diff --git a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaymanager.cpp b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaymanager.cpp
index 7110c713..89c5f6a3 100644
--- a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaymanager.cpp
+++ b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaymanager.cpp
@@ -423,10 +423,11 @@ bool ScreenPlayManager::removeWallpaper(const QString& appID)
         std::remove_if(
             m_screenPlayWallpapers.begin(),
             m_screenPlayWallpapers.end(),
-            [this, appID](auto& wallpaper) {
+            [this, appID](std::shared_ptr<ScreenPlayWallpaper>& wallpaper) {
                 if (wallpaper->appID() != appID) {
                     return false;
                 }
+                wallpaper->messageQuit();
 
                 qInfo() << "Remove wallpaper " << wallpaper->file() << "at monitor " << wallpaper->screenNumber();
 
@@ -457,12 +458,14 @@ bool ScreenPlayManager::removeWidget(const QString& appID)
         std::remove_if(
             m_screenPlayWidgets.begin(),
             m_screenPlayWidgets.end(),
-            [this, appID](auto& widget) {
+            [this, appID](std::shared_ptr<ScreenPlayWidget>& widget) {
                 if (widget->appID() != appID) {
                     qInfo() << "No match " << widget->appID();
                     return false;
                 }
 
+                widget->messageQuit();
+
                 qInfo() << "Remove widget " << appID;
 
                 decreaseActiveWidgetsCounter();
@@ -578,6 +581,7 @@ bool ScreenPlayManager::loadProfiles()
                 return false;
             }
         }
+
         for (QJsonValueRef wallpaper : wallpaper.toObject().value("wallpaper").toArray()) {
             QJsonObject wallpaperObj = wallpaper.toObject();
 
diff --git a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywallpaper.cpp b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywallpaper.cpp
index 384e6064..7513330e 100644
--- a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywallpaper.cpp
+++ b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywallpaper.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ namespace ScreenPlay {
     This class is only for managing the QProcess to an extern ScreenPlayWallpaper!
 */
 
-
 /*!
     \brief  Constructor for ScreenPlayWallpaper.
 */
@@ -135,6 +134,15 @@ QJsonObject ScreenPlayWallpaper::getActiveSettingsJson()
     return obj;
 }
 
+/*!
+    \brief Sends command quit to the wallpaper.
+*/
+void ScreenPlayWallpaper::messageQuit()
+{
+    QJsonObject obj;
+    obj.insert("command", "quit");
+    m_connection->sendMessage(QJsonDocument(obj).toJson(QJsonDocument::Compact));
+}
 /*!
     \brief Prints the exit code if != 0.
 */
diff --git a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywallpaper.h b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywallpaper.h
index 4abfecb5..557921f1 100644
--- a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywallpaper.h
+++ b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywallpaper.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class ScreenPlayWallpaper : public QObject {
     Q_PROPERTY(InstalledType::InstalledType type READ type WRITE setType NOTIFY typeChanged)
 
 public:
-    // Default constructor for qml engine
+    // Default constructor needed for qml engine
     ScreenPlayWallpaper() { }
 
     explicit ScreenPlayWallpaper(
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ signals:
     void error(const QString& msg);
 
 public slots:
+    void messageQuit();
     void processExit(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus);
     void processError(QProcess::ProcessError error);
     bool setWallpaperValue(const QString& key, const QString& value, const bool save = false);
diff --git a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywidget.cpp b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywidget.cpp
index 0ecedce8..b08c0c1b 100644
--- a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywidget.cpp
+++ b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywidget.cpp
@@ -70,10 +70,14 @@ bool ScreenPlayWidget::start()
     return success;
 }
 
-ScreenPlayWidget::~ScreenPlayWidget()
+/*!
+    \brief Sends command quit to the widget.
+*/
+void ScreenPlayWidget::messageQuit()
 {
-    qInfo() << "Remove widget " << m_appID;
-    m_connection->close();
+    QJsonObject obj;
+    obj.insert("command", "quit");
+    m_connection->sendMessage(QJsonDocument(obj).toJson(QJsonDocument::Compact));
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywidget.h b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywidget.h
index d6852092..7a10340c 100644
--- a/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywidget.h
+++ b/ScreenPlay/src/screenplaywidget.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ public:
         const QString& absolutePath,
         const QString& previewImage, const QJsonObject& properties,
         const InstalledType::InstalledType type);
-    ~ScreenPlayWidget();
 
     bool start();
 
@@ -86,6 +85,7 @@ public:
     ProjectSettingsListModel* getProjectSettingsListModel() { return &m_projectSettingsListModel; }
 
 public slots:
+    void messageQuit();
     QJsonObject getActiveSettingsJson();
 
     void setPreviewImage(QString previewImage)