diff --git a/UI/api-interface.cpp b/UI/api-interface.cpp
index 8fb3bea3a3816d..697a8fc2766c47 100644
--- a/UI/api-interface.cpp
+++ b/UI/api-interface.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ struct OBSStudioAPI : obs_frontend_callbacks {
 
 	inline OBSStudioAPI(OBSBasic *main_) : main(main_) {}
 
+	void obs_frontend_close_main_window(void) override
+	{
+		blog(LOG_INFO,
+		     "Closing main window via the API...");
+		QMetaObject::invokeMethod(main, "close");
+	}
+
 	void *obs_frontend_get_main_window(void) override
 	{
 		return (void *)main;
diff --git a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.cpp b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.cpp
index 34747fc07b5ab1..fc35082829b3a3 100644
--- a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.cpp
+++ b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ static char **convert_string_list(vector<string> &strings)
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+void obs_frontend_close_main_window(void)
+{
+	if (callbacks_valid())
+		c->obs_frontend_close_main_window();
+}
+
 void *obs_frontend_get_main_window(void)
 {
 	return !!callbacks_valid() ? c->obs_frontend_get_main_window()
diff --git a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.h b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.h
index a0913e683359f1..d01bcbae398c19 100644
--- a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.h
+++ b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-api.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ obs_frontend_source_list_free(struct obs_frontend_source_list *source_list)
 
 #ifndef SWIG
 
+EXPORT void obs_frontend_close_main_window(void);
 EXPORT void *obs_frontend_get_main_window(void);
 EXPORT void *obs_frontend_get_main_window_handle(void);
 EXPORT void *obs_frontend_get_system_tray(void);
diff --git a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-internal.hpp b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-internal.hpp
index 90a0e06ea9dd5b..d178847b5aaa38 100644
--- a/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-internal.hpp
+++ b/UI/obs-frontend-api/obs-frontend-internal.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 struct obs_frontend_callbacks {
 	virtual ~obs_frontend_callbacks() {}
+	virtual void obs_frontend_close_main_window(void) = 0;
 	virtual void *obs_frontend_get_main_window(void) = 0;
 	virtual void *obs_frontend_get_main_window_handle(void) = 0;
 	virtual void *obs_frontend_get_system_tray(void) = 0;
diff --git a/docs/sphinx/reference-frontend-api.rst b/docs/sphinx/reference-frontend-api.rst
index a5ee4ec03fa18b..8e0fa1af85cd2a 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/reference-frontend-api.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/reference-frontend-api.rst
@@ -242,6 +242,13 @@ Functions
 
 ---------------------------------------
 
+.. function:: void obs_frontend_close_main_window(void)
+
+   Closes the main window. If there are active outputs, the user will be
+   prompted to confirm before closing.
+
+---------------------------------------
+
 .. function:: void *obs_frontend_get_main_window(void)
 
    :return: The QMainWindow pointer to the OBS Studio window