diff --git a/lime/_backend/flash/FlashApplication.hx b/lime/_backend/flash/FlashApplication.hx
index eba84e822..a4881bc9e 100644
--- a/lime/_backend/flash/FlashApplication.hx
+++ b/lime/_backend/flash/FlashApplication.hx
@@ -160,6 +160,13 @@ class FlashApplication {
 	}
 	
 	
+	public function exit ():Void {
+		
+		
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	public function getFrameRate ():Float {
 		
 		return Lib.current.stage.frameRate;
diff --git a/lime/_backend/html5/HTML5Application.hx b/lime/_backend/html5/HTML5Application.hx
index ae76c019c..98c090d83 100644
--- a/lime/_backend/html5/HTML5Application.hx
+++ b/lime/_backend/html5/HTML5Application.hx
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ class HTML5Application {
 	}
 	
 	
+	public function exit ():Void {
+		
+		
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	public function getFrameRate ():Float {
 		
 		if (framePeriod < 0) {
diff --git a/lime/_backend/native/NativeApplication.hx b/lime/_backend/native/NativeApplication.hx
index 3a9fb7c87..77720e4f6 100644
--- a/lime/_backend/native/NativeApplication.hx
+++ b/lime/_backend/native/NativeApplication.hx
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ class NativeApplication {
 			if (!active) {
 				
 				var result = lime_application_quit (handle);
-				__cleanup ();
-				
 				System.exit (result);
 				
 			}
@@ -100,8 +98,6 @@ class NativeApplication {
 		#elseif (cpp || neko)
 		
 		var result = lime_application_exec (handle);
-		__cleanup ();
-		
 		parent.onExit.dispatch (result);
 		
 		return result;
@@ -115,6 +111,13 @@ class NativeApplication {
 	}
 	
 	
+	public function exit ():Void {
+		
+		AudioManager.shutdown ();
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	public function getFrameRate ():Float {
 		
 		return frameRate;
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ class NativeApplication {
 			
 			case EXIT:
 				
-				parent.onExit.dispatch (0);
+				//parent.onExit.dispatch (0);
 			
 		}
 		
@@ -492,13 +495,6 @@ class NativeApplication {
 	}
 	
 	
-	private function __cleanup ():Void {
-		
-		AudioManager.shutdown ();
-		
-	}
-	
-	
 	private static var lime_application_create = System.load ("lime", "lime_application_create", 1);
 	private static var lime_application_event_manager_register = System.load ("lime", "lime_application_event_manager_register", 2);
 	private static var lime_application_exec = System.load ("lime", "lime_application_exec", 1);
diff --git a/lime/app/Application.hx b/lime/app/Application.hx
index 9c6654175..702b5d409 100644
--- a/lime/app/Application.hx
+++ b/lime/app/Application.hx
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ class Application extends Module {
 			
 		}
 		
+		backend.exit ();
+		
 	}