diff --git a/ui/easydiffusion/backends/webui/__init__.py b/ui/easydiffusion/backends/webui/__init__.py
index dac65852..3cebab24 100644
--- a/ui/easydiffusion/backends/webui/__init__.py
+++ b/ui/easydiffusion/backends/webui/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from threading import local
 import psutil
 import time
 import shutil
+import atexit
 
 from easydiffusion.app import ROOT_DIR, getConfig
 from easydiffusion.model_manager import get_model_dirs
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ WEBUI_PATCHES = [
     "forge_model_crash_recovery.patch",
     "forge_api_refresh_text_encoders.patch",
     "forge_loader_force_gc.patch",
+    "forge_monitor_parent_process.patch",
 ]
 
 backend_process = None
@@ -188,6 +190,10 @@ def start_backend():
         print("starting", cmd, WEBUI_DIR)
         backend_process = run_in_conda([cmd], cwd=WEBUI_DIR, env=env, wait=False, output_prefix="[WebUI] ")
 
+        # atexit.register isn't 100% reliable, that's why we also use `forge_monitor_parent_process.patch`
+        # which causes Forge to kill itself if the parent pid passed to it is no longer valid.
+        atexit.register(backend_process.terminate)
+
         restart_if_dead_thread = threading.Thread(target=restart_if_webui_dies_after_starting)
         restart_if_dead_thread.start()
 
@@ -366,7 +372,7 @@ def get_env():
         "TRANSFORMERS_CACHE": [f"{dir}/transformers-cache"],
         "HF_HUB_DISABLE_SYMLINKS_WARNING": ["true"],
         "COMMANDLINE_ARGS": [
-            f'--api --models-dir "{models_dir}" {model_path_args} --skip-torch-cuda-test --disable-gpu-warning --port {impl.WEBUI_PORT}'
+            f'--parent-pid {os.getpid()} --api --models-dir "{models_dir}" {model_path_args} --skip-torch-cuda-test --disable-gpu-warning --port {impl.WEBUI_PORT}'
         ],
         "SKIP_VENV": ["1"],
         "SD_WEBUI_RESTARTING": ["1"],
diff --git a/ui/easydiffusion/backends/webui/forge_monitor_parent_process.patch b/ui/easydiffusion/backends/webui/forge_monitor_parent_process.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3578768f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/easydiffusion/backends/webui/forge_monitor_parent_process.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+diff --git a/launch.py b/launch.py
+index c0568c7b..3919f7dd 100644
+--- a/launch.py
++++ b/launch.py
+@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
+ # faulthandler.enable()
+ 
+ from modules import launch_utils
++from modules import parent_process_monitor
+ 
+ args = launch_utils.args
+ python = launch_utils.python
+@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ start = launch_utils.start
+ 
+ 
+ def main():
++    if args.parent_pid != -1:
++        print(f"Monitoring parent process for termination. Parent PID: {args.parent_pid}")
++        parent_process_monitor.start_monitor_thread(args.parent_pid)
++
+     if args.dump_sysinfo:
+         filename = launch_utils.dump_sysinfo()
+ 
+diff --git a/modules/cmd_args.py b/modules/cmd_args.py
+index fcd8a50f..7f684bec 100644
+--- a/modules/cmd_args.py
++++ b/modules/cmd_args.py
+@@ -148,3 +148,6 @@ parser.add_argument(
+     help="Path to directory with annotator model directories",
+     default=None,
+ )
++
++# Easy Diffusion arguments
++parser.add_argument("--parent-pid", type=int, default=-1, help='parent process id, if running webui as a sub-process')
+diff --git a/modules/parent_process_monitor.py b/modules/parent_process_monitor.py
+new file mode 100644
+index 00000000..cc3e2049
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/modules/parent_process_monitor.py
+@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
++# monitors and kills itself when the parent process dies. required when running Forge as a sub-process.
++# modified version of https://stackoverflow.com/a/23587108
++
++import sys
++import os
++import threading
++import platform
++import time
++
++
++def _monitor_parent_posix(parent_pid):
++    print(f"Monitoring parent pid: {parent_pid}")
++    while True:
++        if os.getppid() != parent_pid:
++            os._exit(0)
++        time.sleep(1)
++
++
++def _monitor_parent_windows(parent_pid):
++    from ctypes import WinDLL, WinError
++    from ctypes.wintypes import DWORD, BOOL, HANDLE
++
++    SYNCHRONIZE = 0x00100000  # Magic value from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms684880.aspx
++    kernel32 = WinDLL("kernel32.dll")
++    kernel32.OpenProcess.argtypes = (DWORD, BOOL, DWORD)
++    kernel32.OpenProcess.restype = HANDLE
++
++    handle = kernel32.OpenProcess(SYNCHRONIZE, False, parent_pid)
++    if not handle:
++        raise WinError()
++
++    # Wait until parent exits
++    from ctypes import windll
++
++    print(f"Monitoring parent pid: {parent_pid}")
++    windll.kernel32.WaitForSingleObject(handle, -1)
++    os._exit(0)
++
++
++def start_monitor_thread(parent_pid):
++    if platform.system() == "Windows":
++        t = threading.Thread(target=_monitor_parent_windows, args=(parent_pid,), daemon=True)
++    else:
++        t = threading.Thread(target=_monitor_parent_posix, args=(parent_pid,), daemon=True)
++    t.start()