3 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index b61921fca0..f079f3b0e9 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -88,11 +88,6 @@ static void InitMessage(const std::string &message)
     printf("init message: %s\n", message.c_str());
 }
 
-static void QueueShutdown()
-{
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(qApp, "quit", Qt::QueuedConnection);
-}
-
 /*
    Translate string to current locale using Qt.
  */
@@ -186,7 +181,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     uiInterface.ThreadSafeMessageBox.connect(ThreadSafeMessageBox);
     uiInterface.ThreadSafeAskFee.connect(ThreadSafeAskFee);
     uiInterface.InitMessage.connect(InitMessage);
-    uiInterface.QueueShutdown.connect(QueueShutdown);
     uiInterface.Translate.connect(Translate);
 
     // Show help message immediately after parsing command-line options (for "-lang") and setting locale,
@@ -217,8 +211,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             GUIUtil::SetStartOnSystemStartup(true);
 
         boost::thread_group threadGroup;
+
         BitcoinGUI window;
         guiref = &window;
+
+        QTimer* pollShutdownTimer = new QTimer(guiref);
+        QObject::connect(pollShutdownTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), guiref, SLOT(detectShutdown()));
+        pollShutdownTimer->start(200);
+
         if(AppInit2(threadGroup))
         {
             {
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
index adc6cd4742..9da5b85006 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "rpcconsole.h"
 #include "ui_interface.h"
 #include "wallet.h"
+#include "init.h"
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
 #include "macdockiconhandler.h"
@@ -839,3 +840,9 @@ void BitcoinGUI::toggleHidden()
 {
     showNormalIfMinimized(true);
 }
+
+void BitcoinGUI::detectShutdown()
+{
+    if (ShutdownRequested())
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(QCoreApplication::instance(), "quit", Qt::QueuedConnection);
+}
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoingui.h b/src/qt/bitcoingui.h
index 8f44389fd2..aba81cb3bc 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoingui.h
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoingui.h
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ private slots:
     void showNormalIfMinimized(bool fToggleHidden = false);
     /** Simply calls showNormalIfMinimized(true) for use in SLOT() macro */
     void toggleHidden();
+
+    /** called by a timer to check if fRequestShutdown has been set **/
+    void detectShutdown();
 };
 
 #endif // BITCOINGUI_H