diff --git a/src/runtime/cli/open.rs b/src/runtime/cli/open.rs
index a14c65fa5c8b..79c0bdb76e72 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cli/open.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/cli/open.rs
@@ -452,6 +452,8 @@ fn auto_close(spawned: *mut SpawnedEditorContext) {
         stderr: sync::SyncStdio::Inherit,
         stdout: sync::SyncStdio::Inherit,
         stdin: sync::SyncStdio::Inherit,
+        #[cfg(unix)]
+        forward_signals: false,
         #[cfg(windows)]
         windows: crate::api::bun::process::WindowsOptions {
             loop_: bun_jsc::EventLoopHandle::init_mini(bun_event_loop::MiniEventLoop::init_global(
diff --git a/src/spawn/process.rs b/src/spawn/process.rs
index 0703ddf82c72..c11379074ded 100644
--- a/src/spawn/process.rs
+++ b/src/spawn/process.rs
@@ -2290,6 +2290,9 @@ mod spawn_process_body {
             pub use_execve_on_macos: bool,
             pub argv0: Option<*const c_char>,
 
+            #[cfg(unix)]
+            pub forward_signals: bool,
+
             #[cfg(windows)]
             pub windows: WindowsOptions,
             #[cfg(not(windows))]
@@ -2357,6 +2360,8 @@ mod spawn_process_body {
                     envp: None,
                     use_execve_on_macos: false,
                     argv0: None,
+                    #[cfg(unix)]
+                    forward_signals: true,
                     #[cfg(windows)]
                     windows: Default::default(),
                     #[cfg(not(windows))]
@@ -3135,8 +3140,12 @@ mod spawn_process_body {
                 }
             }
 
-            Bun__currentSyncPID.store(0, core::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
-            let _signals = SignalForwarding::register();
+            let _signals = if options.forward_signals {
+                Bun__currentSyncPID.store(0, core::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+                Some(SignalForwarding::register())
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
 
             // SAFETY: caller-built argv/envp are null-terminated C-string
             // arrays with argv[0] non-null; valid for this call.
@@ -3146,17 +3155,19 @@ mod spawn_process_body {
                 Err(err) => return Ok(Err(err)),
                 Ok(proces) => proces,
             };
-            // Negative → kill() in the C++ signal forwarder targets the pgroup, so
-            // a SIGTERM/SIGINT delivered to `bun run` reaches every descendant
-            // that hasn't `setsid()`-escaped.
-            Bun__currentSyncPID.store(
-                if no_orphans {
-                    -i64::from(process.pid)
-                } else {
-                    i64::from(process.pid)
-                },
-                core::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed,
-            );
+            if options.forward_signals {
+                // Negative → kill() in the C++ signal forwarder targets the pgroup, so
+                // a SIGTERM/SIGINT delivered to `bun run` reaches every descendant
+                // that hasn't `setsid()`-escaped.
+                Bun__currentSyncPID.store(
+                    if no_orphans {
+                        -i64::from(process.pid)
+                    } else {
+                        i64::from(process.pid)
+                    },
+                    core::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed,
+                );
+            }
 
             let mut jc = JobControl {
                 prev: 0,
@@ -3216,7 +3227,9 @@ mod spawn_process_body {
             // `siblings` by reference while still mutated below. Restructure into a single
             // RAII state struct (or run cleanup inline at each return).
 
-            Bun__sendPendingSignalIfNecessary();
+            if options.forward_signals {
+                Bun__sendPendingSignalIfNecessary();
+            }
 
             let mut out: [Vec<u8>; 2] = [Vec::new(), Vec::new()];
             let mut out_fds: [Fd; 2] = [
diff --git a/test/js/bun/util/open-in-editor-gc.test.ts b/test/js/bun/util/open-in-editor-gc.test.ts
index d63a41ee700b..980cea719ff2 100644
--- a/test/js/bun/util/open-in-editor-gc.test.ts
+++ b/test/js/bun/util/open-in-editor-gc.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
 import { bunEnv, bunExe, isLinux, tempDir } from "harness";
-import { existsSync, symlinkSync } from "node:fs";
+import { chmodSync, existsSync, symlinkSync } from "node:fs";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 
 // On Linux, JSC uses SIGPWR to suspend/resume threads for GC and the libpas
@@ -53,3 +53,75 @@ test.skipIf(!isLinux)("Bun.openInEditor does not break GC signal handling", asyn
 
   await Promise.all(runs);
 });
+
+test.skipIf(!isLinux)("Bun.openInEditor does not steal process signal handlers", async () => {
+  const sleep = ["/usr/bin/sleep", "/bin/sleep"].find(p => existsSync(p));
+  expect(sleep).toBeDefined();
+
+  using dir = tempDir("open-in-editor-signal", {});
+  const editor = join(String(dir), "fake-editor");
+  const ready = join(String(dir), "ready");
+  const shellQuote = (path: string) => `'${path.replaceAll("'", "'\\''")}'`;
+  const sleepPath = sleep!;
+  await Bun.write(
+    editor,
+    `#!/bin/sh
+${shellQuote(sleepPath)} 0.1
+printf ready > ${shellQuote(ready)}
+exec ${shellQuote(sleepPath)} 0.3
+`,
+  );
+  chmodSync(editor, 0o755);
+
+  await using proc = Bun.spawn({
+    cmd: [
+      bunExe(),
+      "-e",
+      `
+        const editor = process.argv[2];
+        const ready = process.argv[3];
+        let got = false;
+
+        process.on("SIGUSR2", () => {
+          got = true;
+        });
+
+        Bun.openInEditor("0.3", { editor });
+
+        for (let i = 0; i < 100 && !(await Bun.file(ready).exists()); i++) {
+          await Bun.sleep(10);
+        }
+
+        if (!(await Bun.file(ready).exists())) {
+          console.error("editor did not start");
+          process.exit(1);
+        }
+
+        process.kill(process.pid, "SIGUSR2");
+
+        for (let i = 0; i < 100 && !got; i++) {
+          await Bun.sleep(10);
+        }
+
+        if (!got) {
+          console.error("SIGUSR2 handler was not called");
+          process.exit(1);
+        }
+
+        console.log("ok");
+      `,
+      editor,
+      ready,
+    ],
+    env: bunEnv,
+    stdout: "pipe",
+    stderr: "pipe",
+  });
+
+  const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.stderr.text(), proc.exited]);
+
+  expect(stderr).toBe("");
+  expect(stdout.trim()).toBe("ok");
+  expect(proc.signalCode).toBeNull();
+  expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+});