diff --git a/wezterm-gui/src/gui/overlay/confirm_close_pane.rs b/wezterm-gui/src/gui/overlay/confirm_close_pane.rs
index 583132a1a..b2b34526a 100644
--- a/wezterm-gui/src/gui/overlay/confirm_close_pane.rs
+++ b/wezterm-gui/src/gui/overlay/confirm_close_pane.rs
@@ -191,3 +191,16 @@ pub fn confirm_close_window(
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+pub fn confirm_quit_program(mut term: TermWizTerminal) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    if run_confirmation_app("🛑 Really Quit WezTerm?", &mut term)? {
+        promise::spawn::spawn_into_main_thread(async move {
+            use ::window::{Connection, ConnectionOps};
+            let con = Connection::get().expect("call on gui thread");
+            con.terminate_message_loop();
+        })
+        .detach();
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/wezterm-gui/src/gui/overlay/mod.rs b/wezterm-gui/src/gui/overlay/mod.rs
index 2be5c77a5..4ebeb12a2 100644
--- a/wezterm-gui/src/gui/overlay/mod.rs
+++ b/wezterm-gui/src/gui/overlay/mod.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ mod tabnavigator;
 pub use confirm_close_pane::confirm_close_pane;
 pub use confirm_close_pane::confirm_close_tab;
 pub use confirm_close_pane::confirm_close_window;
+pub use confirm_close_pane::confirm_quit_program;
 pub use copy::CopyOverlay;
 pub use launcher::launcher;
 pub use search::SearchOverlay;
diff --git a/wezterm-gui/src/gui/termwindow.rs b/wezterm-gui/src/gui/termwindow.rs
index beca7028a..1cddd7bbb 100644
--- a/wezterm-gui/src/gui/termwindow.rs
+++ b/wezterm-gui/src/gui/termwindow.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ use super::quad::*;
 use super::renderstate::*;
 use super::utilsprites::RenderMetrics;
 use crate::gui::overlay::{
-    confirm_close_pane, confirm_close_tab, confirm_close_window, launcher, start_overlay,
-    start_overlay_pane, tab_navigator, CopyOverlay, SearchOverlay,
+    confirm_close_pane, confirm_close_tab, confirm_close_window, confirm_quit_program, launcher,
+    start_overlay, start_overlay_pane, tab_navigator, CopyOverlay, SearchOverlay,
 };
 use crate::gui::scrollbar::*;
 use crate::gui::selection::*;
@@ -1972,8 +1972,16 @@ impl TermWindow {
                 con.hide_application();
             }
             QuitApplication => {
-                let con = Connection::get().expect("call on gui thread");
-                con.terminate_message_loop();
+                let mux = Mux::get().unwrap();
+                let tab = match mux.get_active_tab_for_window(self.mux_window_id) {
+                    Some(tab) => tab,
+                    None => anyhow::bail!("no active tab!?"),
+                };
+
+                let (overlay, future) =
+                    start_overlay(self, &tab, move |_tab_id, term| confirm_quit_program(term));
+                self.assign_overlay(tab.tab_id(), overlay);
+                promise::spawn::spawn(future).detach();
             }
             SelectTextAtMouseCursor(mode) => self.select_text_at_mouse_cursor(*mode, pane),
             ExtendSelectionToMouseCursor(mode) => {