diff --git a/build/android/app/src/main/java/com/multicraft/game/GameActivity.java b/build/android/app/src/main/java/com/multicraft/game/GameActivity.java
index 6677a748..f74bdbc7 100644
--- a/build/android/app/src/main/java/com/multicraft/game/GameActivity.java
+++ b/build/android/app/src/main/java/com/multicraft/game/GameActivity.java
@@ -187,4 +187,8 @@ public class GameActivity extends NativeActivity {
 		Intent browserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(uri));
 		startActivity(browserIntent);
 	}
+
+	public void finishGame(String exc) {
+		finish();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/debug.cpp b/src/debug.cpp
index 8498697b..a9f2e7f3 100644
--- a/src/debug.cpp
+++ b/src/debug.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@ void sanity_check_fn(const char *assertion, const char *file,
 
 	debug_stacks_print_to(errorstream);
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+	std::string capture = "An engine assumption failed: \"" + std::string(assertion) +
+		"\" in file: " + std::string(file) + ":" + std::to_string(line) +
+		" (" + std::string(function) + ")";
+	throw std::runtime_error(capture);
+#else
 	abort();
+#endif
 }
 
 void fatal_error_fn(const char *msg, const char *file,
@@ -72,11 +79,18 @@ void fatal_error_fn(const char *msg, const char *file,
 	errorstream << std::endl << "In thread " << std::hex
 		<< thr_get_current_thread_id() << ":" << std::endl;
 	errorstream << file << ":" << line << ": " << function
-		<< ": A fatal error occured: " << msg << std::endl;
+		<< ": A fatal error occurred: " << msg << std::endl;
 
 	debug_stacks_print_to(errorstream);
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+	std::string capture = "A fatal error occurred: \"" + std::string(msg) +
+		"\" in file: " + std::string(file) + ":" + std::to_string(line) +
+		" (" + std::string(function) + ")";
+	throw std::runtime_error(capture);
+#else
 	abort();
+#endif
 }
 
 /*
@@ -352,4 +366,3 @@ void debug_set_exception_handler()
 	SetUnhandledExceptionFilter(Win32ExceptionHandler);
 #endif
 }
-
diff --git a/src/porting_android.cpp b/src/porting_android.cpp
index 0328f82e..2604c4d7 100644
--- a/src/porting_android.cpp
+++ b/src/porting_android.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ extern "C" void external_pause_game();
 
 void android_main(android_app *app)
 {
-	int retval = 0;
 	porting::app_global = app;
 
 	Thread::setName("Main");
@@ -49,15 +48,15 @@ void android_main(android_app *app)
 		free(argv[0]);
 	} catch (std::exception &e) {
 		errorstream << "Uncaught exception in main thread: " << e.what() << std::endl;
-		retval = -1;
+		porting::finishGame(e.what());
 	} catch (...) {
 		errorstream << "Uncaught exception in main thread!" << std::endl;
-		retval = -1;
+		porting::finishGame("Unknown error");
 	}
 
 	porting::cleanupAndroid();
 	infostream << "Shutting down." << std::endl;
-	exit(retval);
+	exit(0);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -232,7 +231,7 @@ void showInputDialog(const std::string &acceptButton, const std::string &hint,
 void openURIAndroid(const std::string &url)
 {
 	jmethodID url_open = jnienv->GetMethodID(nativeActivity, "openURI",
-										  "(Ljava/lang/String;)V");
+			"(Ljava/lang/String;)V");
 	FATAL_ERROR_IF(url_open == nullptr,
 				"porting::openURIAndroid unable to find java openURI method");
 	jstring jurl = jnienv->NewStringUTF(url.c_str());
@@ -336,7 +335,30 @@ float getDisplayDensity()
 	return value;
 }
 
-v2u32 getDisplaySize() {
+v2u32 getDisplaySize()
+{
 	return porting::getWindowSize();
 }
+
+void finishGame(const std::string &exc)
+{
+	if (jnienv->ExceptionCheck())
+		jnienv->ExceptionClear();
+
+	jmethodID finishMe;
+	try {
+		finishMe = jnienv->GetMethodID(nativeActivity,
+				"finishGame", "(Ljava/lang/String;)V");
+	} catch (...) {
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	// Don't use `FATAL_ERROR_IF` to avoid creating a loop
+	if (finishMe == nullptr)
+		exit(-1);
+
+	jstring jexc = jnienv->NewStringUTF(exc.c_str());
+	jnienv->CallVoidMethod(app_global->activity->clazz, finishMe, jexc);
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/porting_android.h b/src/porting_android.h
index db714980..4fbea1ca 100644
--- a/src/porting_android.h
+++ b/src/porting_android.h
@@ -86,4 +86,9 @@ std::string getInputDialogValue();
  * notify java on game exit
  */
 	void notifyExitGame();
+
+/**
+ * call Android function to finish
+ */
+	void finishGame(const std::string &exc);
 }