diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 20085b2..991a9c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -107,9 +107,11 @@ To use TDLight Java you need to include one or more native dependencies:
 - `tdlight-natives-osx-amd64`
 
 ## Usage
-
 An example on how to use TDLight Java can be found here: [Example.java](https://github.com/tdlight-team/tdlight-java/blob/master/example/src/main/java/it.tdlight.example/Example.java)
 
+### Advanced usage
+If you want to disable the automatic runtime shutdown hook, you should set the property `it.tdlight.enableShutdownHooks` to `false`
+
 ### TDLight methods documentation
 [TdApi JavaDoc](https://tdlight-team.github.io/tdlight-docs)
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/tdlight/common/internal/InternalClient.java b/src/main/java/it/tdlight/common/internal/InternalClient.java
index eb1f0c1..f709f53 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/tdlight/common/internal/InternalClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/tdlight/common/internal/InternalClient.java
@@ -191,11 +191,13 @@ public final class InternalClient implements ClientEventsHandler, TelegramClient
 	}
 
 	private void onJVMShutdown() {
-		try {
-			logger.info(TG_MARKER, "Client {} is shutting down because the JVM is shutting down", clientId);
-			this.send(new TdApi.Close(), result -> {}, ex -> {});
-		} catch (Throwable ex) {
-			logger.debug("Failed to send shutdown request to session {}", clientId);
+		if ("true".equalsIgnoreCase(System.getProperty("it.tdlight.enableShutdownHooks", "true"))) {
+			try {
+				logger.info(TG_MARKER, "Client {} is shutting down because the JVM is shutting down", clientId);
+				this.send(new TdApi.Close(), result -> {}, ex -> {});
+			} catch (Throwable ex) {
+				logger.debug("Failed to send shutdown request to session {}", clientId);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/it/tdlight/common/internal/InternalReactiveClient.java b/src/main/java/it/tdlight/common/internal/InternalReactiveClient.java
index 079d533..3002e21 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/tdlight/common/internal/InternalReactiveClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/tdlight/common/internal/InternalReactiveClient.java
@@ -310,11 +310,13 @@ public final class InternalReactiveClient implements ClientEventsHandler, Reacti
 	}
 
 	private void onJVMShutdown() {
-		try {
-			logger.info(TG_MARKER, "Client {} is shutting down because the JVM is shutting down", clientId);
-			sendCloseAndIgnoreResponse();
-		} catch (Throwable ex) {
-			logger.debug("Failed to send shutdown request to session {}", clientId);
+		if ("true".equalsIgnoreCase(System.getProperty("it.tdlight.enableShutdownHooks", "true"))) {
+			try {
+				logger.info(TG_MARKER, "Client {} is shutting down because the JVM is shutting down", clientId);
+				sendCloseAndIgnoreResponse();
+			} catch (Throwable ex) {
+				logger.debug("Failed to send shutdown request to session {}", clientId);
+			}
 		}
 	}