diff --git a/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/core/config.cpp b/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/core/config.cpp
index 3441a99f56..26deb03581 100644
--- a/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/core/config.cpp
+++ b/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/core/config.cpp
@@ -838,6 +838,18 @@ configure_settings(bool _init)
         "starting with '_' or containing '::_M'.",
         true, "causal", "analysis", "advanced");
 
+    ROCPROFSYS_CONFIG_SETTING(int, "ROCPROFSYS_KILL_DELAY",
+                              "Delay (in seconds) before terminating the process "
+                              "after a kill signal is received.",
+                              0, "process", "advanced");
+
+    auto kill_delay_config = _config->find("ROCPROFSYS_KILL_DELAY")->second;
+    auto kill_delay_value  = kill_delay_config->get<int>().second;
+    if(kill_delay_value < 0)
+    {
+        kill_delay_config->set(0);
+    }
+
     // set the defaults
     _config->get_flamegraph_output()     = false;
     _config->get_ctest_notes()           = false;
@@ -2556,6 +2568,13 @@ get_caching_perfetto()
     return static_cast<tim::tsettings<bool>&>(*_v).get();
 }
 
+int
+get_kill_delay()
+{
+    static auto _v = get_config()->find("ROCPROFSYS_KILL_DELAY");
+    return static_cast<tim::tsettings<int>&>(*_v->second).get();
+}
+
 tmp_file::tmp_file(std::string _v)
 : filename{ std::move(_v) }
 {}
diff --git a/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/core/config.hpp b/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/core/config.hpp
index ddde939d13..49982e72d6 100644
--- a/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/core/config.hpp
+++ b/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/core/config.hpp
@@ -358,6 +358,9 @@ get_trace_thread_join();
 bool
 get_use_tmp_files();
 
+int
+get_kill_delay();
+
 std::string
 get_tmpdir();
 
diff --git a/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/components/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/components/CMakeLists.txt
index fb758625fd..a1a30d73f1 100644
--- a/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ set(component_sources
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cpu_freq.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/exit_gotcha.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/fork_gotcha.cpp
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/kill_gotcha.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/mpi_gotcha.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/numa_gotcha.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/vaapi_gotcha.cpp
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ set(component_headers
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ensure_storage.hpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/exit_gotcha.hpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/fork_gotcha.hpp
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/kill_gotcha.hpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/mpip.hpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/mpi_gotcha.hpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/numa_gotcha.hpp
diff --git a/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/components/kill_gotcha.cpp b/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/components/kill_gotcha.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d5f823665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/components/kill_gotcha.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// MIT License
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2022-2025 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+#include "kill_gotcha.hpp"
+#include "core/config.hpp"
+#include "core/debug.hpp"
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+namespace rocprofsys
+{
+namespace component
+{
+void
+kill_gotcha::configure()
+{
+    kill_gotcha_t::get_initializer() = []() {
+        kill_gotcha_t::configure<0, int, pid_t, int>("kill");
+    };
+}
+
+int
+kill_gotcha::operator()(const gotcha_data& _data, kill_func_t _func, pid_t _pid,
+                        int _sig) const
+{
+    // When profiling multi-process applications where a parent process sends SIGKILL to
+    // child processes, the termination can occur before the profiler has a chance to
+    // flush collected data. This introduces a configurable delay before SIGKILL
+    // signals are forwarded, allowing profiling data to be captured before process
+    // termination.
+    // NOTE: This is a workaround.
+
+    auto kill_delay = get_kill_delay();
+    if(kill_delay > 0)
+    {
+        auto _self_pid = getpid();
+
+        if(_sig == SIGKILL && _pid != _self_pid && _pid > 0)
+        {
+            ROCPROFSYS_DEBUG("[kill_gotcha] Intercepted '%s(%d, SIGKILL)' triggered from "
+                             "process with id: %d. Sleeping for %d seconds...\n",
+                             _data.tool_id.c_str(), _pid, _self_pid, kill_delay);
+
+            ::sleep(kill_delay);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return (*_func)(_pid, _sig);
+}
+}  // namespace component
+}  // namespace rocprofsys
diff --git a/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/components/kill_gotcha.hpp b/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/components/kill_gotcha.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a93f6ac0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/components/kill_gotcha.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// MIT License
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2022-2025 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "core/defines.hpp"
+
+#include <timemory/components/base.hpp>
+#include <timemory/components/gotcha/backends.hpp>
+
+#include <csignal>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+namespace rocprofsys
+{
+namespace component
+{
+struct kill_gotcha : tim::component::base<kill_gotcha, void>
+{
+    static constexpr size_t gotcha_capacity = 1;
+
+    using gotcha_data = tim::component::gotcha_data;
+    using kill_func_t = int (*)(pid_t, int);
+
+    ROCPROFSYS_DEFAULT_OBJECT(kill_gotcha)
+
+    static std::string label() { return "kill_gotcha"; }
+
+    static void configure();
+
+    static inline void start() {}
+    static inline void stop() {}
+
+    int operator()(const gotcha_data&, kill_func_t, pid_t, int) const;
+};
+}  // namespace component
+
+using kill_gotcha_t = tim::component::gotcha<component::kill_gotcha::gotcha_capacity,
+                                             std::tuple<>, component::kill_gotcha>;
+}  // namespace rocprofsys
diff --git a/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/runtime.cpp b/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/runtime.cpp
index c80b4172ce..df56740424 100644
--- a/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/runtime.cpp
+++ b/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/runtime.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ setup_gotchas()
     component::mpi_gotcha::configure();
     component::exit_gotcha::configure();
     component::fork_gotcha::configure();
+    component::kill_gotcha::configure();
 }
 }  // namespace
 
diff --git a/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/runtime.hpp b/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/runtime.hpp
index 5bb8af63ef..3274f37509 100644
--- a/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/runtime.hpp
+++ b/projects/rocprofiler-systems/source/lib/rocprof-sys/library/runtime.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "library/causal/components/causal_gotcha.hpp"
 #include "library/components/exit_gotcha.hpp"
 #include "library/components/fork_gotcha.hpp"
+#include "library/components/kill_gotcha.hpp"
 #include "library/components/mpi_gotcha.hpp"
 #include "library/components/numa_gotcha.hpp"
 #include "library/components/pthread_gotcha.hpp"
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ namespace rocprofsys
 {
 // started during preinit phase
 using preinit_bundle_t =
-    tim::lightweight_tuple<exit_gotcha_t, fork_gotcha_t, mpi_gotcha_t>;
+    tim::lightweight_tuple<exit_gotcha_t, fork_gotcha_t, mpi_gotcha_t, kill_gotcha_t>;
 
 // started during init phase
 using init_bundle_t = tim::lightweight_tuple<causal::component::causal_gotcha,