diff --git a/client/app_control.cpp b/client/app_control.cpp
index 7694aa115c..3deac10f52 100644
--- a/client/app_control.cpp
+++ b/client/app_control.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,14 @@ static void print_descendants(int pid, vector<int>desc, const char* where) {
 // Send a quit message, start timer, get descendants
 //
 int ACTIVE_TASK::request_exit() {
+    // unsuspend the process.
+    // If it's suspended, the timer thread is suspended and
+    // won't process the quit message
+    //
+    if (task_state() == PROCESS_SUSPENDED) {
+        unsuspend();
+    }
+
     if (app_client_shm.shm) {
         process_control_queue.msg_queue_send(
             "<quit/>",