diff --git a/rpcs3/headless_application.cpp b/rpcs3/headless_application.cpp
index 0d0eb8d834..43de0e108f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/headless_application.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/headless_application.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 #include <clocale>
 
+LOG_CHANNEL(sys_log, "SYS");
+
 [[noreturn]] void report_fatal_error(std::string_view text, bool is_html = false, bool include_help_text = true);
 
 // For now, a trivial constructor/destructor. May add command line usage later.
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ void headless_application::InitializeCallbacks()
 				on_exit();
 			}
 
+			sys_log.notice("Quitting headless application");
 			quit();
 			return true;
 		}
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp
index b170737e43..82f29fcdbd 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_application.cpp
@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@ void gui_application::InitializeCallbacks()
 				// Close main window in order to save its window state
 				m_main_window->close();
 			}
+
+			gui_log.notice("Quitting gui application");
 			quit();
 			return true;
 		}