diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fbd9cdfcf1b..31eb879b300 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES(sys/types.h LMMS_HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H)
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES(sys/ipc.h LMMS_HAVE_SYS_IPC_H)
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES(sys/time.h LMMS_HAVE_SYS_TIME_H)
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES(sys/times.h LMMS_HAVE_SYS_TIMES_H)
+CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES(sys/prctl.h LMMS_HAVE_SYS_PRCTL_H)
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES(sched.h LMMS_HAVE_SCHED_H)
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES(sys/soundcard.h LMMS_HAVE_SYS_SOUNDCARD_H)
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES(soundcard.h LMMS_HAVE_SOUNDCARD_H)
diff --git a/src/core/main.cpp b/src/core/main.cpp
index 650ceab578f..b970997eff5 100644
--- a/src/core/main.cpp
+++ b/src/core/main.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef LMMS_HAVE_SYS_PRCTL_H
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <csignal>
 
 #include "MainApplication.h"
@@ -293,6 +297,15 @@ int main( int argc, char * * argv )
 	qInstallMessageHandler(consoleMessageHandler);
 #endif
 
+#if defined(LMMS_HAVE_SYS_PRCTL_H) && defined(PR_SET_CHILD_SUBREAPER)
+	// Set the "child subreaper" attribute so that plugin child processes remain as lmms'
+	// children even when some wrapper process exits, as it may happen with wine
+	if (prctl(PR_SET_CHILD_SUBREAPER, 1))
+	{
+		perror("prctl(PR_SET_CHILD_SUBREAPER)");
+	}
+#endif
+
 	// initialize memory managers
 	NotePlayHandleManager::init();
 
diff --git a/src/lmmsconfig.h.in b/src/lmmsconfig.h.in
index 89db21a7bfb..1510a36ec05 100644
--- a/src/lmmsconfig.h.in
+++ b/src/lmmsconfig.h.in
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #cmakedefine LMMS_HAVE_SEMAPHORE_H
 #cmakedefine LMMS_HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
 #cmakedefine LMMS_HAVE_SYS_TIMES_H
+#cmakedefine LMMS_HAVE_SYS_PRCTL_H
 #cmakedefine LMMS_HAVE_SCHED_H
 #cmakedefine LMMS_HAVE_SYS_SOUNDCARD_H
 #cmakedefine LMMS_HAVE_SOUNDCARD_H