diff --git a/src/App/App.js b/src/App/App.js
index 6dc2d6e0b..d3a1ce188 100644
--- a/src/App/App.js
+++ b/src/App/App.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const { useTranslation } = require('react-i18next');
 const { Router } = require('stremio-router');
 const { Core, Shell, Chromecast, DragAndDrop, KeyboardShortcuts, ServicesProvider } = require('stremio/services');
 const { NotFound } = require('stremio/routes');
-const { FileDropProvider, PlatformProvider, ToastProvider, TooltipProvider, CONSTANTS, withCoreSuspender } = require('stremio/common');
+const { FileDropProvider, PlatformProvider, ToastProvider, TooltipProvider, CONSTANTS, withCoreSuspender, useShell } = require('stremio/common');
 const ServicesToaster = require('./ServicesToaster');
 const DeepLinkHandler = require('./DeepLinkHandler');
 const SearchParamsHandler = require('./SearchParamsHandler');
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ const RouterWithProtectedRoutes = withCoreSuspender(withProtectedRoutes(Router))
 
 const App = () => {
     const { i18n } = useTranslation();
+    const shell = useShell();
+    const [windowHidden, setWindowHidden] = React.useState(false);
     const onPathNotMatch = React.useCallback(() => {
         return NotFound;
     }, []);
@@ -97,6 +99,17 @@ const App = () => {
             services.chromecast.off('stateChanged', onChromecastStateChange);
         };
     }, []);
+
+    // Handle shell window visibility changed event
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        const onWindowVisibilityChanged = (state) => {
+            setWindowHidden(state.visible === false && state.visibility === 0);
+        };
+
+        shell.on('win-visibility-changed', onWindowVisibilityChanged);
+        return () => shell.off('win-visibility-changed', onWindowVisibilityChanged);
+    }, []);
+
     React.useEffect(() => {
         const onCoreEvent = ({ event, args }) => {
             switch (event) {
@@ -104,6 +117,11 @@ const App = () => {
                     if (args && args.settings && typeof args.settings.interfaceLanguage === 'string') {
                         i18n.changeLanguage(args.settings.interfaceLanguage);
                     }
+
+                    if (args?.settings?.quitOnClose && windowHidden) {
+                        shell.send('quit');
+                    }
+
                     break;
                 }
             }
@@ -112,6 +130,10 @@ const App = () => {
             if (state && state.profile && state.profile.settings && typeof state.profile.settings.interfaceLanguage === 'string') {
                 i18n.changeLanguage(state.profile.settings.interfaceLanguage);
             }
+
+            if (state?.profile?.settings?.quitOnClose && windowHidden) {
+                shell.send('quit');
+            }
         };
         const onWindowFocus = () => {
             services.core.transport.dispatch({
@@ -146,7 +168,7 @@ const App = () => {
             services.core.transport
                 .getState('ctx')
                 .then(onCtxState)
-                .catch((e) => console.error(e));
+                .catch(console.error);
         }
         return () => {
             if (services.core.active) {
@@ -154,7 +176,7 @@ const App = () => {
                 services.core.transport.off('CoreEvent', onCoreEvent);
             }
         };
-    }, [initialized]);
+    }, [initialized, windowHidden]);
     return (
         <React.StrictMode>
             <ServicesProvider services={services}>
diff --git a/src/common/useShell.ts b/src/common/useShell.ts
index 5e61bfe84..7baab60bc 100644
--- a/src/common/useShell.ts
+++ b/src/common/useShell.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,69 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
+import EventEmitter from 'eventemitter3';
+
+const SHELL_EVENT_OBJECT = 'transport';
+const transport = globalThis?.qt?.webChannelTransport;
+const events = new EventEmitter();
+
+enum ShellEventType {
+    SIGNAL = 1,
+    INVOKE_METHOD = 6,
+}
+
+type ShellEvent = {
+    id: number;
+    type: ShellEventType;
+    object: string;
+    args: string[];
+};
+
 const createId = () => Math.floor(Math.random() * 9999) + 1;
 
 const useShell = () => {
-    const transport = globalThis?.qt?.webChannelTransport;
+    const on = (name: string, listener: (arg: any) => void) => {
+        events.on(name, listener);
+    };
+
+    const off = (name: string, listener: (arg: any) => void) => {
+        events.off(name, listener);
+    };
 
