diff --git a/src/logic/Preferences.swift b/src/logic/Preferences.swift
index d12b90e1..c71bde7b 100644
--- a/src/logic/Preferences.swift
+++ b/src/logic/Preferences.swift
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ class Preferences {
         "hideThumbnails": "false",
     ]
 
+    // system preferences
+    static var finderShowsQuitMenuItem: Bool { UserDefaults(suiteName: "com.apple.Finder")?.bool(forKey: "QuitMenuItem") ?? false }
+
     // constant values
     // not exposed as preferences now but may be in the future, probably through macro preferences
     static var windowMaterial: NSVisualEffectView.Material { .dark }
diff --git a/src/logic/Window.swift b/src/logic/Window.swift
index 39e9e92e..2b173515 100644
--- a/src/logic/Window.swift
+++ b/src/logic/Window.swift
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class Window {
 
     func quitApp() {
         // prevent users from quitting Finder
-        if application.runningApplication.bundleIdentifier == "com.apple.finder" { return }
+        if application.runningApplication.bundleIdentifier == "com.apple.finder" && !Preferences.finderShowsQuitMenuItem { return }
         BackgroundWork.accessibilityCommandsQueue.asyncWithCap { [weak self] in
             self?.application.runningApplication.terminate()
         }