diff --git a/autotests/mainshelltest.cpp b/autotests/mainshelltest.cpp
--- a/autotests/mainshelltest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/mainshelltest.cpp
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@
     file1AndToc << QStringLiteral(KDESRCDIR "data/tocreload.pdf");
     const QString tocReload = QStringLiteral(KDESRCDIR "data/tocreload.pdf");
 
-    const QString optionsPage2 = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, false, QStringLiteral("2"));
-    const QString optionsPage2Presentation = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(true, false, false, false, QStringLiteral("2"));
-    const QString optionsPrint = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, true, false, false, QString());
-    const QString optionsUnique = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, true, false, QString());
+    const QString optionsPage2 = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, false, false, QStringLiteral("2"));
+    const QString optionsPage2Presentation = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(true, false, false, false, false, QStringLiteral("2"));
+    const QString optionsPrint = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, true, false, false, false, QString());
+    const QString optionsUnique = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, true, false, QString());
 
     QTest::newRow("just show shell") << QStringList() << QString() << false << QString() << 0u << false << false << false << 0u << false << false;
     QTest::newRow("open file") << file1 << QString() << false << QString() << 0u << false << false << false << 0u << false << false;
@@ -406,9 +406,9 @@
     const QStringList paths = QStringList(QStringLiteral(KDESRCDIR "data/contents.epub"));
     QString serializedOptions;
     if (mode == 1 || mode == 3)
-        serializedOptions = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, false, QString());
+        serializedOptions = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, false, false, QString());
     else
-        serializedOptions = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, true, false, QString());
+        serializedOptions = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, true, false, QString());
 
     Okular::Settings::self()->setShellOpenFileInTabs(mode == 3);
 
@@ -459,10 +459,10 @@
 {
     QTest::addColumn<QString>("serializedOptions");
 
-    QTest::newRow("startInPresentation") << ShellUtils::serializeOptions(true, false, false, false, QString());
-    QTest::newRow("showPrintDialog") << ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, true, false, false, QString());
-    QTest::newRow("unique") << ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, true, false, QString());
-    QTest::newRow("pageNumger") << ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, false, QStringLiteral("3"));
+    QTest::newRow("startInPresentation") << ShellUtils::serializeOptions(true, false, false, false, false, QString());
+    QTest::newRow("showPrintDialog") << ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, true, false, false, false, QString());
+    QTest::newRow("unique") << ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, true, false, QString());
+    QTest::newRow("pageNumger") << ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, false, false, QStringLiteral("3"));
 }
 
 void MainShellTest::test2FilesError()
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@
     QStringList twoDocPaths( oneDocPaths );
     twoDocPaths << QStringLiteral(KDESRCDIR "data/formSamples.pdf");
 
-    const QString options = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, false, QString());
+    const QString options = ShellUtils::serializeOptions(false, false, false, false, false, QString());
 
     QTest::newRow("1 doc, 1 window, tabs")      << oneDocPaths << options << true  << true;
     QTest::newRow("2 docs, 1 window, tabs")     << twoDocPaths << options << true  << true;
diff --git a/part.h b/part.h
--- a/part.h
+++ b/part.h
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
         Q_SCRIPTABLE void slotTogglePresentation();
         Q_SCRIPTABLE Q_NOREPLY void reload();
         Q_SCRIPTABLE Q_NOREPLY void enableStartWithPrint();
+        Q_SCRIPTABLE Q_NOREPLY void enableExitAfterPrint();
 
     Q_SIGNALS:
         void enablePrintAction(bool enable);
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@
         void setupActions();
 
         void setupPrint( QPrinter &printer );
-        void doPrint( QPrinter &printer );
+        bool doPrint( QPrinter &printer );
         bool handleCompressed(QString &destpath, const QString &path, KCompressionDevice::CompressionType compressionType );
         void rebuildBookmarkMenu( bool unplugActions = true );
         void updateAboutBackendAction();
@@ -388,6 +389,7 @@
         QList<QAction*> m_bookmarkActions;
         bool m_cliPresentation;
         bool m_cliPrint;
+        bool m_cliPrintAndExit;
         QString m_addBookmarkText;
         QIcon m_addBookmarkIcon;
 
