diff --git a/Kernel/Process.cpp b/Kernel/Process.cpp
index aede604637..135e7ebcb8 100644
--- a/Kernel/Process.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Process.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <Kernel/Memory/AnonymousVMObject.h>
 #include <Kernel/Memory/PageDirectory.h>
 #include <Kernel/Memory/SharedInodeVMObject.h>
+#include <Kernel/Panic.h>
 #include <Kernel/PerformanceEventBuffer.h>
 #include <Kernel/PerformanceManager.h>
 #include <Kernel/Process.h>
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ namespace Kernel {
 
 static void create_signal_trampoline();
 
+extern ProcessID g_init_pid;
+
 RecursiveSpinlock g_profiling_lock;
 static Atomic<pid_t> next_pid;
 static Singleton<SpinlockProtected<Process::List>> s_all_instances;
@@ -609,6 +612,9 @@ void Process::finalize()
     if (veil_state() == VeilState::Dropped)
         dbgln("\x1b[01;31mProcess '{}' exited with the veil left open\x1b[0m", name());
 
+    if (g_init_pid != 0 && pid() == g_init_pid)
+        PANIC("Init process quit unexpectedly. Exit code: {}", m_protected_values.termination_status);
+
     if (is_dumpable()) {
         if (m_should_generate_coredump) {
             auto result = dump_core();
diff --git a/Kernel/init.cpp b/Kernel/init.cpp
index 4c814cc9c2..3e11be2bf1 100644
--- a/Kernel/init.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/init.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ extern "C" [[noreturn]] void init(BootInfo const&);
 
 READONLY_AFTER_INIT VirtualConsole* tty0;
 
+ProcessID g_init_pid { 0 };
+
 static Processor s_bsp_processor; // global but let's keep it "private"
 
 // SerenityOS Kernel C++ entry point :^)
@@ -374,6 +376,8 @@ void init_stage2(void*)
     if (init_or_error.is_error())
         PANIC("init_stage2: Error spawning init process: {}", init_or_error.error());
 
+    g_init_pid = init_or_error.value()->pid();
+
     thread->set_priority(THREAD_PRIORITY_HIGH);
 
     if (boot_profiling) {