diff --git a/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/GlobalActionContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/GlobalActionContainer.cs
index 97f4a9771f..904aa9c8c0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/GlobalActionContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/GlobalActionContainer.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public GlobalActionContainer(OsuGameBase game)
         {
             new KeyBinding(InputKey.Space, GlobalAction.SkipCutscene),
             new KeyBinding(InputKey.Tilde, GlobalAction.QuickRetry),
+            new KeyBinding(new[] { InputKey.Control, InputKey.Tilde }, GlobalAction.QuickExit),
             new KeyBinding(new[] { InputKey.Control, InputKey.Plus }, GlobalAction.IncreaseScrollSpeed),
             new KeyBinding(new[] { InputKey.Control, InputKey.Minus }, GlobalAction.DecreaseScrollSpeed),
         };
@@ -94,6 +95,9 @@ public enum GlobalAction
         [Description("Quick retry (hold)")]
         QuickRetry,
 
+        [Description("Quick exit (Hold)")]
+        QuickExit,
+
         [Description("Take screenshot")]
         TakeScreenshot,
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HotkeyExitOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HotkeyExitOverlay.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c18aecda55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HotkeyExitOverlay.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
+using osu.Game.Input.Bindings;
+using osu.Game.Overlays;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
+{
+    public class HotkeyExitOverlay : HoldToConfirmOverlay, IKeyBindingHandler<GlobalAction>
+    {
+        public bool OnPressed(GlobalAction action)
+        {
+            if (action != GlobalAction.QuickExit) return false;
+
+            BeginConfirm();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public bool OnReleased(GlobalAction action)
+        {
+            if (action != GlobalAction.QuickExit) return false;
+
+            AbortConfirm();
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index c3e351a0ca..c3a9ffdaba 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -177,6 +177,16 @@ private void load(AudioManager audio, IAPIProvider api, OsuConfigManager config)
                         Restart();
                     },
                 },
+                new HotkeyExitOverlay
+                {
+                    Action = () =>
+                    {
+                        if (!this.IsCurrentScreen()) return;
+
+                        fadeOut(true);
+                        performUserRequestedExit();
+                    },
+                },
                 failAnimation = new FailAnimation(DrawableRuleset) { OnComplete = onFailComplete, }
             };
 
@@ -245,6 +255,11 @@ private void performUserRequestedExit()
         {
             if (!this.IsCurrentScreen()) return;
 
+            // if a restart has been requested, cancel any pending completion (user has shown intent to restart).
+            onCompletionEvent = null;
+
+            ValidForResume = false;
+
             this.Exit();
         }