diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
index 834c9bd113..ff6ab4739e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.Events.cs
@@ -590,6 +590,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		}
 
 		private void ExitMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+		{
+			CloseEmulator();
+		}
+
+		public void CloseEmulator()
 		{
 			if (GlobalWin.Tools.AskSave())
 			{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Client.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Client.cs
index ceb3afa697..f49e72ba75 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Client.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Client.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		public override string Name { get { return "client"; } }
 
+		[LuaMethodAttributes(
+			"exit",
+			"Closes the emulator"
+		)]
+		public void CloseEmulator()
+		{
+			GlobalWin.MainForm.CloseEmulator();
+		}
+
 		[LuaMethodAttributes(
 			"borderheight",
 			"Gets the current height in pixels of the border around the emulator's drawing area"