diff --git a/src/app/application.cpp b/src/app/application.cpp
index 62710688f..a289c8e36 100644
--- a/src/app/application.cpp
+++ b/src/app/application.cpp
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ void Application::allTorrentsFinished()
         // do nothing & skip confirm
     }
     else {
-        if (!ShutdownConfirmDlg::askForConfirmation(action)) return;
+        if (!ShutdownConfirmDlg::askForConfirmation(m_window, action)) return;
     }
 #endif // DISABLE_GUI
 
diff --git a/src/gui/shutdownconfirmdlg.cpp b/src/gui/shutdownconfirmdlg.cpp
index 3fbbe0c97..116c64776 100644
--- a/src/gui/shutdownconfirmdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/shutdownconfirmdlg.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@
 #include "base/utils/misc.h"
 
 
-ShutdownConfirmDlg::ShutdownConfirmDlg(const ShutdownDialogAction &action)
-    : ui(new Ui::confirmShutdownDlg)
+ShutdownConfirmDlg::ShutdownConfirmDlg(QWidget *parent, const ShutdownDialogAction &action)
+    : QDialog(parent)
+    , ui(new Ui::confirmShutdownDlg)
     , m_timeout(15)
     , m_action(action)
 {
@@ -82,9 +83,9 @@ void ShutdownConfirmDlg::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
     m_timer.start();
 }
 
-bool ShutdownConfirmDlg::askForConfirmation(const ShutdownDialogAction &action)
+bool ShutdownConfirmDlg::askForConfirmation(QWidget *parent, const ShutdownDialogAction &action)
 {
-    ShutdownConfirmDlg dlg(action);
+    ShutdownConfirmDlg dlg(parent, action);
     return (dlg.exec() == QDialog::Accepted);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/shutdownconfirmdlg.h b/src/gui/shutdownconfirmdlg.h
index 88b7c48de..dafa1da86 100644
--- a/src/gui/shutdownconfirmdlg.h
+++ b/src/gui/shutdownconfirmdlg.h
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ class ShutdownConfirmDlg: public QDialog
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    ShutdownConfirmDlg(const ShutdownDialogAction &action);
+    ShutdownConfirmDlg(QWidget *parent, const ShutdownDialogAction &action);
     ~ShutdownConfirmDlg();
 
-    static bool askForConfirmation(const ShutdownDialogAction &action);
+    static bool askForConfirmation(QWidget *parent, const ShutdownDialogAction &action);
 
 protected:
     void showEvent(QShowEvent *event) override;