diff --git a/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-export.h b/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-export.h
index c2a47cd2..a591873a 100644
--- a/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-export.h
+++ b/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-export.h
@@ -587,6 +587,20 @@ struct ivi_layout_interface {
 	 */
 	int32_t (*screen_remove_layer)(struct weston_output *output,
 				       struct ivi_layout_layer *removelayer);
+
+	/**
+	 * \brief Add a shell destroy listener only once.
+	 *
+	 * The begining of shell destroying, this signal is emitted
+	 * to the listening controller plugins.
+	 * The null pointer sent as the void *data argument
+	 * to the wl_listener::notify callback function of the listener.
+	 *
+	 * \return IVI_SUCCEEDED if the method call was successful
+	 * \return IVI_FAILED if the method call was failed
+	 */
+	int32_t (*shell_add_destroy_listener_once)(struct wl_listener *listener, 
+				wl_notify_func_t destroy_handler);
 };
 
 static inline const struct ivi_layout_interface *
diff --git a/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-private.h b/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-private.h
index 7aef4158..0e0e0146 100644
--- a/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-private.h
+++ b/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-private.h
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ struct ivi_layout {
 	struct wl_list screen_list;	/* ivi_layout_screen::link */
 	struct wl_list view_list;	/* ivi_layout_view::link */
 
+	struct {
+		struct wl_signal destroy_signal;
+	} shell_notification;
+
 	struct {
 		struct wl_signal created;
 		struct wl_signal removed;
diff --git a/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-shell.h b/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-shell.h
index 1c10a8ba..ee275162 100644
--- a/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-shell.h
+++ b/ivi-shell/ivi-layout-shell.h
@@ -68,4 +68,7 @@ int
 load_controller_modules(struct weston_compositor *compositor, const char *modules,
 			int *argc, char *argv[]);
 
+void
+ivi_layout_ivi_shell_destroy(void);
+
 #endif /* IVI_LAYOUT_SHELL_H */
diff --git a/ivi-shell/ivi-layout.c b/ivi-shell/ivi-layout.c
index 0364ac12..fbbaa3bb 100644
--- a/ivi-shell/ivi-layout.c
+++ b/ivi-shell/ivi-layout.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 
 #include "shared/helpers.h"
 #include "shared/os-compatibility.h"
+#include "shared/signal.h"
 
 #define max(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
 
@@ -1034,6 +1035,23 @@ ivi_layout_add_listener_configure_desktop_surface(struct wl_listener *listener)
 	return IVI_SUCCEEDED;
 }
 
+static int32_t
+ivi_layout_shell_add_destroy_listener_once(struct wl_listener *listener, wl_notify_func_t destroy_handler)
+{
+	struct ivi_layout *layout = get_instance();
+	if (!listener || !destroy_handler) {
+		weston_log("ivi_layout_shell_add_destroy_listener_once: invalid argument\n");
+		return IVI_FAILED;
+	}
+
+	if (wl_signal_get(&layout->shell_notification.destroy_signal, destroy_handler))
+		return IVI_FAILED;
+
+	listener->notify = destroy_handler;
+	wl_signal_add(&layout->shell_notification.destroy_signal, listener);
+	return IVI_SUCCEEDED;
+}
+
 uint32_t
 ivi_layout_get_id_of_surface(struct ivi_layout_surface *ivisurf)
 {
@@ -2064,6 +2082,15 @@ ivi_layout_surface_create(struct weston_surface *wl_surface,
 	return ivisurf;
 }
 
+void
+ivi_layout_ivi_shell_destroy(void)
+{
+	struct ivi_layout *layout = get_instance();
+
+	/* emit callback which is set by ivi-layout api user */
+	weston_signal_emit_mutable(&layout->shell_notification.destroy_signal, NULL);
+}
+
 static struct ivi_layout_interface ivi_layout_interface;
 
 void
@@ -2086,6 +2113,8 @@ ivi_layout_init_with_compositor(struct weston_compositor *ec)
 	wl_signal_init(&layout->surface_notification.configure_changed);
 	wl_signal_init(&layout->surface_notification.configure_desktop_changed);
 
+	wl_signal_init(&layout->shell_notification.destroy_signal);
+
 	/* Add layout_layer at the last of weston_compositor.layer_list */
 	weston_layer_init(&layout->layout_layer, ec);
 	weston_layer_set_position(&layout->layout_layer,
@@ -2190,4 +2219,9 @@ static struct ivi_layout_interface ivi_layout_interface = {
 	 */
 	.surface_get_size		= ivi_layout_surface_get_size,
 	.surface_dump			= ivi_layout_surface_dump,
+
+	/**
+	 * shell interfaces
+	 */
+	.shell_add_destroy_listener_once = ivi_layout_shell_add_destroy_listener_once,
 };
diff --git a/ivi-shell/ivi-shell.c b/ivi-shell/ivi-shell.c
index 4044db01..4a1b6c78 100644
--- a/ivi-shell/ivi-shell.c
+++ b/ivi-shell/ivi-shell.c
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ shell_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 		container_of(listener, struct ivi_shell, destroy_listener);
 	struct ivi_shell_surface *ivisurf, *next;
 
+	ivi_layout_ivi_shell_destroy();
+
 	wl_list_remove(&shell->destroy_listener.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&shell->wake_listener.link);
 
diff --git a/ivi-shell/meson.build b/ivi-shell/meson.build
index 8e064fb7..13f990da 100644
--- a/ivi-shell/meson.build
+++ b/ivi-shell/meson.build
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ if get_option('shell-ivi')
 		dependencies: [
 			dep_libm,
 			dep_libexec_weston,
-			dep_libweston_public
+			dep_libweston_public,
+			dep_libshared
 		],
 		name_prefix: '',
 		install: true,