diff --git a/test/main.c b/test/main.c
index f59af288..e519e829 100644
--- a/test/main.c
+++ b/test/main.c
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ int onClosing(uiWindow *w, void *data)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+int onShouldQuit(void *data)
+{
+	printf("in onShouldQuit()\n");
+	return uiMenuItemChecked(shouldQuitItem);
+}
+
 uiBox *mainBox;
 uiTab *mainTab;
 
@@ -51,6 +57,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (!nomenus)
 		initMenus();
 
+	uiOnShouldQuit(onShouldQuit, NULL);
+
 	w = newWindow("Main Window", 320, 240, 1);
 	uiWindowOnClosing(w, onClosing, NULL);
 	printf("main window %p\n", w);
diff --git a/test/menus.c b/test/menus.c
index 5a10feaf..5ee264d2 100644
--- a/test/menus.c
+++ b/test/menus.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 uiMenu *fileMenu;
 uiMenuItem *newItem;
 uiMenuItem *openItem;
+uiMenuItem *shouldQuitItem;
 uiMenuItem *quitItem;
 uiMenu *editMenu;
 uiMenuItem *undoItem;
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ void initMenus(void)
 	fileMenu = uiNewMenu("File");
 	newItem = uiMenuAppendItem(fileMenu, "New");
 	openItem = uiMenuAppendItem(fileMenu, "Open");
+	uiMenuAppendSeparator(fileMenu);
+	shouldQuitItem = uiMenuAppendCheckItem(fileMenu, "Should Quit");
 	quitItem = uiMenuAppendQuitItem(fileMenu);
 
 	editMenu = uiNewMenu("Edit");
diff --git a/test/test.h b/test/test.h
index 8bb01db6..2cacb4ed 100644
--- a/test/test.h
+++ b/test/test.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ extern uiBox *newVerticalBox(void);
 extern uiTab *newTab(void);
 
 // menus.c
+extern uiMenuItem *shouldQuitItem;
 extern void initMenus(void);
 
 // page1.c