diff --git a/module_renderer.py b/module_renderer.py
index 5917171..187280e 100644
--- a/module_renderer.py
+++ b/module_renderer.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import argparse
 import os
+import threading
 
 import git_utils
 import plain_file
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ def __init__(
         args: argparse.Namespace,
         run_state: RunState,
         event_bus: EventBus,
+        stop_event: threading.Event | None = None,
     ):
         self.codeplainAPI = codeplainAPI
         self.filename = filename
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.args = args
         self.run_state = run_state
         self.event_bus = event_bus
+        self.stop_event = stop_event
 
     def _ensure_module_folders_exist(self, module_name: str, first_render_frid: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
         """
@@ -177,6 +180,7 @@ def _build_render_context_for_module(
             run_state=self.run_state,
             event_bus=self.event_bus,
             test_script_timeout=self.args.test_script_timeout,
+            stop_event=self.stop_event,
         )
 
     def _render_module(
diff --git a/plain2code.py b/plain2code.py
index 4ca96fe..b05c8c4 100644
--- a/plain2code.py
+++ b/plain2code.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import logging
 import logging.config
 import os
+import signal
 import sys
 import threading
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
     NetworkConnectionError,
     OutdatedClientVersion,
     PlainSyntaxError,
+    RenderCancelledError,
 )
 from plain2code_logger import (
     LOGGER_NAME,
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@
 from tui.plain2code_tui import Plain2CodeTUI
 
 DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_DIRS = importlib.resources.files("standard_template_library")
+RENDER_THREAD_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT = 0.7
 
 
 def get_render_range(render_range, plain_source):
@@ -199,6 +202,9 @@ def render(args, run_state: RunState, event_bus: EventBus):  # noqa: C901
 
     _check_connection(codeplainAPI)
 
+    stop_event = threading.Event()
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, lambda _signum, _frame: stop_event.set())
+
     module_renderer = ModuleRenderer(
         codeplainAPI,
         args.filename,
@@ -207,6 +213,7 @@ def render(args, run_state: RunState, event_bus: EventBus):  # noqa: C901
         args,
         run_state,
         event_bus,
+        stop_event=stop_event,
     )
 
     render_error: list[Exception] = []
@@ -214,13 +221,18 @@ def render(args, run_state: RunState, event_bus: EventBus):  # noqa: C901
     def run_render():
         try:
             module_renderer.render_module()
+        except RenderCancelledError:
+            pass  # TUI already closed, nothing to report
         except Exception as e:
             render_error.append(e)
             event_bus.publish(RenderFailed(error_message=str(e)))
 
     if args.headless:
         print(f"Render started. Render ID: {run_state.render_id}")
-        module_renderer.render_module()
+        try:
+            module_renderer.render_module()
+        except RenderCancelledError:
+            pass
         return
     else:
         render_thread = threading.Thread(target=run_render, daemon=True)
@@ -235,7 +247,8 @@ def run_render():
             css_path="styles.css",
         )
         app.run()
-        render_thread.join(timeout=1)
+        stop_event.set()
+        render_thread.join(timeout=RENDER_THREAD_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT)
 
     if render_error:
         raise render_error[0]
diff --git a/plain2code_exceptions.py b/plain2code_exceptions.py
index d75086b..f05cb9e 100644
--- a/plain2code_exceptions.py
+++ b/plain2code_exceptions.py
@@ -79,3 +79,9 @@ class AmbiguousConfigFileError(Exception):
     """Raised when a config file is found in both the plain file directory and the current working directory."""
 
     pass
+
+
+class RenderCancelledError(Exception):
+    """Raised when the render is cancelled by the user closing the TUI."""
+
+    pass
diff --git a/render_machine/actions/prepare_testing_environment.py b/render_machine/actions/prepare_testing_environment.py
index 9c9157d..3a685fd 100644
--- a/render_machine/actions/prepare_testing_environment.py
+++ b/render_machine/actions/prepare_testing_environment.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def execute(self, render_context: RenderContext, _previous_action_payload: Any |
             render_context.verbose,
             "Testing Environment Preparation",
             timeout=render_context.test_script_timeout,
+            stop_event=render_context.stop_event,
         )
 
         render_context.conformance_tests_running_context.should_prepare_testing_environment = False
diff --git a/render_machine/actions/run_conformance_tests.py b/render_machine/actions/run_conformance_tests.py
index ad1f683..db789f1 100644
--- a/render_machine/actions/run_conformance_tests.py
+++ b/render_machine/actions/run_conformance_tests.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ def execute(self, render_context: RenderContext, _previous_action_payload: Any |
             "Conformance Tests",
             frid=render_context.conformance_tests_running_context.current_testing_frid,
             timeout=render_context.test_script_timeout,
+            stop_event=render_context.stop_event,
         )
         render_context.script_execution_history.latest_conformance_test_output_path = conformance_tests_temp_file_path
         render_context.script_execution_history.should_update_script_outputs = True
diff --git a/render_machine/actions/run_unit_tests.py b/render_machine/actions/run_unit_tests.py
index d36ea60..08d1728 100644
--- a/render_machine/actions/run_unit_tests.py
+++ b/render_machine/actions/run_unit_tests.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def execute(self, render_context: RenderContext, _previous_action_payload: Any |
             render_context.verbose,
             "Unit Tests",
             timeout=render_context.test_script_timeout,
+            stop_event=render_context.stop_event,
         )
 
