diff --git a/components/SettingsListItem.qml b/components/SettingsListItem.qml
index d6a10ca6..7c778704 100644
--- a/components/SettingsListItem.qml
+++ b/components/SettingsListItem.qml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import "../components" as MoneroComponents
 ColumnLayout {
     id: settingsListItem
     property alias iconText: iconLabel.text
+    property alias symbol: symbolText.text
     property alias description: area.text
     property alias title: header.text
     property bool isLast: false
@@ -114,5 +115,17 @@ ColumnLayout {
                 settingsListItem.clicked()
             }
         }
+
+        MoneroComponents.TextPlain {
+            id: symbolText
+            anchors.right: parent.right
+            anchors.rightMargin: 44
+            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+            font.pixelSize: 12
+            font.bold: true
+            color: MoneroComponents.Style.menuButtonTextColor
+            visible: appWindow.ctrlPressed
+            themeTransition: false
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/components/TitleBar.qml b/components/TitleBar.qml
index ef04fdf4..1720c457 100644
--- a/components/TitleBar.qml
+++ b/components/TitleBar.qml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Rectangle {
     signal minimizeClicked
     signal languageClicked
     signal closeWalletClicked
+    signal lockWalletClicked
 
     state: "default"
     states: [
@@ -91,6 +92,46 @@ Rectangle {
         spacing: 0
         anchors.fill: parent
 
+        // lock wallet
+        Rectangle {
+            id: btnLockWallet
+            color: "transparent"
+            Layout.preferredWidth: parent.height
+            Layout.preferredHeight: parent.height
+
+            Text {
+                text: FontAwesome.lock
+                font.family: FontAwesome.fontFamilySolid
+                font.pixelSize: 16
+                color: MoneroComponents.Style.defaultFontColor
+                font.styleName: "Solid"
+                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+                opacity: 0.75
+            }
+
+            MoneroComponents.Tooltip {
+                id: btnLockWalletTooltip
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                text: qsTr("Lock this wallet") + translationManager.emptyString
+            }
+
+            MouseArea {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                hoverEnabled: true
+                cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+                onEntered: {
+                    parent.color = MoneroComponents.Style.titleBarButtonHoverColor
+                    btnLockWalletTooltip.tooltipPopup.open()
+                }
+                onExited: {
+                    parent.color = "transparent"
+                    btnLockWalletTooltip.tooltipPopup.close()
+                }
+                onClicked: root.lockWalletClicked(leftPanel.visible)
+            }
+        }
+
         // collapse sidebar
         Rectangle {
             id: btnCloseWallet
diff --git a/fonts/FontAwesome/FontAwesome.qml b/fonts/FontAwesome/FontAwesome.qml
index 533909a7..9c077a9a 100644
--- a/fonts/FontAwesome/FontAwesome.qml
+++ b/fonts/FontAwesome/FontAwesome.qml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ Object {
     property string info : "\uf129"
     property string key : "\uf084"
     property string language : "\uf1ab"
+    property string lock : "\uf023"
     property string minus : "\uf068"
     property string minusCircle : "\uf056"
     property string moonO : "\uf186"
diff --git a/main.qml b/main.qml
index 6e04cfe0..18249c7b 100644
--- a/main.qml
+++ b/main.qml
@@ -131,6 +131,17 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         leftPanel.selectItem(page)
     }
 
+    function lock() {
+        passwordDialog.onRejectedCallback = function() { appWindow.showWizard(); }
+        passwordDialog.onAcceptedCallback = function() {
+            if(walletPassword === passwordDialog.password)
+                passwordDialog.close();
+            else 
+                passwordDialog.showError(qsTr("Wrong password") + translationManager.emptyString);
+        }
+        passwordDialog.open(usefulName(persistentSettings.wallet_path));
+    }
+
     function sequencePressed(obj, seq) {
         if(seq === undefined || !leftPanel.enabled)
             return
@@ -139,6 +150,8 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             return
         }
 
+        // lock wallet on demand
+        if(seq === "Ctrl+L" && !passwordDialog.visible) lock()
         if(seq === "Ctrl+S") middlePanel.state = "Transfer"
         else if(seq === "Ctrl+R") middlePanel.state = "Receive"
         else if(seq === "Ctrl+H") middlePanel.state = "History"
@@ -1923,6 +1936,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             anchors.left: parent.left
             anchors.right: parent.right
             onCloseClicked: appWindow.close();
+            onLockWalletClicked: appWindow.lock();
             onLanguageClicked: appWindow.toggleLanguageView();
             onCloseWalletClicked: appWindow.showWizard();
             onMaximizeClicked: appWindow.visibility = appWindow.visibility !== Window.Maximized ? Window.Maximized : Window.Windowed
diff --git a/pages/settings/SettingsWallet.qml b/pages/settings/SettingsWallet.qml
index c2a20168..2e5468ab 100644
--- a/pages/settings/SettingsWallet.qml
+++ b/pages/settings/SettingsWallet.qml
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ Rectangle {
         anchors.topMargin: 0
         spacing: 0
 
+        MoneroComponents.SettingsListItem {
+            iconText: FontAwesome.lock
+            description: qsTr("Locks the wallet on demand.") + translationManager.emptyString
+            title: qsTr("Lock this wallet") + translationManager.emptyString
+            symbol: (isMac ? "⌃" : qsTr("Ctrl+")) + "L" + translationManager.emptyString
+            onClicked: appWindow.lock();
+        }
+
         MoneroComponents.SettingsListItem {
             iconText: FontAwesome.signOutAlt
             description: qsTr("Logs out of this wallet.") + translationManager.emptyString