diff --git a/src/libs/utils/launcherpackets.cpp b/src/libs/utils/launcherpackets.cpp
index ee68a70b144..87a3656306a 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/launcherpackets.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/launcherpackets.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ void StartProcessPacket::doSerialize(QDataStream &stream) const
            << nativeArguments
            << lowPriority
            << unixTerminalDisabled
-           << useCtrlCStub;
+           << useCtrlCStub
+           << reaperTimeout;
 }
 
 void StartProcessPacket::doDeserialize(QDataStream &stream)
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@ void StartProcessPacket::doDeserialize(QDataStream &stream)
            >> nativeArguments
            >> lowPriority
            >> unixTerminalDisabled
-           >> useCtrlCStub;
+           >> useCtrlCStub
+           >> reaperTimeout;
     processMode = Utils::ProcessMode(processModeInt);
     processChannelMode = QProcess::ProcessChannelMode(processChannelModeInt);
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/launcherpackets.h b/src/libs/utils/launcherpackets.h
index 2c4dad8d08b..066862ef796 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/launcherpackets.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/launcherpackets.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public:
     bool lowPriority = false;
     bool unixTerminalDisabled = false;
     bool useCtrlCStub = false;
+    int reaperTimeout = 500;
 
 private:
     void doSerialize(QDataStream &stream) const override;
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/launchersocket.cpp b/src/libs/utils/launchersocket.cpp
index 1677fd892cc..fc8ea36042f 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/launchersocket.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/launchersocket.cpp
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ void CallerHandle::start(const QString &program, const QStringList &arguments)
     p.lowPriority = m_setup->m_lowPriority;
     p.unixTerminalDisabled = m_setup->m_unixTerminalDisabled;
     p.useCtrlCStub = m_setup->m_useCtrlCStub;
+    p.reaperTimeout = m_setup->m_reaperTimeout;
     sendPacket(p);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/processinterface.h b/src/libs/utils/processinterface.h
index 0295f92d0c1..1722a2c6849 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/processinterface.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/processinterface.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public:
     QString m_standardInputFile;
     QString m_nativeArguments; // internal, dependent on specific code path
 
+    int m_reaperTimeout = 500; // in ms
     bool m_abortOnMetaChars = true;
     bool m_runAsRoot = false;
     bool m_lowPriority = false;
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
index 69cf99325bc..b8272f64ce5 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public:
             emit readyRead({}, m_process->readAllStandardError());
         });
     }
-    ~QProcessImpl() final { ProcessReaper::reap(m_process); }
+    ~QProcessImpl() final { ProcessReaper::reap(m_process, m_setup.m_reaperTimeout); }
 
 private:
     qint64 write(const QByteArray &data) final { return m_process->write(data); }
@@ -1166,6 +1166,16 @@ QVariantHash QtcProcess::extraData() const
     return d->m_setup.m_extraData;
 }
 
+void QtcProcess::setReaperTimeout(int msecs)
+{
+    d->m_setup.m_reaperTimeout = msecs;
+}
+
+int QtcProcess::reaperTimeout() const
+{
+    return d->m_setup.m_reaperTimeout;
+}
+
 void QtcProcess::setRemoteProcessHooks(const DeviceProcessHooks &hooks)
 {
     s_deviceHooks = hooks;
@@ -1501,12 +1511,16 @@ void QtcProcess::close()
     d->clearForRun();
 }
 
-void QtcProcess::stop(int killTimeout)
+/*
+   Calls terminate() directly and after a delay of reaperTimeout() it calls kill()
+   if the process is still running.
+*/
+void QtcProcess::stop()
 {
     if (state() == QProcess::NotRunning)
         return;
 
-    d->sendControlSignal(ControlSignal::Terminate, killTimeout);
+    d->sendControlSignal(ControlSignal::Terminate, d->m_process->m_setup.m_reaperTimeout);
 }
 
