diff --git a/src/AppInstallerCLICore/Public/ShutdownMonitoring.h b/src/AppInstallerCLICore/Public/ShutdownMonitoring.h
index c74b90ef49..4d9be8aedf 100644
--- a/src/AppInstallerCLICore/Public/ShutdownMonitoring.h
+++ b/src/AppInstallerCLICore/Public/ShutdownMonitoring.h
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ namespace AppInstaller::ShutdownMonitoring
         // Add or remove the listener based on `enabled`.
         static void EnableListener(bool enabled, ICancellable* cancellable);
 
+        // Gets whether the signal handler is enabled.
+        static bool Enabled();
+
+        // Sets whether the signal handler is enabled; the default is true.
+        // When set to false, the signal handler instance will not create signal listeners when created.
+        static void Enabled(bool enabled);
+
 #ifndef AICLI_DISABLE_TEST_HOOKS
         // Gets the window handle for the message window.
         HWND GetWindowHandle() const;
diff --git a/src/AppInstallerCLICore/ShutdownMonitoring.cpp b/src/AppInstallerCLICore/ShutdownMonitoring.cpp
index 8972c154c2..3450e13eb9 100644
--- a/src/AppInstallerCLICore/ShutdownMonitoring.cpp
+++ b/src/AppInstallerCLICore/ShutdownMonitoring.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
 namespace AppInstaller::ShutdownMonitoring
 {
+    static std::atomic_bool s_TerminationSignalHandlerEnabled = true;
+
     std::shared_ptr<TerminationSignalHandler> TerminationSignalHandler::Instance()
     {
         struct Singleton : public WinRT::COMStaticStorageBase<TerminationSignalHandler>
@@ -58,6 +60,16 @@ namespace AppInstaller::ShutdownMonitoring
         }
     }
 
+    bool TerminationSignalHandler::Enabled()
+    {
+        return s_TerminationSignalHandlerEnabled;
+    }
+
+    void TerminationSignalHandler::Enabled(bool enabled)
+    {
+        s_TerminationSignalHandlerEnabled = enabled;
+    }
+
 #ifndef AICLI_DISABLE_TEST_HOOKS
     HWND TerminationSignalHandler::GetWindowHandle() const
     {
@@ -76,6 +88,12 @@ namespace AppInstaller::ShutdownMonitoring
         m_appShutdownEvent.create();
 #endif
 
+        if (!s_TerminationSignalHandlerEnabled)
+        {
+            AICLI_LOG(CLI, Info, << "TerminationSignalHandler is disabled, skipping creation of signal listeners");
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (Runtime::IsRunningInPackagedContext())
         {
             // Create package update listener
diff --git a/src/AppInstallerCLIE2ETests/InprocTestbedTests.cs b/src/AppInstallerCLIE2ETests/InprocTestbedTests.cs
index c6bb2f7601..841f2656b8 100644
--- a/src/AppInstallerCLIE2ETests/InprocTestbedTests.cs
+++ b/src/AppInstallerCLIE2ETests/InprocTestbedTests.cs
@@ -145,6 +145,29 @@ public void TypeName_Tests(bool freeCachedFactories, bool leakCOM, UnloadBehavio
             });
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tests that disable the termination signal handling.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="disableTerminationSignals">Control whether the module should listen to termination signals.</param>
+        /// <param name="unloadBehavior">Set the unload behavior for the test.</param>
+        /// <param name="workTestSleep">Sets the number of milliseconds to sleep between each work/test iteration.</param>
+        [Test]
+        [TestCase(true, UnloadBehavior.Allow, 1000)]
+        [TestCase(true, UnloadBehavior.Never)]
+        [TestCase(false, UnloadBehavior.Allow, 1000)]
+        [TestCase(false, UnloadBehavior.Never)]
+        public void TerminationSignal_Tests(bool disableTerminationSignals, UnloadBehavior unloadBehavior, int? workTestSleep = null)
+        {
+            this.RunInprocTestbed(new TestbedParameters()
+            {
+                ActivationType = ActivationType.CoCreateInstance,
+                DisableTerminationSignals = disableTerminationSignals,
+                UnloadBehavior = unloadBehavior,
+                Iterations = 10,
+                WorkTestSleepInterval = workTestSleep,
+            });
+        }
+
         private void RunInprocTestbed(TestbedParameters parameters, int timeout = 300000)
         {
             string builtParameters = string.Empty;
@@ -184,6 +207,11 @@ private void RunInprocTestbed(TestbedParameters parameters, int timeout = 300000
                 builtParameters += $"-work-test-sleep {parameters.WorkTestSleepInterval} ";
             }
 
