diff --git a/src/functionObjects/utilities/runTimeControl/runTimeControl.C b/src/functionObjects/utilities/runTimeControl/runTimeControl.C
index 840ed4d968..e300301664 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/utilities/runTimeControl/runTimeControl.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/utilities/runTimeControl/runTimeControl.C
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2015-2020 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2015-2021 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ Foam::Enum
 >
 Foam::functionObjects::runTimeControls::runTimeControl::satisfiedActionNames
 {
+    { satisfiedAction::ABORT, "abort"},
     { satisfiedAction::END, "end"},
     { satisfiedAction::SET_TRIGGER, "setTrigger"},
 };
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::runTimeControls::runTimeControl::execute()
 
         switch (satisfiedAction_)
         {
+            case satisfiedAction::ABORT:
             case satisfiedAction::END:
             {
                 // Set to write a data dump or finalise the calculation
@@ -284,6 +286,13 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::runTimeControls::runTimeControl::execute()
 
                     // Trigger any function objects
                     time.run();
+
+                    if (satisfiedAction_ == satisfiedAction::ABORT)
+                    {
+                        FatalErrorInFunction
+                            << "Abort triggered"
+                            << exit(FatalError);
+                    }
                 }
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/utilities/runTimeControl/runTimeControl.H b/src/functionObjects/utilities/runTimeControl/runTimeControl.H
index 3b014bf7c1..66d09222ed 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/utilities/runTimeControl/runTimeControl.H
+++ b/src/functionObjects/utilities/runTimeControl/runTimeControl.H
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2015-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2016-2018 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2016-2021 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ public:
 
         enum class satisfiedAction
         {
-            END,
-            SET_TRIGGER
+            ABORT,      //!< "abort" - write and emit a FatalError
+            END,        //!< "end" - write and exit cleanly
+            SET_TRIGGER //!< "setTrigger" - trigger another condition
         };
 
         static Enum<satisfiedAction> satisfiedActionNames;