diff --git a/src/KubeUI/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/src/KubeUI/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index 5c2da888..831adf88 100644
--- a/src/KubeUI/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/KubeUI/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ private void ResetLayout()
     [RelayCommand]
     private void Close()
     {
+        if (Application.Current?.ApplicationLifetime is IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime lifetime)
+            lifetime.Shutdown();
     }
 
     [RelayCommand]