diff --git a/cmd/syncthing/gui.go b/cmd/syncthing/gui.go
index 09622a2e8..ac89d6f7d 100644
--- a/cmd/syncthing/gui.go
+++ b/cmd/syncthing/gui.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ func startGUI(cfg GUIConfiguration, m *Model) error {
 	router.Post("/rest/config", restPostConfig)
 	router.Post("/rest/restart", restPostRestart)
 	router.Post("/rest/reset", restPostReset)
+	router.Post("/rest/shutdown", restPostShutdown)
 	router.Post("/rest/error", restPostError)
 	router.Post("/rest/error/clear", restClearErrors)
 
@@ -156,15 +157,19 @@ func restGetConfigInSync(w http.ResponseWriter) {
 	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]bool{"configInSync": configInSync})
 }
 
-func restPostRestart(req *http.Request) {
+func restPostRestart() {
 	go restart()
 }
 
-func restPostReset(req *http.Request) {
+func restPostReset() {
 	resetRepositories()
 	go restart()
 }
 
+func restPostShutdown() {
+	go shutdown()
+}
+
 var cpuUsagePercent [10]float64 // The last ten seconds
 var cpuUsageLock sync.RWMutex
 
diff --git a/cmd/syncthing/main.go b/cmd/syncthing/main.go
index 250f6bf43..b18360849 100644
--- a/cmd/syncthing/main.go
+++ b/cmd/syncthing/main.go
@@ -431,6 +431,10 @@ func restart() {
 	stop <- true
 }
 
+func shutdown() {
+	stop <- true
+}
+
 var saveConfigCh = make(chan struct{})
 
 func saveConfigLoop(cfgFile string) {