diff --git a/options/custom/programs/nautilus.nix b/options/custom/programs/nautilus.nix
index c95932c..71309fe 100644
--- a/options/custom/programs/nautilus.nix
+++ b/options/custom/programs/nautilus.nix
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ in {
             ExecStop = "${nautilus} --quit";
             Restart = "always"; #!! Benign exceptions cause nautilus to exit
             Type = "dbus";
+
+            # HACK: Allow child processes to live, otherwise applications launched through service are killed on stop
+            # https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd.kill.html#KillMode=
+            KillMode = "process";
           };
         };