diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe.c b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe.c
index 9bd1dece31..cfd63bfc68 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe.c
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ struct _ecore_exe_dead_exe
    char *cmd;
 };
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+/*
+ * this job is used to close child processes when parent one is closed
+ * see https://stackoverflow.com/a/53214/688348
+ */
+HANDLE _ecore_exe_win32_job = NULL;
+#endif
+
 EAPI int ECORE_EXE_EVENT_ADD = 0;
 EAPI int ECORE_EXE_EVENT_DEL = 0;
 EAPI int ECORE_EXE_EVENT_DATA = 0;
@@ -338,6 +346,21 @@ ecore_exe_hup(Ecore_Exe *obj)
 void
 _ecore_exe_init(void)
 {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+   _ecore_exe_win32_job = CreateJobObject( NULL, NULL);
+   if (_ecore_exe_win32_job)
+     {
+        JOBOBJECT_EXTENDED_LIMIT_INFORMATION jeli;
+
+        memset (&jeli, 0, sizeof(jeli));
+        jeli.BasicLimitInformation.LimitFlags = JOB_OBJECT_LIMIT_KILL_ON_JOB_CLOSE;
+        if (!SetInformationJobObject(_ecore_exe_win32_job, JobObjectExtendedLimitInformation, &jeli, sizeof(jeli)))
+          {
+             CloseHandle(_ecore_exe_win32_job);
+             _ecore_exe_win32_job = NULL;
+          }
+     }
+#endif
    ECORE_EXE_EVENT_ADD = ecore_event_type_new();
    ECORE_EXE_EVENT_DEL = ecore_event_type_new();
    ECORE_EXE_EVENT_DATA = ecore_event_type_new();
@@ -358,6 +381,11 @@ _ecore_exe_shutdown(void)
                           ECORE_EXE_EVENT_DEL,
                           ECORE_EXE_EVENT_DATA,
                           ECORE_EXE_EVENT_ERROR);
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+   if (_ecore_exe_win32_job)
+     CloseHandle(_ecore_exe_win32_job);
+#endif
 }
 
 Ecore_Exe *
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe_private.h b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe_private.h
index aad66fc1da..2dbaedecc5 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe_private.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe_private.h
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ struct _Ecore_Exe_Data
 
 typedef struct _Ecore_Exe_Data Ecore_Exe_Data;
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+extern HANDLE _ecore_exe_win32_job;
+#endif
+
 EAPI extern int ECORE_EXE_EVENT_ADD;
 EAPI extern int ECORE_EXE_EVENT_DEL;
 EAPI extern int ECORE_EXE_EVENT_DATA;
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe_win32.c b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe_win32.c
index 24159c6eac..8002db20e3 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe_win32.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_exe_win32.c
@@ -512,6 +512,13 @@ _impl_ecore_exe_efl_object_finalize(Eo *obj, Ecore_Exe_Data *exe)
         goto error;
      }
 
+   if ((flags & ECORE_EXE_TERM_WITH_PARENT) && _ecore_exe_win32_job)
+     {
+        if (!AssignProcessToJobObject(_ecore_exe_win32_job, pi.hProcess))
+          WRN("AssignProcessToJobObject failed (job: %p, process: %p",
+              _ecore_exe_win32_job, pi.hProcess);
+     }
+
    /*
     * Close pipe handles (do not continue to modify the parent).
     * We need to make sure that no handles to the write end of the