+            if (parameters.DisableTerminationSignals)
+            {
+                builtParameters += $"-no-term ";
+            }
+
             var result = TestCommon.RunProcess(this.InprocTestbedPath, this.TargetPackageInformation, builtParameters, null, timeout, true);
             Assert.AreEqual(0, result.ExitCode);
         }
@@ -206,6 +234,8 @@ private class TestbedParameters
             internal int? Iterations { get; init; } = null;
 
             internal int? WorkTestSleepInterval { get; init; } = null;
+
+            internal bool DisableTerminationSignals { get; init; } = false;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ComInprocTestbed/PackageManager.cpp b/src/ComInprocTestbed/PackageManager.cpp
index bb4e0dc98a..574ae4b1ed 100644
--- a/src/ComInprocTestbed/PackageManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ComInprocTestbed/PackageManager.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ void SetUnloadPreference(bool value)
     PackageManagerSettings settings;
     settings.CanUnloadPreference(value);
 }
+void SetDisableTerminationSignals(bool value)
+{
+    PackageManagerSettings settings;
+    settings.TerminationSignalMonitoring(!value);
+}
 
 bool DetectForSystem(const TestParameters& testParameters)
 {
diff --git a/src/ComInprocTestbed/PackageManager.h b/src/ComInprocTestbed/PackageManager.h
index f589d21371..0ad82e64dd 100644
--- a/src/ComInprocTestbed/PackageManager.h
+++ b/src/ComInprocTestbed/PackageManager.h
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ void InitializePackageManagerGlobals();
 // Sets the module to prevent it from unloading.
 void SetUnloadPreference(bool value);
 
+// Sets the module to prevent it from listening to termination signals.
+void SetDisableTerminationSignals(bool value);
+
 // Attempts to detect the target package as installed for the system.
 bool DetectForSystem(const TestParameters& testParameters);
 
diff --git a/src/ComInprocTestbed/Tests.cpp b/src/ComInprocTestbed/Tests.cpp
index 8244403f15..95244506af 100644
--- a/src/ComInprocTestbed/Tests.cpp
+++ b/src/ComInprocTestbed/Tests.cpp
@@ -137,6 +137,15 @@ namespace
             }
         }
 
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    // Look for the set of termination signal monitoring objects that should be present after we have spun everything up.
+    // Returns true if all objects are found in the expected state.
+    bool SearchForTerminationSignalObjects(bool expectExist)
+    {
+        bool result = true;
+
         // Shutdown monitoring window
         bool foundWindow = false;
         EnumWindows(CheckForWinGetWindow, reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(&foundWindow));
@@ -251,6 +260,10 @@ TestParameters::TestParameters(int argc, const char** argv)
             ADVANCE_ARG_PARAMETER
             WorkTestSleepInterval = atoi(argv[i]);
         }
+        else if ("-no-term"sv == argv[i])
+        {
+            DisableTerminationSignals = true;
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -290,8 +303,6 @@ bool TestParameters::InitializeTestState() const
         return false;
     }
 
-    InitializePackageManagerGlobals();
-
     if (UnloadBehavior::Never == UnloadBehavior || UnloadBehavior::AtUninitialize == UnloadBehavior)
     {
         SetUnloadPreference(false);
@@ -300,6 +311,18 @@ bool TestParameters::InitializeTestState() const
     return true;
 }
 
+bool TestParameters::InitializeIterationState() const
+{
+    InitializePackageManagerGlobals();
+
+    if (DisableTerminationSignals)
+    {
+        SetDisableTerminationSignals(true);
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 std::unique_ptr<ITest> TestParameters::CreateTest() const
 {
     if ("unload_check"sv == TestToRun)
@@ -435,7 +458,8 @@ bool UnloadAndCheckForLeaks::RunIterationTest()
     std::cout << "UnloadAndCheckForLeaks::RunIterationTest\n";
 
     Snapshot beforeUnload;
-    if (!SearchForWellKnownObjects(true, beforeUnload))
+    if (!SearchForWellKnownObjects(true, beforeUnload) ||
+        !SearchForTerminationSignalObjects(!m_parameters.DisableTerminationSignals))
     {
         return false;
     }
@@ -445,7 +469,8 @@ bool UnloadAndCheckForLeaks::RunIterationTest()
     Snapshot afterUnload;
     m_iterationSnapshots.emplace_back(beforeUnload, afterUnload);
 
