diff --git a/src/ansys/fluent/core/services/datamodel_tui.py b/src/ansys/fluent/core/services/datamodel_tui.py
index c22285473fb..979d8192207 100644
--- a/src/ansys/fluent/core/services/datamodel_tui.py
+++ b/src/ansys/fluent/core/services/datamodel_tui.py
@@ -330,9 +330,14 @@ def __dir__(self) -> list[str]:
             for x in PyMenu(
                 self._service, self._version, self._mode, self._path
             ).get_child_names()
+            if x != "exit"
         ]
 
     def __getattribute__(self, name) -> Any:
+        if name == "exit" and not self._path:
+            raise AttributeError(
+                f"'{self.__class__.__name__}' object has no attribute 'exit'"
+            )
         try:
             attr = super().__getattribute__(name)
             if isinstance(attr, TUIMethod):
diff --git a/tests/test_tui_api.py b/tests/test_tui_api.py
index 9d01c3a4574..193f85c00cd 100644
--- a/tests/test_tui_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_tui_api.py
@@ -50,3 +50,21 @@ def test_api_upgrade_message(new_solver_session):
         )
     else:
         assert s.split("\n")[-2].split("(")[0] == r"<solver_session>.file.read_case"
+
+
+def test_exit_not_in_meshing_tui(new_meshing_session):
+    meshing = new_meshing_session
+
+    assert "exit" not in dir(meshing.tui)
+
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+        meshing.tui.exit()
+
+
+def test_exit_not_in_solver_tui(new_solver_session):
+    solver = new_solver_session
+
+    assert "exit" not in dir(solver.tui)
+
+    with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+        solver.tui.exit()