diff --git a/src/client/testing/testController/common/utils.ts b/src/client/testing/testController/common/utils.ts
index 583d57648548..7d714253a182 100644
--- a/src/client/testing/testController/common/utils.ts
+++ b/src/client/testing/testController/common/utils.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ export function createTestingDeferred(): Deferred<void> {
 // platform-specific named-pipe quirks) so the adapter's `finally` block can never hang.
 export const RESULT_PIPE_DRAIN_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000;
 
+// Grace period (ms) to allow buffered results to drain after cancellation
+// or subprocess termination before closing the result pipe when `reader.onClose`
+// does not fire (such as non-blocking FIFO sockets on macOS).
+export const RESULT_PIPE_DRAIN_GRACE_PERIOD_MS = 100;
+
 /**
  * Awaits `deferred.promise` but resolves after at most `timeoutMs` so callers
  * cannot hang indefinitely if the underlying event source never fires.
@@ -119,18 +124,39 @@ export async function startRunResultNamedPipe(
     traceVerbose('Starting Test Result named pipe');
     const pipeName: string = generateRandomPipeName('python-test-results');
 
-    // `cancellationToken` only cancels pipe creation; disposal is driven by
-    // `reader.onClose` so buffered results are not dropped on cancel.
+    // `cancellationToken` cancels pipe creation immediately. On cancellation or subprocess
+    // completion, a brief drain window is started so buffered messages are delivered before
+    // disposal when `reader.onClose` never fires (e.g. non-blocking FIFOs on macOS).
     const reader = await createReaderPipe(pipeName, cancellationToken);
     traceVerbose(`Test Results named pipe ${pipeName} connected`);
+    let drainTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
     let disposables: Disposable[] = [];
     const disposable = new Disposable(() => {
+        if (drainTimer) {
+            clearTimeout(drainTimer);
+            drainTimer = undefined;
+        }
         traceVerbose(`Test Results named pipe ${pipeName} disposed`);
         disposables.forEach((d) => d.dispose());
         disposables = [];
         deferredTillServerClose.resolve();
     });
 
+    if (cancellationToken) {
+        const scheduleDrain = () => {
+            if (!drainTimer) {
+                drainTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+                    disposable.dispose();
+                }, RESULT_PIPE_DRAIN_GRACE_PERIOD_MS);
+            }
+        };
+        if (cancellationToken.isCancellationRequested) {
+            scheduleDrain();
+        } else {
+            disposables.push(cancellationToken.onCancellationRequested(scheduleDrain));
+        }
+    }
+
     disposables.push(
         reader,
         reader.listen((data: Message) => {
diff --git a/src/test/testing/testController/utils.unit.test.ts b/src/test/testing/testController/utils.unit.test.ts
index 0fae5ffbcee2..fe177c14bf8d 100644
--- a/src/test/testing/testController/utils.unit.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/testing/testController/utils.unit.test.ts
@@ -935,6 +935,28 @@ suite('startRunResultNamedPipe drain-on-cancel tests', () => {
 
         assert.strictEqual(reader.disposed, true, 'reader disposed when onClose fires');
     });
+
+    test('cancellation with reader that never closes resolves deferredTillServerClose after drain grace period', async () => {
+        const reader = new FakeMessageReader();
+        sandbox.stub(namedPipes, 'createReaderPipe').resolves(reader);
+
+        const received: ExecutionTestPayload[] = [];
+        const deferredTillServerClose: Deferred<void> = createDeferred<void>();
+        const cancelSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
+
+        await startRunResultNamedPipe((payload) => received.push(payload), deferredTillServerClose, cancelSource.token);
+
+        cancelSource.cancel();
+        // Before grace period expires, not yet resolved
+        await new Promise((r) => setImmediate(r));
+        assert.strictEqual((deferredTillServerClose as Deferred<void>).completed, false);
+
+        // After grace period expires, resolved and reader disposed
+        await deferredTillServerClose.promise;
+        assert.strictEqual(reader.disposed, true);
+
+        cancelSource.dispose();
+    });
 });
 
 suite('awaitDeferredWithTimeout', () => {