 QString QtcProcess::locateBinary(const QString &binary)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h
index 7d2f39b1deb..15cc4693c3c 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public:
     void interrupt();
     void kickoffProcess();
     void close();
-    void stop(int killTimeout = 500);
+    void stop();
 
     QByteArray readAllStandardOutput();
     QByteArray readAllStandardError();
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ public:
     void setExtraData(const QVariantHash &extraData);
     QVariantHash extraData() const;
 
+    void setReaperTimeout(int msecs);
+    int reaperTimeout() const;
+
     static void setRemoteProcessHooks(const DeviceProcessHooks &hooks);
 
     // TODO: Some usages of this method assume that Starting phase is also a running state
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess.cpp
index 8a37aeec5b0..a623191524d 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess.cpp
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ void TerminalImpl::start()
     d->m_process.setEnvironment(m_setup.m_environment);
     d->m_process.setCommand({FilePath::fromString(terminal.command), allArgs});
     d->m_process.setProcessImpl(m_setup.m_processImpl);
+    d->m_process.setReaperTimeout(m_setup.m_reaperTimeout);
     d->m_process.start();
     if (!d->m_process.waitForStarted()) {
         const QString msg = tr("Cannot start the terminal emulator \"%1\", change the setting in the "
diff --git a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
index 285b2f4cf6f..822007253ae 100644
--- a/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/docker/dockerdevice.cpp
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ void DockerProcessImpl::start()
     m_process.setProcessImpl(m_setup.m_processImpl);
     m_process.setProcessMode(m_setup.m_processMode);
     m_process.setTerminalMode(m_setup.m_terminalMode);
+    m_process.setReaperTimeout(m_setup.m_reaperTimeout);
     m_process.setWriteData(m_setup.m_writeData);
     m_process.setProcessChannelMode(m_setup.m_processChannelMode);
     m_process.setExtraData(m_setup.m_extraData);
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
index 93b93ca416f..7f6dbb44586 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
@@ -738,6 +738,7 @@ void SshProcessInterfacePrivate::doStart()
     m_process.setProcessImpl(q->m_setup.m_processImpl);
     m_process.setProcessMode(q->m_setup.m_processMode);
     m_process.setTerminalMode(q->m_setup.m_terminalMode);
+    m_process.setReaperTimeout(q->m_setup.m_reaperTimeout);
     m_process.setWriteData(q->m_setup.m_writeData);
     // TODO: what about other fields from m_setup?
     SshParameters::setupSshEnvironment(&m_process);
diff --git a/src/tools/processlauncher/launchersockethandler.cpp b/src/tools/processlauncher/launchersockethandler.cpp
index 321f4688195..03ddb6528ff 100644
--- a/src/tools/processlauncher/launchersockethandler.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/processlauncher/launchersockethandler.cpp
@@ -44,9 +44,12 @@ public:
         ProcessHelper(parent), m_token(token) { }
 
     quintptr token() const { return m_token; }
+    void setReaperTimeout(int msecs) { m_reaperTimeout = msecs; };
+    int reaperTimeout() const { return m_reaperTimeout; }
 
 private:
     const quintptr m_token;
+    int m_reaperTimeout = 500;
 };
 
 LauncherSocketHandler::LauncherSocketHandler(QString serverPath, QObject *parent)
@@ -208,6 +211,7 @@ void LauncherSocketHandler::handleStartPacket()
     if (packet.unixTerminalDisabled)
         process->setUnixTerminalDisabled();
     process->setUseCtrlCStub(packet.useCtrlCStub);
+    process->setReaperTimeout(packet.reaperTimeout);
     process->start(packet.command, packet.arguments, handler->openMode());
     handler->handleProcessStart();
 }
@@ -289,7 +293,7 @@ void LauncherSocketHandler::removeProcess(quintptr token)
 
     Process *process = it.value();
     m_processes.erase(it);
-    ProcessReaper::reap(process);
+    ProcessReaper::reap(process, process->reaperTimeout());
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal