diff --git a/lib/browser/api/menu-item.js b/lib/browser/api/menu-item.js
index 4d2737d0fa..5ff96766c9 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/menu-item.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/menu-item.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ rolesMap = {
   selectall: 'selectAll',
   minimize: 'minimize',
   close: 'close',
-  delete: 'delete'
+  delete: 'delete',
+  quit: 'quit'
 }
 
 // Maps methods that should be called directly on the BrowserWindow instance
@@ -24,12 +25,16 @@ methodInBrowserWindow = {
   close: true
 }
 
+const methodInApp = {
+  quit: true
+}
+
 MenuItem = (function () {
   MenuItem.types = ['normal', 'separator', 'submenu', 'checkbox', 'radio']
 
   function MenuItem (options) {
     var click, ref
-    const Menu = require('electron').Menu
+    const {app, Menu} = require('electron')
     click = options.click
     this.selector = options.selector
     this.type = options.type
@@ -73,7 +78,9 @@ MenuItem = (function () {
       }
       if (this.role && rolesMap[this.role] && process.platform !== 'darwin' && (focusedWindow != null)) {
         methodName = rolesMap[this.role]
-        if (methodInBrowserWindow[methodName]) {
+        if(methodInApp[methodName]) {
+          return app[methodName]()
+        } else if (methodInBrowserWindow[methodName]) {
           return focusedWindow[methodName]()
         } else {
           return (ref2 = focusedWindow.webContents) != null ? ref2[methodName]() : void 0