diff --git a/Adapter.cc b/Adapter.cc
index 599edd9..0eeb386 100644
--- a/Adapter.cc
+++ b/Adapter.cc
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ namespace pEp {
         return _session;
     }
 
+    void Adapter::shutdown()
+    {
+        _inject_sync_event(nullptr, nullptr);
+    }
+
     int Adapter::_inject_sync_event(SYNC_EVENT ev, void *management)
     {
         if (is_sync_thread(session())) {
diff --git a/Adapter.hh b/Adapter.hh
index ac9e7da..f5990e1 100644
--- a/Adapter.hh
+++ b/Adapter.hh
@@ -24,13 +24,9 @@ namespace pEp {
                 init,
                 release
             };
-
             static PEP_SESSION session(session_action action = init);
-            static ::utility::locked_queue< SYNC_EVENT >& queue()
-            {
-                static ::utility::locked_queue< SYNC_EVENT > q;
-                return q;
-            }
+
+            void shutdown();
 
         protected:
             static int _inject_sync_event(SYNC_EVENT ev, void *management);
@@ -38,6 +34,12 @@ namespace pEp {
             static void sync_thread(void *obj);
 
         private:
+            static ::utility::locked_queue< SYNC_EVENT >& queue()
+            {
+                static ::utility::locked_queue< SYNC_EVENT > q;
+                return q;
+            }
+
             static std::mutex& mtx()
             {
                 static std::mutex m;