diff --git a/example/gui-linux/main.go b/example/gui-linux/main.go
index 5db3f99a..b98bdd71 100644
--- a/example/gui-linux/main.go
+++ b/example/gui-linux/main.go
@@ -77,6 +77,17 @@ func run(ctx context.Context) error {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	go func() {
+		if !vm.CanStop() {
+			log.Println("cannot stop vm forcefully")
+			return
+		}
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+		log.Println("calling vm.Stop()")
+
+		vm.Stop()
+	}()
+
 	// cleanup is this function is useful when finished graphic application.
 	cleanup := func() {
 		for i := 1; vm.CanRequestStop(); i++ {
diff --git a/virtualization_view.m b/virtualization_view.m
index 9fbf6d18..7e20fafd 100644
--- a/virtualization_view.m
+++ b/virtualization_view.m
@@ -165,11 +165,30 @@ - (instancetype)init
 
 @end
 
+API_AVAILABLE(macos(12.0))
+@interface VMStateObserver : NSObject
+- (void)observeValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath ofObject:(id)object change:(NSDictionary *)change context:(void *)context;
+@end
+
+@implementation VMStateObserver
+- (void)observeValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath ofObject:(id)object change:(NSDictionary *)change context:(void *)context;
+{
+    if ([keyPath isEqualToString:@"state"]) {
+        int newState = (int)[change[NSKeyValueChangeNewKey] integerValue];
+        if (newState == VZVirtualMachineStateStopped || newState == VZVirtualMachineStateError) {
+            [NSApp performSelectorOnMainThread:@selector(terminate:) withObject:context waitUntilDone:NO];
+            [object removeObserver:self forKeyPath:@"state"];
+        }
+    }
+}
+@end
+
 @implementation AppDelegate {
     VZVirtualMachine *_virtualMachine;
     VZVirtualMachineView *_virtualMachineView;
     CGFloat _windowWidth;
     CGFloat _windowHeight;
+    VMStateObserver *_observer;
 }
 
 - (instancetype)initWithVirtualMachine:(VZVirtualMachine *)virtualMachine
@@ -179,6 +198,11 @@ - (instancetype)initWithVirtualMachine:(VZVirtualMachine *)virtualMachine
     self = [super init];
     _virtualMachine = virtualMachine;
     [_virtualMachine setDelegate:self];
+    _observer = [[VMStateObserver alloc] init];
+    [virtualMachine addObserver:_observer
+           forKeyPath:@"state"
+              options:NSKeyValueObservingOptionNew
+              context:(void *)self];
 
     // Setup virtual machine view configs
     VZVirtualMachineView *view = [[[VZVirtualMachineView alloc] init] autorelease];