-    if (!SearchForWellKnownObjects(!m_parameters.UnloadExpected(), afterUnload))
+    if (!SearchForWellKnownObjects(!m_parameters.UnloadExpected(), afterUnload) ||
+        !SearchForTerminationSignalObjects(!m_parameters.UnloadExpected() && !m_parameters.DisableTerminationSignals))
     {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/ComInprocTestbed/Tests.h b/src/ComInprocTestbed/Tests.h
index 5e8afc0682..7de44c4af1 100644
--- a/src/ComInprocTestbed/Tests.h
+++ b/src/ComInprocTestbed/Tests.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ struct TestParameters
 
     bool InitializeTestState() const;
 
+    bool InitializeIterationState() const;
+
     std::unique_ptr<ITest> CreateTest() const;
 
     void UninitializeTestState() const;
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ struct TestParameters
     ActivationType ActivationType = ActivationType::ClassName;
     bool SkipClearFactories = false;
     DWORD WorkTestSleepInterval = 0;
+    bool DisableTerminationSignals = false;
 };
 
 // Captures a snapshot of current resource usage.
diff --git a/src/ComInprocTestbed/main.cpp b/src/ComInprocTestbed/main.cpp
index 50512a2e9a..1210ba0ae7 100644
--- a/src/ComInprocTestbed/main.cpp
+++ b/src/ComInprocTestbed/main.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) try
     {
         std::cout << "Begin iteration " << (i + 1) << std::endl;
 
+        if (!testParameters.InitializeIterationState())
+        {
+            return 2;
+        }
+
         if (test && !test->RunIterationWork())
         {
             return 3;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/CanUnload.cpp b/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/CanUnload.cpp
index 20e53ebaf6..bc03b3d027 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/CanUnload.cpp
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/CanUnload.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace winrt::Microsoft::Management::Deployment::implementation
 {
-    static bool s_canUnload = true;
+    static std::atomic_bool s_canUnload = true;
 
     void SetCanUnload(bool value)
     {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/PackageManager.idl b/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/PackageManager.idl
index 5bb9f196f2..da4976c3ac 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/PackageManager.idl
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/PackageManager.idl
@@ -1696,12 +1696,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.Management.Deployment
 
         [contract(Microsoft.Management.Deployment.WindowsPackageManagerContract, 28)]
         {
-            // Gets or sets a value indicating whether the caller would prefer the module to stay loaded or not.
-            // This affects how the DllCanUnloadNow function called by COM behaves. If set to false it will act as if
-            // there are active objects at all times. If set to true it will allow the unload when there are no
-            // active objects.
-            // Defaults to true.
+            /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the caller would prefer the module to stay loaded or not.
+            /// This affects how the DllCanUnloadNow function called by COM behaves. If set to false it will act as if
+            /// there are active objects at all times. If set to true it will allow the unload when there are no
+            /// active objects.
+            /// Defaults to true.
             Boolean CanUnloadPreference{ get; set; };
+
+            /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether the module should listen for termination signals (CTRL+C, window messages, package updates)
+            /// and begin the process of cancelling active operations and preventing new ones.
+            /// If set to false, the caller is responsible for handling these termination signals and cancelling active operations as necessary.
+            /// Set this to the desired state before any PackageManager operations. Changing it after the first operation for the process may have undefined behavior.
+            /// Defaults to true.
+            Boolean TerminationSignalMonitoring{ get; set; };
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/PackageManagerSettings.cpp b/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/PackageManagerSettings.cpp
index 65d58d1314..2cd2ac00cb 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/PackageManagerSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/PackageManagerSettings.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "PackageManagerSettings.g.cpp"
 #include "Helpers.h"
 #include "Public/CanUnload.h"
+#include "Public/ShutdownMonitoring.h"
 #include <winget/UserSettings.h>
 #include <AppInstallerRuntime.h>
 
@@ -65,7 +66,17 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Management::Deployment::implementation
 
     void PackageManagerSettings::CanUnloadPreference(bool value)
     {
-        return SetCanUnload(value);
+        SetCanUnload(value);
+    }
+
+    bool PackageManagerSettings::TerminationSignalMonitoring() const
+    {
+        return AppInstaller::ShutdownMonitoring::TerminationSignalHandler::Enabled();
+    }
+
+    void PackageManagerSettings::TerminationSignalMonitoring(bool value)
+    {
+        AppInstaller::ShutdownMonitoring::TerminationSignalHandler::Enabled(value);
     }
 
     CoCreatableMicrosoftManagementDeploymentClass(PackageManagerSettings);
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/PackageManagerSettings.h b/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/PackageManagerSettings.h
index 10bed57ac6..e258953d7f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/PackageManagerSettings.h
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Management.Deployment/PackageManagerSettings.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Management::Deployment::implementation
         // Contract 28
         bool CanUnloadPreference() const;
         void CanUnloadPreference(bool value);
+        bool TerminationSignalMonitoring() const;
+        void TerminationSignalMonitoring(bool value);
     };
 }