diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -1827,7 +1827,7 @@
             dProgressTip = GuessVerificationProgress(chainParams.TxData(), tip);
         }
         double gvp = dProgressStart;
-        while (pindex && !fAbortRescan) {
+        while (pindex && !fAbortRescan && !ShutdownRequested()) {
             if (pindex->nHeight % 100 == 0 &&
                 dProgressTip - dProgressStart > 0.0) {
                 ShowProgress(
@@ -1880,6 +1880,10 @@
         if (pindex && fAbortRescan) {
             LogPrintf("Rescan aborted at block %d. Progress=%f\n",
                       pindex->nHeight, gvp);
+        } else if (pindex && ShutdownRequested()) {
+            LogPrintf("Rescan interrupted by shutdown request at block %d. "
+                      "Progress=%f\n",
+                      pindex->nHeight, gvp);
         }
 
         // Hide progress dialog in GUI.