diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
index a0898a506..63d65b3ef 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
@@ -81,7 +81,11 @@ class Flow {
         /** @type {Number} */
         this.shutdownTimeout = 10000; // 10s
         /** @type {null|(() => void)} */
+        this.cancelShutdown = null;
+        /** @type {null|(() => void)} */
         this.shutdown = null;
+        /** @type {boolean} */
+        this.failFast = false;
         /** @type {string[]} */
         this.messageInitiatorNodes = [];
         /** @type {Record<string, string[]>} */
@@ -366,6 +370,9 @@ class Flow {
             }
         }
 
+        this.shutdown = null;
+        this.cancelShutdown = null;
+        this.failFast = this.flow.failFast || false;
         this.messageInitiatorNodes = this.flow.messageInitiatorNodes || [];
         this.shutdownScope = this.flow.shutdownScope?.map((id) => activeFlows[id]) || null;
         if (typeof this.flow.shutdownTimeout === "number") {
@@ -526,6 +533,9 @@ class Flow {
             /** @type {NodeJS.Timeout|null} */
             let timer = null;
             const timeoutPromise = new Promise((_resolve, reject) => {
+                if (this.failFast && this.shutdownScope) {
+                    this.cancelShutdown = () => reject("Graceful shutdown cancelled");
+                }
                 timer = setTimeout(() => reject("Graceful shutdown timed out"), this.shutdownTimeout);
             });
             const start = Date.now();
@@ -537,6 +547,14 @@ class Flow {
                 }).catch((error) => {
                     clearTimeout(timer);
                     this.error(Log._("nodes.flows.stopping-error", { message: error }));
+                    if (this.failFast && this.shutdownScope) {
+                        this.shutdownScope.forEach((flow) => {
+                            if (flow instanceof Flow && flow.cancelShutdown && flow.id !== this.id) {
+                                // Cancel other flow shutdown if this one fails
+                                flow.cancelShutdown();
+                            }
+                        });
+                    }
                 });
 
             if (this.shutdown) {