diff --git a/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc b/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc
index 9116e412142e..f0f2d1882bb1 100644
--- a/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc
+++ b/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ v8::Handle<v8::Value> App::Quit(const v8::Arguments &args) {
   return v8::Undefined();
 }
 
+// static
+v8::Handle<v8::Value> App::Exit(const v8::Arguments &args) {
+  v8::HandleScope scope;
+
+  exit(args[0]->IntegerValue());
+
+  return v8::Undefined();
+}
+
 // static
 v8::Handle<v8::Value> App::Terminate(const v8::Arguments &args) {
   v8::HandleScope scope;
@@ -100,6 +109,7 @@ void App::Initialize(v8::Handle<v8::Object> target) {
   t->SetClassName(v8::String::NewSymbol("Application"));
 
   NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "quit", Quit);
+  NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "exit", Exit);
   NODE_SET_PROTOTYPE_METHOD(t, "terminate", Terminate);
 
   target->Set(v8::String::NewSymbol("Application"), t->GetFunction());
diff --git a/browser/api/atom_api_app.h b/browser/api/atom_api_app.h
index cb33d0aa56d1..7d1c06c2f97b 100644
--- a/browser/api/atom_api_app.h
+++ b/browser/api/atom_api_app.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class App : public EventEmitter,
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> New(const v8::Arguments &args);
 
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Quit(const v8::Arguments &args);
+  static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Exit(const v8::Arguments &args);
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> Terminate(const v8::Arguments &args);
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> AppendSwitch(const v8::Arguments &args);
   static v8::Handle<v8::Value> AppendArgument(const v8::Arguments &args);