diff --git a/client/cmake/sources.cmake b/client/cmake/sources.cmake
index cef9ff833..f44d67384 100644
--- a/client/cmake/sources.cmake
+++ b/client/cmake/sources.cmake
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ set(HEADERS ${HEADERS}
     ${CLIENT_ROOT_DIR}/../common/logger/logger.h
     ${CLIENT_ROOT_DIR}/utils/qmlUtils.h
     ${CLIENT_ROOT_DIR}/core/api/apiUtils.h
+    ${CLIENT_ROOT_DIR}/core/osSignalHandler.h
 )
 
 # Mozilla headres
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ set(SOURCES ${SOURCES}
     ${CLIENT_ROOT_DIR}/../common/logger/logger.cpp
     ${CLIENT_ROOT_DIR}/utils/qmlUtils.cpp
     ${CLIENT_ROOT_DIR}/core/api/apiUtils.cpp
+    ${CLIENT_ROOT_DIR}/core/osSignalHandler.cpp
 )
 
 # Mozilla sources
diff --git a/client/core/osSignalHandler.cpp b/client/core/osSignalHandler.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ebe1baab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/core/osSignalHandler.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+#include "osSignalHandler.h"
+
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QSocketNotifier>
+
+#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) && !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
+    #include <pthread.h>
+    #include <signal.h>
+    #include <sys/signalfd.h>
+    #include <unistd.h>
+#elif defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
+    #include <fcntl.h>
+    #include <signal.h>
+    #include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    #include <QMetaObject>
+    #include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
+namespace
+{
+
+    static bool initialized = false;
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    static BOOL WINAPI consoleHandler(DWORD signal)
+    {
+        switch (signal) {
+        case CTRL_CLOSE_EVENT:
+        case CTRL_C_EVENT:
+        case CTRL_BREAK_EVENT:
+        case CTRL_LOGOFF_EVENT:
+        case CTRL_SHUTDOWN_EVENT:
+            if (QCoreApplication::instance()) {
+                QMetaObject::invokeMethod(QCoreApplication::instance(), "quit", Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            }
+            return TRUE;
+        default: return FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
+#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) && !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
+    static int signalFd = -1;
+    static QSocketNotifier *socketNotifier = nullptr;
+
+    static void setupUnixSignalHandler()
+    {
+        sigset_t set;
+        sigemptyset(&set);
+        sigaddset(&set, SIGINT);
+        sigaddset(&set, SIGTERM);
+
+        pthread_sigmask(SIBLOCK, &set, nullptr);
+
+        signalFd = signalfd(-1, &set, SFD_NONBLOCK | SFD_CLOEXEC);
+        if (signalFd < 0)
+            return;
+
+        socketNotifier = new QSocketNotifier(signalFd, QSocketNotifier::Read, QCoreApplication::instance());
+
+        QObject::connect(socketNotifier, &QSocketNotifier::activated, QCoreApplication::instance(), [](int) {
+            signalfd_siginfo fdsi;
+            ::read(signalFd, &fdsi, sizeof(fdsi));
+
+            if (fdsi.ssi_signo == SIGINT || fdsi.ssi_signo == SIGTERM) {
+                QCoreApplication::quit();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+#elif defined(Q_OS_MACX)
+    static int signalPipe[2] = { -1, -1 };
+    static QSocketNotifier *socketNotifier = nullptr;
+
+    static void macSignalHandler(int)
+    {
+        const char ch = 1;
+        ::write(signalPipe[1], &ch, sizeof(ch));
+    }
+
+    static void setupUnixSignalHandler()
+    {
+        if (::pipe(signalPipe) != 0)
+            return;
+
+        ::fcntl(signalPipe[0], F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+        ::fcntl(signalPipe[1], F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+
+        struct sigaction sa {};
+        sa.sa_handler = macSignalHandler;
+        sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
+        sa.sa_flags = 0;
+
+        sigaction(SIGINT, &sa, nullptr);
+        sigaction(SIGTERM, &sa, nullptr);
+
+        socketNotifier = new QSocketNotifier(signalPipe[0], QSocketNotifier::Read, QCoreApplication::instance());
+
+        QObject::connect(socketNotifier, &QSocketNotifier::activated, QCoreApplication::instance(), [](int) {
+            char buf[16];
+            ::read(signalPipe[0], buf, sizeof(buf));
+            QCoreApplication::quit();
+        });
+    }
+#endif
+
+    static void cleanupUnixSignalHandler()
+    {
+#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) && !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
+        if (socketNotifier) {
+            socketNotifier->setEnabled(false);
+        }
+
+        if (signalFd >= 0) {
+            ::close(signalFd);
+            signalFd = -1;
+        }
+
+#elif defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
+        if (socketNotifier) {
+            socketNotifier->setEnabled(false);
+        }
+
+        if (signalPipe[0] >= 0) {
+            ::close(signalPipe[0]);
+            signalPipe[0] = -1;
+        }
+
+        if (signalPipe[1] >= 0) {
+            ::close(signalPipe[1]);
+            signalPipe[1] = -1;
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+}
+
+OsSignalHandler::OsSignalHandler(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
+{
+}
+
+void OsSignalHandler::setup()
+{
+    if (initialized)
+        return;
+
+    initialized = true;
+
+#if (defined(Q_OS_LINUX) && !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)) || defined(Q_OS_MACX)
+    setupUnixSignalHandler();
+#endif
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    SetConsoleCtrlHandler(consoleHandler, TRUE);
+#endif
+
+    QObject::connect(QCoreApplication::instance(), &QCoreApplication::aboutToQuit, [] { cleanupUnixSignalHandler(); });
+}
diff --git a/client/core/osSignalHandler.h b/client/core/osSignalHandler.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96f1f11ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/core/osSignalHandler.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#ifndef OSSIGNALHANDLER_H
+#define OSSIGNALHANDLER_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+class OsSignalHandler : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    static void setup();
+
+private:
+    explicit OsSignalHandler(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    static void handleSignal(int signal);
+};
+
+#endif // OSSIGNALHANDLER_H
diff --git a/client/main.cpp b/client/main.cpp
index 40af3f7e3..23d39fc54 100644
--- a/client/main.cpp
+++ b/client/main.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <QTimer>
 
 #include "amnezia_application.h"
+#include "core/osSignalHandler.h"
 #include "migrations.h"
 #include "version.h"
 
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 
     AmneziaApplication app(argc, argv);
+    OsSignalHandler::setup();
 
 #if !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) && !defined(Q_OS_IOS) && !defined(MACOS_NE)
     if (isAnotherInstanceRunning()) {