diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
index 7b6723c20..c0bc7962a 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
 ### Added
 
+- Added `/exit` slash command to exit the application from interactive mode
 - Added fuzzy path matching suggestions when read tool encounters file-not-found errors, showing closest matches using Levenshtein distance
 - Added `status.shadowed` symbol for theme customization to properly indicate shadowed extension state
 - Added Biome CLI-based linter client as alternative to LSP for more reliable diagnostics
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
index 14ecafaa4..f0342e7da 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 			{ name: "new", description: "Start a new session" },
 			{ name: "compact", description: "Manually compact the session context" },
 			{ name: "resume", description: "Resume a different session" },
+			{ name: "exit", description: "Exit the application" },
 		];
 
 		// Load hide thinking block setting
@@ -842,6 +843,11 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 				this.editor.setText("");
 				return;
 			}
+			if (text === "/exit") {
+				this.editor.setText("");
+				void this.shutdown();
+				return;
+			}
 
 			// Handle bash command
 			if (text.startsWith("!")) {