diff --git a/doc/pluginsignals.c b/doc/pluginsignals.c
index 499506ec5b..6030f14570 100644
--- a/doc/pluginsignals.c
+++ b/doc/pluginsignals.c
@@ -159,6 +159,15 @@ signal void (*project_save)(GObject *obj, GKeyFile *config, gpointer user_data);
  */
 signal void (*project_close)(GObject *obj, gpointer user_data);
 
+/** Sent before a project is closed.
+ *
+ * @param obj a GeanyObject instance, should be ignored.
+ * @param user_data user data.
+ *
+ * @since 1.29 (API 230)
+ */
+signal void (*project_before_close)(GObject *obj, gpointer user_data);
+
 /** Sent after a project dialog is opened but before it is displayed. Plugins
  *  can append their own project settings tabs by using this signal.
  *
diff --git a/src/geanyobject.c b/src/geanyobject.c
index b15e5378a8..10ba4244fd 100644
--- a/src/geanyobject.c
+++ b/src/geanyobject.c
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ static void create_signals(GObjectClass *g_object_class)
 		G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
 		0, NULL, NULL, g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID,
 		G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
+	geany_object_signals[GCB_PROJECT_BEFORE_CLOSE] = g_signal_new (
+		"project-before-close",
+		G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (g_object_class),
+		G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
+		0, NULL, NULL, g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VOID,
+		G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
 	geany_object_signals[GCB_PROJECT_DIALOG_OPEN] = g_signal_new (
 		"project-dialog-open",
 		G_OBJECT_CLASS_TYPE (g_object_class),
diff --git a/src/geanyobject.h b/src/geanyobject.h
index a5f946cb3c..632c1a204d 100644
--- a/src/geanyobject.h
+++ b/src/geanyobject.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ typedef enum
 	GCB_PROJECT_OPEN,
 	GCB_PROJECT_SAVE,
 	GCB_PROJECT_CLOSE,
+	GCB_PROJECT_BEFORE_CLOSE,
 	GCB_PROJECT_DIALOG_OPEN,
 	GCB_PROJECT_DIALOG_CONFIRMED,
 	GCB_PROJECT_DIALOG_CLOSE,
diff --git a/src/plugindata.h b/src/plugindata.h
index 7ee8f3090f..1413450853 100644
--- a/src/plugindata.h
+++ b/src/plugindata.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  * @warning You should not test for values below 200 as previously
  * @c GEANY_API_VERSION was defined as an enum value, not a macro.
  */
-#define GEANY_API_VERSION 229
+#define GEANY_API_VERSION 230
 
 /* hack to have a different ABI when built with GTK3 because loading GTK2-linked plugins
  * with GTK3-linked Geany leads to crash */
diff --git a/src/project.c b/src/project.c
index eda00faa2a..f107df6fc5 100644
--- a/src/project.c
+++ b/src/project.c
@@ -425,6 +425,8 @@ static void destroy_project(gboolean open_default)
 
 	g_return_if_fail(app->project != NULL);
 
+	g_signal_emit_by_name(geany_object, "project-before-close");
+
 	/* remove project filetypes build entries */
 	if (app->project->priv->build_filetypes_list != NULL)
 	{