diff --git a/examples/config/layout.config b/examples/config/layout.config
index 3f6ac5aab..6d3446a5f 100644
--- a/examples/config/layout.config
+++ b/examples/config/layout.config
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   <position_y>230</position_y>
   <width>550</width>
   <height>551</height>
+  <dialog_on_exit>true</dialog_on_exit>
 </window>
 <plugin filename="Publisher">
     <title>1</title>
diff --git a/include/ignition/gui/MainWindow.hh b/include/ignition/gui/MainWindow.hh
index 6953ba246..ea956e21e 100644
--- a/include/ignition/gui/MainWindow.hh
+++ b/include/ignition/gui/MainWindow.hh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace ignition
 
     /// \brief The main window class creates a QQuickWindow and acts as an
     /// interface which provides properties and functions which can be called
-    /// from MainWindow.qml
+    /// from Main.qml
     class IGNITION_GUI_VISIBLE MainWindow : public QObject
     {
       Q_OBJECT
@@ -177,6 +177,14 @@ namespace ignition
         NOTIFY ShowPluginMenuChanged
       )
 
+      /// \brief Flag to enable confirmation dialog on exit
+      Q_PROPERTY(
+        bool showDialogOnExit
+        READ ShowDialogOnExit
+        WRITE SetShowDialogOnExit
+        NOTIFY ShowDialogOnExitChanged
+      )
+
       /// \brief Constructor
       public: MainWindow();
 
@@ -344,6 +352,14 @@ namespace ignition
       /// \param[in] _showPluginMenu True to show.
       public: Q_INVOKABLE void SetShowPluginMenu(const bool _showPluginMenu);
 
+      /// \brief Get the flag to show the plugin menu.
+      /// \return True to show.
+      public: Q_INVOKABLE bool ShowDialogOnExit() const;
+
+      /// \brief Set the flag to show the confirmation dialog when exiting.
+      /// \param[in] _showDialogOnExit True to show.
+      public: Q_INVOKABLE void SetShowDialogOnExit(bool _showDialogOnExit);
+
       /// \brief Callback when load configuration is selected
       public slots: void OnLoadConfig(const QString &_path);
 
@@ -398,6 +414,9 @@ namespace ignition
       /// \brief Notifies when the show menu flag has changed.
       signals: void ShowPluginMenuChanged();
 
+      /// \brief Notifies when the showDialogOnExit flag has changed.
+      signals: void ShowDialogOnExitChanged();
+
       /// \brief Notifies when the window config has changed.
       signals: void configChanged();
 
diff --git a/include/ignition/gui/qml/Main.qml b/include/ignition/gui/qml/Main.qml
index c914f0c0d..ec75de916 100644
--- a/include/ignition/gui/qml/Main.qml
+++ b/include/ignition/gui/qml/Main.qml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ApplicationWindow
   property string pluginToolBarTextColorLight: MainWindow.pluginToolBarTextColorLight
   property string pluginToolBarColorDark: MainWindow.pluginToolBarColorDark
   property string pluginToolBarTextColorDark: MainWindow.pluginToolBarTextColorDark
-
+  property bool showDialogOnExit: MainWindow.showDialogOnExit
   /**
    * Tool bar background color
    */
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ ApplicationWindow
     titleLabel.text = window.title
   }
 
+  // Handler for window closing
+  onClosing: {
+    close.accepted = !showDialogOnExit
+    if(showDialogOnExit){
+      confirmationDialogOnExit.open()
+    }
+  }
+
   // C++ signals to QML slots
   Connections {
     target: MainWindow
@@ -315,4 +323,25 @@ ApplicationWindow
       }
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   *  Confirmation dialog on close button
+   */
+  Dialog {
+    id: confirmationDialogOnExit
+    title: "Do you really want to exit?"
+
+    modal: true
+    focus: true
+    parent: ApplicationWindow.overlay
+    width: 300
+    x: (parent.width - width) / 2
+    y: (parent.height - height) / 2
+    closePolicy: Popup.CloseOnEscape
+    standardButtons: Dialog.Ok | Dialog.Cancel
+
+    onAccepted: {
+      Qt.quit()
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/Application.cc b/src/Application.cc
index 3e11543ef..ea7f2aab2 100644
--- a/src/Application.cc
+++ b/src/Application.cc
@@ -273,6 +273,14 @@ bool Application::LoadConfig(const std::string &_config)
       return false;
     }
     this->dataPtr->windowConfig.MergeFromXML(std::string(printer.CStr()));
+
+    // Closing behavior.
+    if (auto dialogOnExitElem = winElem->FirstChildElement("dialog_on_exit"))
+    {
+      bool showDialogOnExit{false};
+      dialogOnExitElem->QueryBoolText(&showDialogOnExit);
+      this->dataPtr->mainWin->SetShowDialogOnExit(showDialogOnExit);
+    }
   }
 
   this->ApplyConfig();
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cc b/src/MainWindow.cc
index a0a40d0ca..d7d62c597 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.cc
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cc
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ namespace ignition
       /// \brief Minimum number of paint events to consider the window to be
       /// fully initialized.
       public: const unsigned int paintCountMin{20};
+
+      /// \brief Show the confirmation dialog on exit
+      public: bool showDialogOnExit{false};
     };
   }
 }
@@ -843,3 +846,16 @@ void MainWindow::SetShowPluginMenu(const bool _showPluginMenu)
   this->dataPtr->windowConfig.showPluginMenu = _showPluginMenu;
   this->ShowPluginMenuChanged();
 }
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////
+bool MainWindow::ShowDialogOnExit() const
+{
+  return this->dataPtr->showDialogOnExit;
+}
+
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void MainWindow::SetShowDialogOnExit(bool _showDialogOnExit)
+{
+  this->dataPtr->showDialogOnExit = _showDialogOnExit;
+  this->ShowDialogOnExitChanged();
+}
diff --git a/test/config/test.config b/test/config/test.config
index 706a1ad50..dd3b76e65 100644
--- a/test/config/test.config
+++ b/test/config/test.config
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 
+<window>
+  <dialog_on_exit>false</dialog_on_exit>
+</window>
+
 <plugin filename="TestPlugin">
 </plugin>
diff --git a/tutorials/04_layout.md b/tutorials/04_layout.md
index 6d04697e1..6ad02c358 100644
--- a/tutorials/04_layout.md
+++ b/tutorials/04_layout.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ by adding a `<window>` element to the config file. The child elements are:
                     the menu. If `from_paths` is true, all plugins will be shown
                     anyway, so adding `<show>` has no effect. For the plugin to
                     be shown, it must be on the path.
+* `<dialog_on_exit>`: If true, a confirmation dialog will show up when closing the window.
 
 ## Example layout