diff --git a/examples/miotcp/src/main.rs b/examples/miotcp/src/main.rs
index 6862b32ce..67a07194d 100644
--- a/examples/miotcp/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/miotcp/src/main.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ fn handle_connection_event(
 			let received_data = &received_data[..bytes_read];
 			if let Ok(str_buf) = from_utf8(received_data) {
 				println!("Received data: {}", str_buf.trim_end());
+				if str_buf.trim_end() == "exit" {
+					std::process::exit(0);
+				}
 			} else {
 				println!("Received (none UTF-8) data: {:?}", received_data);
 			}
diff --git a/examples/mioudp/src/main.rs b/examples/mioudp/src/main.rs
index d0cce7143..2e85f8c6a 100644
--- a/examples/mioudp/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/mioudp/src/main.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use hermit as _;
 use log::warn;
 use mio::{Events, Interest, Poll, Token};
 use std::io;
+use std::str::from_utf8;
 
 // A token to allow us to identify which event is for the `UdpSocket`.
 const UDP_SOCKET: Token = Token(0);
@@ -63,6 +64,11 @@ fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
 						Ok((packet_size, source_address)) => {
 							// Echo the data.
 							socket.send_to(&buf[..packet_size], source_address)?;
+							if let Ok(str_buf) = from_utf8(&buf) {
+								if str_buf.trim_end() == "exit" {
+									std::process::exit(0);
+								}
+							}
 						}
 						Err(e) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
 							// If we get a `WouldBlock` error we know our socket