diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h
index e7678e82f3..483ffca081 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h
@@ -1025,6 +1025,11 @@ public:
         return 0;
     }
 
+    bool killProcess() const
+    {
+        return ::kill (childPID, SIGKILL) == 0;
+    }
+
     int childPID;
 
 private:
@@ -1060,3 +1065,8 @@ int ChildProcess::readProcessOutput (void* dest, int numBytes)
 {
     return activeProcess != nullptr ? activeProcess->read (dest, numBytes) : 0;
 }
+
+bool ChildProcess::kill()
+{
+    return activeProcess == nullptr || activeProcess->killProcess();
+}
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Threads.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Threads.cpp
index 067f17e16c..19694d2ca6 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Threads.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Threads.cpp
@@ -541,6 +541,11 @@ public:
         return total;
     }
 
+    bool killProcess() const
+    {
+        return TerminateProcess (processInfo.hProcess, 0) != FALSE;
+    }
+
     bool ok;
 
 private:
@@ -569,3 +574,8 @@ int ChildProcess::readProcessOutput (void* dest, int numBytes)
 {
     return activeProcess != nullptr ? activeProcess->read (dest, numBytes) : 0;
 }
+
+bool ChildProcess::kill()
+{
+    return activeProcess == nullptr || activeProcess->killProcess();
+}
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.h b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.h
index 721ab8eb34..454a6c6cb5 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.h
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ public:
     /** Blocks until the process is no longer running. */
     bool waitForProcessToFinish (int timeoutMs) const;
 
+    /** Attempts to kill the child process.
+        Returns true if it succeeded. Trying to read from the process after calling this may
+        result in undefined behaviour.
+    */
+    bool kill();
 
 private:
     //==============================================================================