diff --git a/krita/main.cc b/krita/main.cc
index a3a3df3ab45..f9729c42df0 100644
--- a/krita/main.cc
+++ b/krita/main.cc
@@ -1,77 +1,88 @@
 /*
  *  main.cc - part of KImageShop
  *
  *  Copyright (c) 1999 Matthias Elter <me@kde.org>
  *  Copyright (c) 2002 Patrick Julien <freak@codepimps.org>
  *
  *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  *  (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *  GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  */
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include <QString>
 #include <QPixmap>
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QProcess>
+#include <QProcessEnvironment>
+#include <QDir>
 
 #include <kglobal.h>
 #include <kcmdlineargs.h>
 #include <ksplashscreen.h>
 
 #include <KoApplication.h>
 
 #include <krita_export.h>
 
 #include "data/splash/splash_screen.xpm"
 #include "ui/kis_aboutdata.h"
 
 extern "C" KDE_EXPORT int kdemain(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 #ifdef Q_WS_X11
     setenv("QT_NO_GLIB", "1", true);
 #endif
 
     int state;
     KAboutData *aboutData = newKritaAboutData();
 
     KCmdLineArgs::init(argc, argv, aboutData);
 
     KCmdLineOptions options;
     options.add("+[file(s)]", ki18n("File(s) or URL(s) to open"));
     KCmdLineArgs::addCmdLineOptions(options);
 
     // first create the application so we can create a  pixmap
     KoApplication app;
 
     // then create the pixmap from an xpm: we cannot get the
     // location of our datadir before we've started our components,
     // so use an xpm.
     QPixmap pm(splash_screen_xpm);
     QSplashScreen *splash = new KSplashScreen(pm);
     app.setSplashScreen(splash);
 
     if (!app.start()) {
         return 1;
     }
 
     // now save some memory.
     app.setSplashScreen(0);
     delete splash;
 
     state = app.exec();
 
     delete aboutData;
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    QProcessEnvironment env = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
+    QDir appdir(app.applicationDirPath());
+    //const QString path = KStandardDirs::findExe( QLatin1String("kdeinit4" ) );
+    Q_ASSERT(QFile(appdir.canonicalPath() + "kdeinit4.exe").exists());
+    QProcess::startDetached(appdir.canonicalPath() + "kdeinit4 --terminate");
+#endif
+
     return state;
 }