diff --git a/src/libstore/daemon.cc b/src/libstore/daemon.cc
index 4d1c9078f..d3cbc92a2 100644
--- a/src/libstore/daemon.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/daemon.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "nix/store/gc-store.hh"
 #include "nix/store/log-store.hh"
 #include "nix/store/indirect-root-store.hh"
+#include "nix/store/remote-store.hh"
 #include "nix/store/path-with-outputs.hh"
 #include "nix/util/finally.hh"
 #include "nix/util/archive.hh"
@@ -1026,6 +1027,16 @@ void processConnection(ref<Store> store, FdSource && from, FdSink && to, Trusted
     auto monitor = !recursive ? std::make_unique<MonitorFdHup>(from.fd) : nullptr;
     (void) monitor; // suppress warning
     ReceiveInterrupts receiveInterrupts;
+
+    /* When interrupted (e.g., SSH client disconnects), shutdown any downstream
+       store connections to break circular waits. This fixes deadlocks where the
+       daemon is waiting for a response from a downstream store while the downstream
+       is waiting for more data from this daemon. */
+    auto shutdownStoreOnInterrupt = createInterruptCallback([&store]() {
+        if (auto remoteStore = dynamic_cast<RemoteStore *>(&*store)) {
+            remoteStore->shutdownConnections();
+        }
+    });
 #endif
 
     /* Exchange the greeting. */
diff --git a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/remote-store.hh b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/remote-store.hh
index b152e054b..33f518fe9 100644
--- a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/remote-store.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/remote-store.hh
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 ///@file
 
 #include <limits>
+#include <set>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "nix/store/store-api.hh"
+#include "nix/util/sync.hh"
+#include "nix/util/file-descriptor.hh"
 #include "nix/store/gc-store.hh"
 #include "nix/store/log-store.hh"
 
@@ -153,6 +156,13 @@ struct RemoteStore : public virtual Store, public virtual GcStore, public virtua
 
     void flushBadConnections();
 
+    /**
+     * Shutdown all connections (both idle and in-use) to break any blocking I/O.
+     * This is called on interrupt to allow graceful termination when the client
+     * disconnects during a long-running operation.
+     */
+    void shutdownConnections();
+
     struct Connection;
 
     ref<Connection> openConnectionWrapper();
@@ -191,6 +201,12 @@ private:
 
     std::atomic_bool failed{false};
 
+    /**
+     * Track all active connection file descriptors (both idle and in-use).
+     * Used by shutdownConnections() to break blocking I/O on interrupt.
+     */
+    Sync<std::set<Descriptor>> connectionFds;
+
     void copyDrvsFromEvalStore(const std::vector<DerivedPath> & paths, std::shared_ptr<Store> evalStore);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
index 6d1204570..22af53ae8 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 #include "nix/store/filetransfer.hh"
 #include "nix/util/signals.hh"
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
+#  include <sys/socket.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
 namespace nix {
@@ -38,6 +42,8 @@ RemoteStore::RemoteStore(const Config & config)
                       failed = true;
                       throw;
                   }
+                  /* Track the connection FD for shutdownConnections() */
+                  connectionFds.lock()->insert(conn->from.fd);
                   return conn;
               },
               [this](const ref<Connection> & r) {
@@ -797,6 +803,20 @@ void RemoteStore::flushBadConnections()
     connections->flushBad();
 }
 
+void RemoteStore::shutdownConnections()
+{
+#ifndef _WIN32
+    auto fds = connectionFds.lock();
+    for (auto fd : *fds) {
+        /* Use shutdown() instead of close() to signal EOF to any blocking
+           reads/writes without actually closing the FD (which would cause
+           issues if the connection is still in use). This breaks circular
+           waits when the client disconnects during long-running operations. */
+        ::shutdown(fromDescriptorReadOnly(fd), SHUT_RDWR);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
 void RemoteStore::narFromPath(const StorePath & path, Sink & sink)
 {
     auto conn(getConnection());