diff --git a/lib/MCT/Display/UI/Panel/Menu.js b/lib/MCT/Display/UI/Panel/Menu.js
index 41c66e2..9ff58a3 100644
--- a/lib/MCT/Display/UI/Panel/Menu.js
+++ b/lib/MCT/Display/UI/Panel/Menu.js
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ MCT.DisplayUIPanelMenu = function() {
     this.layout.displayObjects.add(
       "menuButtonStart", 'button',
       { image: "mct_menu_button",
+        interaction : { type: "click", element: this, data: { action: "start" } },
         text: { value: "lt.menuButtonStart", style: "menubutton1", borderSize : { vertical: 1 } }
       }
     )
@@ -91,11 +92,28 @@ MCT.DisplayUIPanelMenu = function() {
     this.layout.displayObjects.add(
       "menuButtonQuit", 'button',
       { image: "mct_menu_button",
+        interaction : { type: "click", element: this, data: { action: "quit" } },
         text: { value: "lt.menuButtonQuit", style: "menubutton1", borderSize : { vertical: 1 } }
       }
     )
   );
+
+  this.addEventListener('click', this.onButtonClick.curry());
 }
 
 MCT.DisplayUIPanelMenu.prototype = Object.create(MCT.DisplayUIPanel.prototype);
-MCT.DisplayUIPanelMenu.prototype.constructor = MCT.DisplayUIPanelMenu;
\ No newline at end of file
+MCT.DisplayUIPanelMenu.prototype.constructor = MCT.DisplayUIPanelMenu;
+
+MCT.DisplayUIPanelMenu.prototype.onButtonClick = function(event) {
+  if (typeof event.content.action != "undefined") {
+    switch (event.content.action) {
+      case "start":
+        alert("Start game? Not yet!");
+        break;
+      case "quit":
+        alert("Bye!");
+        mct.util.quit();
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/MCT/Util.js b/lib/MCT/Util.js
index bd2c49a..978bdd2 100644
--- a/lib/MCT/Util.js
+++ b/lib/MCT/Util.js
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ MCT.Util = function() {
 
 MCT.Util.prototype.constructor = MCT.Util;
 
+MCT.Util.prototype.quit = function(delay) {
+  if (typeof delay == "undefined") {
+    delay = 0;
+  }
+  global.setTimeout(function() {
+    require('nw.gui').App.closeAllWindows();
+  }, delay);
+}
+
 MCT.Util.prototype.loadJSON = function(json) {
   if (typeof this.jsons[json] == "undefined") {
     // load json files one time only, espacially externals which will be used in multiple data files
diff --git a/lib/mct/hotkeys.js b/lib/mct/hotkeys.js
index e4c0083..7f2928e 100644
--- a/lib/mct/hotkeys.js
+++ b/lib/mct/hotkeys.js
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 
 $("html").keyup(function(e){
   if (e.which == 27){
-    var gui = require('nw.gui');
-    gui.App.closeAllWindows();
+    mct.util.quit();
   } else if (e.which == 112){
     mct.pixi.setFpsCounter(true, mct.pixi);
   }