diff --git a/ios/app/src/AppDelegate.m b/ios/app/src/AppDelegate.m
index 237466c5c..27025675d 100644
--- a/ios/app/src/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/ios/app/src/AppDelegate.m
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #import "AppDelegate.h"
 #import "FIRUtilities.h"
 #import "Types.h"
+#import "ViewController.h"
 
 @import Crashlytics;
 @import Fabric;
@@ -57,6 +58,13 @@
     return YES;
 }
 
+- (void) applicationWillTerminate:(UIApplication *)application {
+    NSLog(@"Application will terminate!");
+    // Try to leave the current meeting graceefully.
+    ViewController *rootController = (ViewController *)self.window.rootViewController;
+    [rootController terminate];
+}
+
 #pragma mark Linking delegate methods
 
 -    (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application
diff --git a/ios/app/src/ViewController.h b/ios/app/src/ViewController.h
index 048427e56..ec3797757 100644
--- a/ios/app/src/ViewController.h
+++ b/ios/app/src/ViewController.h
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@
 
 @interface ViewController : UIViewController<JitsiMeetViewDelegate>
 
+- (void)terminate;
+
 @end
diff --git a/ios/app/src/ViewController.m b/ios/app/src/ViewController.m
index 6643d9ccf..4172c0e79 100644
--- a/ios/app/src/ViewController.m
+++ b/ios/app/src/ViewController.m
@@ -102,4 +102,11 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+#pragma mark - Helpers
+
+- (void)terminate {
+    JitsiMeetView *view = (JitsiMeetView *) self.view;
+    [view leave];
+}
+
 @end