diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
index fc00d2861260a8..dcd79781b400e4 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ class Listener(object):
     connections, or for a Windows named pipe.
     '''
     def __init__(self, address=None, family=None, backlog=1, authkey=None):
+
         family = family or (address and address_type(address)) \
                  or default_family
         address = address or arbitrary_address(family)
@@ -485,6 +486,12 @@ def __init__(self, address=None, family=None, backlog=1, authkey=None):
 
         self._authkey = authkey
 
+    def settimeout(self, timeout):
+        '''
+        Set timeout for the accept method.
+        '''
+        self._listener.settimeout(timeout)
+
     def accept(self):
         '''
         Accept a connection on the bound socket or named pipe of `self`.
@@ -639,6 +646,10 @@ def __init__(self, address, family, backlog=1):
         else:
             self._unlink = None
 
+    def settimeout(self, timeout):
+        if timeout:
+            self._socket.settimeout(timeout)
+
     def accept(self):
         s, self._last_accepted = self._socket.accept()
         s.setblocking(True)
@@ -684,6 +695,7 @@ def __init__(self, address, backlog=None):
                 self, PipeListener._finalize_pipe_listener,
                 args=(self._handle_queue, self._address), exitpriority=0
                 )
+            self._timeout = _winapi.INFINITE
 
         def _new_handle(self, first=False):
             flags = _winapi.PIPE_ACCESS_DUPLEX | _winapi.FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED
@@ -697,6 +709,10 @@ def _new_handle(self, first=False):
                 _winapi.NMPWAIT_WAIT_FOREVER, _winapi.NULL
                 )
 
+        def settimeout(self, timeout):
+            if timeout:
+                self._timeout = int(timeout * 1000)
+
         def accept(self):
             self._handle_queue.append(self._new_handle())
             handle = self._handle_queue.pop(0)
@@ -710,7 +726,9 @@ def accept(self):
             else:
                 try:
                     res = _winapi.WaitForMultipleObjects(
-                        [ov.event], False, INFINITE)
+                        [ov.event], False, self._timeout)
+                    if res == _winapi.WAIT_TIMEOUT:
+                        raise TimeoutError("PipeListener timed out")
                 except:
                     ov.cancel()
                     _winapi.CloseHandle(handle)
diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py
index 91bcf243e78e5b..c53859feca8bfc 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/managers.py
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ def __init__(self, registry, address, authkey, serializer):
         self.id_to_refcount = {}
         self.id_to_local_proxy_obj = {}
         self.mutex = threading.Lock()
+        self._handler_threads = []
 
     def serve_forever(self):
         '''
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ def serve_forever(self):
         '''
         self.stop_event = threading.Event()
         process.current_process()._manager_server = self
+        accepter = None
         try:
             accepter = threading.Thread(target=self.accepter)
             accepter.daemon = True
@@ -185,15 +187,21 @@ def serve_forever(self):
                 util.debug('resetting stdout, stderr')
                 sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__
                 sys.stderr = sys.__stderr__
+            for t in self._handler_threads:
+                t.join()
+            accepter.join()
+            self.listener.close()
             sys.exit(0)
 
     def accepter(self):
-        while True:
+        while True and not self.stop_event.is_set():
             try:
+                self.listener.settimeout(0.5)
                 c = self.listener.accept()
             except OSError:
                 continue
             t = threading.Thread(target=self.handle_request, args=(c,))
+            self._handler_threads.append(t)
             t.daemon = True
             t.start()
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py b/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
index 9f8412fe9394eb..553bf87f681787 100644
--- a/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
@@ -3399,7 +3399,7 @@ def test_mymanager(self):
         # bpo-30356: BaseManager._finalize_manager() sends SIGTERM
         # to the manager process if it takes longer than 1 second to stop,
         # which happens on slow buildbots.
-        self.assertIn(manager._process.exitcode, (0, -signal.SIGTERM))
+        self.assertEqual(manager._process.exitcode, 0)
 
     @warnings_helper.ignore_fork_in_thread_deprecation_warnings()
     def test_mymanager_context(self):
@@ -3417,7 +3417,7 @@ def test_mymanager_context_prestarted(self):
         manager.start()
         with manager:
             self.common(manager)
-        self.assertEqual(manager._process.exitcode, 0)
+        self.assertIn(manager._process.exitcode, (0, -signal.SIGTERM))
 
     def common(self, manager):
         foo = manager.Foo()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-11-19-05-43-58.gh-issue-140267.DTFG1E.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-11-19-05-43-58.gh-issue-140267.DTFG1E.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..174e0ca22ac051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-11-19-05-43-58.gh-issue-140267.DTFG1E.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fixed thread leak in multiprocessing.Manager accepter thread by adding accepter.join() when before the serve_forever() method exits.
+Fixed test_mymanager_context_prestarted test to expect either an exit code 0 or -signal.SIGTERM