diff --git a/xwords4/relay/states.cpp b/xwords4/relay/states.cpp
index a69322659..915b9b034 100644
--- a/xwords4/relay/states.cpp
+++ b/xwords4/relay/states.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ StateTable g_stateTable[] = {
 { XWS_MISSING,        XWE_DISCONNMSG,    XWA_DISCONNECT,   XWS_MISSING },
 
 { XWS_ANY,            XWE_NOMORESOCKETS, XWA_NONE,         XWS_DEAD },
+{ XWS_ANY,            XWE_SHUTDOWN,      XWA_SHUTDOWN,     XWS_DEAD },
 
 { XWS_INITED,         XWE_RECONNECTMSG,  XWA_SEND_RERSP,   XWS_CHK_ALLHERE_2 },
 { XWS_MISSING,        XWE_RECONNECTMSG,  XWA_SEND_RERSP,   XWS_CHK_ALLHERE_2 },
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ eventString( XW_RELAY_EVENT evt )
         CASESTR(XWE_SOMEMISSING);
         CASESTR(XWE_OKTOSEND);
         CASESTR(XWE_COUNTSBAD);
+        CASESTR(XWE_SHUTDOWN);
     }
     assert(0);
     return "";
@@ -215,6 +217,7 @@ actString( XW_RELAY_ACTION act )
         CASESTR(XWA_NOTIFYDISCON);
         CASESTR(XWA_REMOVESOCKET);
         CASESTR(XWA_HEARTDISCONN);
+        CASESTR(XWA_SHUTDOWN);
     }
     assert(0);
     return "";
diff --git a/xwords4/relay/states.h b/xwords4/relay/states.h
index 5b85e060b..f9a3eb2b8 100644
--- a/xwords4/relay/states.h
+++ b/xwords4/relay/states.h
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ typedef enum {
 
     ,XWE_NOMORESOCKETS     /* last socket's been removed */
 
+    ,XWE_SHUTDOWN          /* shutdown this game */
+
     ,XWE_ANY               /* wildcard; matches all */
 } XW_RELAY_EVENT;
 
@@ -143,6 +145,8 @@ typedef enum {
 
     ,XWA_HEARTDISCONN
 
+    ,XWA_SHUTDOWN
+
 } XW_RELAY_ACTION;
 
 int getFromTable( XW_RELAY_STATE curState, XW_RELAY_EVENT curEvent,