diff -r ecf6a73a9186 -r 60a8a215b0ec messagingapp/msgui/msgapp/src/msgapplication.cpp
--- a/messagingapp/msgui/msgapp/src/msgapplication.cpp	Tue Oct 05 13:58:47 2010 +0530
+++ b/messagingapp/msgui/msgapp/src/msgapplication.cpp	Tue Oct 19 11:30:16 2010 +0530
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 //include
 #include <hbmainwindow.h>
 #include <hbinstance.h>
+#include <EIKENV.H>
+#include <QSymbianEvent>
 
 //userinclude
 #include "msgapplication.h"
@@ -47,3 +49,21 @@
 	HbMainWindow *window = hbInstance->allMainWindows().first();
 	disconnect(window, SIGNAL(viewReady()),this,SLOT(handleAppReady()));
 	}
+
+/*
+ * Overloaded method
+ * handles S60 events
+ */
+bool MsgApplication::symbianEventFilter(const QSymbianEvent *event)
+{
+    QSymbianEvent::Type eventType = event->type();
+    
+    // handle close event
+    if (eventType == QSymbianEvent::CommandEvent && 
+            event->command() == EEikCmdExit) {
+        emit closeEvent();
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+