diff --git a/.changes/fix-no-watch-dev-server-kill.md b/.changes/fix-no-watch-dev-server-kill.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9bb0d0be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fix-no-watch-dev-server-kill.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"tauri-cli": patch:bug
+"@tauri-apps/cli": patch:bug
+---
+
+Wait for dev server to exit before exiting the CLI when the app is closed on `tauri dev --no-watch`.
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/interface/rust.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/interface/rust.rs
index c52c4f508..067dd5ca3 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/interface/rust.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/interface/rust.rs
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ impl Interface for Rust {
     if options.no_watch {
       let (tx, rx) = sync_channel(1);
       self.run_dev(options, run_args, move |status, reason| {
+        on_exit(status, reason);
         tx.send(()).unwrap();
-        on_exit(status, reason)
       })?;
 
       rx.recv().unwrap();