diff --git a/frigate/detectors/plugins/memryx.py b/frigate/detectors/plugins/memryx.py
index f4977acad..2fb87d018 100644
--- a/frigate/detectors/plugins/memryx.py
+++ b/frigate/detectors/plugins/memryx.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class MemryXDetector(DetectionApi):
         ModelTypeEnum.yolox,
     ]
 
-    def __init__(self, detector_config):
+    def __init__(self, detector_config, stop_event=None):
         """Initialize MemryX detector with the provided configuration."""
         try:
             # Import MemryX SDK
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ class MemryXDetector(DetectionApi):
                 "MemryX SDK is not installed. Install it and set up MIX environment."
             )
             return
+        
+        # Get stop_event from detector_config
+        self.stop_event = getattr(detector_config, "_stop_event", stop_event)
 
         model_cfg = getattr(detector_config, "model", None)
 
@@ -363,26 +366,50 @@ class MemryXDetector(DetectionApi):
     def process_input(self):
         """Input callback function: wait for frames in the input queue, preprocess, and send to MX3 (return)"""
         while True:
+            # Check if shutdown is requested
+            if self.stop_event.is_set():
+                logger.debug("[process_input] Stop event detected, returning None")
+                return None
             try:
-                # Wait for a frame from the queue (blocking call)
+                # Wait for a frame from the queue with timeout to check stop_event periodically
                 frame = self.capture_queue.get(
-                    block=True
-                )  # Blocks until data is available
+                    block=True, 
+                    timeout=0.5
+                )  
 
                 return frame
 
             except Exception as e:
-                logger.info(f"[process_input] Error processing input: {e}")
-                time.sleep(0.1)  # Prevent busy waiting in case of error
+                # Silently handle queue.Empty timeouts (expected during normal operation)
+                # Log any other unexpected exceptions
+                if "Empty" not in str(type(e).__name__):
+                    logger.warning(f"[process_input] Unexpected error: {e}")
+                # Loop continues and will check stop_event at the top
 
     def receive_output(self):
         """Retrieve processed results from MemryX output queue + a copy of the original frame"""
-        connection_id = (
-            self.capture_id_queue.get()
-        )  # Get the corresponding connection ID
-        detections = self.output_queue.get()  # Get detections from MemryX
+        try: 
+            # Get connection ID with timeout
+            connection_id = (
+                self.capture_id_queue.get(
+                    block=True, 
+                    timeout=1.0
+                )
+            )  # Get the corresponding connection ID
+            detections = self.output_queue.get()  # Get detections from MemryX
 
-        return connection_id, detections
+            return connection_id, detections
+        
+        except Exception as e:
+            # On timeout or stop event, return None
+            if self.stop_event.is_set():
+                logger.debug("[receive_output] Stop event detected, exiting")
+            # Silently handle queue.Empty timeouts, they're expected during normal operation
+            elif "Empty" not in str(type(e).__name__):
+                logger.warning(f"[receive_output] Error receiving output: {e}")
+
+            return None, None
+    
 
     def post_process_yolonas(self, output):
         predictions = output[0]
@@ -830,6 +857,15 @@ class MemryXDetector(DetectionApi):
             raise Exception(
                 f"{self.memx_model_type} is currently not supported for memryx. See the docs for more info on supported models."
             )
+        
+    def shutdown(self):
+        """Gracefully shutdown the MemryX accelerator"""
+        try:
+            if hasattr(self, "accl") and self.accl is not None:
+                self.accl.shutdown()
+                logger.info("MemryX accelerator shutdown complete")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error during MemryX shutdown: {e}")
 
     def detect_raw(self, tensor_input: np.ndarray):
         """Removed synchronous detect_raw() function so that we only use async"""
diff --git a/frigate/object_detection/base.py b/frigate/object_detection/base.py
index bb5f83fab..41ce93589 100644
--- a/frigate/object_detection/base.py
+++ b/frigate/object_detection/base.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class BaseLocalDetector(ObjectDetector):
         self,
         detector_config: BaseDetectorConfig = None,
         labels: str = None,
+        stop_event: MpEvent = None,
     ):
         self.fps = EventsPerSecond()
         if labels is None:
@@ -58,6 +59,10 @@ class BaseLocalDetector(ObjectDetector):
             self.input_transform = None
             self.dtype = InputDTypeEnum.int
 
+        # Attach stop_event to detector_config so detectors can access it
+        if detector_config and stop_event:
+            detector_config._stop_event = stop_event
+
         self.detect_api = create_detector(detector_config)
 
     def _transform_input(self, tensor_input: np.ndarray) -> np.ndarray:
@@ -240,6 +245,10 @@ class AsyncDetectorRunner(FrigateProcess):
         while not self.stop_event.is_set():
             connection_id, detections = self._detector.async_receive_output()
 
+            # Handle timeout case (queue.Empty) - just continue
+            if connection_id is None:
+                continue
+
             if not self.send_times:
                 # guard; shouldn't happen if send/recv are balanced
                 continue
@@ -266,21 +275,40 @@ class AsyncDetectorRunner(FrigateProcess):
 
         self._frame_manager = SharedMemoryFrameManager()
         self._publisher = ObjectDetectorPublisher()
-        self._detector = AsyncLocalObjectDetector(detector_config=self.detector_config)
+        self._detector = AsyncLocalObjectDetector(
+            detector_config=self.detector_config, stop_event=self.stop_event
+        )
 
         for name in self.cameras:
             self.create_output_shm(name)
 
-        t_detect = threading.Thread(target=self._detect_worker, daemon=True)
-        t_result = threading.Thread(target=self._result_worker, daemon=True)
+        t_detect = threading.Thread(target=self._detect_worker, daemon=False)
+        t_result = threading.Thread(target=self._result_worker, daemon=False)
         t_detect.start()
         t_result.start()
 
-        while not self.stop_event.is_set():
-            time.sleep(0.5)
+        try:
+            while not self.stop_event.is_set():
+                time.sleep(0.5)
 
-        self._publisher.stop()
-        logger.info("Exited async detection process...")
+            logger.info(
+                "Stop event detected, waiting for detector threads to finish..."
+            )
+
+            # Wait for threads to finish processing
+            t_detect.join(timeout=5)
+            t_result.join(timeout=5)
+
+            # Explicitly shutdown MemryX accelerator
+            if hasattr(self._detector.detect_api, "shutdown"):
+                logger.info("Calling MemryX shutdown method...")
+                self._detector.detect_api.shutdown()
+
+            self._publisher.stop()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error during async detector shutdown: {e}")
+        finally:
+            logger.info("Exited Async detection process...")
 
 
 class ObjectDetectProcess:
@@ -308,7 +336,7 @@ class ObjectDetectProcess:
         # if the process has already exited on its own, just return
         if self.detect_process and self.detect_process.exitcode:
             return
-        self.detect_process.terminate()
+        
         logging.info("Waiting for detection process to exit gracefully...")
         self.detect_process.join(timeout=30)
         if self.detect_process.exitcode is None: