diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/efl_exe.c b/src/lib/ecore/efl_exe.c
index 4580a41351..1cb0276205 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/efl_exe.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/efl_exe.c
@@ -552,7 +552,18 @@ _efl_exe_efl_task_run(Eo *obj, Efl_Exe_Data *pd)
    int except[2] = { 0, -1 };
    except[0] = pd->fd.exited_write;
    eina_file_close_from(3, except);
-
+#ifdef HAVE_PRCTL
+   if ((pd->flags & EFL_EXE_FLAGS_TERM_WITH_PARENT))
+     {
+        prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGTERM);
+     }
+#elif defined(HAVE_PROCCTL)
+   if ((pd->flags & EFL_EXE_FLAGS_TERM_WITH_PARENT))
+     {
+        int sig = SIGTERM;
+        procctl(P_PID, 0, PROC_PDEATHSIG_CTL, &sig);
+     }
+#endif
    // actually execute!
    _exec(cmd, pd->flags, td->flags);
    // we couldn't exec... uh oh. HAAAAAAAALP!
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/efl_exe.eo b/src/lib/ecore/efl_exe.eo
index 11f6519be3..c4cc2d7ebf 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/efl_exe.eo
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/efl_exe.eo
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ enum @beta Efl.Exe_Flags {
    [[Flags to customize process behavior.]]
    none             = 0, [[No special flags.]]
    group_leader     = 1, [[Process will be executed in its own session.]]
-   hide_io          = 4  [[All console IO will be hidden.]]
+   hide_io          = 4,  [[All console IO will be hidden.]]
+   term_with_parent = 8,  [[Makes child receive SIGTERM when parent dies.]]
 }
 
 class @beta Efl.Exe extends Efl.Task implements Efl.Io.Reader, Efl.Io.Writer, Efl.Io.Closer, Efl.Core.Command_Line