diff --git a/src/apps/bin/Jamfile b/src/apps/bin/Jamfile
index 74127a62a8..bba7a77f4b 100644
--- a/src/apps/bin/Jamfile
+++ b/src/apps/bin/Jamfile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ StdBinCommands
 	isvolume.cpp
 	listattr.cpp
 	lsindex.cpp
+	quit.cpp
 	setversion.cpp
 	shutdown.cpp
 	version.cpp
diff --git a/src/apps/bin/quit.cpp b/src/apps/bin/quit.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3541ec2d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/bin/quit.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * quit.cpp
+ * (c) 2002, Carlos Hasan, for OpenBeOS.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <app/Messenger.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	status_t status;
+
+	if (argc != 2) {
+		printf("use: %s mime_sig\n", argv[0]);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	BMessenger messenger(argv[1]);
+
+	if (!messenger.IsValid()) {
+		printf("could not find running app with sig %s\n", argv[1]);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if ((status = messenger.SendMessage(B_QUIT_REQUESTED)) != B_OK) {
+		printf("could not send message, %s\n", strerror(status));
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+