diff --git a/apps/QmlStreamer/main.cpp b/apps/QmlStreamer/main.cpp
index b9b41c5..b74baa4 100644
--- a/apps/QmlStreamer/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/QmlStreamer/main.cpp
@@ -58,9 +58,11 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
 
     try
     {
-        QScopedPointer< deflect::qt::QmlStreamer > streamer(
+        std::unique_ptr< deflect::qt::QmlStreamer > streamer(
              new deflect::qt::QmlStreamer( qmlFile, streamHost.toStdString(),
                                            streamName.toStdString( )));
+        app.connect( streamer.get(), &deflect::qt::QmlStreamer::streamClosed,
+                     &app, &QCoreApplication::quit );
         return app.exec();
     }
     catch( const std::runtime_error& exception )
diff --git a/deflect/Socket.cpp b/deflect/Socket.cpp
index 498a121..f486803 100644
--- a/deflect/Socket.cpp
+++ b/deflect/Socket.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ bool Socket::receive( MessageHeader& messageHeader, QByteArray& message )
 {
     QMutexLocker locker( &_socketMutex );
 
-    if ( !_receiveHeader( messageHeader ))
+    if( !_receiveHeader( messageHeader ))
         return false;
 
     // get the message
diff --git a/deflect/Stream.cpp b/deflect/Stream.cpp
index 04af1d5..03b0404 100644
--- a/deflect/Stream.cpp
+++ b/deflect/Stream.cpp
@@ -56,8 +56,14 @@ namespace deflect
 
 Stream::Stream( const std::string& name, const std::string& address,
                 const unsigned short port )
-    : _impl( new StreamPrivate( this, name, address, port ))
+    : _impl( new StreamPrivate( name, address, port ))
 {
+    if( isConnected( ))
+    {
+        _impl->socket.connect( &_impl->socket, &Socket::disconnected,
+                               [this]() { disconnected(); });
+        _impl->sendOpen();
+    }
 }
 
 Stream::~Stream()
diff --git a/deflect/StreamPrivate.cpp b/deflect/StreamPrivate.cpp
index b6b9f2f..45fcb3b 100644
--- a/deflect/StreamPrivate.cpp
+++ b/deflect/StreamPrivate.cpp
@@ -55,40 +55,39 @@
 namespace deflect
 {
 
-StreamPrivate::StreamPrivate( Stream* stream, const std::string &name_,
+StreamPrivate::StreamPrivate( const std::string &name_,
                               const std::string& address,
                               const unsigned short port )
     : name( name_ )
     , socket( address, port )
     , registeredForEvents( false )
-    , _parent( stream )
-    , _sendWorker( 0 )
 {
     imageSegmenter.setNominalSegmentDimensions( SEGMENT_SIZE, SEGMENT_SIZE );
 
     if( name.empty( ))
         throw std::runtime_error( "Invalid Stream name: " + name );
-
-    if( socket.isConnected( ))
-    {
-        connect( &socket, &Socket::disconnected,
-                 this, &StreamPrivate::_onDisconnected );
-        const MessageHeader mh( MESSAGE_TYPE_PIXELSTREAM_OPEN, 0, name );
-        socket.send( mh, QByteArray( ));
-    }
 }
 
 StreamPrivate::~StreamPrivate()
 {
-    delete _sendWorker;
+    _sendWorker.reset();
 
     if( !socket.isConnected( ))
         return;
 
-    const MessageHeader mh( MESSAGE_TYPE_QUIT, 0, name );
+    sendClose();
+}
+
+void StreamPrivate::sendOpen()
+{
+    const MessageHeader mh( MESSAGE_TYPE_PIXELSTREAM_OPEN, 0, name );
     socket.send( mh, QByteArray( ));
+}
 
-    registeredForEvents = false;
+void StreamPrivate::sendClose()
+{
+    const MessageHeader mh( MESSAGE_TYPE_QUIT, 0, name );
+    socket.send( mh, QByteArray( ));
 }
 
 bool StreamPrivate::send( const ImageWrapper& image )
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ bool StreamPrivate::send( const ImageWrapper& image )
 Stream::Future StreamPrivate::asyncSend( const ImageWrapper& image )
 {
     if( !_sendWorker )
-        _sendWorker = new StreamSendWorker( *this );
+        _sendWorker.reset( new StreamSendWorker( *this ));
 
     return _sendWorker->enqueueImage( image );
 }
@@ -150,10 +149,4 @@ bool StreamPrivate::sendSizeHints( const SizeHints& hints )
     return socket.send( mh, message );
 }
 
-void StreamPrivate::_onDisconnected()
-{
-    if( _parent )
-        _parent->disconnected();
-}
-
 }
diff --git a/deflect/StreamPrivate.h b/deflect/StreamPrivate.h
index e28d730..927f680 100644
--- a/deflect/StreamPrivate.h
+++ b/deflect/StreamPrivate.h
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@
 #include "Stream.h" // Stream::Future
 
 #include <string>
-
-class QString;
+#include <memory>
 
 namespace deflect
 {
@@ -62,10 +61,8 @@ class StreamSendWorker;
 /**
  * Private implementation for the Stream class.
  */
-class StreamPrivate : public QObject
+class StreamPrivate
 {
-    Q_OBJECT
-
 public:
     /**
      * Create a new stream and open a new connection to the deflect::Server.
@@ -74,17 +71,22 @@ class StreamPrivate : public QObject
      * e.g. "192.168.1.83" This method must be called by all Streams sharing a
      * common identifier before any of them starts sending images.
      *
-     * @param stream the parent object owning this object
      * @param name the unique stream name
      * @param address Address of the target Server instance.
      * @param port Port of the target Server instance.
      */
-    StreamPrivate( Stream* stream, const std::string& name,
-                   const std::string& address, const unsigned short port );
+    StreamPrivate( const std::string& name, const std::string& address,
+                   const unsigned short port );
 
