diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34d10f5..566c6ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ slide [-t rotation_seconds] [-a aspect] [-o background_opacity(0..255)] [-b blur
     * `<path>`path to the current image without filename
   * Example: `slide -p ./images -O "20|60|Time: <time>;;;Picture taken at <exifdatetime>"`
 
+To exit the application, press escape. If you're using a touch display, touch all 4 corners at the same time.
+
 ## Folder Options file
 When using the default or recursive folder mode we support having per folder display options. The options are stored in a file called "options.json" and currently support the following option
 ```
diff --git a/src/imageselector.cpp b/src/imageselector.cpp
index 803a867..c39e6a5 100644
--- a/src/imageselector.cpp
+++ b/src/imageselector.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ImageSelector::ImageSelector(std::unique_ptr<PathTraverser>& pathTraverser, char
 
 ImageSelector::~ImageSelector(){}
 
-int ImageSelector::getImageRotation(const std::string &fileName)
+int ImageSelector::getImageRotation(const std::string& fileName)
 {
   int orientation = 0;
   ExifData *exifData = exif_data_new_from_file(fileName.c_str());
@@ -50,6 +50,28 @@ int ImageSelector::getImageRotation(const std::string &fileName)
   return degrees;
 }
 
+bool ImageSelector::imageMatchesFilter(const std::string& fileName, int rotation)
+{
+  if(!QFileInfo::exists(QString(fileName.c_str())))
+  {
+    if(debugMode)
+    {
+      std::cout << "file not found: " << fileName << std::endl;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if(!imageValidForAspect(fileName, rotation)) {
+    if(debugMode)
+    {
+      std::cout << "image aspect ratio doesn't match filter '" << aspect << "' : " << fileName << std::endl;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 bool ImageSelector::imageValidForAspect(const std::string &fileName, const int rotation)
 {
   QPixmap p( fileName.c_str() );
@@ -95,18 +117,16 @@ const std::string RandomImageSelector::getNextImage(ImageOptions_t &options)
   std:: string filename;
   try
   {
-    while (filename.empty())
+    QStringList images = pathTraverser->getImages();
+    unsigned int selectedImage = selectRandom(images);
+    filename = pathTraverser->getImagePath(images.at(selectedImage).toStdString());
+    options.rotation = getImageRotation(filename);
+    while(!imageMatchesFilter(filename, options.rotation))
     {
-      QStringList images = pathTraverser->getImages();
       unsigned int selectedImage = selectRandom(images);
       filename = pathTraverser->getImagePath(images.at(selectedImage).toStdString());
       options.rotation = getImageRotation(filename);
-      if (!imageValidForAspect(filename, options.rotation))
-      {
-        filename.clear();
-      }
     }
-
   }
   catch(const std::string& err) 
   {
@@ -145,6 +165,29 @@ ShuffleImageSelector::~ShuffleImageSelector()
 }
 
 const std::string ShuffleImageSelector::getNextImage(ImageOptions_t &options)
+{
+  reloadImagesIfNoneLeft();
+  if (images.size() == 0)
+  {
+    return "";
+  }
+  std::string filename = pathTraverser->getImagePath(images.at(current_image_shuffle).toStdString());
+  current_image_shuffle = current_image_shuffle + 1; // ignore and move to next image
+  options.rotation = getImageRotation(filename);
+  while(!imageMatchesFilter(filename, options.rotation)) {
+    reloadImagesIfNoneLeft();
+    std::string filename = pathTraverser->getImagePath(images.at(current_image_shuffle).toStdString());
+    options.rotation = getImageRotation(filename);
+    current_image_shuffle = current_image_shuffle + 1; // ignore and move to next image
+  }
+  std::cout << "updating image: " << filename << std::endl;
+  options.aspect = aspect;
+  options.fitAspectAxisToWindow = fitAspectAxisToWindow;
+  pathTraverser->UpdateOptionsForImage(filename, options);
+  return filename;
+}
+
+void ShuffleImageSelector::reloadImagesIfNoneLeft()
