diff --git a/include/GuiApplication.h b/include/GuiApplication.h
index 3a085149980..e813e4f0b4e 100644
--- a/include/GuiApplication.h
+++ b/include/GuiApplication.h
@@ -67,11 +67,17 @@ class LMMS_EXPORT GuiApplication : public QObject
 	AutomationEditorWindow* automationEditor() { return m_automationEditor; }
 	ControllerRackView* getControllerRackView() { return m_controllerRackView; }
 
+	void sendInterrupt(int signal);
+
 public slots:
 	void displayInitProgress(const QString &msg);
 
 private slots:
 	void childDestroyed(QObject *obj);
+	void processInterrupt(int signal);
+
+signals:
+    void interruptOccurred(int signal);
 
 private:
 	static GuiApplication* s_instance;
diff --git a/src/core/main.cpp b/src/core/main.cpp
index 20bebf34954..ad764b27465 100644
--- a/src/core/main.cpp
+++ b/src/core/main.cpp
@@ -99,9 +99,14 @@ void fpeHandler( int signum ) {
 }
 #endif
 
-void interruptHandler(int unused) {
-	if(qApp != nullptr) qApp->exit(3);
-	exit(3);
+void interruptHandler(int code) {
+	using namespace lmms::gui;
+
+	if(getGUI() != nullptr) {
+		getGUI()->sendInterrupt(code);
+	} else {
+		exit(3);
+	}
 }
 
 static inline QString baseName( const QString & file )
diff --git a/src/gui/GuiApplication.cpp b/src/gui/GuiApplication.cpp
index 31b989a92f2..5b22eccbf0d 100644
--- a/src/gui/GuiApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/GuiApplication.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QSplashScreen>
+#include <csignal>
 
 #ifdef LMMS_BUILD_WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
@@ -75,6 +76,9 @@ GuiApplication* GuiApplication::instance()
 
 GuiApplication::GuiApplication()
 {
+	// Add interrupt handler as early as possible
+	connect(this, SIGNAL(interruptOccurred(int)), this, SLOT(processInterrupt(int)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
+
 	// prompt the user to create the LMMS working directory (e.g. ~/Documents/lmms) if it doesn't exist
 	if ( !ConfigManager::inst()->hasWorkingDir() &&
 		QMessageBox::question( nullptr,
@@ -240,6 +244,19 @@ void GuiApplication::childDestroyed(QObject *obj)
 	}
 }
 
+void GuiApplication::sendInterrupt(int signal) {
+	emit interruptOccurred(signal);
+}
+
+// Slot for handling interrupts from main()
+void GuiApplication::processInterrupt(int signal) {
+	switch(signal) {
+		case SIGINT:
+			// add last minute resource clean-up goes here
+			qApp->exit(3);
+	}
+}
+
 #ifdef LMMS_BUILD_WIN32
 /*!
  * @brief Returns the Windows System font.