diff --git a/part.cpp b/part.cpp
--- a/part.cpp
+++ b/part.cpp
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
 const QVariantList &args)
 : KParts::ReadWritePart(parent),
 m_tempfile( nullptr ), m_documentOpenWithPassword( false ), m_swapInsteadOfOpening( false ), m_isReloading( false ), m_fileWasRemoved( false ), m_showMenuBarAction( nullptr ), m_showFullScreenAction( nullptr ), m_actionsSearched( false ),
-m_cliPresentation(false), m_cliPrint(false), m_embedMode(detectEmbedMode(parentWidget, parent, args)), m_generatorGuiClient(nullptr), m_keeper( nullptr )
+m_cliPresentation(false), m_cliPrint(false), m_cliPrintAndExit(false), m_embedMode(detectEmbedMode(parentWidget, parent, args)), m_generatorGuiClient(nullptr), m_keeper( nullptr )
 {
     // make sure that the component name is okular otherwise the XMLGUI .rc files are not found
     // when this part is used in an application other than okular (e.g. unit tests)
@@ -1645,6 +1645,10 @@
         m_cliPrint = false;
         slotPrint();
     }
+    else if ( m_cliPrintAndExit )
+    {
+        slotPrint();
+    }
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -3068,6 +3072,11 @@
     m_cliPrint = true;
 }
 
+void Part::enableExitAfterPrint()
+{
+    m_cliPrintAndExit = true;
+}
+
 void Part::slotAboutBackend()
 {
     const KPluginMetaData data = m_document->generatorInfo();
@@ -3206,9 +3215,12 @@
             printDialog->setOption( QAbstractPrintDialog::PrintCurrentPage );
         }
 
+        bool success = true;
         if ( printDialog->exec() )
-            doPrint( printer );
+            success = doPrint( printer );
         delete printDialog;
+        if ( m_cliPrintAndExit )
+            exit ( success ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE );
     }
 }
 
@@ -3230,12 +3242,12 @@
 }
 
 
-void Part::doPrint(QPrinter &printer)
+bool Part::doPrint(QPrinter &printer)
 {
     if (!m_document->isAllowed(Okular::AllowPrint))
     {
         KMessageBox::error(widget(), i18n("Printing this document is not allowed."));
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
 
     if (!m_document->print(printer))
@@ -3249,7 +3261,9 @@
         {
             KMessageBox::error(widget(), i18n("Could not print the document. Detailed error is \"%1\". Please report to bugs.kde.org", error));
         }
+        return false;
     }
+    return true;
 }
 
 void Part::psTransformEnded(int exit, QProcess::ExitStatus status)
@@ -3497,6 +3511,7 @@
 void Part::resetStartArguments()
 {
     m_cliPrint = false;
+    m_cliPrintAndExit = false;
 }
 
 #if PURPOSE_FOUND
diff --git a/shell/main.cpp b/shell/main.cpp
--- a/shell/main.cpp
+++ b/shell/main.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QStringList() << QStringLiteral("p") << QStringLiteral("page"), i18n("Page of the document to be shown"), QStringLiteral("number")));
     parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QStringList() << QStringLiteral("presentation"), i18n("Start the document in presentation mode")));
     parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QStringList() << QStringLiteral("print"), i18n("Start with print dialog")));
+    parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QStringList() << QStringLiteral("print-and-exit"), i18n("Start with print dialog and exit after printing")));
     parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QStringList() << QStringLiteral("unique"), i18n("\"Unique instance\" control")));
     parser.addOption(QCommandLineOption(QStringList() << QStringLiteral("noraise"), i18n("Not raise window")));
     parser.addPositionalArgument(QStringLiteral("urls"), i18n("Documents to open. Specify '-' to read from stdin."));
diff --git a/shell/shell.cpp b/shell/shell.cpp
--- a/shell/shell.cpp
+++ b/shell/shell.cpp
@@ -684,6 +684,8 @@
         doc->startPresentation();
     if ( ShellUtils::showPrintDialog(serializedOptions) )
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod( part, "enableStartWithPrint" );
+    if ( ShellUtils::showPrintDialogAndExit(serializedOptions) )
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod( part, "enableExitAfterPrint" );
 }
 
