diff --git a/org.eclipse.lsp4e.debug/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/debug/console/DSPProcess.java b/org.eclipse.lsp4e.debug/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/debug/console/DSPProcess.java
index ed59e6b71..17185734f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.lsp4e.debug/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/debug/console/DSPProcess.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.lsp4e.debug/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/debug/console/DSPProcess.java
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@
 package org.eclipse.lsp4e.debug.console;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
+import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugEvent;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugException;
+import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunch;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.IProcess;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4e.debug.debugmodel.DSPDebugTarget;
@@ -27,6 +31,7 @@ public class DSPProcess implements IProcess {
 	private final DSPStreamsProxy proxy;
 	private final ProcessEventArguments processArgs;
 	private final Optional<ProcessHandle> handle;
+	private boolean terminated;
 
 	public DSPProcess(DSPDebugTarget target) {
 		this(target, null);
@@ -50,16 +55,22 @@ public <T> T getAdapter(Class<T> adapter) {
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean canTerminate() {
-		return target.canTerminate();
+		return !isTerminated();
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean isTerminated() {
-		return target.isTerminated();
+		return handle.map(h -> !h.isAlive()).orElse(terminated);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void terminate() throws DebugException {
+		terminated = true;
+		handle.ifPresent(h -> {
+			h.destroy(); // normal termination
+			CompletableFuture.runAsync(() -> h.destroyForcibly(), CompletableFuture.delayedExecutor(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)); // forced termination if normal is not sufficient
+		});
+		DebugPlugin.getDefault().fireDebugEventSet(new DebugEvent[] { new DebugEvent(this, DebugEvent.TERMINATE) });
 		target.terminate();
 	}
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.lsp4e.debug/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/debug/debugmodel/DSPDebugTarget.java b/org.eclipse.lsp4e.debug/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/debug/debugmodel/DSPDebugTarget.java
index 42dd3d330..4e2a8863c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.lsp4e.debug/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/debug/debugmodel/DSPDebugTarget.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.lsp4e.debug/src/org/eclipse/lsp4e/debug/debugmodel/DSPDebugTarget.java
@@ -310,16 +310,17 @@ private void terminated() {
 			try {
 				t.terminate();
 			} catch (DebugException e) {
-				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
-				e.printStackTrace();
+				DSPPlugin.logError(e);
 			}
 		});
-		fireTerminateEvent();
-		if (process != null) {
-			// Disable the terminate button of the console associated with the DSPProcess.
-			DebugPlugin.getDefault()
-					.fireDebugEventSet(new DebugEvent[] { new DebugEvent(process, DebugEvent.TERMINATE) });
+		if (process != null && process.canTerminate()) {
+			try {
+				process.terminate();
+			} catch (DebugException e) {
+				DSPPlugin.logError(e);
+			}
 		}
+		fireTerminateEvent();
 		if (breakpointManager != null) {
 			breakpointManager.shutdown();
 		}