 {
   if (images.size() == 0 || current_image_shuffle >= images.size())
   {
@@ -155,40 +198,10 @@ const std::string ShuffleImageSelector::getNextImage(ImageOptions_t &options)
     std::mt19937 randomizer(rd());
     std::shuffle(images.begin(), images.end(), randomizer);
   }
-  if (images.size() == 0)
-  {
-    return "";
-  }
-  std::string filename = pathTraverser->getImagePath(images.at(current_image_shuffle).toStdString());
-  if(!QFileInfo::exists(QString(filename.c_str())))
-  {
-    if(debugMode)
-    {
-      std::cout << "file not found: " << filename << std::endl;
-    }
-    current_image_shuffle = current_image_shuffle + 1; // ignore and move to next image
-    return getNextImage(options);
-  }
-  options.rotation = getImageRotation(filename);
-  if (!imageValidForAspect(filename, options.rotation))
-  {
-    if(debugMode)
-    {
-      std::cout << "image has invalid aspect: " << filename << "(images left:" << (images.size()-current_image_shuffle) << ")" << std::endl;
-    }
-    current_image_shuffle = current_image_shuffle + 1; // ignore and move to next image
-    return getNextImage(options);
-  }
-  std::cout << "updating image: " << filename << std::endl;
-  current_image_shuffle = current_image_shuffle + 1;
-  options.aspect = aspect;
-  options.fitAspectAxisToWindow = fitAspectAxisToWindow;
-  pathTraverser->UpdateOptionsForImage(filename, options);
-  return filename;
 }
 
-SortedImageSelector::SortedImageSelector(std::unique_ptr<PathTraverser>& pathTraverser, char aspect, bool fitAspectAxisToWindow):
-  ImageSelector(pathTraverser, aspect, fitAspectAxisToWindow),
+SortedImageSelector::SortedImageSelector(std::unique_ptr<PathTraverser>& pathTraverser, char aspect):
+  ImageSelector(pathTraverser, aspect),
   images()
 {
   srand (time(NULL));
@@ -212,40 +225,17 @@ bool operator<(const QString& lhs, const QString& rhs) noexcept{
 
 const std::string SortedImageSelector::getNextImage(ImageOptions_t &options)
 {
-  if (images.size() == 0)
-  {
-    images = pathTraverser->getImages();
-    std::sort(images.begin(), images.end());
-    if(debugMode)
-    {
-      std::cout << "read " << images.size() << " images." << std::endl;
-      for (int i = 0;i <images.size();i++){
-        
-          std::cout << images[i].toStdString() << std::endl;
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  reloadImagesIfEmpty();
   if (images.size() == 0)
   {
     return "";
   }
   std::string filename = pathTraverser->getImagePath(images.takeFirst().toStdString());
-  if(!QFileInfo::exists(QString(filename.c_str())))
-  {
-    if(debugMode)
-    {
-      std::cout << "file not found: " << filename << std::endl;
-    }
-    return getNextImage(options);
-  }
   options.rotation = getImageRotation(filename);
-  if (!imageValidForAspect(filename, options.rotation))
-  {
-    if(debugMode)
-    {
-      std::cout << "image has invalid aspect: " << filename << std::endl;
-    }
-    return getNextImage(options);
+  while(!imageMatchesFilter(filename, options.rotation)) {
+    reloadImagesIfEmpty();
+    filename = pathTraverser->getImagePath(images.takeFirst().toStdString());
+    options.rotation = getImageRotation(filename);
   }
 
   std::cout << "updating image: " << filename << std::endl;
@@ -254,3 +244,19 @@ const std::string SortedImageSelector::getNextImage(ImageOptions_t &options)
   pathTraverser->UpdateOptionsForImage(filename, options);
   return filename;
 }
+
+void SortedImageSelector::reloadImagesIfEmpty()
+{
+  if (images.size() == 0)
+  {
+    images = pathTraverser->getImages();
+    std::sort(images.begin(), images.end());
+    if(debugMode)
+    {
+      std::cout << "read " << images.size() << " images." << std::endl;
+      for (int i = 0;i <images.size();i++){
+          std::cout << images[i].toStdString() << std::endl;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/imageselector.h b/src/imageselector.h
index 1c4093b..50207a3 100644
