diff --git a/src/application.rs b/src/application.rs
index 4ec016d..1a376e5 100644
--- a/src/application.rs
+++ b/src/application.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ mod imp {
 
     #[derive(Default)]
     pub struct Application {
+        // FIXME: move somewhere else
         mpv: Rc<mpv::Handle>,
     }
 
@@ -91,6 +92,13 @@ mod imp {
     impl AdwApplicationImpl for Application {}
 
     impl Application {}
+
+    impl Drop for Application {
+        fn drop(&mut self) {
+            println!("dropping AudreyApplication");
+            self.mpv.command(["quit"]).unwrap();
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 use gtk::{gio, glib};
diff --git a/src/mpv.rs b/src/mpv.rs
index 87ba7ee..0df45a9 100644
--- a/src/mpv.rs
+++ b/src/mpv.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 mod ffi;
 
-use std::ffi::{c_int, c_void, CStr, CString};
+use std::ffi::{c_char, c_int, c_void, CStr, CString};
 
 #[link(name = "mpv")]
 extern "C" {}
@@ -114,6 +114,25 @@ impl Handle {
         })
     }
 
+    pub fn command<'a>(&self, args: impl IntoIterator<Item = &'a str>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        // add zero terminators to Everything
+        let args: Vec<CString> = args
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(CString::new)
+            .map(Result::unwrap)
+            .collect();
+        let mut args: Vec<*const c_char> = args
+            .iter()
+            .map(CString::as_c_str)
+            .map(CStr::as_ptr)
+            .collect();
+        // must be null terminated
+        args.push(std::ptr::null_mut());
+        let args: *mut *const c_char = args.as_mut_ptr();
+
+        Error::from_return_code(unsafe { ffi::mpv_command(self.inner.as_ptr(), args) })
+    }
+
     // TODO: return None on SHUTDOWN possibly?
     pub fn tick(&self) -> Option<EventListener> {
         // take listener before we drain the event queue, so we don't miss any notifications