[BUG] Claude Desktop on Mac does not exit on OS shutdown

Open 💬 12 comments Opened Feb 16, 2026 by steinrr

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

There was previously a bug where Claude desktop for Mac would not close properly - one was forced to quit using the tray icon. This bug was fixed. But one bug remains, and that is when shutting down the Mac, then Claude desktop does not quit and causes the Mac shutdown to stop/abort.

What Should Happen?

When shutting down the Mac then Claude desktop should quit automatically.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open Claude desktop
  2. Shutdown Mac
  3. Observe that Claude desktop is not shut down
  4. Observe that Mac shutdown aborts with error message

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Latest Claude desktop version

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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