diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index dae147cf9..6a64b40a0 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ consumption to do the same tasks.
 Detailed list of changes
 -------------------------------------
 
+0.50.0 [future]
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- Watchers: Add an `on_quit` event to global watchers (:iss:`9675`)
+
 0.46.1 [2026-03-16]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/kitty/boss.py b/kitty/boss.py
index 0a1e143c3..0d8034baf 100644
--- a/kitty/boss.py
+++ b/kitty/boss.py
@@ -2098,6 +2098,7 @@ def _call_on_quit_watchers(self, data: dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
                 break
         if w is None:
             return True
+        data['aborted'] = False
         for watcher in global_watchers().on_quit:
             try:
                 watcher(self, w, data)