diff --git a/src/hypercorn/__main__.py b/src/hypercorn/__main__.py
index aed33b12..28826800 100644
--- a/src/hypercorn/__main__.py
+++ b/src/hypercorn/__main__.py
@@ -215,6 +215,19 @@ def _convert_verify_mode(value: str) -> ssl.VerifyMode:
         default=sentinel,
         type=int,
     )
+    daemon_group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    daemon_group.add_argument(
+        "--daemon",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Spawn workers in daemon mode"
+    )
+    daemon_group.add_argument(
+        "--no-daemon",
+        action="store_false",
+        dest="daemon",
+        help="Spawn workers in normal mode (without daemon)"
+    )
+    parser.set_defaults(daemon=True)
     args = parser.parse_args(sys_args or sys.argv[1:])
     config = _load_config(args.config)
     config.application_path = args.application
@@ -301,6 +314,8 @@ def _convert_verify_mode(value: str) -> ssl.VerifyMode:
     if len(args.server_names) > 0:
         config.server_names = args.server_names
 
+    config.daemon = args.daemon
+
     return run(config)
 
 
diff --git a/src/hypercorn/config.py b/src/hypercorn/config.py
index 71d5b2ef..ce56350f 100644
--- a/src/hypercorn/config.py
+++ b/src/hypercorn/config.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class Config:
     _quic_addresses: List[Tuple] = []
     _log: Optional[Logger] = None
     _root_path: str = ""
+    _daemon: bool = True
 
     access_log_format = '%(h)s %(l)s %(l)s %(t)s "%(r)s" %(s)s %(b)s "%(f)s" "%(a)s"'
     accesslog: Union[logging.Logger, str, None] = None
@@ -118,6 +119,14 @@ def set_cert_reqs(self, value: int) -> None:
 
     cert_reqs = property(None, set_cert_reqs)
 
+    @property
+    def daemon(self) -> bool:
+        return self._daemon
+
+    @daemon.setter
+    def daemon(self, value: bool) -> None:
+        self._daemon = value
+
     @property
     def log(self) -> Logger:
         if self._log is None:
diff --git a/src/hypercorn/run.py b/src/hypercorn/run.py
index cfe801aa..36b41b79 100644
--- a/src/hypercorn/run.py
+++ b/src/hypercorn/run.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def _populate(
             target=worker_func,
             kwargs={"config": config, "shutdown_event": shutdown_event, "sockets": sockets},
         )
-        process.daemon = True
+        process.daemon = config.daemon
         try:
             process.start()
         except PicklingError as error: