diff --git a/include/frontend.hpp b/include/frontend.hpp
index 92bc2f4..9e1fc4c 100755
--- a/include/frontend.hpp
+++ b/include/frontend.hpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
 	int save_data();
 	bool open_capture();
 	bool close_capture();
+	int get_ret_val();
 
 private:
 	struct ScreenOperations {
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ private:
 	bool last_connected_status;
 	bool m_prepare_open;
 	bool m_prepare_quit;
+	int ret_val;
 	bool font_load_success;
 	double frame_time;
 	DisplayData* display_data;
@@ -172,6 +174,7 @@ private:
 	int get_screen_corner_modifier_y(int rotation, int height);
 	void print_notification_on_off(std::string base_text, bool value);
 	void print_notification_float(std::string base_text, float value, int decimals);
+	void set_close(int ret_val);
 	void split_change();
 	void fullscreen_change();
 	void async_change();
diff --git a/source/Menus/MainMenu.cpp b/source/Menus/MainMenu.cpp
index 4f1af84..bfabdc9 100755
--- a/source/Menus/MainMenu.cpp
+++ b/source/Menus/MainMenu.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ static const MainMenuOptionInfo extra_settings_option = {
 .enabled_normal_mode = false, .enabled_mono_mode = true,
 .out_action = MAIN_MENU_EXTRA_SETTINGS};
 
+static const MainMenuOptionInfo shutdown_option = {
+.base_name = "Shutdown", .false_name = "",
+.active_fullscreen = true, .active_windowed_screen = true,
+.active_joint_screen = true, .active_top_screen = true, .active_bottom_screen = true,
+.enabled_normal_mode = false, .enabled_mono_mode = true,
+.out_action = MAIN_MENU_SHUTDOWN};
+
 static const MainMenuOptionInfo* pollable_options[] = {
 &connect_option,
 &windowed_option,
@@ -120,6 +127,7 @@ static const MainMenuOptionInfo* pollable_options[] = {
 &licenses_option,
 &extra_settings_option,
 &quit_option,
+&shutdown_option,
 };
 
 MainMenu::MainMenu(bool font_load_success, sf::Font &text_font) : OptionSelectionMenu(){
diff --git a/source/WindowScreen.cpp b/source/WindowScreen.cpp
index dca4ec1..83cc0ed 100755
--- a/source/WindowScreen.cpp
+++ b/source/WindowScreen.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ WindowScreen::WindowScreen(ScreenType stype, CaptureStatus* capture_status, Disp
 	this->m_prepare_load = 0;
 	this->m_prepare_open = false;
 	this->m_prepare_quit = false;
+	this->ret_val = 0;
 	reset_screen_info(this->m_info);
 	this->font_load_success = this->text_font.loadFromMemory(font_ttf, font_ttf_len);
 	this->notification = new TextRectangle(this->font_load_success, this->text_font);
diff --git a/source/WindowScreen_Menu.cpp b/source/WindowScreen_Menu.cpp
index 9d4d868..f46fbbd 100755
--- a/source/WindowScreen_Menu.cpp
+++ b/source/WindowScreen_Menu.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ void WindowScreen::destroy_menus() {
 	delete this->license_menu;
 }
 
+void WindowScreen::set_close(int ret_val) {
+	this->m_prepare_quit = true;
+	this->ret_val = ret_val;
+}
+
 void WindowScreen::split_change() {
 	if(this->curr_menu != CONNECT_MENU_TYPE)
 		this->curr_menu = DEFAULT_MENU_TYPE;
@@ -274,7 +279,7 @@ bool WindowScreen::common_poll(SFEvent &event_data) {
 	bool consumed = true;
 	switch(event_data.type) {
 		case sf::Event::Closed:
-			this->m_prepare_quit = true;
+			this->set_close(0);
 			break;
 
 		case sf::Event::TextEntered:
@@ -321,7 +326,7 @@ bool WindowScreen::common_poll(SFEvent &event_data) {
 		case sf::Event::KeyPressed:
 			switch(event_data.code) {
 				case sf::Keyboard::Escape:
-					this->m_prepare_quit = true;
+					this->set_close(0);
 					break;
 				case sf::Keyboard::Enter:
 					check_held_reset_key(true, this->enter_action);
@@ -802,7 +807,7 @@ void WindowScreen::poll() {
 		SFEvent event_data = events_queue.front();
 		events_queue.pop();
 		if((event_data.type == sf::Event::KeyPressed) && event_data.poweroff_cmd) {
-			this->m_prepare_quit = true;
+			this->set_close(1);
 			done = true;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -844,7 +849,7 @@ void WindowScreen::poll() {
 							done = true;
 							break;
 						case MAIN_MENU_QUIT_APPLICATION:
-							this->m_prepare_quit = true;
+							this->set_close(0);
 							this->curr_menu = DEFAULT_MENU_TYPE;
 							done = true;
 							break;
@@ -885,6 +890,8 @@ void WindowScreen::poll() {
 							done = true;
 							break;
 						case MAIN_MENU_SHUTDOWN:
+							this->set_close(1);
+							this->curr_menu = DEFAULT_MENU_TYPE;
 							done = true;
 							break;
 						default:
@@ -1277,7 +1284,7 @@ void WindowScreen::poll() {
 						case EXTRA_SETTINGS_MENU_NO_ACTION:
 							break;
 						case EXTRA_SETTINGS_MENU_QUIT_APPLICATION:
-							this->m_prepare_quit = true;
+							this->set_close(0);
 							this->curr_menu = DEFAULT_MENU_TYPE;
 							done = true;
 							break;
@@ -1373,6 +1380,12 @@ bool WindowScreen::close_capture() {
 	return this->m_prepare_quit;
 }
 
+int WindowScreen::get_ret_val() {
+	if(!this->m_prepare_quit)
+		return -1;
+	return this->ret_val;
+}
+
 bool WindowScreen::query_reset_request() {
 	auto curr_time = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
 	if(check_held_diff(curr_time, this->right_click_action) > this->bad_resolution_timeout)
diff --git a/source/cc3dsfs.cpp b/source/cc3dsfs.cpp
index 29db3f6..3fd1a0c 100755
--- a/source/cc3dsfs.cpp
+++ b/source/cc3dsfs.cpp
@@ -238,7 +238,14 @@ static void soundCall(AudioData *audio_data, CaptureData* capture_data) {
 	audio.stop();
 }
 
-static void mainVideoOutputCall(AudioData* audio_data, CaptureData* capture_data, bool mono_app) {
+static void check_close_application(WindowScreen &screen, CaptureData* capture_data, int &ret_val) {
+	if(screen.close_capture() && capture_data->status.running) {
+		capture_data->status.running = false;
+		ret_val = screen.get_ret_val();
+	}
+}
+
+static int mainVideoOutputCall(AudioData* audio_data, CaptureData* capture_data, bool mono_app) {
 	VideoOutputData *out_buf;
 	double last_frame_time = 0.0;
 	int num_elements_fps_array = 0;
@@ -252,6 +259,7 @@ static void mainVideoOutputCall(AudioData* audio_data, CaptureData* capture_data
 	std::mutex events_access;
 	OutTextData out_text_data;
 	out_text_data.consumed = true;
+	int ret_val = 0;
 
 	out_buf = new VideoOutputData;
 	memset(out_buf, 0, sizeof(VideoOutputData));
@@ -330,9 +338,9 @@ static void mainVideoOutputCall(AudioData* audio_data, CaptureData* capture_data
 			SuccessConnectionOutTextGenerator(out_text_data, capture_data);
 		}
 
-		if(top_screen.close_capture() || bot_screen.close_capture() || joint_screen.close_capture()) {
-			capture_data->status.running = false;
-		}
+		check_close_application(top_screen, capture_data, ret_val);
+		check_close_application(bot_screen, capture_data, ret_val);
+		check_close_application(joint_screen, capture_data, ret_val);
 		
 		if((load_index = top_screen.load_data()) || (load_index = bot_screen.load_data()) || (load_index = joint_screen.load_data()))
 			load_layout_file(load_index, &frontend_data, audio_data, out_text_data, skip_io, true);
@@ -382,6 +390,7 @@ static void mainVideoOutputCall(AudioData* audio_data, CaptureData* capture_data
 	}
 
 	delete out_buf;
+	return ret_val;
 }
 
 static bool parse_existence_arg(int &index, char **argv, bool &target, bool existence_value, std::string to_check) {
@@ -446,11 +455,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	std::thread capture_thread(captureCall, capture_data);
 	std::thread audio_thread(soundCall, &audio_data, capture_data);
 
-	mainVideoOutputCall(&audio_data, capture_data, mono_app);
+	int ret_val = mainVideoOutputCall(&audio_data, capture_data, mono_app);
 	audio_thread.join();
 	capture_thread.join();
 	delete capture_data;
 	end_extra_buttons_poll();
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret_val;
 }