diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/ui.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/ui.py
index 9d4bdb6e25..fe468aeecc 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/ui.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/ui.py
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class EbookViewer(MainWindow):
         self.web_view.toggle_bookmarks.connect(self.toggle_bookmarks)
         self.web_view.toggle_inspector.connect(self.toggle_inspector)
         self.web_view.toggle_lookup.connect(self.toggle_lookup)
+        self.web_view.quit.connect(self.quit)
         self.web_view.update_current_toc_nodes.connect(self.toc.update_current_toc_nodes)
         self.web_view.toggle_full_screen.connect(self.toggle_full_screen)
         self.web_view.ask_for_open.connect(self.ask_for_open, type=Qt.QueuedConnection)
@@ -356,6 +357,9 @@ class EbookViewer(MainWindow):
             self.restoreState(state, self.MAIN_WINDOW_STATE_VERSION)
             self.inspector_dock.setVisible(False)
 
+    def quit(self):
+        self.close()
+
     def closeEvent(self, ev):
         try:
             self.save_annotations()
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/web_view.py b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/web_view.py
index 389cbfb384..c53a33a1a3 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/web_view.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/viewer/web_view.py
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ class ViewerBridge(Bridge):
     toggle_bookmarks = from_js()
     toggle_inspector = from_js()
     toggle_lookup = from_js()
+    quit = from_js()
     update_current_toc_nodes = from_js(object, object)
     toggle_full_screen = from_js()
     report_cfi = from_js(object, object)
@@ -364,6 +365,7 @@ class WebView(RestartingWebEngineView):
     toggle_bookmarks = pyqtSignal()
     toggle_inspector = pyqtSignal()
     toggle_lookup = pyqtSignal()
+    quit = pyqtSignal()
     update_current_toc_nodes = pyqtSignal(object, object)
     toggle_full_screen = pyqtSignal()
     ask_for_open = pyqtSignal(object)
@@ -388,6 +390,7 @@ class WebView(RestartingWebEngineView):
         self.bridge.toggle_bookmarks.connect(self.toggle_bookmarks)
         self.bridge.toggle_inspector.connect(self.toggle_inspector)
         self.bridge.toggle_lookup.connect(self.toggle_lookup)
+        self.bridge.quit.connect(self.quit)
         self.bridge.update_current_toc_nodes.connect(self.update_current_toc_nodes)
         self.bridge.toggle_full_screen.connect(self.toggle_full_screen)
         self.bridge.ask_for_open.connect(self.ask_for_open)
diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/shortcuts.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/shortcuts.pyj
index 106a1434f9..9bd6dda0d1 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/shortcuts.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/shortcuts.pyj
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ SHORTCUTS = {
 
 
 def add_standalone_viewer_shortcuts():
+    ismacos = 'macos' in window.navigator.userAgent
     SHORTCUTS['toggle_bookmarks'] = desc(
         v"['Ctrl+b']",
         'ui',
@@ -255,6 +256,12 @@ def add_standalone_viewer_shortcuts():
         _('Show/hide the word lookup panel'),
     )
 
+    quit_shortcut = 'Meta+q' if ismacos else 'Ctrl+q'
+    SHORTCUTS['quit'] = desc(
+        quit_shortcut,
+        'ui',
+        _('Quit the viewer'),
+    )
 
 def create_shortcut_map(custom_shortcuts):
     ans = {}
diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
index 7dae1d7635..2c789a5780 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ class View:
             ui_operations.toggle_inspector()
         elif data.name is 'toggle_lookup':
             ui_operations.toggle_lookup()
+        elif data.name is 'quit':
+            ui_operations.quit()
         elif data.name is 'start_search':
             self.show_search()
         elif data.name is 'next_match':
diff --git a/src/pyj/viewer-main.pyj b/src/pyj/viewer-main.pyj
index a14ee81769..111d8961f3 100644
--- a/src/pyj/viewer-main.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/viewer-main.pyj
@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ if window is window.top:
         to_python.view_image(name)
     ui_operations.change_background_image = def(img_id):
         to_python.change_background_image(img_id)
+    ui_operations.quit = def():
+        to_python.quit()
 
     document.body.appendChild(E.div(id='view'))
     window.onerror = onerror