diff --git a/notebook/static/notebook/js/actions.js b/notebook/static/notebook/js/actions.js
index a7c1d974e..46338900f 100644
--- a/notebook/static/notebook/js/actions.js
+++ b/notebook/static/notebook/js/actions.js
@@ -694,6 +694,13 @@ define([
               // Execute a CM command
               selected_cell.code_mirror.execCommand('indentAuto');
             }
+        },
+        'close-and-halt': {
+            cmd: i18n.msg._('shutdown kernel and close window'),
+            help : i18n.msg._('shutdown kernel and close window'),
+            handler : function(env) {
+                env.notebook.close_and_halt();
+            }
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/notebook/static/notebook/js/menubar.js b/notebook/static/notebook/js/menubar.js
index cd75b36c8..17a6945a2 100644
--- a/notebook/static/notebook/js/menubar.js
+++ b/notebook/static/notebook/js/menubar.js
@@ -231,18 +231,6 @@ define([
             }
         });
 
-        this.element.find('#kill_and_exit').click(function () {
-            var close_window = function () {
-                /**
-                 * allow closing of new tabs in Chromium, impossible in FF
-                 */
-                window.open('', '_self', '');
-                window.close();
-            };
-            // finish with close on success or failure
-            that.notebook.session.delete(close_window, close_window);
-        });
-
         // View
         this._add_celltoolbar_list();
 
@@ -252,7 +240,7 @@ define([
                 notebook: that.notebook,
                 keyboard_manager: that.notebook.keyboard_manager});
         });
-             
+
         var id_actions_dict = {
             '#trust_notebook' : 'trust-notebook',
             '#rename_notebook' : 'rename-notebook',
@@ -262,6 +250,7 @@ define([
             '#restart_kernel': 'confirm-restart-kernel',
             '#restart_clear_output': 'confirm-restart-kernel-and-clear-output',
             '#restart_run_all': 'confirm-restart-kernel-and-run-all-cells',
+            '#close_and_halt': 'close-and-halt',
             '#int_kernel': 'interrupt-kernel',
             '#cut_cell': 'cut-cell',
             '#copy_cell': 'copy-cell',
diff --git a/notebook/static/notebook/js/notebook.js b/notebook/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
index df7dc8559..1d3d61584 100644
--- a/notebook/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
+++ b/notebook/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
@@ -2399,6 +2399,22 @@ define([
         return promise;
     };
 
+    /**
+     * 
+     * Halt the kernel and close the notebook window
+     */
+    Notebook.prototype.close_and_halt = function () {
+        var close_window = function () {
+            /**
+             * allow closing of new tabs in Chromium, impossible in FF
+             */
+                window.open('', '_self', '');
+                window.close();
+        };
+            // finish with close on success or failure
+            this.session.delete(close_window, close_window);
+    };
+    
     /**
      * Execute cells corresponding to the given indices.
      *
diff --git a/notebook/templates/notebook.html b/notebook/templates/notebook.html
index 19603642c..589efdd47 100644
--- a/notebook/templates/notebook.html
+++ b/notebook/templates/notebook.html
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ data-notebook-path="{{notebook_path | urlencode}}"
                             title="{% trans %}Trust the output of this notebook{% endtrans %}">
                             <a href="#" >{% trans %}Trust Notebook{% endtrans %}</a></li>
                         <li class="divider"></li>
-                        <li id="kill_and_exit"
+                        <li id="close_and_halt"
                             title="{% trans %}Shutdown this notebook's kernel, and close this window{% endtrans %}">
                             <a href="#" >{% trans %}Close and Halt{% endtrans %}</a></li>
                     </ul>
diff --git a/notebook/tests/notebook/shutdown.js b/notebook/tests/notebook/shutdown.js
index 3bdd38fb0..dfa62d24b 100644
--- a/notebook/tests/notebook/shutdown.js
+++ b/notebook/tests/notebook/shutdown.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ casper.notebook_test(function () {
     this.waitForPopup('');
     this.withPopup('', function () {
         this.thenEvaluate(function () {
-            $('#kill_and_exit').click();
+            $('#close_and_halt').click();
         });
 
         this.thenEvaluate(function () {