diff --git a/cli/worker.rs b/cli/worker.rs
index 1520cc07f79b63..7cbff3832beb5a 100644
--- a/cli/worker.rs
+++ b/cli/worker.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,23 @@ impl CliMainWorker {
     let mut maybe_coverage_collector = self.maybe_setup_coverage_collector();
     let mut maybe_hmr_runner = self.maybe_setup_hmr_runner();
 
+    // Coverage collection requires flushing data via the V8 inspector before
+    // the process exits. Normally this happens through the graceful shutdown
+    // path (after the event loop ends), but when an external process manager
+    // (e.g. Playwright's webServer) sends SIGTERM/SIGINT, the default behavior
+    // is to terminate immediately without flushing. We intercept termination
+    // signals here so we can break out of the event loop and run the coverage
+    // flush.
+    //
+    // Note: we can't use deno_signals::before_exit for this because coverage
+    // collection requires sending CDP messages through the V8 inspector, which
+    // must happen on the JS runtime thread — not the signal handler thread.
+    let mut maybe_termination_signal = if maybe_coverage_collector.is_some() {
+      deno_signals::termination_signal_stream().ok()
+    } else {
+      None
+    };
+
     // WARNING: Remember to update cli/lib/worker.rs to align with
     // changes made here so that they affect deno_compile as well.
 
@@ -83,6 +100,8 @@ impl CliMainWorker {
     self.execute_main_module().await?;
     self.worker.dispatch_load_event()?;
 
+    let mut received_signal: Option<i32> = None;
+
     loop {
       if let Some(hmr_runner) = maybe_hmr_runner.as_mut() {
         let hmr_future = hmr_runner.run().boxed_local();
@@ -108,10 +127,26 @@ impl CliMainWorker {
         }
       } else {
         // TODO(bartlomieju): this might not be needed anymore
-        self
-          .worker
-          .run_event_loop(maybe_coverage_collector.is_none())
-          .await?;
+        if let Some(ref mut signal_stream) = maybe_termination_signal {
+          let event_loop_future = self
+            .worker
+            .run_event_loop(maybe_coverage_collector.is_none())
+            .boxed_local();
+          select! {
+            result = event_loop_future => {
+              result?;
+            },
+            signo = signal_stream.recv() => {
+              received_signal = signo;
+              break;
+            }
+          }
+        } else {
+          self
+            .worker
+            .run_event_loop(maybe_coverage_collector.is_none())
+            .await?;
+        }
       }
 
       let web_continue = self.worker.dispatch_beforeunload_event()?;
@@ -123,8 +158,10 @@ impl CliMainWorker {
       }
     }
 
-    self.worker.dispatch_unload_event()?;
-    self.worker.dispatch_process_exit_event()?;
+    if received_signal.is_none() {
+      self.worker.dispatch_unload_event()?;
+      self.worker.dispatch_process_exit_event()?;
+    }
 
     if let Some(coverage_collector) = maybe_coverage_collector.as_mut() {
       coverage_collector.stop_collecting()?;
@@ -133,6 +170,12 @@ impl CliMainWorker {
       hmr_runner.stop();
     }
 
+    if let Some(signo) = received_signal {
+      // After flushing coverage, re-raise the signal with the default
+      // handler so the parent process sees the correct exit status.
+      deno_signals::raise_default_signal(signo);
+    }
+
     Ok(self.worker.exit_code())
   }
 
diff --git a/ext/signals/lib.rs b/ext/signals/lib.rs
index 9fd11e8c6db5d4..94af19fa70864c 100644
--- a/ext/signals/lib.rs
+++ b/ext/signals/lib.rs
@@ -183,6 +183,19 @@ impl SignalStream {
   }
 }
 
