diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 085510a..b8c7012 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ pub fn main() anyerror!void {
 var final_exit_status: u8 = 0;
 var want_restart: bool = false;
 
-fn print_exit_status(_: void, msg: []const u8) void {
+pub fn print_exit_status(_: void, msg: []const u8) void {
     if (std.mem.eql(u8, msg, "normal")) {
         return;
     } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, msg, "restart")) {
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ fn trace_to_file(m: thespian.message.c_buffer_type) callconv(.C) void {
     buffer.flush() catch {};
 }
 
-fn exit(status: u8) noreturn {
+pub fn exit(status: u8) noreturn {
     if (builtin.os.tag == .linux) {
         // drain stdin so we don't leave junk at the next prompt
         _ = std.os.linux.syscall3(.ioctl, @as(usize, @bitCast(@as(isize, std.posix.STDIN_FILENO))), std.os.linux.T.CFLSH, 0);
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index 1e2481f..cf7eb97 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -514,6 +514,12 @@ const cmds = struct {
         try tp.self_pid().send("restart");
     }
 
+    pub fn force_terminate(self: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
+        self.deinit();
+        root.print_exit_status({}, "FORCE TERMINATE");
+        root.exit(99);
+    }
+
     pub fn theme_next(self: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
         self.theme = get_next_theme_by_name(self.theme.name);
         self.config.theme = self.theme.name;