     /** Destructor, close the Stream. */
     ~StreamPrivate();
 
+    /** Send the open message to the server. */
+    void sendOpen();
+
+    /** Send the quit message to the server. */
+    void sendClose();
+
     /**
      * Close the stream.
      * @return true on success or if the Stream was not connected
@@ -124,12 +126,8 @@ class StreamPrivate : public QObject
     /** Has a successful event registration reply been received */
     bool registeredForEvents;
 
-private slots:
-    void _onDisconnected();
-
 private:
-    Stream* _parent;
-    StreamSendWorker* _sendWorker;
+    std::unique_ptr< StreamSendWorker > _sendWorker;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/deflect/qt/QmlStreamer.cpp b/deflect/qt/QmlStreamer.cpp
index 7e5ca8f..fed18ed 100644
--- a/deflect/qt/QmlStreamer.cpp
+++ b/deflect/qt/QmlStreamer.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ QmlStreamer::QmlStreamer( const QString& qmlFile,
                           const std::string& streamName )
     : _impl( new Impl( qmlFile, streamHost, streamName ))
 {
+    connect( _impl.get(), &Impl::streamClosed,
+             this, &QmlStreamer::streamClosed );
 }
 
 QmlStreamer::~QmlStreamer()
@@ -66,6 +68,5 @@ QQmlEngine* QmlStreamer::getQmlEngine()
     return _impl->getQmlEngine();
 }
 
-
 }
 }
diff --git a/deflect/qt/QmlStreamer.h b/deflect/qt/QmlStreamer.h
index 52c26c7..24f03ee 100644
--- a/deflect/qt/QmlStreamer.h
+++ b/deflect/qt/QmlStreamer.h
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@ namespace qt
  * on each update on the given Deflect stream. It automatically register also
  * for Deflect events, which can be directly handled in the QML.
  */
-class QmlStreamer
+class QmlStreamer : public QObject
 {
+    Q_OBJECT
+
 public:
     /**
      * Construct a new qml streamer by loading the QML, accessible by
@@ -85,6 +87,10 @@ class QmlStreamer
     /** @return the QML engine. */
     DEFLECTQT_API QQmlEngine* getQmlEngine();
 
+signals:
+    /** Emitted when the stream has been closed. */
+    void streamClosed();
+
 private:
     QmlStreamer( const QmlStreamer& ) = delete;
     QmlStreamer operator=( const QmlStreamer& ) = delete;
diff --git a/deflect/qt/QmlStreamerImpl.cpp b/deflect/qt/QmlStreamerImpl.cpp
index 076150d..980dd24 100644
--- a/deflect/qt/QmlStreamerImpl.cpp
+++ b/deflect/qt/QmlStreamerImpl.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ void QmlStreamer::Impl::_render()
             qWarning() << "Could not setup Deflect stream";
     }
 
+    if( !_streaming )
+        return;
+
     // Polish, synchronize and render the next frame (into our fbo). In this
     // example everything happens on the same thread and therefore all three
     // steps are performed in succession from here. In a threaded setup the
@@ -215,12 +218,6 @@ void QmlStreamer::Impl::_render()
 
     _context->functions()->glFlush();
 
-    if( !_streaming )
-    {
-        QCoreApplication::quit();
-        return;
-    }
-
     const QImage image = _fbo->toImage();
     if( image.isNull( ))
     {
@@ -233,6 +230,9 @@ void QmlStreamer::Impl::_render()
     imageWrapper.compressionPolicy = COMPRESSION_ON;
     imageWrapper.compressionQuality = 100;
     _streaming = _stream->send( imageWrapper ) && _stream->finishFrame();
+
+    if( !_streaming )
+        emit streamClosed();
 }
 
 void QmlStreamer::Impl::_requestUpdate()
@@ -345,6 +345,9 @@ bool QmlStreamer::Impl::_setupDeflectStream()
     if( !_stream->isConnected( ))
         return false;
 
+    _stream->disconnected.connect(
+                boost::bind( &QmlStreamer::Impl::streamClosed, this ));
+
     if( !_stream->registerForEvents( ))
         return false;
 
diff --git a/deflect/qt/QmlStreamerImpl.h b/deflect/qt/QmlStreamerImpl.h
index 217ccaf..8cd737f 100644
--- a/deflect/qt/QmlStreamerImpl.h
+++ b/deflect/qt/QmlStreamerImpl.h
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ private slots:
     void _onResized( double, double );
     void _onWheeled( double, double, double );
 
+signals:
+    void streamClosed();
+
 private:
     std::string _getDeflectStreamName() const;
     bool _setupDeflectStream();
diff --git a/doc/Changelog.md b/doc/Changelog.md
index f7f2e75..6add934 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog.md
+++ b/doc/Changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Changelog {#Changelog}
 ## Deflect 0.11
 
 ### 0.11.0 (git master)
+* [100](https://github.com/BlueBrain/Deflect/pull/100):
+  QmlStreamer: correcly quit application when stream is closed.
 * [95](https://github.com/BlueBrain/Deflect/pull/95):
   DesktopStreamer: the list of windows available for streaming is also updated
   after a window has been hidden or unhidden.