diff --git a/src/libs/utils/processinterface.h b/src/libs/utils/processinterface.h
index 7bceff4af0d..838215f7f75 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/processinterface.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/processinterface.h
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ public:
     QString m_errorString;
 };
 
+enum class ControlSignal {
+    Terminate,
+    Kill,
+    Interrupt,
+    KickOff
+};
+
 class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT ProcessInterface : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -80,11 +87,8 @@ public:
     ProcessInterface(ProcessSetupData::Ptr setup) : m_setup(setup) {}
 
     virtual void start() = 0;
-    virtual void interrupt() = 0;
-    virtual void terminate() = 0;
-    virtual void kill() = 0;
-
     virtual qint64 write(const QByteArray &data) = 0;
+    virtual void sendControlSignal(ControlSignal controlSignal) = 0;
 
     virtual QProcess::ProcessState state() const = 0;
 
@@ -92,8 +96,6 @@ public:
     virtual bool waitForReadyRead(int msecs) = 0;
     virtual bool waitForFinished(int msecs) = 0;
 
-    virtual void kickoffProcess();
-
 signals:
     void started(qint64 processId, qint64 applicationMainThreadId = 0);
     void readyRead(const QByteArray &outputData, const QByteArray &errorData);
@@ -121,9 +123,6 @@ public:
     }
 
     void start() override { m_target->start(); }
-    void interrupt() override { m_target->interrupt(); }
-    void terminate() override { m_target->terminate(); }
-    void kill() override { m_target->kill(); }
 
     qint64 write(const QByteArray &data) override { return m_target->write(data); }
 
@@ -133,8 +132,6 @@ public:
     bool waitForReadyRead(int msecs) override { return m_target->waitForReadyRead(msecs); }
     bool waitForFinished(int msecs) override { return m_target->waitForFinished(msecs); }
 
-    void kickoffProcess() override { m_target->kickoffProcess(); }
-
 protected:
     ProcessInterface *m_target;
 };
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
index 0dbf3e08f1a..36758d74c63 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
@@ -347,10 +347,23 @@ public:
     }
     ~QProcessImpl() final { ProcessReaper::reap(m_process); }
 
-    void interrupt() final { ProcessHelper::interruptProcess(m_process); }
-    void terminate() final { ProcessHelper::terminateProcess(m_process); }
-    void kill() final { m_process->kill(); }
     qint64 write(const QByteArray &data) final { return m_process->write(data); }
+    void sendControlSignal(ControlSignal controlSignal) final {
+        switch (controlSignal) {
+        case ControlSignal::Terminate:
+            ProcessHelper::terminateProcess(m_process);
+            break;
+        case ControlSignal::Kill:
+            m_process->kill();
+            break;
+        case ControlSignal::Interrupt:
+            ProcessHelper::interruptProcess(m_process);
+            break;
+        case ControlSignal::KickOff:
+            QTC_CHECK(false);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
 
     QProcess::ProcessState state() const final { return m_process->state(); }
 
@@ -432,14 +445,24 @@ public:
         m_handle = nullptr;
     }
 
-    void interrupt() final
-    {
-        if (m_setup->m_useCtrlCStub) // bypass launcher and interrupt directly
-            ProcessHelper::interruptPid(m_handle->processId());
-    }
-    void terminate() final { m_handle->terminate(); }
-    void kill() final { m_handle->kill(); }
     qint64 write(const QByteArray &data) final { return m_handle->write(data); }
+    void sendControlSignal(ControlSignal controlSignal) final {
+        switch (controlSignal) {
+        case ControlSignal::Terminate:
+            m_handle->terminate();
+            break;
+        case ControlSignal::Kill:
+            m_handle->kill();
+            break;
+        case ControlSignal::Interrupt:
+            if (m_setup->m_useCtrlCStub) // bypass launcher and interrupt directly
+                ProcessHelper::interruptPid(m_handle->processId());
+            break;
+        case ControlSignal::KickOff:
+            QTC_CHECK(false);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
 
     QProcess::ProcessState state() const final { return m_handle->state(); }
 
@@ -599,11 +622,6 @@ ProcessResult QtcProcessPrivate::interpretExitCode(int exitCode)
 
 } // Internal
 
-void ProcessInterface::kickoffProcess()
-{
-    QTC_CHECK(false);
-}
-
 /*!
     \class Utils::QtcProcess
 
@@ -805,13 +823,25 @@ void QtcProcess::start()
 void QtcProcess::terminate()
 {
     if (d->m_process)
-        d->m_process->terminate();
+        d->m_process->sendControlSignal(ControlSignal::Terminate);
+}
+
+void QtcProcess::kill()
+{
+    if (d->m_process)
+        d->m_process->sendControlSignal(ControlSignal::Kill);
 }
 
 void QtcProcess::interrupt()
 {
     if (d->m_process)
-        d->m_process->interrupt();
+        d->m_process->sendControlSignal(ControlSignal::Interrupt);
+}
+
+void QtcProcess::kickoffProcess()
+{
+    if (d->m_process)
+        d->m_process->sendControlSignal(ControlSignal::KickOff);
 }
 
 bool QtcProcess::startDetached(const CommandLine &cmd, const FilePath &workingDirectory, qint64 *pid)
@@ -1115,12 +1145,6 @@ Environment QtcProcess::systemEnvironmentForBinary(const FilePath &filePath)
     return Environment::systemEnvironment();
 }
 
