diff --git a/dlls/shell32/dde.c b/dlls/shell32/dde.c
index 8ac6f9ca41b..cfe5a058698 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/dde.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/dde.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ static DWORD PROGMAN_OnExecute(WCHAR *command, int argc, WCHAR **argv)
     static const WCHAR add_itemW[] = {'A','d','d','I','t','e','m',0};
     static const WCHAR delete_itemW[] = {'D','e','l','e','t','e','I','t','e','m',0};
     static const WCHAR replace_itemW[] = {'R','e','p','l','a','c','e','I','t','e','m',0};
+    static const WCHAR exit_progmanW[] = {'E','x','i','t','P','r','o','g','m','a','n',0};
 
     static const WCHAR dotexeW[] = {'.','e','x','e',0};
     static const WCHAR dotlnkW[] = {'.','l','n','k',0};
@@ -275,6 +276,10 @@ static DWORD PROGMAN_OnExecute(WCHAR *command, int argc, WCHAR **argv)
 
         if (!ret) return DDE_FNOTPROCESSED;
     }
+    else if (!strcmpiW(command, exit_progmanW))
+    {
+        /* do nothing */
+    }
     else
     {
         FIXME("unhandled command %s\n", debugstr_w(command));
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/tests/progman_dde.c b/dlls/shell32/tests/progman_dde.c
index dd9b777100e..b66c8621555 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/tests/progman_dde.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/tests/progman_dde.c
@@ -270,6 +270,12 @@ static void test_parser(DWORD instance, HCONV hConv)
     error = dde_execute(instance, hConv, "[DeleteGroup(test)]");
     ok(error == DMLERR_NO_ERROR, "expected DMLERR_NO_ERROR, got %u\n", error);
     ok(!check_exists("test"), "directory should not exist\n");
+
+    error = dde_execute(instance, hConv, "[ExitProgman()]");
+    ok(error == DMLERR_NO_ERROR, "expected DMLERR_NO_ERROR, got %u\n", error);
+
+    error = dde_execute(instance, hConv, "[ExitProgman]");
+    ok(error == DMLERR_NO_ERROR, "expected DMLERR_NO_ERROR, got %u\n", error);
 }
 
 /* 1st set of tests */
@@ -372,6 +378,13 @@ static void test_progman_dde(DWORD instance, HCONV hConv)
     error = dde_execute(instance, hConv, "[ShowGroup(Group2, 0)]");
     ok(error == DMLERR_NO_ERROR, "expected DMLERR_NO_ERROR, got %u\n", error);
     ok(check_window_exists("Group2"), "window not created\n");
+
+    error = dde_execute(instance, hConv, "[ExitProgman(1)]");
+    ok(error == DMLERR_NO_ERROR, "expected DMLERR_NO_ERROR, got %u\n", error);
+
+    error = dde_execute(instance, hConv, "[AddItem(notepad,test4)]");
+    ok(error == DMLERR_NO_ERROR, "expected DMLERR_NO_ERROR, got %u\n", error);
+    ok(check_exists("Group2/test4.lnk"), "link not created\n");
 }
 
 /* 2nd set of tests - 2nd connection */