1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index a9a9b39bf4..33c305f0d4 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -661,7 +661,10 @@ int GuiMain(int argc, char* argv[])
     app.installEventFilter(new GUIUtil::LabelOutOfFocusEventFilter(&app));
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     // Install global event filter for processing Windows session related Windows messages (WM_QUERYENDSESSION and WM_ENDSESSION)
-    qApp->installNativeEventFilter(new WinShutdownMonitor());
+    // Note: it is safe to call app.node() in the lambda below despite the fact
+    // that app.createNode() hasn't been called yet, because native events will
+    // not be processed until the Qt event loop is executed.
+    qApp->installNativeEventFilter(new WinShutdownMonitor([&app] { app.node().startShutdown(); }));
 #endif
     // Install qDebug() message handler to route to debug.log
     qInstallMessageHandler(DebugMessageHandler);