diff --git a/scripts/ui.js b/scripts/ui.js
index e22b9ba729d..da92d77bf67 100644
--- a/scripts/ui.js
+++ b/scripts/ui.js
@@ -88,11 +88,48 @@ function runSpawnCall(spawnCall, label) {
     return;
   }
 
+  let forwardedSignal = null;
+  let forceKillTimer = null;
+  // Keep UI dev children in the foreground process group for native TTY
+  // resize/job-control behavior. Only forward direct wrapper termination.
+  const forwardedSignals = ["SIGTERM"];
+  const signalHandlers = new Map(
+    forwardedSignals.map((signal) => [
+      signal,
+      () => {
+        forwardedSignal ??= signal;
+        child.kill(signal);
+        forceKillTimer ??= setTimeout(() => child.kill("SIGKILL"), 5_000);
+      },
+    ]),
+  );
+  const cleanupSignalHandlers = () => {
+    for (const [signal, handler] of signalHandlers) {
+      process.off(signal, handler);
+    }
+    if (forceKillTimer) {
+      clearTimeout(forceKillTimer);
+    }
+  };
+  for (const [signal, handler] of signalHandlers) {
+    process.on(signal, handler);
+  }
+
   child.on("error", (err) => {
+    cleanupSignalHandlers();
     console.error(`Failed to launch ${label}:`, err);
     process.exit(1);
   });
-  child.on("exit", (code) => {
+  child.on("exit", (code, signal) => {
+    cleanupSignalHandlers();
+    if (forwardedSignal) {
+      process.kill(process.pid, forwardedSignal);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (signal) {
+      process.kill(process.pid, signal);
+      return;
+    }
     if (code !== 0) {
       process.exit(code ?? 1);
     }
@@ -118,7 +155,8 @@ function runSpawnCallSync(spawnCall, label) {
     return;
   }
   if (result.signal) {
-    process.exit(1);
+    process.kill(process.pid, result.signal);
+    return;
   }
   if ((result.status ?? 1) !== 0) {
     process.exit(result.status ?? 1);
diff --git a/test/scripts/ui.test.ts b/test/scripts/ui.test.ts
index a28f7bec174..7440d746dc3 100644
--- a/test/scripts/ui.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/ui.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { spawn, spawnSync, type ChildProcess } from "node:child_process";
 import fs from "node:fs";
 import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
@@ -10,6 +10,38 @@ import {
   shouldUseCmdExeForCommand,
 } from "../../scripts/ui.js";
 
+async function waitFor(predicate: () => boolean, label: string, timeoutMs = 3_000): Promise<void> {
+  const startedAt = Date.now();
+  while (!predicate()) {
+    if (Date.now() - startedAt > timeoutMs) {
+      throw new Error(`timed out waiting for ${label}`);
+    }
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      setTimeout(resolve, 25);
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+async function waitForExit(
+  child: ChildProcess,
+  timeoutMs = 3_000,
+): Promise<{ code: number | null; signal: NodeJS.Signals | null }> {
+  return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      child.kill("SIGKILL");
+      reject(new Error("timed out waiting for child exit"));
+    }, timeoutMs);
+    child.once("exit", (code, signal) => {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      resolve({ code, signal });
+    });
+    child.once("error", (error) => {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      reject(error);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
 describe("scripts/ui windows spawn behavior", () => {
   it("wraps Windows command launchers with cmd.exe without enabling shell mode", () => {
     expect(
@@ -160,4 +192,51 @@ describe("scripts/ui windows spawn behavior", () => {
     expect(output).not.toContain("Missing UI runner");
     expect(output).toContain("vite");
   });
+
+  it.runIf(process.platform !== "win32")(
+    "terminates the pnpm child on wrapper SIGTERM",
+    async () => {
+      const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "openclaw-ui-wrapper-signals-"));
+      const runnerPath = path.join(tempDir, "pnpm.mjs");
+      const readyFile = path.join(tempDir, "ready");
+      const signaledFile = path.join(tempDir, "signaled");
+
+      fs.writeFileSync(
+        runnerPath,
+        [
+          "import fs from 'node:fs';",
+          "process.on('SIGTERM', () => {",
+          "  fs.writeFileSync(process.env.SIGNALED_FILE, 'SIGTERM');",
+          "  setTimeout(() => process.exit(0), 25);",
+          "});",
+          "fs.writeFileSync(process.env.READY_FILE, process.argv.slice(2).join(' '));",
+          "setInterval(() => {}, 1000);",
+        ].join("\n"),
+      );
+
+      const wrapper = spawn(process.execPath, ["scripts/ui.js", "install"], {
+        cwd: path.resolve("."),
+        env: {
+          ...process.env,
+          npm_execpath: runnerPath,
+          READY_FILE: readyFile,
+          SIGNALED_FILE: signaledFile,
+        },
+        stdio: "ignore",
+      });
+
+      try {
+        await waitFor(() => fs.existsSync(readyFile), "UI runner readiness");
+        expect(fs.readFileSync(readyFile, "utf8")).toBe("install");
+        wrapper.kill("SIGTERM");
+
+        const exit = await waitForExit(wrapper);
+        expect(exit).toEqual({ code: null, signal: "SIGTERM" });
+        expect(fs.readFileSync(signaledFile, "utf8")).toBe("SIGTERM");
+      } finally {
+        wrapper.kill("SIGKILL");
+        fs.rmSync(tempDir, { force: true, recursive: true });
+      }
+    },
+  );
 });