diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index e4f8946bd..d9b522618 100755
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
     <!-- <uses-permission android:name="com.android.vending.BILLING"/> -->
     <!-- Needed for overlay widget -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
+    <!-- Needed for kill application yourself -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.KILL_BACKGROUND_PROCESSES"/>
 
     <supports-screens
         android:anyDensity="true"
diff --git a/src/android/org/linphone/LinphoneActivity.java b/src/android/org/linphone/LinphoneActivity.java
index a353358e9..bc0ce5475 100644
--- a/src/android/org/linphone/LinphoneActivity.java
+++ b/src/android/org/linphone/LinphoneActivity.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import org.linphone.xmlrpc.XmlRpcListenerBase;
 import android.Manifest;
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.app.Fragment;
 import android.app.FragmentManager;
@@ -1076,6 +1077,8 @@ public class LinphoneActivity extends LinphoneGenericActivity implements OnClick
 	public void quit() {
 		finish();
 		stopService(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN).setClass(this, LinphoneService.class));
+		ActivityManager am = (ActivityManager)getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
+		am.killBackgroundProcesses(getString(R.string.sync_account_type));
 		android.os.Process.killProcess(android.os.Process.myPid());
 	}