList::class,
             Commands\TenantDump::class,
             Commands\MigrateFresh::class,
+            Commands\Down::class,
+            Commands\Up::class,
         ]);
 
         $this->publishes([
diff --git a/tests/Etc/Tenant.php b/tests/Etc/Tenant.php
index f20b00006..9b59dedb4 100644
--- a/tests/Etc/Tenant.php
+++ b/tests/Etc/Tenant.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Contracts\TenantWithDatabase;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Concerns\HasDatabase;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Concerns\HasDomains;
+use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Concerns\MaintenanceMode;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Models;
 
 /**
@@ -14,5 +15,5 @@
  */
 class Tenant extends Models\Tenant implements TenantWithDatabase
 {
-    use HasDatabase, HasDomains;
+    use HasDatabase, HasDomains, MaintenanceMode;
 }
diff --git a/tests/MaintenanceModeTest.php b/tests/MaintenanceModeTest.php
index 770dc5f25..6e28d1ab7 100644
--- a/tests/MaintenanceModeTest.php
+++ b/tests/MaintenanceModeTest.php
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Concerns\MaintenanceMode;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Middleware\CheckTenantForMaintenanceMode;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Middleware\InitializeTenancyByDomain;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Tests\Etc\Tenant;
 
-test('tenant can be in maintenance mode', function () {
+test('tenants can be in maintenance mode', function () {
     Route::get('/foo', function () {
         return 'bar';
     })->middleware([InitializeTenancyByDomain::class, CheckTenantForMaintenanceMode::class]);
@@ -19,16 +19,40 @@
         'domain' => 'acme.localhost',
     ]);
 
-    pest()->get('http://acme.localhost/foo')
-        ->assertSuccessful();
-
-    tenancy()->end(); // flush stored tenant instance
+    pest()->get('http://acme.localhost/foo')->assertStatus(200);
 
     $tenant->putDownForMaintenance();
 
-    pest()->expectException(HttpException::class);
-    pest()->withoutExceptionHandling()
-        ->get('http://acme.localhost/foo');
+    tenancy()->end(); // End tenancy before making a request
+    pest()->get('http://acme.localhost/foo')->assertStatus(503);
+
+    $tenant->bringUpFromMaintenance();
+
+    tenancy()->end(); // End tenancy before making a request
+    pest()->get('http://acme.localhost/foo')->assertStatus(200);
+});
+
+test('tenants can be put into maintenance mode using artisan commands', function() {
+    Route::get('/foo', function () {
+        return 'bar';
+    })->middleware([InitializeTenancyByDomain::class, CheckTenantForMaintenanceMode::class]);
+
+    $tenant = MaintenanceTenant::create();
+    $tenant->domains()->create([
+        'domain' => 'acme.localhost',
+    ]);
+
+    pest()->get('http://acme.localhost/foo')->assertStatus(200);
+
+    Artisan::call('tenants:down');
+
+    tenancy()->end(); // End tenancy before making a request
+    pest()->get('http://acme.localhost/foo')->assertStatus(503);
+
+    Artisan::call('tenants:up');
+
+    tenancy()->end(); // End tenancy before making a request
+    pest()->get('http://acme.localhost/foo')->assertStatus(200);
 });
 
 class MaintenanceTenant extends Tenant