diff --git a/src/tsserver/nodeServer.ts b/src/tsserver/nodeServer.ts
index 0bfc5f5871931..47e3ff6bfb1b7 100644
--- a/src/tsserver/nodeServer.ts
+++ b/src/tsserver/nodeServer.ts
@@ -783,6 +783,10 @@ namespace ts.server {
                 process.on("message", (e: any) => {
                     this.onMessage(e);
                 });
+
+                process.on("disconnect", () => {
+                    this.exit();
+                });
             }
         }