diff --git a/src/mac/app.cpp b/src/mac/app.cpp
index 42e2c0aba8..0b4b57cc2f 100644
--- a/src/mac/app.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/app.cpp
@@ -231,12 +231,14 @@ short wxApp::MacHandleAEOApp(const WXEVENTREF WXUNUSED(event) , WXEVENTREF WXUNU
 
 short wxApp::MacHandleAEQuit(const WXEVENTREF WXUNUSED(event) , WXEVENTREF WXUNUSED(reply))
 {
-	wxWindow* win = GetTopWindow() ;
+    wxWindow* win = GetTopWindow() ;
     if ( win )
     {
-        win->Close(TRUE ) ;
+        wxCommandEvent exitEvent(wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED, s_macExitMenuItemId);
+        if (!win->ProcessEvent(exitEvent))
+            win->Close(TRUE ) ;
     }
-  	else
+    else
     {
         ExitMainLoop() ;
     }
diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/app.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/app.cpp
index 42e2c0aba8..0b4b57cc2f 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/app.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/app.cpp
@@ -231,12 +231,14 @@ short wxApp::MacHandleAEOApp(const WXEVENTREF WXUNUSED(event) , WXEVENTREF WXUNU
 
 short wxApp::MacHandleAEQuit(const WXEVENTREF WXUNUSED(event) , WXEVENTREF WXUNUSED(reply))
 {
-	wxWindow* win = GetTopWindow() ;
+    wxWindow* win = GetTopWindow() ;
     if ( win )
     {
-        win->Close(TRUE ) ;
+        wxCommandEvent exitEvent(wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED, s_macExitMenuItemId);
+        if (!win->ProcessEvent(exitEvent))
+            win->Close(TRUE ) ;
     }
-  	else
+    else
     {
         ExitMainLoop() ;
     }