diff --git a/src/io/process.cpp b/src/io/process.cpp
index 8aa6c24b..1abbdb01 100644
--- a/src/io/process.cpp
+++ b/src/io/process.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,21 @@ Process::Process(QObject* parent): QObject(parent) {
 	);
 }
 
+Process::~Process() {
+	if (this->process != nullptr && this->process->processId() != 0) {
+		// Deleting after the process finishes hides the process destroyed warning in logs
+		QObject::connect(this->process, &QProcess::finished, [p = this->process] { delete p; });
+
+		this->process->setParent(nullptr);
+		this->process->kill();
+	}
+}
+
+void Process::onPostReload() {
+	this->postReload = true;
+	this->startProcessIfReady();
+}
+
 bool Process::isRunning() const { return this->process != nullptr; }
 
 void Process::setRunning(bool running) {
@@ -165,7 +180,9 @@ void Process::setStdinEnabled(bool enabled) {
 }
 
 void Process::startProcessIfReady() {
-	if (this->process != nullptr || !this->targetRunning || this->mCommand.isEmpty()) return;
+	if (this->process != nullptr || !this->postReload || !this->targetRunning
+	    || this->mCommand.isEmpty())
+		return;
 	this->targetRunning = false;
 
 	auto& cmd = this->mCommand.first();
diff --git a/src/io/process.hpp b/src/io/process.hpp
index c9e983ee..b1151537 100644
--- a/src/io/process.hpp
+++ b/src/io/process.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <qvariant.h>
 
 #include "../core/doc.hpp"
+#include "../core/reload.hpp"
 #include "datastream.hpp"
 #include "processcore.hpp"
 
@@ -30,7 +31,9 @@
 ///   }
 /// }
 /// ```
-class Process: public QObject {
+class Process
+    : public QObject
+    , public PostReloadHook {
 	Q_OBJECT;
 	// clang-format off
 	/// If the process is currently running. Defaults to false.
@@ -136,6 +139,10 @@ class Process: public QObject {
 
 public:
 	explicit Process(QObject* parent = nullptr);
+	~Process() override;
+	Q_DISABLE_COPY_MOVE(Process);
+
+	void onPostReload() override;
 
 	// MUST be before exec(ctx) or the other will be called with a default constructed obj.
 	QSDOC_HIDE Q_INVOKABLE void exec(QList<QString> command);
@@ -251,4 +258,5 @@ private:
 	bool targetRunning = false;
 	bool mStdinEnabled = false;
 	bool mClearEnvironment = false;
+	bool postReload = false;
 };
diff --git a/src/io/test/CMakeLists.txt b/src/io/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 88755660..8b3da6a0 100644
--- a/src/io/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/io/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 function (qs_test name)
 	add_executable(${name} ${ARGN})
-	target_link_libraries(${name} PRIVATE Qt::Quick Qt::Network Qt::Test quickshell-io)
+	target_link_libraries(${name} PRIVATE Qt::Quick Qt::Network Qt::Test quickshell-io quickshell-core quickshell-window quickshell-ui)
 	add_test(NAME ${name} WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}" COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:${name}>)
 endfunction()
 
 qs_test(datastream datastream.cpp ../datastream.cpp)
+qs_test(process process.cpp ../process.cpp ../datastream.cpp ../processcore.cpp)
diff --git a/src/io/test/process.cpp b/src/io/test/process.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc7b834d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/io/test/process.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#include "process.hpp"
+
+#include <qlist.h>
+#include <qsignalspy.h>
+#include <qtest.h>
+#include <qtestcase.h>
+
+#include "../process.hpp"
+
+void TestProcess::startAfterReload() {
+	auto process = Process();
+	auto startedSpy = QSignalSpy(&process, &Process::started);
+	auto exitedSpy = QSignalSpy(&process, &Process::exited);
+
+	process.setCommand({"true"});
+	process.setRunning(true);
+
+	QVERIFY(!process.isRunning());
+	QCOMPARE(startedSpy.count(), 0);
+
+	process.onPostReload();
+
+	QVERIFY(process.isRunning());
+	QVERIFY(startedSpy.wait(100));
+}
+
+void TestProcess::testExec() {
+	auto process = Process();
+	auto startedSpy = QSignalSpy(&process, &Process::started);
+	auto exitedSpy = QSignalSpy(&process, &Process::exited);
+
+	process.onPostReload();
+
+	process.setCommand({"sleep", "30"});
+	process.setRunning(true);
+
+	QVERIFY(process.isRunning());
+	QVERIFY(startedSpy.wait(100));
+
+	process.exec({"true"});
+
+	QVERIFY(exitedSpy.wait(100));
+	QVERIFY(startedSpy.wait(100));
+	QVERIFY(process.isRunning());
+}
+
+QTEST_MAIN(TestProcess);
diff --git a/src/io/test/process.hpp b/src/io/test/process.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3525be22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/io/test/process.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <qobject.h>
+#include <qtmetamacros.h>
+
+class TestProcess: public QObject {
+	Q_OBJECT;
+
+private slots:
+	static void startAfterReload();
+	static void testExec();
+};