diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index 33c305f0d48..b1a8461d029 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -372,6 +372,11 @@ void BitcoinApplication::requestShutdown()
     // Request node shutdown, which can interrupt long operations, like
     // rescanning a wallet.
     node().startShutdown();
+    // Prior to unsetting the client model, stop listening backend signals
+    if (clientModel) {
+        clientModel->stop();
+    }
+
     // Unsetting the client model can cause the current thread to wait for node
     // to complete an operation, like wait for a RPC execution to complete.
     window->setClientModel(nullptr);
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
index ad80922c8b5..5f132b817e0 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
@@ -989,6 +989,7 @@ void BitcoinGUI::gotoLoadPSBT(bool from_clipboard)
 
 void BitcoinGUI::updateNetworkState()
 {
+    if (!clientModel) return;
     int count = clientModel->getNumConnections();
     QString icon;
     switch(count)
diff --git a/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp b/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp
index c31e06e88e5..bf4172a8bf7 100644
--- a/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/clientmodel.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ ClientModel::ClientModel(interfaces::Node& node, OptionsModel *_optionsModel, QO
     subscribeToCoreSignals();
 }
 
-ClientModel::~ClientModel()
+void ClientModel::stop()
 {
     unsubscribeFromCoreSignals();
 
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ ClientModel::~ClientModel()
     m_thread->wait();
 }
 
+ClientModel::~ClientModel()
+{
+    stop();
+}
+
 int ClientModel::getNumConnections(unsigned int flags) const
 {
     ConnectionDirection connections = ConnectionDirection::None;
diff --git a/src/qt/clientmodel.h b/src/qt/clientmodel.h
index 493e18a07dd..68fb2e63226 100644
--- a/src/qt/clientmodel.h
+++ b/src/qt/clientmodel.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ public:
     explicit ClientModel(interfaces::Node& node, OptionsModel *optionsModel, QObject *parent = nullptr);
     ~ClientModel();
 
+    void stop();
+
     interfaces::Node& node() const { return m_node; }
     OptionsModel *getOptionsModel();
     PeerTableModel *getPeerTableModel();
diff --git a/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp b/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
index 4ef45490d9c..d2b184ebdf5 100644
--- a/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
@@ -966,6 +966,7 @@ void RPCConsole::message(int category, const QString &message, bool html)
 
 void RPCConsole::updateNetworkState()
 {
+    if (!clientModel) return;
     QString connections = QString::number(clientModel->getNumConnections()) + " (";
     connections += tr("In:") + " " + QString::number(clientModel->getNumConnections(CONNECTIONS_IN)) + " / ";
     connections += tr("Out:") + " " + QString::number(clientModel->getNumConnections(CONNECTIONS_OUT)) + ")";