diff --git a/src/webui/httpconnection.cpp b/src/webui/httpconnection.cpp
index 72db365d6..01d9f5ec8 100644
--- a/src/webui/httpconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/webui/httpconnection.cpp
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ void HttpConnection::respond() {
// actually shutting down.
m_generator.setStatusLine(200, "OK");
write();
+ qApp->processEvents();
// Exit application
qApp->exit();
} else {
diff --git a/src/webui/scripts/mocha-init.js b/src/webui/scripts/mocha-init.js
index 595ff2765..26140bdbb 100644
--- a/src/webui/scripts/mocha-init.js
+++ b/src/webui/scripts/mocha-init.js
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ initializeWindows = function(){
new Request({url: 'command/shutdown',
onSuccess: function() {
document.write("_(qBittorrent has been shutdown.)_(qBittorrent has been shutdown.)
");
+ stop();
}
}
).send();