diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/daemon_shutdown.rs b/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/daemon_shutdown.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c7f23e69b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/daemon_shutdown.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+//! Detached Windows processes cannot receive console signals. The daemon passes
+//! a request path inside its user-only state directory. Only the addressed PID
+//! consumes a request, triggering the SIGTERM drain without changing the wire API.
+
+use std::io;
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::path::Path;
+#[cfg(windows)]
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+#[cfg(windows)]
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub const DAEMON_SHUTDOWN_FILE_ENV: &str = "CODEX_DAEMON_SHUTDOWN_FILE";
+
+/// Waits for and consumes one daemon shutdown request. Without a managed launch
+/// environment this stays pending, leaving normal console shutdown unchanged.
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub async fn daemon_shutdown_signal() -> io::Result<()> {
+    let Some(path) = std::env::var_os(DAEMON_SHUTDOWN_FILE_ENV).map(PathBuf::from) else {
+        return std::future::pending().await;
+    };
+    loop {
+        if take_shutdown_request(&path, std::process::id())? {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50)).await;
+    }
+}
+
+fn take_shutdown_request(path: &Path, pid: u32) -> io::Result<bool> {
+    let file = match std::fs::File::open(path) {
+        Ok(file) => file,
+        Err(err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound => return Ok(false),
+        Err(err) => return Err(err),
+    };
+    // Descendant app-servers may inherit the control path. Only the intended
+    // process can consume a request. Bound reads to a u32 PID plus one extra byte.
+    let mut contents = Vec::new();
+    file.take(/*limit*/ 11).read_to_end(&mut contents)?;
+    if contents != pid.to_string().as_bytes() {
+        return Ok(false);
+    }
+    // Synchronous consumption cannot lose a request to select cancellation.
+    match std::fs::remove_file(path) {
+        Ok(()) => Ok(true),
+        Err(err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(false),
+        Err(err) => Err(err),
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[path = "daemon_shutdown_tests.rs"]
+mod tests;
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/daemon_shutdown_tests.rs b/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/daemon_shutdown_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7454dffcd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/daemon_shutdown_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use super::take_shutdown_request;
+
+#[test]
+fn inherited_control_path_cannot_consume_another_process_request() {
+    let directory = tempfile::tempdir().expect("directory");
+    let request = directory.path().join("shutdown");
+    std::fs::write(&request, "1234").expect("request");
+    assert!(!take_shutdown_request(&request, /*pid*/ 5678).expect("descendant probe"));
+    assert!(take_shutdown_request(&request, /*pid*/ 1234).expect("parent probe"));
+    assert!(!take_shutdown_request(&request, /*pid*/ 1234).expect("already consumed"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn incomplete_or_invalid_requests_are_not_consumed() {
+    let directory = tempfile::tempdir().expect("directory");
+    let request = directory.path().join("shutdown");
+    for contents in [b"".as_slice(), b"123", b"1234junk", &[0xff; 20]] {
+        std::fs::write(&request, contents).expect("request");
+        assert!(!take_shutdown_request(&request, /*pid*/ 1234).expect("probe"));
+        assert!(request.exists());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/lib.rs
index 9fb49f591d..9387ba73bf 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+#[cfg(any(windows, test))]
+mod daemon_shutdown;
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub use daemon_shutdown::DAEMON_SHUTDOWN_FILE_ENV;
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub use daemon_shutdown::daemon_shutdown_signal;
 mod outgoing_message;
 mod transport;
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/lib.rs
index 0b4fe17493..7edccfbf66 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/lib.rs
@@ -217,11 +217,28 @@ async fn shutdown_signal() -> IoResult<ShutdownSignal> {
         }
     }
 
