diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 1cf3d2d..8da4191 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
 
         // main window
         sc::gui::Window& window {sc::gui::Window::new_window("screensaver")};
+        window.add_event_handler([](const SDL_Event& event, bool quit) -> bool {
+            std::cerr << "closing window " << event.window.windowID << '\n';
+            return quit;
+        }, SDL_WINDOWEVENT_CLOSE);
 
         int opt_char, opt_val;
         struct option long_options[] = {