diff --git a/packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/src/cli_manager.rs b/packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/src/cli_manager.rs
index a1b8013a..3656277c 100644
--- a/packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/src/cli_manager.rs
+++ b/packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/src/cli_manager.rs
@@ -464,13 +464,33 @@ impl CliProcessManager {
         let status_clone = status.clone();
         let app_clone = app.clone();
         thread::spawn(move || {
-            let code = {
-                let mut guard = child_holder.lock();
-                if let Some(child) = guard.as_mut() {
-                    child.wait().ok()
-                } else {
-                    None
+            // Do not hold the child mutex while waiting for process exit.
+            // Holding the lock across `wait()` deadlocks `stop()`, which needs the
+            // same lock to send SIGTERM/SIGKILL when the user quits the app.
+            let code = loop {
+                let maybe_exited = {
+                    let mut guard = child_holder.lock();
+                    if guard.is_none() {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    match guard
+                        .as_mut()
+                        .and_then(|child| child.try_wait().ok().flatten())
+                    {
+                        Some(status) => {
+                            // Drop the handle after the process exits so other callers
+                            // don't attempt to stop/kill a finished process.
+                            *guard = None;
+                            Some(status)
+                        }
+                        None => None,
+                    }
+                };
+
+                if let Some(status) = maybe_exited {
+                    break Some(status);
                 }
+                thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
             };
 
             let mut locked = status_clone.lock();
diff --git a/packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index 1748a07a..6cc35251 100644
--- a/packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/packages/tauri-app/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mod cli_manager;
 
 use cli_manager::{CliProcessManager, CliStatus};
 use serde_json::json;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use tauri::menu::{MenuBuilder, MenuItem, SubmenuBuilder};
 use tauri::plugin::{Builder as PluginBuilder, TauriPlugin};
 use tauri::webview::Webview;
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ use tauri::{AppHandle, Emitter, Manager, Runtime, Wry};
 use tauri_plugin_opener::OpenerExt;
 use url::Url;
 
+static QUIT_REQUESTED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct AppState {
     pub manager: CliProcessManager,
@@ -167,6 +170,11 @@ fn main() {
         .expect("error while building tauri application")
         .run(|app_handle, event| match event {
             tauri::RunEvent::ExitRequested { api, .. } => {
+                // `app_handle.exit(0)` triggers another `ExitRequested`. Without a guard, we can
+                // prevent exit forever and the app never quits (Cmd+Q / Quit menu appears stuck).
+                if QUIT_REQUESTED.swap(true, Ordering::SeqCst) {
+                    return;
+                }
                 api.prevent_exit();
                 let app = app_handle.clone();
                 std::thread::spawn(move || {
@@ -181,6 +189,9 @@ fn main() {
                 ..
             } => {
                 // Ensure we have time to stop the CLI process before the app exits.
+                if QUIT_REQUESTED.swap(true, Ordering::SeqCst) {
+                    return;
+                }
                 api.prevent_close();
                 let app = app_handle.clone();
                 std::thread::spawn(move || {