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Within Korea, interest in the seismic design of non-structural elements was stimulated by the 2017 Po-hang Earthquake. The failure of suspended steel-panel ceilings, widely used in public buildings throughout the country, was a typical example of the non-structural damage caused by the earthquake. In the present study, the seismic performance of steel-panel ceiling systems, such as those used in Po-hang Station, was evaluated by subjecting them to shaking-table tests. The shaking-table tests were performed in accordance with the AC156 standard with floor acceleration being applied horizontally in one direction using a 3.3× 3.3 m2 frame. The ceiling system consists of steel-panels, carrying channels, main/cross T-bars, and anti-fall clips. The ceiling was not attached to the walls. The failure mode of the steel-panel ceiling system, to which anti-fall clips had been added, was investigated and the degree of …