diff --git a/src/safeds_runner/server/main.py b/src/safeds_runner/server/main.py
index 4266feb..888c4a7 100644
--- a/src/safeds_runner/server/main.py
+++ b/src/safeds_runner/server/main.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import json
 import logging
+import sys
 
 import flask.app
 import flask_sock
@@ -100,6 +101,10 @@ def ws_main(ws: simple_websocket.Server, pipeline_manager: PipelineManager) -> N
             ws.close(message=error_short)
             return
         match received_object.type:
+            case "shutdown":
+                logging.debug("Requested shutdown...")
+                pipeline_manager.shutdown()
+                sys.exit(0)
             case "program":
                 program_data, invalid_message = messages.validate_program_message_data(received_object.data)
                 if program_data is None:
diff --git a/src/safeds_runner/server/messages.py b/src/safeds_runner/server/messages.py
index 68056e6..0d037de 100644
--- a/src/safeds_runner/server/messages.py
+++ b/src/safeds_runner/server/messages.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 message_type_placeholder_value = "placeholder_value"
 message_type_runtime_error = "runtime_error"
 message_type_runtime_progress = "runtime_progress"
+message_type_shutdown = "shutdown"
 
 message_types = [
     message_type_program,
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
     message_type_placeholder_value,
     message_type_runtime_error,
     message_type_runtime_progress,
+    message_type_shutdown,
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/src/safeds_runner/server/pipeline_manager.py b/src/safeds_runner/server/pipeline_manager.py
index 11743b5..7a52700 100644
--- a/src/safeds_runner/server/pipeline_manager.py
+++ b/src/safeds_runner/server/pipeline_manager.py
@@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ def get_placeholder(self, execution_id: str, placeholder_name: str) -> tuple[str
         value = self._placeholder_map[execution_id][placeholder_name]
         return _get_placeholder_type(value), value
 
+    def shutdown(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Shut down the multiprocessing manager to end the used subprocess.
+
+        This should only be called if this PipelineManager is not intended to be reused again.
+        """
+        self._multiprocessing_manager.shutdown()
+
 
 class PipelineProcess:
     """A process that executes a Safe-DS pipeline."""
diff --git a/tests/safeds_runner/server/test_websocket_mock.py b/tests/safeds_runner/server/test_websocket_mock.py
index 5796c7f..315821a 100644
--- a/tests/safeds_runner/server/test_websocket_mock.py
+++ b/tests/safeds_runner/server/test_websocket_mock.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+import multiprocessing
 import os
 import sys
 import threading
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
     message_type_runtime_error,
     message_type_runtime_progress,
 )
+from safeds_runner.server.pipeline_manager import PipelineManager
 
 
 class MockWebsocketConnection:
@@ -366,3 +368,34 @@ def test_should_successfully_execute_simple_flow(messages: list[str], expected_r
     mock_connection.wait_for_messages(1)
     query_result_invalid = Message.from_dict(json.loads(mock_connection.get_next_received_message()))
     assert query_result_invalid == expected_response
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    sys.platform.startswith("win") and os.getenv("COVERAGE_RCFILE") is not None,
+    reason=(
+        "skipping multiprocessing tests on windows if coverage is enabled, as pytest "
+        "causes Manager to hang, when using multiprocessing coverage"
+    ),
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    argnames="messages",
+    argvalues=[
+        [
+            json.dumps({"type": "shutdown", "id": "", "data": ""}),
+        ],
+    ],
+    ids=["shutdown_message"],
+)
+def test_should_shut_itself_down(messages: list[str]) -> None:
+    process = multiprocessing.Process(target=helper_should_shut_itself_down_run_in_subprocess, args=(messages,))
+    process.start()
+    process.join(30)
+    assert process.exitcode == 0
+
+
+def helper_should_shut_itself_down_run_in_subprocess(sub_messages: list[str]) -> None:
+    mock_connection = MockWebsocketConnection(sub_messages)
+    ws_main(mock_connection, PipelineManager())
+
+
+helper_should_shut_itself_down_run_in_subprocess.__test__ = False  # type: ignore[attr-defined]