diff --git a/app/services/app/app.ts b/app/services/app/app.ts
index b9fb29a19d23..766734b9bc7c 100644
--- a/app/services/app/app.ts
+++ b/app/services/app/app.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import { StreamAvatarService } from 'services/stream-avatar/stream-avatar-servic
 import { NavigationService } from 'services/navigation';
 import { StreamingService } from 'services/streaming';
 import { VirtualWebcamService } from 'services/virtual-webcam';
+import { WebsocketService } from 'services/websocket';
 
 interface IAppState {
   loading: boolean;
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ export class AppService extends StatefulService<IAppState> {
   @Inject() private navigationService: NavigationService;
   @Inject() private streamingService: StreamingService;
   @Inject() private virtualWebcamService: VirtualWebcamService;
+  @Inject() private websocketService: WebsocketService;
 
   static initialState: IAppState = {
     loading: true,
@@ -213,6 +215,8 @@ export class AppService extends StatefulService<IAppState> {
       this.streamAvatarService.stopAvatarProcess();
       this.crashReporterService.beginShutdown();
       this.shutdownStarted.next();
+      this.recentEventsService.shutdown();
+      this.websocketService.disconnect();
       this.keyListenerService.shutdown();
       this.platformAppsService.unloadAllApps();
       await this.usageStatisticsService.flushEvents();
@@ -232,6 +236,7 @@ export class AppService extends StatefulService<IAppState> {
       obs.NodeObs.RemoveVolmeterCallback();
       obs.NodeObs.OBS_service_removeCallback();
       obs.IPC.disconnect();
+      this.realmService.close();
       this.crashReporterService.endShutdown();
       electron.ipcRenderer.send('shutdownComplete');
     }, 300);
diff --git a/app/services/realm.ts b/app/services/realm.ts
index def72002403b..11abdada8830 100644
--- a/app/services/realm.ts
+++ b/app/services/realm.ts
@@ -374,6 +374,11 @@ export class RealmService extends Service {
     this.ephemeralDb = await Realm.open(this.ephemeralConfig as any);
   }
 
+  close() {
+    this.persistentDb?.close();
+    this.ephemeralDb?.close();
+  }
+
   executeMigrations(oldRealm: Realm, newRealm: Realm) {
     Object.values(RealmService.registeredClasses).forEach(klass => {
       klass.onMigration(oldRealm, newRealm);
diff --git a/app/services/recent-events.ts b/app/services/recent-events.ts
index 99da4dd08e76..bab3d70b2835 100644
--- a/app/services/recent-events.ts
+++ b/app/services/recent-events.ts
@@ -472,6 +472,10 @@ export class RecentEventsService extends StatefulService<IRecentEventsState> {
     this.unsubscribeFromSocketConnection();
   }
 
+  shutdown() {
+    this.unsubscribeFromSocketConnection();
+  }
+
   fetchRecentEvents() {
     const typeString = this.getEventTypesString();
     // eslint-disable-next-line
diff --git a/app/services/websocket.ts b/app/services/websocket.ts
index 98c20453e80c..0d1387b40515 100644
--- a/app/services/websocket.ts
+++ b/app/services/websocket.ts
@@ -244,6 +244,13 @@ export class WebsocketService extends Service {
       });
   }
 
+  disconnect() {
+    if (this.socket) {
+      this.socket.disconnect();
+      this.socket = undefined;
+    }
+  }
+
   private log(message: string, ...args: any[]) {
     console.debug(`WS: ${message}`, ...args);