diff --git a/runtime/doc/lsp.txt b/runtime/doc/lsp.txt
index 76766af397..e209f92391 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/lsp.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/lsp.txt
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ Lua module: vim.lsp.client                                        *lsp-client*
                                 See |Client:notify()|.
       • {cancel_request}        (`fun(self: vim.lsp.Client, id: integer): boolean`)
                                 See |Client:cancel_request()|.
-      • {stop}                  (`fun(self: vim.lsp.Client, force: boolean?)`)
+      • {stop}                  (`fun(self: vim.lsp.Client, force: boolean|integer?)`)
                                 See |Client:stop()|.
       • {is_stopped}            (`fun(self: vim.lsp.Client): boolean`) See
                                 |Client:is_stopped()|.
@@ -1531,8 +1531,14 @@ Client:stop({force})                                           *Client:stop()*
     you request to stop a client which has previously been requested to
     shutdown, it will automatically escalate and force shutdown.
 
+    If `force` is a number, it will be treated as the time in milliseconds to
+    wait before forcing the shutdown.
+
+    Note: Forcing shutdown while a server is busy writing out project or index
+    files can lead to file corruption.
+
     Parameters: ~
-      • {force}  (`boolean?`)
+      • {force}  (`boolean|integer?`)
 
 Client:supports_method({method}, {bufnr})           *Client:supports_method()*
     Checks if a client supports a given method. Always returns true for
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp.lua
index 2abd4164e4..cec325f6b0 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp.lua
@@ -1208,42 +1208,8 @@ api.nvim_create_autocmd('VimLeavePre', {
       client:stop()
     end
 
-    local timeouts = {} --- @type table<integer,integer>
-    local max_timeout = 0
-    local send_kill = false
-
-    for client_id, client in pairs(active_clients) do
-      local timeout = client.flags.exit_timeout
-      if timeout then
-        send_kill = true
-        timeouts[client_id] = timeout
-        max_timeout = math.max(timeout, max_timeout)
-      end
-    end
-
-    local poll_time = 50
-
-    local function check_clients_closed()
-      for client_id, timeout in pairs(timeouts) do
-        timeouts[client_id] = timeout - poll_time
-      end
-
-      for client_id, _ in pairs(active_clients) do
-        if timeouts[client_id] ~= nil and timeouts[client_id] > 0 then
-          return false
-        end
-      end
-      return true
-    end
-
-    if send_kill then
-      if not vim.wait(max_timeout, check_clients_closed, poll_time) then
-        for client_id, client in pairs(active_clients) do
-          if timeouts[client_id] ~= nil then
-            client:stop(true)
-          end
-        end
-      end
+    for _, client in pairs(active_clients) do
+      client:stop(client.flags.exit_timeout)
     end
   end,
 })
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/client.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/client.lua
index aaa2409f9c..9a4b8d9c4b 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/client.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/client.lua
@@ -804,8 +804,20 @@ end
 --- you request to stop a client which has previously been requested to
 --- shutdown, it will automatically escalate and force shutdown.
 ---
---- @param force? boolean
+--- If `force` is a number, it will be treated as the time in milliseconds to
+--- wait before forcing the shutdown.
+---
+--- Note: Forcing shutdown while a server is busy writing out project or index
+--- files can lead to file corruption.
+---
+--- @param force? boolean|integer
 function Client:stop(force)
+  if type(force) == 'number' then
+    vim.defer_fn(function()
+      self:stop(true)
+    end, force)
+  end
+
   local rpc = self.rpc
   if rpc.is_closing() then
     return
@@ -825,7 +837,7 @@ function Client:stop(force)
     if err == nil then
       rpc.notify(ms.exit)
     else
-      -- If there was an error in the shutdown request, then term to be safe.
+      -- If there was an error in the shutdown request, then terminate to be safe.
       rpc.terminate()
       self._graceful_shutdown_failed = true
     end