 void Shell::connectPart( QObject* part )
diff --git a/shell/shellutils.h b/shell/shellutils.h
--- a/shell/shellutils.h
+++ b/shell/shellutils.h
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@
 FileExistFunc qfileExistFunc();
 QUrl urlFromArg(const QString& _arg, FileExistFunc exist_func, const QString& pageArg = QString() );
 QString serializeOptions(const QCommandLineParser &args);
-QString serializeOptions(bool startInPresentation, bool showPrintDialog, bool unique, bool noRaise, const QString &page);
-bool unserializeOptions(const QString &serializedOptions, bool *presentation, bool *print, bool *unique, bool *noraise, QString *page);
+QString serializeOptions(bool startInPresentation, bool showPrintDialog, bool showPrintDialogAndExit, bool unique, bool noRaise, const QString &page);
+bool unserializeOptions(const QString &serializedOptions, bool *presentation, bool *print, bool *print_and_exit, bool *unique, bool *noraise, QString *page);
 bool unique(const QString &serializedOptions);
 bool noRaise(const QString &serializedOptions);
 bool startInPresentation(const QString &serializedOptions);
 bool showPrintDialog(const QString &serializedOptions);
+bool showPrintDialogAndExit(const QString &serializedOptions);
 QString page(const QString &serializedOptions);
 
 }
diff --git a/shell/shellutils.cpp b/shell/shellutils.cpp
--- a/shell/shellutils.cpp
+++ b/shell/shellutils.cpp
@@ -66,28 +66,30 @@
 {
     const bool startInPresentation = args.isSet( QStringLiteral("presentation") );
     const bool showPrintDialog = args.isSet( QStringLiteral("print") );
+    const bool showPrintDialogAndExit = args.isSet( QStringLiteral("print-and-exit") );
     const bool unique = args.isSet(QStringLiteral("unique")) && args.positionalArguments().count() <= 1;
     const bool noRaise = args.isSet(QStringLiteral("noraise"));
     const QString page = args.value(QStringLiteral("page"));
 
-    return serializeOptions(startInPresentation, showPrintDialog, unique, noRaise, page);
+    return serializeOptions(startInPresentation, showPrintDialog, showPrintDialogAndExit, unique, noRaise, page);
 }
 
-QString serializeOptions(bool startInPresentation, bool showPrintDialog, bool unique, bool noRaise, const QString &page)
+QString serializeOptions(bool startInPresentation, bool showPrintDialog, bool showPrintDialogAndExit, bool unique, bool noRaise, const QString &page)
 {
-    return QStringLiteral("%1:%2:%3:%4:%5").arg(startInPresentation).arg(showPrintDialog).arg(unique).arg(noRaise).arg(page);
+    return QStringLiteral("%1:%2:%3:%4:%5:%6").arg(startInPresentation).arg(showPrintDialog).arg(showPrintDialogAndExit).arg(unique).arg(noRaise).arg(page);
 }
 
-bool unserializeOptions(const QString &serializedOptions, bool *presentation, bool *print, bool *unique, bool *noraise, QString *page)
+bool unserializeOptions(const QString &serializedOptions, bool *presentation, bool *print, bool *print_and_exit, bool *unique, bool *noraise, QString *page)
 {
     const QStringList args = serializedOptions.split(QStringLiteral(":"));
-    if (args.count() == 5)
+    if (args.count() == 6)
     {
         *presentation = args[0] == QLatin1String("1");
         *print = args[1] == QLatin1String("1");
-        *unique = args[2] == QLatin1String("1");
-        *noraise = args[3] == QLatin1String("1");
-        *page = args[4];
+        *print_and_exit = args[2] == QLatin1String("1");
+        *unique = args[3] == QLatin1String("1");
+        *noraise = args[4] == QLatin1String("1");
+        *page = args[5];
         return true;
     }
     return false;
@@ -97,35 +99,42 @@
 {
     bool result, dummy;
     QString dummyString;
-    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &result, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummyString) && result;
+    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &result, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummyString) && result;
 }
 
 bool showPrintDialog(const QString &serializedOptions)
 {
     bool result, dummy;
     QString dummyString;
-    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &result, &dummy, &dummy, &dummyString) && result;
+    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &result, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummyString) && result;
+}
+
+bool showPrintDialogAndExit(const QString &serializedOptions)
+{
+    bool result, dummy;
+    QString dummyString;
+    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &dummy, &result, &dummy, &dummy, &dummyString) && result;
 }
 
 bool unique(const QString &serializedOptions)
 {
     bool result, dummy;
     QString dummyString;
-    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &dummy, &result, &dummy, &dummyString) && result;
+    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &result, &dummy, &dummyString) && result;
 }
 
 bool noRaise(const QString &serializedOptions)
 {
     bool result, dummy;
     QString dummyString;
-    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &result, &dummyString) && result;
+    return unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &result, &dummyString) && result;
 }
 
 QString page(const QString &serializedOptions)
 {
     QString result;
     bool dummy;
-    unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &result);
+    unserializeOptions(serializedOptions, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, &result);
     return result;
 }