diff --git a/novelwriter/config.py b/novelwriter/config.py
index 0b038272..bfcc73a7 100644
--- a/novelwriter/config.py
+++ b/novelwriter/config.py
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ class Config:
         self.emphLabels      = True   # Add emphasis to H1 and H2 item labels
         self.backupOnClose   = False  # Flag for running automatic backups
         self.askBeforeBackup = True   # Flag for asking before running automatic backup
+        self.askBeforeExit   = True   # Flag for asking before exiting the app
 
         # Text Editor Settings
         self.textFont        = QFont()  # Editor font
@@ -628,6 +629,7 @@ class Config:
         self._backupPath     = conf.rdPath(sec, "backuppath", self._backupPath)
         self.backupOnClose   = conf.rdBool(sec, "backuponclose", self.backupOnClose)
         self.askBeforeBackup = conf.rdBool(sec, "askbeforebackup", self.askBeforeBackup)
+        self.askBeforeExit   = conf.rdBool(sec, "askbeforeexit", self.askBeforeExit)
 
         # Editor
         sec = "Editor"
@@ -739,6 +741,7 @@ class Config:
             "backuppath":      str(self._backupPath),
             "backuponclose":   str(self.backupOnClose),
             "askbeforebackup": str(self.askBeforeBackup),
+            "askbeforeexit":   str(self.askBeforeExit),
         }
 
         conf["Editor"] = {
diff --git a/novelwriter/guimain.py b/novelwriter/guimain.py
index eabcc185..ad3e69d1 100644
--- a/novelwriter/guimain.py
+++ b/novelwriter/guimain.py
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
 
     def closeMain(self) -> bool:
         """Save everything, and close novelWriter."""
-        if SHARED.hasProject and not SHARED.question("%s<br>%s" % (
+        if SHARED.hasProject and CONFIG.askBeforeExit and not SHARED.question("%s<br>%s" % (
             self.tr("Do you want to exit novelWriter?"),
             self.tr("Changes are saved automatically.")
         )):
diff --git a/tests/reference/baseConfig_novelwriter.conf b/tests/reference/baseConfig_novelwriter.conf
index 0f30fe3f..93854809 100644
--- a/tests/reference/baseConfig_novelwriter.conf
+++ b/tests/reference/baseConfig_novelwriter.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Meta]
-timestamp = 2025-01-26 18:17:44
+timestamp = 2025-01-29 11:56:34
 
 [Main]
 font = 
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ emphlabels = True
 backuppath = 
 backuponclose = False
 askbeforebackup = True
+askbeforeexit = True
 
 [Editor]
 textfont =