diff --git a/server/console.c b/server/console.c
index 2ca6bd4..ea262fd 100644
--- a/server/console.c
+++ b/server/console.c
@@ -481,6 +481,17 @@ int free_console( struct process *process )
     return 1;
 }
 
+void close_console( struct process* process)
+{
+    struct console_input* console = process->console;
+
+    if (console && console_input_is_bare(console) && --console->num_proc == 0)
+    {
+        process->console = NULL;
+        release_object(console);
+    }
+}
+
 /* let process inherit the console from parent... this handle two cases :
  *	1/ generic console inheritance
  *	2/ parent is a renderer which launches process, and process should attach to the console
diff --git a/server/process.c b/server/process.c
index a3aa586..10f4bd7 100644
--- a/server/process.c
+++ b/server/process.c
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ static void terminate_process( struct process *process, struct thread *skip, int
     struct thread *thread;
 
     grab_object( process );  /* make sure it doesn't get freed when threads die */
+    close_bare_console( process );
 restart:
     LIST_FOR_EACH_ENTRY( thread, &process->thread_list, struct thread, proc_entry )
     {
diff --git a/server/process.h b/server/process.h
index cee7be9..e8546e6 100644
--- a/server/process.h
+++ b/server/process.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ extern void enum_processes( int (*cb)(struct process*, void*), void *user);
 /* console functions */
 extern void inherit_console(struct thread *parent_thread, struct process *process, obj_handle_t hconin);
 extern int free_console( struct process *process );
+extern int close_bare_console( struct process *process );
 extern struct thread *console_get_renderer( struct console_input *console );
 
 /* process tracing mechanism to use */