diff --git a/app/src/events.h b/app/src/events.h
index 3f15087a..59c55de4 100644
--- a/app/src/events.h
+++ b/app/src/events.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ enum {
     SC_EVENT_SCREEN_INIT_SIZE,
     SC_EVENT_TIME_LIMIT_REACHED,
     SC_EVENT_CONTROLLER_ERROR,
+    SC_EVENT_AOA_OPEN_ERROR,
 };
 
 bool
diff --git a/app/src/scrcpy.c b/app/src/scrcpy.c
index 56510eab..e23fa7e1 100644
--- a/app/src/scrcpy.c
+++ b/app/src/scrcpy.c
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ event_loop(struct scrcpy *s) {
             case SC_EVENT_RECORDER_ERROR:
                 LOGE("Recorder error");
                 return SCRCPY_EXIT_FAILURE;
+            case SC_EVENT_AOA_OPEN_ERROR:
+                LOGE("AOA open error");
+                return SCRCPY_EXIT_FAILURE;
             case SC_EVENT_TIME_LIMIT_REACHED:
                 LOGI("Time limit reached");
                 return SCRCPY_EXIT_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/app/src/usb/aoa_hid.c b/app/src/usb/aoa_hid.c
index fd2e7ae3..1eef556b 100644
--- a/app/src/usb/aoa_hid.c
+++ b/app/src/usb/aoa_hid.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #include "aoa_hid.h"
+#include "events.h"
 #include "util/log.h"
 #include "util/str.h"
 #include "util/vector.h"
@@ -248,7 +249,8 @@ sc_aoa_push_input_with_ack_to_wait(struct sc_aoa *aoa,
 }
 
 bool
-sc_aoa_push_open(struct sc_aoa *aoa, const struct sc_hid_open *hid_open) {
+sc_aoa_push_open(struct sc_aoa *aoa, const struct sc_hid_open *hid_open,
+                 bool exit_on_open_error) {
     if (sc_get_log_level() <= SC_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE) {
         sc_hid_open_log(hid_open);
     }
@@ -267,6 +269,7 @@ sc_aoa_push_open(struct sc_aoa *aoa, const struct sc_hid_open *hid_open) {
 
     aoa_event->type = SC_AOA_EVENT_TYPE_OPEN;
     aoa_event->open.hid = *hid_open;
+    aoa_event->open.exit_on_error = exit_on_open_error;
 
     if (was_empty) {
         sc_cond_signal(&aoa->event_cond);
@@ -361,6 +364,10 @@ sc_aoa_process_event(struct sc_aoa *aoa, struct sc_aoa_event *event,
                 }
             } else {
                 LOGW("Could not open AOA device: %" PRIu16, hid_open->hid_id);
+                if (event->open.exit_on_error) {
+                    // Notify the error to the main thread, which will exit
+                    sc_push_event(SC_EVENT_AOA_OPEN_ERROR);
+                }
             }
 
             break;
diff --git a/app/src/usb/aoa_hid.h b/app/src/usb/aoa_hid.h
index 010b3742..00961c28 100644
--- a/app/src/usb/aoa_hid.h
+++ b/app/src/usb/aoa_hid.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct sc_aoa_event {
     union {
         struct {
             struct sc_hid_open hid;
+            bool exit_on_error;
         } open;
         struct {
             struct sc_hid_close hid;
@@ -73,7 +74,8 @@ sc_aoa_join(struct sc_aoa *aoa);
 // report_desc must be a pointer to static memory, accessed at any time from
 // another thread
 bool
-sc_aoa_push_open(struct sc_aoa *aoa, const struct sc_hid_open *hid_open);
+sc_aoa_push_open(struct sc_aoa *aoa, const struct sc_hid_open *hid_open,
+                 bool exit_on_open_error);
 
 bool
 sc_aoa_push_close(struct sc_aoa *aoa, const struct sc_hid_close *hid_close);
diff --git a/app/src/usb/keyboard_aoa.c b/app/src/usb/keyboard_aoa.c
index b7834b0f..8f5cb755 100644
--- a/app/src/usb/keyboard_aoa.c
+++ b/app/src/usb/keyboard_aoa.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ sc_keyboard_aoa_init(struct sc_keyboard_aoa *kb, struct sc_aoa *aoa) {
     struct sc_hid_open hid_open;
     sc_hid_keyboard_generate_open(&hid_open);
 
-    bool ok = sc_aoa_push_open(aoa, &hid_open);
+    bool ok = sc_aoa_push_open(aoa, &hid_open, true);
     if (!ok) {
         LOGW("Could not push AOA HID open (keyboard)");
         return false;
diff --git a/app/src/usb/mouse_aoa.c b/app/src/usb/mouse_aoa.c
index 33b777c4..cb566cc0 100644
--- a/app/src/usb/mouse_aoa.c
+++ b/app/src/usb/mouse_aoa.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ sc_mouse_aoa_init(struct sc_mouse_aoa *mouse, struct sc_aoa *aoa) {
     struct sc_hid_open hid_open;
     sc_hid_mouse_generate_open(&hid_open);
 
-    bool ok = sc_aoa_push_open(aoa, &hid_open);
+    bool ok = sc_aoa_push_open(aoa, &hid_open, true);
     if (!ok) {
         LOGW("Could not push AOA HID open (mouse)");
         return false;
diff --git a/app/src/usb/scrcpy_otg.c b/app/src/usb/scrcpy_otg.c
index 5ace01ed..afd8b18f 100644
--- a/app/src/usb/scrcpy_otg.c
+++ b/app/src/usb/scrcpy_otg.c
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ event_loop(struct scrcpy_otg *s) {
             case SC_EVENT_USB_DEVICE_DISCONNECTED:
                 LOGW("Device disconnected");
                 return SCRCPY_EXIT_DISCONNECTED;
+            case SC_EVENT_AOA_OPEN_ERROR:
+                LOGE("AOA open error");
+                return SCRCPY_EXIT_FAILURE;
             case SDL_QUIT:
                 LOGD("User requested to quit");
                 return SCRCPY_EXIT_SUCCESS;