diff --git a/taskiq/cli/worker/run.py b/taskiq/cli/worker/run.py
index 1443163d..c8f285bc 100644
--- a/taskiq/cli/worker/run.py
+++ b/taskiq/cli/worker/run.py
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ def start_listen(args: WorkerArgs) -> None:
             format=args.log_format,
         )
 
+    if uvloop is not None:
+        logger.debug("UVLOOP found. Using it as async runner")
+        loop = uvloop.new_event_loop()  # type: ignore
+    else:
+        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+
+    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+
     def interrupt_handler(signum: int, _frame: Any) -> None:
         """
         Signal handler.
@@ -107,7 +115,7 @@ def interrupt_handler(signum: int, _frame: Any) -> None:
         nonlocal shutdown_event
         nonlocal hardkill_counter
         # Soft kill is a signal to start shutdown.
-        shutdown_event.set()
+        loop.call_soon_threadsafe(shutdown_event.set)
         # Hard kill is a signal that we should stop
         # everything immediately.
         if hardkill_counter > args.hardkill_count:
@@ -120,14 +128,6 @@ def interrupt_handler(signum: int, _frame: Any) -> None:
     if sys.platform != "win32":
         signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, interrupt_handler)
 
-    if uvloop is not None:
-        logger.debug("UVLOOP found. Using it as async runner")
-        loop = uvloop.new_event_loop()  # type: ignore
-    else:
-        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
-
-    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
-
     # This option signals that current
     # broker is running as a worker.
     # We must set this field before importing tasks,
diff --git a/tests/cli/worker/test_worker_logging.py b/tests/cli/worker/test_worker_logging.py
index d970876e..6d5f8e39 100644
--- a/tests/cli/worker/test_worker_logging.py
+++ b/tests/cli/worker/test_worker_logging.py
@@ -120,3 +120,43 @@ def test_worker_process_logs_listening_started(
         assert wait_for_output(process, "Listening started.")
     finally:
         stop(process)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    sys.platform == "win32",
+    reason="Worker processes can't be stopped with SIGTERM on Windows.",
+)
+def test_idle_worker_stops_on_sigterm(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """
+    An idle worker shuts down when the main process gets SIGTERM.
+
+    Without uvloop, the event loop waiting for a message doesn't wake up
+    on its own, so the worker's signal handler has to wake it up.
+    """
+    (tmp_path / "idle_broker.py").write_text(BROKER_MODULE)
+    (tmp_path / "run_cli.py").write_text(CLI_RUNNER)
+    # Shadows uvloop, so the worker uses the default asyncio event loop.
+    (tmp_path / "uvloop.py").write_text("raise ImportError")
+    process = subprocess.Popen(
+        [
+            sys.executable,
+            "run_cli.py",
+            "default",
+            "worker",
+            "idle_broker:broker",
+            "--workers",
+            "1",
+            "--log-level",
+            "INFO",
+        ],
+        cwd=tmp_path,
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    try:
+        assert wait_for_output(process, "Listening started.")
+        process.send_signal(signal.SIGTERM)
+        assert process.wait(timeout=10) == 0
+    finally:
+        stop(process)