diff --git a/doc/users/navigation_toolbar.rst b/doc/users/navigation_toolbar.rst
index 1709d0a10f5c..8140874775db 100644
--- a/doc/users/navigation_toolbar.rst
+++ b/doc/users/navigation_toolbar.rst
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ Zoom-to-rect                       **o**
 Save                               **ctrl** + **s**
 Toggle fullscreen                  **ctrl** + **f**
 Close plot                         **ctrl** + **w**
-Constrain pan/zoom to x axis       hold **x** when panning/zooming with mouse 
+Close all plots                    **shift** + **w**
+Constrain pan/zoom to x axis       hold **x** when panning/zooming with mouse
 Constrain pan/zoom to y axis       hold **y** when panning/zooming with mouse
 Preserve aspect ratio              hold **CONTROL** when panning/zooming with mouse
 Toggle grid                        **g** when mouse is over an axes
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backend_tools.py b/lib/matplotlib/backend_tools.py
index f54ba65be4c9..7c2bbbb1e5aa 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backend_tools.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backend_tools.py
@@ -325,6 +325,16 @@ def trigger(self, sender, event, data=None):
         Gcf.destroy_fig(self.figure)
 
 
+class ToolQuitAll(ToolBase):
+    """Tool to call the figure manager destroy method"""
+
+    description = 'Quit all figures'
+    default_keymap = rcParams['keymap.quit_all']
+
+    def trigger(self, sender, event, data=None):
+        Gcf.destroy_all()
+
+
 class ToolEnableAllNavigation(ToolBase):
     """Tool to enable all axes for toolmanager interaction"""
 
@@ -860,6 +870,7 @@ def _mouse_move(self, event):
                  'grid': ToolGrid,
                  'fullscreen': ToolFullScreen,
                  'quit': ToolQuit,
+                 'quit_all': ToolQuitAll,
                  'allnav': ToolEnableAllNavigation,
                  'nav': ToolEnableNavigation,
                  'xscale': ToolXScale,
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py b/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
index 97d0015a4ec6..020ef4bd39a6 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
@@ -1158,7 +1158,8 @@ def validate_cycler(s):
     'keymap.pan':          [['p'], validate_stringlist],
     'keymap.zoom':         [['o'], validate_stringlist],
     'keymap.save':         [['s', 'ctrl+s'], validate_stringlist],
-    'keymap.quit':         [['ctrl+w', 'cmd+w'], validate_stringlist],
+    'keymap.quit':         [['ctrl+w', 'cmd+w', 'q'], validate_stringlist],
+    'keymap.quit_all':     [['W', 'cmd+W', 'Q'], validate_stringlist],
     'keymap.grid':         [['g'], validate_stringlist],
     'keymap.yscale':       [['l'], validate_stringlist],
     'keymap.xscale':       [['k', 'L'], validate_stringlist],