diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminal.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminal.ts
index 5d3c6bfb77d..31cac615fef 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminal.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminal.ts
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ export interface ITerminalService {
 	getEditableData(instance: ITerminalInstance): IEditableData | undefined;
 	setEditable(instance: ITerminalInstance, data: IEditableData | null): Promise<void>;
 	instanceIsSplit(instance: ITerminalInstance): boolean;
+	safeDisposeTerminal(instance: ITerminalInstance): Promise<void>;
 }
 
 export interface IRemoteTerminalService extends IOffProcessTerminalService {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalActions.ts
index 29675f981cb..8c39384e207 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalActions.ts
@@ -1627,10 +1627,10 @@ export function registerTerminalActions() {
 			if (!selectedInstances) {
 				return;
 			}
-			for (const instance of selectedInstances) {
-				instance.dispose(true);
-			}
 			const terminalService = accessor.get(ITerminalService);
+			for (const instance of selectedInstances) {
+				terminalService.safeDisposeTerminal(instance);
+			}
 			if (terminalService.terminalInstances.length > 0) {
 				terminalService.focusTabs();
 				focusNext(accessor);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalService.ts
index 9f13ba2cfc8..88b3bca9fe7 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalService.ts
@@ -220,6 +220,16 @@ export class TerminalService implements ITerminalService {
 		this._refreshAvailableProfiles();
 	}
 
+	async safeDisposeTerminal(instance: ITerminalInstance): Promise<void> {
+		if (this.configHelper.config.confirmOnExit) {
+			const notConfirmed = await this._showTerminalCloseConfirmation(true);
+			if (notConfirmed) {
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+		instance.dispose();
+	}
+
 	private _setConnected() {
 		this._connectionState = TerminalConnectionState.Connected;
 		this._onDidChangeConnectionState.fire();
@@ -870,9 +880,9 @@ export class TerminalService implements ITerminalService {
 		return terminalIndex;
 	}
 
-	protected async _showTerminalCloseConfirmation(): Promise<boolean> {
+	protected async _showTerminalCloseConfirmation(singleTerminal?: boolean): Promise<boolean> {
 		let message: string;
-		if (this.terminalInstances.length === 1) {
+		if (this.terminalInstances.length === 1 || singleTerminal) {
 			message = nls.localize('terminalService.terminalCloseConfirmationSingular', "There is an active terminal session, do you want to kill it?");
 		} else {
 			message = nls.localize('terminalService.terminalCloseConfirmationPlural', "There are {0} active terminal sessions, do you want to kill them?", this.terminalInstances.length);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalTabsList.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalTabsList.ts
index 2893dacb848..b67adc0272c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalTabsList.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalTabsList.ts
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ class TerminalTabsRenderer implements IListRenderer<ITerminalInstance, ITerminal
 		template.elementDispoables.add(DOM.addDisposableListener(template.element, DOM.EventType.AUXCLICK, e => {
 			e.stopImmediatePropagation();
 			if (e.button === 1/*middle*/) {
-				instance.dispose();
+				this._terminalService.safeDisposeTerminal(instance);
 			}
 		}));