diff --git a/ultrasonic/src/main/kotlin/org/moire/ultrasonic/activity/NavigationActivity.kt b/ultrasonic/src/main/kotlin/org/moire/ultrasonic/activity/NavigationActivity.kt
index bcd991ff..e243e704 100644
--- a/ultrasonic/src/main/kotlin/org/moire/ultrasonic/activity/NavigationActivity.kt
+++ b/ultrasonic/src/main/kotlin/org/moire/ultrasonic/activity/NavigationActivity.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * NavigationActivity.kt
- * Copyright (C) 2009-2021 Ultrasonic developers
+ * Copyright (C) 2009-2022 Ultrasonic developers
  *
  * Distributed under terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
  */
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
 import com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
 import com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.disposables.CompositeDisposable
+import kotlin.system.exitProcess
 import org.koin.android.ext.android.inject
 import org.koin.androidx.viewmodel.ext.android.viewModel
 import org.moire.ultrasonic.R
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ import org.moire.ultrasonic.util.Util
 import timber.log.Timber
 
 /**
- * The main Activity of Ultrasonic which loads all other screens as Fragments
+ * The main (and only) Activity of Ultrasonic which loads all other screens as Fragments
  */
 @Suppress("TooManyFunctions")
 class NavigationActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
@@ -366,7 +367,8 @@ class NavigationActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
 
     private fun exit() {
         lifecycleSupport.onDestroy()
-        finish()
+        finishAndRemoveTask()
+        exitProcess(0)
     }
 
     private fun showWelcomeDialog() {
diff --git a/ultrasonic/src/main/kotlin/org/moire/ultrasonic/playback/PlaybackService.kt b/ultrasonic/src/main/kotlin/org/moire/ultrasonic/playback/PlaybackService.kt
index ea65a16f..6f40a6df 100644
--- a/ultrasonic/src/main/kotlin/org/moire/ultrasonic/playback/PlaybackService.kt
+++ b/ultrasonic/src/main/kotlin/org/moire/ultrasonic/playback/PlaybackService.kt
@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ class PlaybackService : MediaLibraryService(), KoinComponent {
             player.setWakeMode(getWakeModeFlag())
         }
 
+        // Listen to the shutdown command
+        rxBusSubscription += RxBus.shutdownCommandObservable.subscribe {
+            Timber.i("Received destroy command via Rx")
+            onDestroy()
+        }
+
         isStarted = true
     }
 
diff --git a/ultrasonic/src/main/kotlin/org/moire/ultrasonic/service/MediaPlayerLifecycleSupport.kt b/ultrasonic/src/main/kotlin/org/moire/ultrasonic/service/MediaPlayerLifecycleSupport.kt
index 68701102..2700747b 100644
--- a/ultrasonic/src/main/kotlin/org/moire/ultrasonic/service/MediaPlayerLifecycleSupport.kt
+++ b/ultrasonic/src/main/kotlin/org/moire/ultrasonic/service/MediaPlayerLifecycleSupport.kt
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ class MediaPlayerLifecycleSupport : KoinComponent {
         )
 
         mediaPlayerController.clear(false)
+        RxBus.shutdownCommandPublisher.onNext(Unit)
+
         applicationContext().unregisterReceiver(headsetEventReceiver)
         mediaPlayerController.onDestroy()
 
diff --git a/ultrasonic/src/main/kotlin/org/moire/ultrasonic/service/RxBus.kt b/ultrasonic/src/main/kotlin/org/moire/ultrasonic/service/RxBus.kt
index 03859659..4bfdcdab 100644
--- a/ultrasonic/src/main/kotlin/org/moire/ultrasonic/service/RxBus.kt
+++ b/ultrasonic/src/main/kotlin/org/moire/ultrasonic/service/RxBus.kt
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ class RxBus {
             PublishSubject.create()
         val dismissNowPlayingCommandObservable: Observable<Unit> =
             dismissNowPlayingCommandPublisher.observeOn(mainThread())
+
+        val shutdownCommandPublisher: PublishSubject<Unit> =
+            PublishSubject.create()
+        val shutdownCommandObservable: Observable<Unit> =
+            shutdownCommandPublisher.observeOn(mainThread())
     }
 
     data class StateWithTrack(