diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/http/PostRequest.java b/app/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/http/PostRequest.java
index 9bf439ad..576fe28e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/http/PostRequest.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/http/PostRequest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public class PostRequest extends ApiRequest {
     public static final String URI_DB_IGNORES       = "/rest/db/ignores";
     public static final String URI_DB_OVERRIDE      = "/rest/db/override";
     public static final String URI_SYSTEM_CONFIG    = "/rest/system/config";
+    public static final String URI_SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN  = "/rest/system/shutdown";
 
     public PostRequest(Context context, URL url, String path, String apiKey,
         	           @Nullable Map<String, String> params, @Nullable String postBody,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/service/RestApi.java b/app/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/service/RestApi.java
index a46f5382..64260dc4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/service/RestApi.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/service/RestApi.java
@@ -410,6 +410,15 @@ public class RestApi {
         mOnConfigChangedListener.onConfigChanged();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Posts shutdown request.
+     * This will cause SyncthingNative to exit and not restart.
+     */
+    public void shutdown() {
+        new PostRequest(mContext, mUrl, PostRequest.URI_SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN, mApiKey,
+                null, null, null);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the version name, or a (text) error message on failure.
      */
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/service/SyncthingService.java b/app/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/service/SyncthingService.java
index bdbce875..5372afed 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/service/SyncthingService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nutomic/syncthingandroid/service/SyncthingService.java
@@ -658,6 +658,9 @@ public class SyncthingService extends Service {
         }
 
         if (mRestApi != null) {
+            if (mSyncthingRunnable != null) {
+                mRestApi.shutdown();
+            }
             mRestApi = null;
         }