diff --git a/stepmania/src/archutils/Unix/EmergencyShutdown.cpp b/stepmania/src/archutils/Unix/EmergencyShutdown.cpp
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index 0000000000..6d8689a9f5
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+++ b/stepmania/src/archutils/Unix/EmergencyShutdown.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include "global.h"
+#include "EmergencyShutdown.h"
+#include "RageUtil.h"
+
+typedef void (*Callback)();
+static Callback g_pEmergencyFunc[5];
+static unsigned g_iNumEmergencyFuncs = 0;
+
+void RegisterEmergencyShutdownCallback( void (*pFunc)() )
+{
+	ASSERT( g_iNumEmergencyFuncs+1 < ARRAYSIZE(g_pEmergencyFunc) );
+	g_pEmergencyFunc[ g_iNumEmergencyFuncs++ ] = pFunc;
+}
+
+void DoEmergencyShutdown()
+{
+	for( unsigned i = 0; i < g_iNumEmergencyFuncs; ++i )
+		g_pEmergencyFunc[i]();
+}
+
diff --git a/stepmania/src/archutils/Unix/EmergencyShutdown.h b/stepmania/src/archutils/Unix/EmergencyShutdown.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f29aad208d
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+++ b/stepmania/src/archutils/Unix/EmergencyShutdown.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef EMERGENCY_SHUTDOWN_H
+#define EMERGENCY_SHUTDOWN_H
+
+void RegisterEmergencyShutdownCallback( void (*pFunc)() );
+void DoEmergencyShutdown();
+
+#endif
+