+/// A stream that yields when any of several signals is received,
+/// reporting which signal was caught.
+pub struct SignalStreamWithKind {
+  rx: watch::Receiver<i32>,
+}
+
+impl SignalStreamWithKind {
+  pub async fn recv(&mut self) -> Option<i32> {
+    self.rx.changed().await.ok()?;
+    Some(*self.rx.borrow_and_update())
+  }
+}
+
 pub fn signal_stream(signo: i32) -> Result<SignalStream, std::io::Error> {
   let (tx, rx) = watch::channel(());
   let cb = Box::new(move || {
@@ -199,3 +212,40 @@ pub async fn ctrl_c() -> std::io::Result<()> {
     None => Err(std::io::Error::other("failed to receive SIGINT signal")),
   }
 }
+
+/// Creates an async stream that yields when a termination signal is
+/// received (SIGTERM or SIGINT on unix, SIGINT on Windows). Returns
+/// the signal number that was caught.
+pub fn termination_signal_stream() -> std::io::Result<SignalStreamWithKind> {
+  let (tx, rx) = watch::channel(0i32);
+  let tx2 = tx.clone();
+  register(
+    SIGINT,
+    true,
+    Box::new(move || {
+      tx.send_replace(SIGINT);
+    }),
+  )?;
+  #[cfg(unix)]
+  register(
+    SIGTERM,
+    true,
+    Box::new(move || {
+      tx2.send_replace(SIGTERM);
+    }),
+  )?;
+  #[cfg(not(unix))]
+  drop(tx2);
+  Ok(SignalStreamWithKind { rx })
+}
+
+/// Re-raises the given signal with the default handler so the parent
+/// process sees the correct signal exit status.
+pub fn raise_default_signal(signo: i32) {
+  // SAFETY: Restoring the default signal handler and raising the signal
+  // are well-defined operations on both POSIX and Windows.
+  unsafe {
+    libc::signal(signo, libc::SIG_DFL);
+    libc::raise(signo);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/__test__.jsonc b/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/__test__.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6ea00def2b456f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/__test__.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  // Coverage data should be flushed when a process receives SIGTERM.
+  // This is important for tools like Playwright that use SIGTERM to
+  // shut down a webServer process.
+  // Unix-only because SIGTERM interception for coverage is only
+  // implemented on unix (see cli/worker.rs).
+  "tempDir": true,
+  "tests": {
+    "main_worker": {
+      "if": "unix",
+      "args": "run --allow-run --allow-read --allow-net --allow-env spawn_and_kill.ts server.ts",
+      "output": "expected.out",
+      "exitCode": 0
+    },
+    "web_worker": {
+      "if": "unix",
+      "args": "run --allow-run --allow-read --allow-net --allow-env spawn_and_kill.ts server_with_worker.ts",
+      "output": "expected_worker.out",
+      "exitCode": 0
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/expected.out b/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/expected.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c336e92f751764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/expected.out
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+signal: SIGTERM
+coverage files written: 1
diff --git a/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/expected_worker.out b/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/expected_worker.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8d15be46c13e76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/expected_worker.out
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+signal: SIGTERM
+coverage files written: 2
diff --git a/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/server.ts b/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..65e87fc2c8ebfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// A simple long-running server used as the coverage target.
+Deno.serve({ port: 0 }, (_req: Request) => {
+  return new Response("Hello");
+});
diff --git a/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/server_with_worker.ts b/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/server_with_worker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..00bd15796f7fa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/server_with_worker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// A long-running server that spawns a web worker on startup.
+const worker = new Worker(import.meta.resolve("./worker.ts"), {
+  type: "module",
+});
+
+// Wait for worker to finish before starting the server.
+await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+  worker.onmessage = () => {
+    worker.terminate();
+    resolve();
+  };
+});
+
+Deno.serve({ port: 0 }, (_req: Request) => {
+  return new Response("Hello");
+});
diff --git a/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/spawn_and_kill.ts b/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/spawn_and_kill.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..33b52a5daa21ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/spawn_and_kill.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Spawns a Deno server with DENO_COVERAGE_DIR set, waits for it to be
+// ready, sends SIGTERM, then verifies coverage files were written.
+//
+// The server script to run is passed as the first argument.
+
+const serverScript = Deno.args[0];
+const covDir = Deno.cwd() + "/cov_output";
+
+const child = new Deno.Command(Deno.execPath(), {
+  args: ["run", "--allow-net", "--allow-read", serverScript],
+  env: {
+    DENO_COVERAGE_DIR: covDir,
+  },
+  stdout: "piped",
+  stderr: "piped",
+}).spawn();
+
+// Wait for the server to be ready by reading stderr for the "Listening" message.
+const decoder = new TextDecoder();
+let stderr = "";
+const reader = child.stderr.getReader();
+while (true) {
+  const { value, done } = await reader.read();
+  if (done) break;
+  stderr += decoder.decode(value);
+  if (stderr.includes("Listening")) break;
+}
+reader.releaseLock();
+
+// Send SIGTERM to the server process.
+child.kill("SIGTERM");
+const status = await child.status;
+
+// The process should have been killed by SIGTERM.
+console.log("signal:", status.signal);
+
+// Check that coverage files were written.
+const covFiles: string[] = [];
+try {
+  for await (const entry of Deno.readDir(covDir)) {
+    if (entry.name.endsWith(".json")) {
+      covFiles.push(entry.name);
+    }
+  }
+} catch {
+  // directory doesn't exist
+}
+
+if (covFiles.length > 0) {
+  console.log("coverage files written:", covFiles.length);
+} else {
+  console.log("ERROR: no coverage files found");
+}
diff --git a/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/worker.ts b/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/worker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..1fe05074b12bb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/coverage/sigterm_flush/worker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Worker that does some work so it shows up in coverage.
+function workerTask(n: number): number {
+  if (n <= 1) return n;
+  return workerTask(n - 1) + workerTask(n - 2);
+}
+
+const result = workerTask(10);
+self.postMessage({ result });