diff --git a/switchboard/network.py b/switchboard/network.py
index dd0875f5..b8b497f3 100644
--- a/switchboard/network.py
+++ b/switchboard/network.py
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ def __init__(self, cmdline=False, tool: str = 'verilator', trace: bool = False,
 
         self.name = name
 
+        # keep track of processes started
+        self.process_collection = ProcessCollection()
+
         if cleanup:
             import atexit
 
@@ -520,10 +523,6 @@ def simulate(self, start_delay=None, run=None, intf_objs=True, plusargs=None):
         if plusargs is None:
             plusargs = []
 
-        # keep track of processes started
-
-        process_collection = ProcessCollection()
-
         # create interface objects
 
         if self.single_netlist:
@@ -538,7 +537,7 @@ def simulate(self, start_delay=None, run=None, intf_objs=True, plusargs=None):
                 plusargs = plusargs_processed
             process = self.dut.simulate(start_delay=start_delay, run=run,
                 intf_objs=intf_objs, plusargs=plusargs)
-            process_collection.add(process)
+            self.process_collection.add(process)
 
             if intf_objs:
                 self.intfs = self.dut.intfs
@@ -590,14 +589,21 @@ def simulate(self, start_delay=None, run=None, intf_objs=True, plusargs=None):
                 process = block.simulate(start_delay=start_delay, run=inst.name,
                     intf_objs=False, plusargs=inst_plusargs)
 
-                process_collection.add(process)
+                self.process_collection.add(process)
 
         # start TCP bridges as needed
         for tcp_kwargs in self.tcp_intfs.values():
             process = start_tcp_bridge(**tcp_kwargs)
-            process_collection.add(process)
+            self.process_collection.add(process)
+
+        return self.process_collection
 
-        return process_collection
+    def terminate(
+        self,
+        stop_timeout=10,
+        use_sigint=False
+    ):
+        self.process_collection.terminate(stop_timeout=stop_timeout, use_sigint=use_sigint)
 
     def generate_inst_name(self, prefix):
         if prefix not in self.inst_name_counters:
diff --git a/switchboard/sbdut.py b/switchboard/sbdut.py
index 3ef04f5e..90562d6f 100644
--- a/switchboard/sbdut.py
+++ b/switchboard/sbdut.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from .switchboard import path as sb_path
 from .verilator import verilator_run
 from .icarus import icarus_build_vpi, icarus_find_vpi, icarus_run
-from .util import plusargs_to_args, binary_run
+from .util import plusargs_to_args, binary_run, ProcessCollection
 from .xyce import xyce_flags
 from .ams import make_ams_spice_wrapper, make_ams_verilog_wrapper, parse_spice_subckts
 from .autowrap import (normalize_clocks, normalize_interfaces, normalize_resets, normalize_tieoffs,
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.intfs = {}
 
+        # keep track of processes started
+        self.process_collection = ProcessCollection()
+
         # simulator-agnostic settings
 
         if builddir is None:
@@ -614,10 +617,20 @@ def simulate(
                     args=plusargs_to_args(plusargs) + args
                 )
 
+        # Add newly created Popen object to subprocess list
+        self.process_collection.add(p)
+
         # return a Popen object that one can wait() on
 
         return p
 
+    def terminate(
+        self,
+        stop_timeout=10,
+        use_sigint=False
+    ):
+        self.process_collection.terminate(stop_timeout=stop_timeout, use_sigint=use_sigint)
+
     def input_analog(
         self,
         filename: str,
diff --git a/switchboard/util.py b/switchboard/util.py
index 2332061b..704fee64 100644
--- a/switchboard/util.py
+++ b/switchboard/util.py
@@ -97,3 +97,35 @@ def wait(self):
                 process.join()
             else:
                 raise Exception(f'Unknown process type: {type(process)}')
+
+    def terminate(
+        self,
+        stop_timeout=10,
+        use_sigint=False
+    ):
+        if not self.processes:
+            return
+
+        for p in self.processes:
+            if isinstance(p, ProcessCollection):
+                p.terminate(stop_timeout=stop_timeout, use_sigint=use_sigint)
+            else:
+                poll = p.poll()
+                if poll is not None:
+                    # process has stopped
+                    return
+
+                if use_sigint:
+                    try:
+                        p.send_signal(signal.SIGINT)
+                        p.wait(stop_timeout)
+                        return
+                    except:  # noqa: E722
+                        # if there is an exception for any reason, including
+                        # Ctrl-C during the wait() call, want to make sure
+                        # that the process is actually terminated
+                        pass
+
+                # if we get to this point, the process is still running
+                # and sigint didn't work (or we didn't try it)
+                p.terminate()