diff --git a/modules/juce_core/juce_core.cpp b/modules/juce_core/juce_core.cpp
index 8288e91a5a..be6b6ebf5c 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/juce_core.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/juce_core.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ namespace juce
 #include "text/juce_StringPairArray.cpp"
 #include "text/juce_StringPool.cpp"
 #include "text/juce_TextDiff.cpp"
-#include "threads/juce_ChildProcess.cpp"
 #include "threads/juce_ReadWriteLock.cpp"
 #include "threads/juce_Thread.cpp"
 #include "threads/juce_ThreadPool.cpp"
@@ -218,6 +217,7 @@ namespace juce
 
 #endif
 
+#include "threads/juce_ChildProcess.cpp"
 #include "threads/juce_HighResolutionTimer.cpp"
 
 }
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h
index 46d2382d68..402662a153 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_SharedCode.h
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ public:
             close (pipeHandle);
     }
 
-    bool isRunning() const
+    bool isRunning() const noexcept
     {
         if (childPID != 0)
         {
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ public:
         return false;
     }
 
-    int read (void* const dest, const int numBytes)
+    int read (void* const dest, const int numBytes) noexcept
     {
         jassert (dest != nullptr);
 
@@ -1082,11 +1082,25 @@ public:
         return 0;
     }
 
-    bool killProcess() const
+    bool killProcess() const noexcept
     {
         return ::kill (childPID, SIGKILL) == 0;
     }
 
+    uint32 getExitCode() const noexcept
+    {
+        if (childPID != 0)
+        {
+            int childState = 0;
+            const int pid = waitpid (childPID, &childState, WNOHANG);
+
+            if (pid >= 0 && WIFEXITED (childState))
+                return WEXITSTATUS (childState);
+        }
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     int childPID;
 
 private:
@@ -1114,21 +1128,6 @@ bool ChildProcess::start (const StringArray& args, int streamFlags)
     return activeProcess != nullptr;
 }
 
-bool ChildProcess::isRunning() const
-{
-    return activeProcess != nullptr && activeProcess->isRunning();
-}
-
-int ChildProcess::readProcessOutput (void* dest, int numBytes)
-{
-    return activeProcess != nullptr ? activeProcess->read (dest, numBytes) : 0;
-}
-
-bool ChildProcess::kill()
-{
-    return activeProcess == nullptr || activeProcess->killProcess();
-}
-
 //==============================================================================
 struct HighResolutionTimer::Pimpl
 {
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Threads.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Threads.cpp
index d6de0f804f..4537bce8b6 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Threads.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_Threads.cpp
@@ -482,12 +482,12 @@ public:
             CloseHandle (writePipe);
     }
 
-    bool isRunning() const
+    bool isRunning() const noexcept
     {
         return WaitForSingleObject (processInfo.hProcess, 0) != WAIT_OBJECT_0;
     }
 
-    int read (void* dest, int numNeeded) const
+    int read (void* dest, int numNeeded) const noexcept
     {
         int total = 0;
 
@@ -522,11 +522,18 @@ public:
         return total;
     }
 
-    bool killProcess() const
+    bool killProcess() const noexcept
     {
         return TerminateProcess (processInfo.hProcess, 0) != FALSE;
     }
 
+    uint32 getExitCode() const noexcept
+    {
+        DWORD exitCode = 0;
+        GetExitCodeProcess (processInfo.hProcess, &exitCode);
+        return (uint32) exitCode;
+    }
+
     bool ok;
 
 private:
@@ -551,21 +558,6 @@ bool ChildProcess::start (const StringArray& args, int streamFlags)
     return start (args.joinIntoString (" "), streamFlags);
 }
 
-bool ChildProcess::isRunning() const
-{
-    return activeProcess != nullptr && activeProcess->isRunning();
-}
-
-int ChildProcess::readProcessOutput (void* dest, int numBytes)
-{
-    return activeProcess != nullptr ? activeProcess->read (dest, numBytes) : 0;
-}
-
-bool ChildProcess::kill()
-{
-    return activeProcess == nullptr || activeProcess->killProcess();
-}
-
 //==============================================================================
 struct HighResolutionTimer::Pimpl
 {
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.cpp b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.cpp
index 7edab2a5fc..4566b13f1d 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,26 @@
 ChildProcess::ChildProcess() {}
 ChildProcess::~ChildProcess() {}
 
+bool ChildProcess::isRunning() const
+{
+    return activeProcess != nullptr && activeProcess->isRunning();
+}
+
+int ChildProcess::readProcessOutput (void* dest, int numBytes)
+{
+    return activeProcess != nullptr ? activeProcess->read (dest, numBytes) : 0;
+}
+
+bool ChildProcess::kill()
+{
+    return activeProcess == nullptr || activeProcess->killProcess();
+}
+
+uint32 ChildProcess::getExitCode() const
+{
+    return activeProcess != nullptr ? activeProcess->getExitCode() : 0;
+}
+
 bool ChildProcess::waitForProcessToFinish (const int timeoutMs) const
 {
     const uint32 timeoutTime = Time::getMillisecondCounter() + (uint32) timeoutMs;
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.h b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.h
index c5a245ff27..0adcb57b70 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ChildProcess.h
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ public:
     /** Blocks until the process is no longer running. */
     bool waitForProcessToFinish (int timeoutMs) const;
 
+    /** If the process has finished, this returns its exit code. */
+    uint32 getExitCode() 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.