diff --git a/kitty/child-monitor.c b/kitty/child-monitor.c
index 5299a2e7e..d8c35199b 100644
--- a/kitty/child-monitor.c
+++ b/kitty/child-monitor.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ parse_input(ChildMonitor *self) {
     }
 
     if (UNLIKELY(kill_signal_received)) {
-        global_state.close_all_windows = true;
+        global_state.terminate = true;
     } else {
         count = self->count;
         for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
@@ -737,7 +737,6 @@ process_pending_resizes(double now) {
 static inline void
 close_all_windows() {
     for (size_t w = 0; w < global_state.num_os_windows; w++) mark_os_window_for_close(&global_state.os_windows[w], true);
-    global_state.close_all_windows = false;
 }
 
 static inline bool
@@ -793,7 +792,13 @@ main_loop(ChildMonitor *self, PyObject *a UNUSED) {
         }
 #endif
         parse_input(self);
-        if (global_state.close_all_windows) close_all_windows();
+        if (global_state.terminate) {
+            global_state.terminate = false;
+            close_all_windows();
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+            request_application_quit();
+#endif
+        }
         has_open_windows = process_pending_closes(self);
     }
     if (PyErr_Occurred()) return NULL;
diff --git a/kitty/glfw.c b/kitty/glfw.c
index b9c4861d5..1a840a8c1 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw.c
@@ -650,6 +650,12 @@ bool
 application_quit_requested() {
     return !application_quit_canary || glfwWindowShouldClose(application_quit_canary);
 }
+
+void
+request_application_quit() {
+    if (application_quit_canary)
+        glfwSetWindowShouldClose(application_quit_canary, true);
+}
 #endif
 
 // Global functions {{{
diff --git a/kitty/state.h b/kitty/state.h
index e8d5ddf12..75852b097 100644
--- a/kitty/state.h
+++ b/kitty/state.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ typedef struct {
     OSWindow *os_windows;
     size_t num_os_windows, capacity;
     OSWindow *callback_os_window;
-    bool close_all_windows;
+    bool terminate;
     bool is_wayland;
     bool debug_gl, debug_font_fallback;
     bool has_pending_resizes;
@@ -209,5 +209,6 @@ typedef enum {
 } CocoaPendingAction;
 void set_cocoa_pending_action(CocoaPendingAction action);
 bool application_quit_requested();
+void request_application_quit();
 #endif
 void wayland_request_frame_render(OSWindow *w);