diff --git a/apps/studio/src/index.ts b/apps/studio/src/index.ts
index 04199f7e38..c3089c9d8c 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/index.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/src/index.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 } from 'electron-devtools-installer';
 import { IPC_VOID_HANDLERS } from 'src/constants';
 import * as ipcHandlers from 'src/ipc-handlers';
+import { markAppQuitting } from 'src/ipc-utils';
 import {
 	hasActiveSyncOperations,
 	hasUploadingPushOperations,
@@ -526,6 +527,7 @@ async function appBoot() {
 	} );
 
 	app.on( 'will-quit', ( event ) => {
+		markAppQuitting();
 		globalShortcut.unregisterAll();
 		stopCliEventsSubscriber();
 		stopAllStudioCodeProcesses();
diff --git a/apps/studio/src/ipc-utils.ts b/apps/studio/src/ipc-utils.ts
index 9d69f6962b..57472c5786 100644
--- a/apps/studio/src/ipc-utils.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/src/ipc-utils.ts
@@ -69,10 +69,19 @@ export interface IpcEvents {
 	'remote-session-status': [ RemoteSessionStatus ];
 }
 
+let isAppQuitting = false;
+
+export function markAppQuitting() {
+	isAppQuitting = true;
+}
+
 export async function sendIpcEventToRenderer< T extends keyof IpcEvents >(
 	channel: T,
 	...args: IpcEvents[ T ]
 ): Promise< void > {
+	if ( isAppQuitting ) {
+		return;
+	}
 	const window = await getMainWindow();
 	// `getMainWindow()` can resolve to `null` during early boot — e.g., the
 	// daemon-status poller fires its initial tick before the renderer window