diff --git a/cmd/barak/main.go b/cmd/barak/main.go
index 9c08fbac0..1f07750d0 100644
--- a/cmd/barak/main.go
+++ b/cmd/barak/main.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/server"
 )
 
+const BarakVersion = "0.0.1"
+
 var Routes map[string]*rpcserver.RPCFunc
 
 func init() {
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ func Status() (*ResponseStatus, error) {
 	barak_.mtx.Unlock()
 
 	return &ResponseStatus{
+		Version:    BarakVersion,
 		Pid:        pid,
 		Nonce:      nonce,
 		Validators: validators,
@@ -96,6 +99,8 @@ func Run(authCommand AuthCommand) (interface{}, error) {
 		return OpenListener(c.Addr)
 	case CommandCloseListener:
 		return CloseListener(c.Addr)
+	case CommandQuit:
+		return Quit()
 	default:
 		return nil, errors.New("Invalid endpoint for command")
 	}
@@ -204,6 +209,15 @@ func CloseListener(addr string) (*ResponseCloseListener, error) {
 	return &ResponseCloseListener{}, nil
 }
 
+func Quit() (*ResponseQuit, error) {
+	fmt.Println("Barak shutting down due to Quit()")
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(time.Second)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}()
+	return &ResponseQuit{}, nil
+}
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // Another barak instance registering its external
diff --git a/cmd/barak/types/command.go b/cmd/barak/types/command.go
index 074502e06..7a8154dec 100644
--- a/cmd/barak/types/command.go
+++ b/cmd/barak/types/command.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const (
 	commandTypeServeFile     = 0x04
 	commandTypeOpenListener  = 0x05
 	commandTypeCloseListener = 0x06
+	commandTypeQuit          = 0x07
 )
 
 // for binary.readReflect
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ var _ = binary.RegisterInterface(
 	binary.ConcreteType{CommandServeFile{}, commandTypeServeFile},
 	binary.ConcreteType{CommandOpenListener{}, commandTypeOpenListener},
 	binary.ConcreteType{CommandCloseListener{}, commandTypeCloseListener},
+	binary.ConcreteType{CommandQuit{}, commandTypeQuit},
 )
 
 type CommandStartProcess struct {
@@ -63,3 +65,5 @@ type CommandOpenListener struct {
 type CommandCloseListener struct {
 	Addr string
 }
+
+type CommandQuit struct{}
diff --git a/cmd/barak/types/responses.go b/cmd/barak/types/responses.go
index f8b138d8b..40ea1eb25 100644
--- a/cmd/barak/types/responses.go
+++ b/cmd/barak/types/responses.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type ResponseStatus struct {
+	Version    string
 	Pid        int
 	Nonce      int64
 	Validators []Validator
@@ -31,3 +32,6 @@ type ResponseOpenListener struct {
 
 type ResponseCloseListener struct {
 }
+
+type ResponseQuit struct {
+}
diff --git a/cmd/debora/commands.go b/cmd/debora/commands.go
index dfca07374..b29d6d272 100644
--- a/cmd/debora/commands.go
+++ b/cmd/debora/commands.go
@@ -100,6 +100,16 @@ func DownloadFile(privKey acm.PrivKey, remote string, command btypes.CommandServ
 	return n, nil
 }
 
+func Quit(privKey acm.PrivKey, remote string, command btypes.CommandQuit) (response btypes.ResponseQuit, err error) {
+	nonce, err := GetNonce(remote)
+	if err != nil {
+		return response, err
+	}
+	commandBytes, signature := SignCommand(privKey, nonce+1, command)
+	_, err = RunAuthCommand(remote, commandBytes, []acm.Signature{signature}, &response)
+	return response, err
+}
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // Utility method to get nonce from the remote.
diff --git a/cmd/debora/main.go b/cmd/debora/main.go
index 323eab349..6f0357864 100644
--- a/cmd/debora/main.go
+++ b/cmd/debora/main.go
@@ -106,12 +106,12 @@ func main() {
 		},
 		cli.Command{
 			Name:   "open",
-			Usage:  "open listener",
+			Usage:  "open barak listener",
 			Action: cliOpenListener,
 		},
 		cli.Command{
 			Name:   "close",
-			Usage:  "close listener",
+			Usage:  "close barka listener",
 			Action: cliCloseListener,
 		},
 		cli.Command{
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "download file <remote-path> <local-path-prefix>",
 			Action: cliDownloadFile,
 		},
+		cli.Command{
+			Name:   "quit",
+			Usage:  "quit barak",
+			Action: cliQuit,
+		},
 	}
 	app.Run(os.Args)
 }
@@ -330,3 +335,21 @@ func cliDownloadFile(c *cli.Context) {
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
 }
+
+func cliQuit(c *cli.Context) {
+	command := btypes.CommandQuit{}
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	for _, remote := range Config.Remotes {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(remote string) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			response, err := Quit(Config.PrivKey, remote, command)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("%v failure. %v\n", remote, err)
+			} else {
+				fmt.Printf("%v success. %v\n", remote, response)
+			}
+		}(remote)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+}