diff --git a/lib/Server.js b/lib/Server.js
index 16d1c428af..44584dd3c7 100644
--- a/lib/Server.js
+++ b/lib/Server.js
@@ -1114,11 +1114,31 @@ class Server {
     if (this.options.setupExitSignals) {
       const signals = ["SIGINT", "SIGTERM"];
 
+      let needForceShutdown = false;
+
+      const exitProcess = () => {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-process-exit
+        process.exit();
+      };
+
       signals.forEach((signal) => {
         process.on(signal, () => {
+          if (needForceShutdown) {
+            exitProcess();
+          }
+
+          this.logger.info(
+            "Gracefully shutting down. To force exit, press ^C again. Please wait..."
+          );
+
+          needForceShutdown = true;
+
           this.stopCallback(() => {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line no-process-exit
-            process.exit();
+            if (typeof this.compiler.close === "function") {
+              this.compiler.close(exitProcess);
+            } else {
+              exitProcess();
+            }
           });
         });
       });
diff --git a/test/server/setupExitSignals-option.test.js b/test/server/setupExitSignals-option.test.js
index 68f8dcafc2..8cd84ed906 100644
--- a/test/server/setupExitSignals-option.test.js
+++ b/test/server/setupExitSignals-option.test.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ describe("setupExitSignals option", () => {
   let exitSpy;
   let stopCallbackSpy;
   let stdinResumeSpy;
+  let closeCallbackSpy;
 
   const signals = ["SIGINT", "SIGTERM"];
 
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ describe("setupExitSignals option", () => {
       .spyOn(process.stdin, "resume")
       .mockImplementation(() => {});
     stopCallbackSpy = jest.spyOn(server, "stopCallback");
+
+    if (server.compiler.close) {
+      closeCallbackSpy = jest.spyOn(server.compiler, "close");
+    }
   });
 
   afterEach(async () => {
@@ -57,6 +62,10 @@ describe("setupExitSignals option", () => {
         if (doExit) {
           expect(stopCallbackSpy.mock.calls.length).toEqual(1);
 
+          if (server.compiler.close) {
+            expect(closeCallbackSpy.mock.calls.length).toEqual(1);
+          }
+
           clearInterval(interval);
 
           resolve();