diff --git a/interface/src/devices/DdeFaceTracker.cpp b/interface/src/devices/DdeFaceTracker.cpp
index 55a9b7979b..4ab2d70509 100644
--- a/interface/src/devices/DdeFaceTracker.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/devices/DdeFaceTracker.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "DdeFaceTracker.h"
 #include "FaceshiftConstants.h"
 #include "InterfaceLogging.h"
+#include "Menu.h"
 
 
 static const QHostAddress DDE_SERVER_ADDR("127.0.0.1");
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ void DdeFaceTracker::setEnabled(bool enabled) {
     if (enabled && !_ddeProcess) {
         qDebug() << "[Info] DDE Face Tracker Starting";
         _ddeProcess = new QProcess(qApp);
+        connect(_ddeProcess, SIGNAL(finished(int, QProcess::ExitStatus)), SLOT(processFinished(int, QProcess::ExitStatus)));
         _ddeProcess->start(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + DDE_PROGRAM_PATH, DDE_ARGUMENTS);
     }
 
@@ -195,6 +197,16 @@ void DdeFaceTracker::setEnabled(bool enabled) {
 #endif
 }
 
+void DdeFaceTracker::processFinished(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus) {
+    if (_ddeProcess) {
+        // DDE crashed or was manually terminated
+        qDebug() << "[Info] DDE Face Tracker Stopped Unexpectedly";
+        _udpSocket.close();
+        _ddeProcess = NULL;
+        Menu::getInstance()->setIsOptionChecked(MenuOption::NoFaceTracking, true);
+    }
+}
+
 void DdeFaceTracker::resetTracking() {
     qDebug() << "[Info] Reset DDE Tracking";
     const char* DDE_RESET_COMMAND = "reset";
diff --git a/interface/src/devices/DdeFaceTracker.h b/interface/src/devices/DdeFaceTracker.h
index a53fbdb379..490020e511 100644
--- a/interface/src/devices/DdeFaceTracker.h
+++ b/interface/src/devices/DdeFaceTracker.h
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ public slots:
     void resetTracking();
 
 private slots:
-    
+    void processFinished(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus);
+
     //sockets
     void socketErrorOccurred(QAbstractSocket::SocketError socketError);
     void readPendingDatagrams();