--- a/src/imageselector.h
+++ b/src/imageselector.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ public:
 protected:
     int getImageRotation(const std::string &fileName);
     bool imageValidForAspect(const std::string &fileName, const int rotation);
+    bool imageMatchesFilter(const std::string& fileName);
     std::unique_ptr<PathTraverser>& pathTraverser;
     char aspect;
     bool fitAspectAxisToWindow = false;
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ public:
     virtual const std::string getNextImage(ImageOptions_t &options);
 
 private:
+    void reloadImagesIfNoneLeft();
     int current_image_shuffle;
     QStringList images;
 };
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ public:
     virtual const std::string getNextImage(ImageOptions_t &options);
 
 private:
+    void reloadImagesIfEmpty();
     QStringList images;
 };
 #endif // IMAGESELECTOR_H
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 3919354..fe2cc40 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     ui->setupUi(this);
     setWindowFlags(windowFlags() | Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint);
 
+    setAttribute(Qt::WA_AcceptTouchEvents);
+
     QTimer::singleShot(5, this, SLOT(showFullScreen()));
     QApplication::setOverrideCursor(Qt::BlankCursor);
     QLabel *label = this->findChild<QLabel*>("image");
@@ -47,6 +49,59 @@ void MainWindow::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event)
         QWidget::keyPressEvent(event);
 }
 
+bool isTouchEvent(const QEvent &event)
+{
+    if(event.type() == QEvent::TouchBegin)
+        return true;
+    if(event.type() == QEvent::TouchUpdate)
+        return true;
+    return false;    
+}
+
+bool isQuitCombination(const QTouchEvent &touchEvent)
+{
+    bool topLeftTouched = false;
+    bool topRightTouched = false;
+    bool bottomLeftTouched = false;
+    bool bottomRightTouched = false;
+    for(const auto &touchPoint : touchEvent.touchPoints())
+    {
+        const qreal normalizedCornerSize = 0.1;
+        const qreal x = touchPoint.normalizedPos().x();
+        const qreal y = touchPoint.normalizedPos().y();
+        if(x < normalizedCornerSize)
+        {
+            if(y < normalizedCornerSize)
+                topLeftTouched = true;
+            else if(y > 1-normalizedCornerSize)
+                bottomLeftTouched = true;
+        }
+        else if(x > 1-normalizedCornerSize)
+        {
+            if(y < normalizedCornerSize)
+                topRightTouched = true;
+            else if(y > 1-normalizedCornerSize)
+                bottomRightTouched = true;
+        }
+    }
+    return topLeftTouched && topRightTouched
+        && bottomLeftTouched && bottomRightTouched;
+}
+
+bool MainWindow::event(QEvent* event)
+{
+    if(isTouchEvent(*event))
+    {
+        if(isQuitCombination(dynamic_cast<QTouchEvent&>(*event)))
+            QCoreApplication::quit();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return QMainWindow::event(event);
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 void MainWindow::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent* event)
 {
    QMainWindow::resizeEvent(event);
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.h b/src/mainwindow.h
index 464c648..0bc6247 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.h
+++ b/src/mainwindow.h
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
 
 public:
     explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
-    void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event);
-    void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent* event);
+    void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event) override;
+    bool event(QEvent* event) override;
+    void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent* event) override;
     ~MainWindow();
     void setImage(const std::string& path, const ImageOptions_t &options);
     void setBlurRadius(unsigned int blurRadius);