diff --git a/include/client.hpp b/include/client.hpp
index 5965f7cd..ec3866ad 100644
--- a/include/client.hpp
+++ b/include/client.hpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class Client {
   static void handleOutputDescription(void *, struct zxdg_output_v1 *, const char *);
   void        handleMonitorAdded(Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Monitor> monitor);
   void        handleMonitorRemoved(Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Monitor> monitor);
+  void        handleDeferredMonitorRemoval(Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Monitor> monitor);
 
   Json::Value                     config_;
   Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::StyleContext> style_context_;
diff --git a/include/util/command.hpp b/include/util/command.hpp
index 52655581..3a38da36 100644
--- a/include/util/command.hpp
+++ b/include/util/command.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#ifdef __linux__
+#include <sys/prctl.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+#include <sys/procctl.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <array>
 
 extern std::mutex reap_mtx;
@@ -77,6 +84,18 @@ inline FILE* open(const std::string& cmd, int& pid) {
     // Reset sigmask
     err = pthread_sigmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &mask, nullptr);
     if (err != 0) spdlog::error("pthread_sigmask in open failed: {}", strerror(err));
+    // Kill child if Waybar exits
+    int deathsig = SIGTERM;
+#ifdef __linux__
+    if (prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, deathsig) != 0) {
+      spdlog::error("prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG) in open failed: {}", strerror(errno));
+    }
+#endif
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+    if (procctl(P_PID, 0, PROC_PDEATHSIG_CTL, reinterpret_cast<void*>(&deathsig)) == -1) {
+      spdlog::error("procctl(PROC_PDEATHSIG_CTL) in open failed: {}", strerror(errno));
+    }
+#endif
     ::close(fd[0]);
     dup2(fd[1], 1);
     setpgid(child_pid, child_pid);
diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index fcfcd98c..1c48c813 100644
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -179,6 +179,16 @@ void waybar::Client::handleMonitorAdded(Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Monitor> monitor) {
 
 void waybar::Client::handleMonitorRemoved(Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Monitor> monitor) {
   spdlog::debug("Output removed: {} {}", monitor->get_manufacturer(), monitor->get_model());
+  /* This event can be triggered from wl_display_roundtrip called by GTK or our code.
+   * Defer destruction of bars for the output to the next iteration of the event loop to avoid
+   * deleting objects referenced by currently executed code.
+   */
+  Glib::signal_idle().connect_once(
+      sigc::bind(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Client::handleDeferredMonitorRemoval), monitor),
+      Glib::PRIORITY_HIGH_IDLE);
+}
+
+void waybar::Client::handleDeferredMonitorRemoval(Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Monitor> monitor) {
   for (auto it = bars.begin(); it != bars.end();) {
     if ((*it)->output->monitor == monitor) {
       auto output_name = (*it)->output->name;