     const send = (method: string, ...args: (string | number)[]) => {
-        transport?.send(JSON.stringify({
-            id: createId(),
-            type: 6,
-            object: 'transport',
-            method: 'onEvent',
-            args: [method, ...args],
-        }));
+        try {
+            transport?.send(JSON.stringify({
+                id: createId(),
+                type: ShellEventType.INVOKE_METHOD,
+                object: SHELL_EVENT_OBJECT,
+                method: 'onEvent',
+                args: [method, ...args],
+            }));
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.error('Shell', 'Failed to send event', e);
+        }
     };
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (!transport) return;
+
+        transport.onmessage = ({ data }) => {
+            try {
+                const { type, args } = JSON.parse(data) as ShellEvent;
+
+                if (type === ShellEventType.SIGNAL) {
+                    const [methodName, methodArg] = args;
+                    events.emit(methodName, methodArg);
+                }
+            } catch (e) {
+                console.error('Shell', 'Failed to handle event', e);
+            }
+        };
+    }, []);
+
     return {
         active: !!transport,
         send,
+        on,
+        off,
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/src/routes/Settings/Settings.js b/src/routes/Settings/Settings.js
index 6ad15163a..312ad9e49 100644
--- a/src/routes/Settings/Settings.js
+++ b/src/routes/Settings/Settings.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ const Settings = () => {
         seekTimeDurationSelect,
         seekShortTimeDurationSelect,
         escExitFullscreenToggle,
+        quitOnCloseToggle,
         playInExternalPlayerSelect,
         nextVideoPopupDurationSelect,
         bingeWatchingToggle,
@@ -322,6 +323,19 @@ const Settings = () => {
                                 {...interfaceLanguageSelect}
                             />
                         </div>
+                        {
+                            shell.active &&
+                                <div className={styles['option-container']}>
+                                    <div className={styles['option-name-container']}>
+                                        <div className={styles['label']}>{ t('SETTINGS_QUIT_ON_CLOSE') }</div>
+                                    </div>
+                                    <Toggle
+                                        className={classnames(styles['option-input-container'], styles['toggle-container'])}
+                                        tabIndex={-1}
+                                        {...quitOnCloseToggle}
+                                    />
+                                </div>
+                        }
                     </div>
                     <div ref={playerSectionRef} className={styles['section-container']}>
                         <div className={styles['section-title']}>{ t('SETTINGS_NAV_PLAYER') }</div>
diff --git a/src/routes/Settings/useProfileSettingsInputs.js b/src/routes/Settings/useProfileSettingsInputs.js
index d36b169f9..c193c6eaf 100644
--- a/src/routes/Settings/useProfileSettingsInputs.js
+++ b/src/routes/Settings/useProfileSettingsInputs.js
@@ -31,6 +31,23 @@ const useProfileSettingsInputs = (profile) => {
             });
         }
     }), [profile.settings]);
+
+    const quitOnCloseToggle = React.useMemo(() => ({
+        checked: profile.settings.quitOnClose,
+        onClick: () => {
+            core.transport.dispatch({
+                action: 'Ctx',
+                args: {
+                    action: 'UpdateSettings',
+                    args: {
+                        ...profile.settings,
+                        quitOnClose: !profile.settings.quitOnClose
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }), [profile.settings]);
+
     const subtitlesLanguageSelect = React.useMemo(() => ({
         options: Object.keys(languageNames).map((code) => ({
             value: code,
@@ -316,6 +333,7 @@ const useProfileSettingsInputs = (profile) => {
         audioLanguageSelect,
         surroundSoundToggle,
         escExitFullscreenToggle,
+        quitOnCloseToggle,
         seekTimeDurationSelect,
         seekShortTimeDurationSelect,
         playInExternalPlayerSelect,
diff --git a/src/types/global.d.ts b/src/types/global.d.ts
index 5effeffd4..d1d601d5e 100644
--- a/src/types/global.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/global.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-var */
 
+type QtTransportMessage = {
+    data: string;
+};
+
 interface QtTransport {
     send: (message: string) => void,
+    onmessage: (message: QtTransportMessage) => void,
 }
 
 interface Qt {
@@ -12,4 +17,4 @@ declare global {
     var qt: Qt | undefined;
 }
 
-export { };
+export {};