diff --git a/Server/Plugins/APIDump/APIDesc.lua b/Server/Plugins/APIDump/APIDesc.lua
index f9fed612f..94082cd94 100644
--- a/Server/Plugins/APIDump/APIDesc.lua
+++ b/Server/Plugins/APIDump/APIDesc.lua
@@ -13061,6 +13061,16 @@ end
 					},
 					Notes = "Returns the server description set in the settings.ini.",
 				},
+				GetShutdownMessage =
+				{
+					Returns =
+					{
+						{
+							Type = "string",
+						},
+					},
+					Notes = "Returns the shutdown message set in the settings.ini.",
+				},
 				GetMaxPlayers =
 				{
 					Returns =
diff --git a/src/Root.cpp b/src/Root.cpp
index 3d3930975..8390cac7b 100644
--- a/src/Root.cpp
+++ b/src/Root.cpp
@@ -332,6 +332,26 @@ void cRoot::Start(std::unique_ptr<cSettingsRepositoryInterface> a_OverridesRepo)
 
 void cRoot::StopServer()
 {
+	// Kick all players from the server with custom disconnect message
+	class cPlayerCallback : public cPlayerListCallback
+	{
+		AString m_ShutdownMessage;
+		virtual bool Item(cPlayer * a_Player)
+		{
+			a_Player->GetClientHandlePtr()->Kick(m_ShutdownMessage);
+			m_HasSentDisconnect = true;
+			return false;
+		}
+	public:
+		bool m_HasSentDisconnect;
+		cPlayerCallback(AString a_ShutdownMessage) : m_ShutdownMessage(a_ShutdownMessage) { m_HasSentDisconnect = false; }
+	} PlayerCallback(m_Server->GetShutdownMessage());
+
+	cRoot::Get()->ForEachPlayer(PlayerCallback);
+	if (PlayerCallback.m_HasSentDisconnect)
+	{
+		std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
+	}
 	m_TerminateEventRaised = true;
 	m_StopEvent.Set();
 	m_InputThreadRunFlag.clear();
diff --git a/src/Server.cpp b/src/Server.cpp
index ba469bd3e..95e0b535b 100644
--- a/src/Server.cpp
+++ b/src/Server.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ void cServer::PlayerDestroying(const cPlayer * a_Player)
 bool cServer::InitServer(cSettingsRepositoryInterface & a_Settings, bool a_ShouldAuth)
 {
 	m_Description = a_Settings.GetValueSet("Server", "Description", "Cuberite - in C++!");
+	m_ShutdownMessage = a_Settings.GetValueSet("Server", "ShutdownMessage", "Server shutdown");
 	m_MaxPlayers  = a_Settings.GetValueSetI("Server", "MaxPlayers", 100);
 	m_bIsHardcore = a_Settings.GetValueSetB("Server", "HardcoreEnabled", false);
 	m_bAllowMultiLogin = a_Settings.GetValueSetB("Server", "AllowMultiLogin", false);
diff --git a/src/Server.h b/src/Server.h
index 600e7ca97..74f9581ae 100644
--- a/src/Server.h
+++ b/src/Server.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ public:
 
 	const AString & GetDescription(void) const {return m_Description; }
 
+	const AString & GetShutdownMessage(void) const { return m_ShutdownMessage; }
+
 	// Player counts:
 	int  GetMaxPlayers(void) const { return m_MaxPlayers; }
 	int  GetNumPlayers(void) const;
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ private:
 	cRCONServer m_RCONServer;
 
 	AString m_Description;
+	AString m_ShutdownMessage;
 	AString m_FaviconData;
 	int m_MaxPlayers;
 	bool m_bIsHardcore;