-void QtcProcess::kickoffProcess()
-{
-    if (d->m_process)
-        d->m_process->kickoffProcess();
-}
-
 qint64 QtcProcess::applicationMainThreadId() const
 {
     return d->m_applicationMainThreadId;
@@ -1181,12 +1205,6 @@ QByteArray QtcProcess::readAllStandardError()
     return buf;
 }
 
-void QtcProcess::kill()
-{
-    if (d->m_process)
-        d->m_process->kill();
-}
-
 qint64 QtcProcess::write(const QByteArray &input)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(processMode() == ProcessMode::Writer, return -1);
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h
index 5357d96a698..54fe6bffbe9 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h
@@ -60,9 +60,11 @@ public:
     // ProcessInterface related
 
     virtual void start();
-    virtual void interrupt();
+
     virtual void terminate();
     virtual void kill();
+    virtual void interrupt();
+    void kickoffProcess();
     void close();
 
     virtual QByteArray readAllStandardOutput();
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ public:
     virtual qint64 write(const QByteArray &input);
 
     virtual qint64 processId() const;
+    qint64 applicationMainThreadId() const;
+
     virtual QProcess::ProcessState state() const;
     virtual ProcessResultData resultData() const;
 
@@ -83,9 +87,6 @@ public:
     bool waitForReadyRead(int msecs = 30000);
     bool waitForFinished(int msecs = 30000);
 
-    void kickoffProcess();
-    qint64 applicationMainThreadId() const;
-
     // ProcessSetupData related
 
     void setProcessImpl(ProcessImpl processImpl);
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess.cpp
index 6c3502aa91c..8c962129efa 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess.cpp
@@ -435,25 +435,29 @@ void TerminalImpl::cleanupAfterStartFailure(const QString &errorMessage)
     d->m_tempFile = nullptr;
 }
 
-void TerminalImpl::kickoffProcess()
+void TerminalImpl::sendControlSignal(ControlSignal controlSignal)
 {
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    // Not used.
-#else
-    if (d->m_stubSocket && d->m_stubSocket->isWritable()) {
-        d->m_stubSocket->write("c", 1);
-        d->m_stubSocket->flush();
+    switch (controlSignal) {
+    case Utils::ControlSignal::Terminate:
+    case Utils::ControlSignal::Kill:
+        stopProcess();
+        break;
+    case Utils::ControlSignal::Interrupt:
+        sendCommand('i');
+        break;
+    case Utils::ControlSignal::KickOff:
+        sendCommand('c');
+        break;
     }
-#endif
 }
 
-void TerminalImpl::interrupt()
+void TerminalImpl::sendCommand(char c)
 {
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    // Not used.
+    Q_UNUSED(c)
 #else
     if (d->m_stubSocket && d->m_stubSocket->isWritable()) {
-        d->m_stubSocket->write("i", 1);
+        d->m_stubSocket->write(&c, 1);
         d->m_stubSocket->flush();
     }
 #endif
@@ -467,10 +471,7 @@ void TerminalImpl::killProcess()
         cleanupInferior();
     }
 #else
-    if (d->m_stubSocket && d->m_stubSocket->isWritable()) {
-        d->m_stubSocket->write("k", 1);
-        d->m_stubSocket->flush();
-    }
+    sendCommand('k');
 #endif
     d->m_processId = 0;
 }
@@ -484,10 +485,7 @@ void TerminalImpl::killStub()
         cleanupStub();
     }
 #else
-    if (d->m_stubSocket && d->m_stubSocket->isWritable()) {
-        d->m_stubSocket->write("s", 1);
-        d->m_stubSocket->flush();
-    }
+    sendCommand('s');
     stubServerShutdown();
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess_p.h b/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess_p.h
index 63cc4a51ccd..582202ac61b 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess_p.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess_p.h
@@ -45,10 +45,9 @@ public:
     TerminalImpl();
     ~TerminalImpl() final;
 
+    void start() final;
     qint64 write(const QByteArray &) final { QTC_CHECK(false); return -1; }
-
-    void terminate() final { stopProcess(); }
-    void kill() final { stopProcess(); }
+    void sendControlSignal(ControlSignal controlSignal) final;
 
     // intentionally no-op without an assert
     bool waitForStarted(int) final { return false; }
@@ -56,13 +55,8 @@ public:
     // intentionally no-op without an assert
     bool waitForFinished(int) final { return false; }
 
-    void start() final;
-
     QProcess::ProcessState state() const final;
 
-    void kickoffProcess() final; // only debugger terminal, only non-windows
-    void interrupt() final; // only debugger terminal, only non-windows
-
 private:
     // OK, however, impl looks a bit different (!= NotRunning vs == Running).
     // Most probably changing it into (== Running) should be OK.
@@ -81,6 +75,7 @@ private:
     void stubServerShutdown();
     void cleanupStub();
     void cleanupInferior();
+    void sendCommand(char c);
 
     class TerminalProcessPrivate *d;
 };