-    #[cfg(not(unix))]
+    #[cfg(windows)]
     {
-        tokio::signal::ctrl_c()
-            .await
-            .map(|_| ShutdownSignal::Forceable)
+        let console_signal = async {
+            if tokio::signal::ctrl_c().await.is_err() {
+                // A detached daemon has no console; keep its local control path active.
+                std::future::pending::<()>().await;
+            }
+        };
+        let daemon_signal = async {
+            let result = codex_app_server_transport::daemon_shutdown_signal().await;
+            // The processor retries listener errors; the updater instead needs
+            // immediate errors from its nonblocking shutdown probe.
+            if result.is_err() {
+                tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+            }
+            result
+        };
+        tokio::select! {
+            _ = console_signal => Ok(ShutdownSignal::Forceable),
+            result = daemon_signal =>
+                result.map(|_| ShutdownSignal::Forceable),
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/connection_handling_websocket.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/connection_handling_websocket.rs
index 1e4a7a23fd..4b79d667fc 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/connection_handling_websocket.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/connection_handling_websocket.rs
@@ -508,6 +508,12 @@ pub(super) async fn spawn_websocket_server_with_args(
         .stderr(Stdio::piped())
         .env("CODEX_HOME", codex_home)
         .env("RUST_LOG", "warn");
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    cmd.env(
+        codex_app_server_transport::DAEMON_SHUTDOWN_FILE_ENV,
+        codex_home.join("daemon.shutdown"),
+    );
+
     let mut process = cmd
         .kill_on_drop(true)
         .spawn()
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/connection_handling_websocket_unix.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/connection_handling_websocket_unix.rs
index 0c8a59a9c8..9faa21ec65 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/connection_handling_websocket_unix.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/connection_handling_websocket_unix.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+//! Signal-driven shutdown tests; Windows uses the detached daemon control request
+//! for SIGTERM-equivalent graceful and forced shutdown coverage.
+
 use super::connection_handling_websocket::DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT;
 use super::connection_handling_websocket::WsClient;
 use super::connection_handling_websocket::connect_websocket;
@@ -19,6 +22,8 @@ use codex_app_server_protocol::UserInput as V2UserInput;
 use core_test_support::responses;
 use futures::SinkExt;
 use futures::StreamExt;
+use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+#[cfg(unix)]
 use std::process::Command as StdCommand;
 use tempfile::TempDir;
 use tokio::process::Child;
@@ -31,6 +36,7 @@ use wiremock::Mock;
 use wiremock::matchers::method;
 use wiremock::matchers::path_regex;
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn websocket_transport_ctrl_c_waits_for_running_turn_before_exit() -> Result<()> {
     let GracefulCtrlCFixture {
@@ -56,6 +62,7 @@ async fn websocket_transport_ctrl_c_waits_for_running_turn_before_exit() -> Resu
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn websocket_transport_second_ctrl_c_forces_exit_while_turn_running() -> Result<()> {
     let GracefulCtrlCFixture {
@@ -91,7 +98,7 @@ async fn websocket_transport_sigterm_waits_for_running_turn_before_exit() -> Res
         mut ws,
     } = start_ctrl_c_restart_fixture(Duration::from_secs(3)).await?;
 
-    send_sigterm(&process)?;
+    send_sigterm(&process, _codex_home.path())?;
     assert_process_does_not_exit_within(&mut process, Duration::from_millis(300)).await?;
 
     let status = wait_for_process_exit_within(
@@ -116,10 +123,10 @@ async fn websocket_transport_second_sigterm_forces_exit_while_turn_running() ->
         mut ws,
     } = start_ctrl_c_restart_fixture(Duration::from_secs(3)).await?;
 
-    send_sigterm(&process)?;
+    send_sigterm(&process, _codex_home.path())?;
     assert_process_does_not_exit_within(&mut process, Duration::from_millis(300)).await?;
 
-    send_sigterm(&process)?;
+    send_sigterm(&process, _codex_home.path())?;
     let status = wait_for_process_exit_within(
         &mut process,
         Duration::from_secs(2),
@@ -133,6 +140,7 @@ async fn websocket_transport_second_sigterm_forces_exit_while_turn_running() ->
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn websocket_transport_repeated_sighup_keeps_waiting_for_running_turn() -> Result<()> {
     let GracefulCtrlCFixture {
@@ -257,18 +265,22 @@ async fn wait_for_responses_post(server: &wiremock::MockServer, wait_for: Durati
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
 fn send_sigint(process: &Child) -> Result<()> {
     send_signal(process, "-INT")
 }
 
-fn send_sigterm(process: &Child) -> Result<()> {
+#[cfg(unix)]
+fn send_sigterm(process: &Child, _home: &std::path::Path) -> Result<()> {
     send_signal(process, "-TERM")
 }
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
 fn send_sighup(process: &Child) -> Result<()> {
     send_signal(process, "-HUP")
 }
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
 fn send_signal(process: &Child, signal: &str) -> Result<()> {
     let pid = process
         .id()
@@ -325,3 +337,12 @@ async fn expect_websocket_disconnect(stream: &mut WsClient) -> Result<()> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+fn send_sigterm(process: &Child, home: &std::path::Path) -> Result<()> {
+    std::fs::write(
+        home.join("daemon.shutdown"),
+        process.id().context("server pid")?.to_string(),
+    )?;
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/mod.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/mod.rs
index 028ee5918f..160bf3ccce 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/mod.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/mod.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ mod compaction;
 mod config_requirements_in_app_browser;
 mod config_rpc;
 mod connection_handling_websocket;
-#[cfg(unix)]
+#[cfg(any(unix, windows))]
 mod connection_handling_websocket_unix;
 #[cfg(unix)]
 mod curated_mcp_sync;