diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Fifo.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Fifo.cpp
index 8a502b5ef2..2dfd7ffa2e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Fifo.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Fifo.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ void Fifo_ExitLoop()
 	#endif
 }
 
+// May be executed from any thread, even the graphics thread.
+// Created to allow for self shutdown.
+void Fifo_ExitLoopNonBlocking() {
+	fifoStateRun = false;
+}
+
 // 
 void Fifo_EnterLoop(const SVideoInitialize &video_initialize)
 {
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Fifo.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Fifo.h
index c0148ef99c..b71e3155d6 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Fifo.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/Src/Fifo.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ void Fifo_Shutdown();
 // These two are for dual core mode only.
 void Fifo_EnterLoop(const SVideoInitialize &video_initialize);
 void Fifo_ExitLoop();
+void Fifo_ExitLoopNonBlocking();
 
 void Fifo_DoState(PointerWrap &f);
 
diff --git a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/EmuWindow.cpp b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/EmuWindow.cpp
index f9495cea44..4f36f675fb 100644
--- a/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/EmuWindow.cpp
+++ b/Source/Plugins/Plugin_VideoDX9/Src/EmuWindow.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "Config.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "EmuWindow.h"
+#include "Fifo.h"
 
 namespace EmuWindow
 {
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ namespace EmuWindow
 			break;
 
 		case WM_CLOSE:
+			Fifo_ExitLoopNonBlocking();
 			Shutdown();
 			// Simple hack to easily exit without stopping. Hope to fix the stopping errors soon.
 			ExitProcess(0);