diff --git a/game/duplicate.cpp b/game/duplicate.cpp
index 7228c67..4754512 100644
--- a/game/duplicate.cpp
+++ b/game/duplicate.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ void Duplicate::start()
 }
 
 
+bool Duplicate::isFinished() const
+{
+    return m_finished;
+}
+
+
 void Duplicate::tryEndTurn()
 {
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < getNPlayers(); i++)
diff --git a/game/duplicate.h b/game/duplicate.h
index fa3954d..b17f8ef 100644
--- a/game/duplicate.h
+++ b/game/duplicate.h
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ public:
      */
     virtual void start();
 
+    virtual bool isFinished() const;
+
     /**
      * See description of Game::play() for the possible return values.
      * Note that if the "duplicate-reject-invalid" setting is set to false
diff --git a/game/freegame.cpp b/game/freegame.cpp
index 3a51bf5..5165d7d 100644
--- a/game/freegame.cpp
+++ b/game/freegame.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@ void FreeGame::start()
 }
 
 
+bool FreeGame::isFinished() const
+{
+    return m_finished;
+}
+
+
 int FreeGame::endTurn()
 {
     const Move &move = getCurrentPlayer().getLastMove();
diff --git a/game/freegame.h b/game/freegame.h
index 0f4e636..a51f85c 100644
--- a/game/freegame.h
+++ b/game/freegame.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ public:
      */
     virtual void start();
 
+    virtual bool isFinished() const;
+
     /**
      * See description of Game::play() for the possible return values.
      * Note that if the "freegame-reject-invalid" setting is set to false
diff --git a/game/game.h b/game/game.h
index b0af6c3..5ea35f3 100644
--- a/game/game.h
+++ b/game/game.h
@@ -147,6 +147,13 @@ public:
      */
     virtual void start() = 0;
 
+    /**
+     * Indicate whether we reached the end of the game.
+     * This should be checked regularly.
+     * XXX: using a signal would be nice here...
+     */
+    virtual bool isFinished() const = 0;
+
     /**
      * Method used by human players to play the word iWord at coordinates
      * iCoord, and end the turn (if possible)
diff --git a/game/public_game.cpp b/game/public_game.cpp
index cb9f80c..6815012 100644
--- a/game/public_game.cpp
+++ b/game/public_game.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ void PublicGame::start()
 }
 
 
+bool PublicGame::isFinished() const
+{
+    return m_game.isFinished();
+}
+
+
 int PublicGame::play(const wstring &iWord, const wstring &iCoord)
 {
     return m_game.play(iCoord, iWord);
diff --git a/game/public_game.h b/game/public_game.h
index 9a7236c..f0d2f78 100644
--- a/game/public_game.h
+++ b/game/public_game.h
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@ public:
      */
     void start();
 
+    /**
+     * Indicate whether we reached the end of the game.
+     * This should be checked regularly.
+     * XXX: using a signal would be nice here...
+     */
+    bool isFinished() const;
+
     /**
      * Method used by human players to play the word iWord at coordinates
      * iCoord, and end the turn (if possible)
diff --git a/game/training.cpp b/game/training.cpp
index 343b69a..0ae33a6 100644
--- a/game/training.cpp
+++ b/game/training.cpp
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ void Training::start()
 }
 
 
+bool Training::isFinished() const
+{
+    // The game is finished when there is no more tile
+    // (in the bag or in the racks)
+    return getBag().getNbTiles() == 0;
+}
+
+
 void Training::endTurn()
 {
     m_results.clear();
diff --git a/game/training.h b/game/training.h
index 25ddd94..cb4fc17 100644
--- a/game/training.h
+++ b/game/training.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public:
      *************************/
     virtual void start();
 
+    virtual bool isFinished() const;
+
     /// See description of Game::play()
     virtual int play(const wstring &iCoord, const wstring &iWord);
 
diff --git a/qt/main_window.cpp b/qt/main_window.cpp
index 1bcf0bd..a2e83fd 100644
--- a/qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ void MainWindow::refresh()
         m_actionHistoryNextTurn->setEnabled(!isLastTurn);
         m_actionHistoryLastTurn->setEnabled(!isLastTurn);
         m_actionHistoryReplayTurn->setEnabled(!isLastTurn);
+        if (m_game->isFinished())
+            displayInfoMsg(_q("End of the game"));
 #ifdef DEBUG
         //m_game->printTurns();
 #endif