diff --git a/changelog.rst b/changelog.rst
index da6c611f1..531844374 100644
--- a/changelog.rst
+++ b/changelog.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Features:
 * Add cursor shape support for vi mode. When ``vi = True``, the terminal cursor now
   reflects the current editing mode: beam in INSERT, block in NORMAL, underline in REPLACE.
   Uses prompt_toolkit's ``ModalCursorShapeConfig``.
+* Add the option to force-quit pgcli when a transaction is in progress.
 
 4.4.0 (2025-12-24)
 ==================
diff --git a/pgcli/main.py b/pgcli/main.py
index 9ce15135d..713246185 100644
--- a/pgcli/main.py
+++ b/pgcli/main.py
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ def _check_ongoing_transaction_and_allow_quitting(self):
         while 1:
             try:
                 choice = click.prompt(
-                    "A transaction is ongoing. Choose `c` to COMMIT, `r` to ROLLBACK, `a` to abort exit.",
+                    "A transaction is ongoing. Choose `c` to COMMIT, `r` to ROLLBACK, `a` to abort exit, `force` to exit anyway.",
                     default="a",
                 )
             except click.Abort:
@@ -938,6 +938,8 @@ def _check_ongoing_transaction_and_allow_quitting(self):
             choice = choice.lower()
             if choice == "a":
                 return False  # do not quit
+            if choice == "force":
+                return True  # quit anyway
             if choice == "c":
                 query = self.execute_command("commit")
                 return query.successful  # quit only if query is successful