diff --git a/src/windows/common/WSLAProcessLauncher.cpp b/src/windows/common/WSLAProcessLauncher.cpp
index 84a3cf4..e95e110 100644
--- a/src/windows/common/WSLAProcessLauncher.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/common/WSLAProcessLauncher.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ std::string WSLAProcessLauncher::FormatResult(const RunningWSLAProcess::ProcessR
         stdErr != result.Output.end() ? stdErr->second : "<none>");
 }
 
+std::pair<int, bool> RunningWSLAProcess::Wait(DWORD TimeoutMs)
+{
+    THROW_HR_IF(HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_TIMEOUT), !GetExitEvent().wait(TimeoutMs));
+    return GetExitState();
+}
+
 RunningWSLAProcess::ProcessResult RunningWSLAProcess::WaitAndCaptureOutput(DWORD TimeoutMs, std::vector<std::unique_ptr<relay::OverlappedIOHandle>>&& ExtraHandles)
 {
     RunningWSLAProcess::ProcessResult result;
diff --git a/src/windows/common/WSLAProcessLauncher.h b/src/windows/common/WSLAProcessLauncher.h
index e86b068..c895662 100644
--- a/src/windows/common/WSLAProcessLauncher.h
+++ b/src/windows/common/WSLAProcessLauncher.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
     DEFAULT_MOVABLE(RunningWSLAProcess);
 
     ProcessResult WaitAndCaptureOutput(DWORD TimeoutMs = INFINITE, std::vector<std::unique_ptr<relay::OverlappedIOHandle>>&& ExtraHandles = {});
+    std::pair<int, bool> Wait(DWORD TimeoutMs = INFINITE);
     virtual wil::unique_handle GetStdHandle(int Index) = 0;
     virtual wil::unique_event GetExitEvent() = 0;
     std::pair<int, bool> GetExitState();