diff --git a/src/qt_gui/main_window.cpp b/src/qt_gui/main_window.cpp
index e52820102..3f358ac5c 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/main_window.cpp
+++ b/src/qt_gui/main_window.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <QDockWidget>
 #include <QKeyEvent>
 #include <QProgressDialog>
+#include <SDL3/SDL_events.h>
 
 #include "about_dialog.h"
 #include "cheats_patches.h"
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ void MainWindow::CreateConnects() {
     });
 
     connect(ui->playButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &MainWindow::StartGame);
+    connect(ui->stopButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &MainWindow::StopGame);
     connect(m_game_grid_frame.get(), &QTableWidget::cellDoubleClicked, this,
             &MainWindow::StartGame);
     connect(m_game_list_frame.get(), &QTableWidget::cellDoubleClicked, this,
@@ -563,6 +565,12 @@ void MainWindow::StartGame() {
     }
 }
 
+void MainWindow::StopGame() {
+    SDL_Event quitEvent;
+    quitEvent.type = SDL_EVENT_QUIT;
+    SDL_PushEvent(&quitEvent);
+}
+
 void MainWindow::SearchGameTable(const QString& text) {
     if (isTableList) {
         for (int row = 0; row < m_game_list_frame->rowCount(); row++) {
diff --git a/src/qt_gui/main_window.h b/src/qt_gui/main_window.h
index 6264978aa..da0841cd8 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/main_window.h
+++ b/src/qt_gui/main_window.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public:
     void InstallDragDropPkg(std::filesystem::path file, int pkgNum, int nPkg);
     void InstallDirectory();
     void StartGame();
+    void StopGame();
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void ConfigureGuiFromSettings();