diff --git a/packages/tui/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/tui/CHANGELOG.md
index a8d45c1af..fd82f4b1f 100644
--- a/packages/tui/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/tui/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed native Windows terminal panes freezing their host during forced closure by skipping the impossible stdout-drain wait after ConPTY disconnects ([#6917](https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi/issues/6917)).
+
 ## [17.1.8] - 2026-07-28
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/terminal.ts b/packages/tui/src/terminal.ts
index c250aab1f..62d669917 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/terminal.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/terminal.ts
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ export class ProcessTerminal implements Terminal {
 		}
 
 		if (process.platform === "win32") {
-			void postmortem.quit(129);
+			void postmortem.quit(129, { drainStdout: false });
 			return;
 		}
 		try {
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/process-terminal-render.test.ts b/packages/tui/test/process-terminal-render.test.ts
index 87ad0e48e..dd8c3af25 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/process-terminal-render.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/test/process-terminal-render.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "bun:test";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "bun:test";
+import { postmortem } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-utils";
 import {
 	createProcessTerminalRenderHarness,
 	type ProcessTerminalRenderHarness,
 } from "./process-terminal-render-harness";
 
+const PLATFORM_DESCRIPTOR = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(process, "platform");
+
 // Geometry-reflow contract for the *real* terminal driven through the *real*
 // renderer. These exercise the seam VirtualTerminal cannot model: the OS channel
 // (SIGWINCH) and the DEC 2048 in-band channel disagreeing. The observable
@@ -14,6 +17,8 @@ describe("ProcessTerminal geometry reflow through the renderer", () => {
 	afterEach(() => {
 		harness?.dispose();
 		harness = undefined;
+		if (PLATFORM_DESCRIPTOR) Object.defineProperty(process, "platform", PLATFORM_DESCRIPTOR);
+		vi.restoreAllMocks();
 	});
 
 	it("reflows to the OS width on resize when in-band resize is inactive", async () => {
@@ -102,6 +107,17 @@ describe("ProcessTerminal geometry reflow through the renderer", () => {
 		expect(harness.signals.at(-1)).toEqual({ pid: process.pid, signal: "SIGHUP" });
 	});
 
+	it("does not wait for terminal output to drain after input ends on Windows", async () => {
+		Object.defineProperty(process, "platform", { value: "win32", configurable: true });
+		const quit = vi.spyOn(postmortem, "quit").mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+		harness = createProcessTerminalRenderHarness(100, 30);
+
+		await harness.endInput();
+
+		expect(quit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(129, { drainStdout: false });
+		expect(harness.signals).toHaveLength(0);
+	});
+
 	it("stops rendering and raises SIGHUP when terminal output fails", async () => {
 		harness = createProcessTerminalRenderHarness(100, 30);
 		await harness.settle();
diff --git a/packages/utils/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/utils/CHANGELOG.md
index f70371acf..3f78b2c08 100644
--- a/packages/utils/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/utils/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- Added a `postmortem.quit` option for shutdown paths where terminal output has already disconnected and cannot drain.
+
 ## [17.1.8] - 2026-07-28
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/postmortem.ts b/packages/utils/src/postmortem.ts
index 85b89482d..3a1463b6a 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/postmortem.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/postmortem.ts
@@ -319,14 +319,20 @@ export function cleanup(): Promise<void> {
 	return runCleanup(Reason.MANUAL);
 }
 
-async function runQuit(code: number, exitMode: "guarded" | "native"): Promise<void> {
+/** Controls how manual process shutdown handles terminal output. */
+export interface QuitOptions {
+	/** Wait for buffered stdout before exiting; disable after the terminal has disconnected. */
+	drainStdout?: boolean;
+}
+
+async function runQuit(code: number, exitMode: "guarded" | "native", options: QuitOptions = {}): Promise<void> {
 	await runCleanup(Reason.MANUAL);
 
 	if (!isMainThread) {
 		return; // Workers: cleanup done, let worker exit naturally
 	}
 
-	if (process.stdout.writableLength > 0) {
+	if (options.drainStdout !== false && process.stdout.writableLength > 0) {
 		const { promise, resolve } = Promise.withResolvers<void>();
 		process.stdout.once("drain", resolve);
 		await Promise.race([promise, Bun.sleep(5000)]);
@@ -343,9 +349,9 @@ async function runQuit(code: number, exitMode: "guarded" | "native"): Promise<vo
 /**
  * Runs all cleanup callbacks and exits through the current `process.exit`.
  *
- * In main thread: waits for stdout drain, then calls `process.exit()`.
+ * In main thread: waits for stdout drain unless disabled, then calls `process.exit()`.
  * In workers: runs cleanup only (process.exit would kill entire process).
  */
-export function quit(code: number = 0): Promise<void> {
-	return runQuit(code, "guarded");
+export function quit(code: number = 0, options: QuitOptions = {}): Promise<void> {
+	return runQuit(code, "guarded", options);
 }