         render_context.script_execution_history.latest_unit_test_output_path = unittests_temp_file_path
diff --git a/render_machine/render_context.py b/render_machine/render_context.py
index 66522bd..1607728 100644
--- a/render_machine/render_context.py
+++ b/render_machine/render_context.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import threading
 from copy import deepcopy
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ def __init__(
         run_state: RunState,
         event_bus: EventBus,
         test_script_timeout: Optional[int] = None,
+        stop_event: Optional[threading.Event] = None,
     ):
         self.codeplain_api: CodeplainAPI = codeplain_api
         self.memory_manager = memory_manager
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.verbose = verbose
         self.run_state = run_state
         self.event_bus = event_bus
+        self.stop_event = stop_event
         self.script_execution_history = ScriptExecutionHistory()
         self.starting_frid = None
         self.test_script_timeout = test_script_timeout
diff --git a/render_machine/render_utils.py b/render_machine/render_utils.py
index 5913e5a..591be70 100644
--- a/render_machine/render_utils.py
+++ b/render_machine/render_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+import os
+import signal
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
+import threading
 import time
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -8,9 +11,13 @@
 import git_utils
 import plain_spec
 from plain2code_console import console
+from plain2code_exceptions import RenderCancelledError
 
 SCRIPT_EXECUTION_TIMEOUT = 120
 TIMEOUT_ERROR_EXIT_CODE = 124
+POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 0.2
+SIGTERM_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS = 0.2
+STDOUT_READ_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5
 
 
 def revert_changes_for_frid(render_context):
@@ -42,13 +49,35 @@ def print_inputs(render_context, existing_files_content, message):
     )
 
 
-def execute_script(
+def _kill_process(proc: subprocess.Popen) -> None:
+    """Kill a process and its entire process group."""
+    if sys.platform != "win32":
+        try:
+            os.killpg(os.getpgid(proc.pid), signal.SIGTERM)
+        except OSError:
+            proc.terminate()
+    else:
+        proc.terminate()
+    try:
+        proc.wait(timeout=SIGTERM_GRACE_PERIOD_SECONDS)
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        if sys.platform != "win32":
+            try:
+                os.killpg(os.getpgid(proc.pid), signal.SIGKILL)
+            except OSError:
+                proc.kill()
+        else:
+            proc.kill()
+
+
+def execute_script(  # noqa: C901
     script: str,
     scripts_args: list[str],
     verbose: bool,
     script_type: str,
     frid: Optional[str] = None,
     timeout: Optional[int] = None,
+    stop_event: Optional[threading.Event] = None,
 ) -> tuple[int, str, Optional[str]]:
     temp_file_path = None
     script_timeout = timeout if timeout is not None else SCRIPT_EXECUTION_TIMEOUT
@@ -59,36 +88,60 @@ def execute_script(
         cmd = ["powershell.exe", "-NoProfile", "-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass", "-File", script_path] + scripts_args
     else:
         cmd = [script_path] + scripts_args
+
+    start_time = time.time()
+    proc = subprocess.Popen(
+        cmd,
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+        text=True,
+        encoding="utf-8",
+        errors="replace",
+        start_new_session=(sys.platform != "win32"),
+    )
+
     try:
-        start_time = time.time()
-        result = subprocess.run(
-            cmd,
-            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
-            text=True,
-            encoding="utf-8",
-            errors="replace",
-            timeout=script_timeout,
-        )
+        while proc.poll() is None:
+            if time.time() - start_time >= script_timeout:
+                _kill_process(proc)
+                partial_stdout = proc.stdout.read()
+                exc = subprocess.TimeoutExpired(cmd, script_timeout)
+                exc.stdout = partial_stdout
+                raise exc
+            if stop_event is not None:
+                stop_event.wait(timeout=POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS)
+                if stop_event.is_set():
+                    _kill_process(proc)
+                    raise RenderCancelledError()
+            else:
+                time.sleep(POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS)
+
+        # Use communicate() with a timeout because child processes may hold the pipe open after the main process exits.
+        try:
+            stdout, _ = proc.communicate(timeout=STDOUT_READ_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
+        except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+            proc.stdout.close()
+            stdout = ""
         elapsed_time = time.time() - start_time
+
         # Log the info about the script execution
         if verbose:
             with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(
                 mode="w+", encoding="utf-8", delete=False, suffix=".script_output"
             ) as temp_file:
                 temp_file.write(f"\n═════════════════════════ {script_type} Script Output ═════════════════════════\n")
-                temp_file.write(result.stdout)
+                temp_file.write(stdout)
                 temp_file.write("\n══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════\n")
                 temp_file_path = temp_file.name
-                if result.returncode != 0:
-                    temp_file.write(f"{script_type} script {script} failed with exit code {result.returncode}.\n")
+                if proc.returncode != 0:
+                    temp_file.write(f"{script_type} script {script} failed with exit code {proc.returncode}.\n")
                 else:
                     temp_file.write(f"{script_type} script {script} successfully passed.\n")
                 temp_file.write(f"{script_type} script execution time: {elapsed_time:.2f} seconds.\n")
 
             console.info(f"[#888888]{script_type} script output stored in: {temp_file_path.strip()}[/#888888]")
 
-            if result.returncode != 0:
+            if proc.returncode != 0:
                 if frid is not None:
                     console.info(
                         f"The {script_type} script for ID {frid} has failed. Initiating the patching mode to automatically correct the discrepancies."
@@ -103,7 +156,10 @@ def execute_script(
                 else:
                     console.info(f"[#79FC96]All {script_type} script passed successfully.[/#79FC96]")
 
-        return result.returncode, result.stdout, temp_file_path
+        return proc.returncode, stdout, temp_file_path
+
+    except RenderCancelledError:
+        raise
     except subprocess.TimeoutExpired as e:
         # Store timeout output in a temporary file
         if verbose: