diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/errors/shell_error.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/errors/shell_error.rs
index a8ca52142c..e201915fcf 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/errors/shell_error.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/errors/shell_error.rs
@@ -876,6 +876,21 @@ pub enum ShellError {
         span: Span,
     },
 
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    /// An I/O operation failed.
+    ///
+    /// ## Resolution
+    ///
+    /// This is a generic error. Refer to the specific error message for further details.
+    #[error("program coredump error")]
+    #[diagnostic(code(nu::shell::coredump_error))]
+    CoredumpErrorSpanned {
+        msg: String,
+        signal: i32,
+        #[label("{msg}")]
+        span: Span,
+    },
+
     /// Tried to `cd` to a path that isn't a directory.
     ///
     /// ## Resolution
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/process/child.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/process/child.rs
index cc74b40fc1..08da7e704c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/process/child.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/process/child.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,21 @@ impl ExitStatusFuture {
             ExitStatusFuture::Finished(Err(err)) => Err(err.as_ref().clone()),
             ExitStatusFuture::Running(receiver) => {
                 let code = match receiver.recv() {
-                    Ok(Ok(status)) => Ok(status),
+                    Ok(Ok(status)) => {
+                        #[cfg(unix)]
+                        if let ExitStatus::Signaled {
+                            signal,
+                            core_dumped: true,
+                        } = status
+                        {
+                            return Err(ShellError::CoredumpErrorSpanned {
+                                msg: format!("coredump detected. received signal: {signal}"),
+                                signal,
+                                span,
+                            });
+                        }
+                        Ok(status)
+                    }
                     Ok(Err(err)) => Err(ShellError::IOErrorSpanned {
                         msg: format!("failed to get exit code: {err:?}"),
                         span,