diff --git a/DevProxy.Tests/InteractiveConsoleServiceTests.cs b/DevProxy.Tests/InteractiveConsoleServiceTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50536e30
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+++ b/DevProxy.Tests/InteractiveConsoleServiceTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using DevProxy.Proxy;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace DevProxy.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Verifies that shutting down the proxy (Ctrl+C, <c>devproxy stop</c>) flushes an
+/// active recording so recording plugins still run (dotnet/dev-proxy#1945).
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class InteractiveConsoleServiceTests
+{
+    private static (InteractiveConsoleService service, FakeProxyStateController controller) CreateService()
+    {
+        var controller = new FakeProxyStateController();
+        var service = new InteractiveConsoleService(
+            controller,
+            new FakeProxyConfiguration(),
+            new RecordingConsole { IsInputRedirected = true },
+            new FakeServer(),
+            new FakeLifetime(),
+            NullLogger<InteractiveConsoleService>.Instance);
+        return (service, controller);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task StopAsync_WhileRecording_StopsRecording()
+    {
+        var (service, controller) = CreateService();
+        controller.ProxyState.IsRecording = true;
+
+        await service.StopAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, controller.StopRecordingCalls);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task StopAsync_NotRecording_DoesNotStopRecording()
+    {
+        var (service, controller) = CreateService();
+
+        await service.StopAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.Equal(0, controller.StopRecordingCalls);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class FakeServer : IServer
+    {
+        public IFeatureCollection Features { get; } = new FeatureCollection();
+        public void Dispose() { }
+        public Task StartAsync<TContext>(IHttpApplication<TContext> application, CancellationToken cancellationToken) where TContext : notnull => Task.CompletedTask;
+        public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) => Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
+
+    private sealed class FakeLifetime : IHostApplicationLifetime
+    {
+        public CancellationToken ApplicationStarted => CancellationToken.None;
+        public CancellationToken ApplicationStopping => CancellationToken.None;
+        public CancellationToken ApplicationStopped => CancellationToken.None;
+        public void StopApplication() { }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/DevProxy/Proxy/InteractiveConsoleService.cs b/DevProxy/Proxy/InteractiveConsoleService.cs
index 9e4f7fb1..f963a0d6 100644
--- a/DevProxy/Proxy/InteractiveConsoleService.cs
+++ b/DevProxy/Proxy/InteractiveConsoleService.cs
@@ -130,6 +130,23 @@ protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Flushes an active recording on shutdown (Ctrl+C, <c>devproxy stop</c>, API stop)
+    /// so plugins like HarGeneratorPlugin still process the recorded requests.
+    /// Hosted services stop in reverse registration order, so normal shutdown
+    /// stops the proxy engine before this service flushes the recording.
+    /// </summary>
+    public override async Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        // Stop the hotkey loop first so a concurrent 'S' press can't race this flush.
+        await base.StopAsync(cancellationToken);
+
+        if (controller.ProxyState.IsRecording)
+        {
+            await controller.StopRecordingAsync(cancellationToken);
+        }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Waits for the host to finish starting so the banner is printed after the
     /// engine's startup logs (and the bound port is known). Returns <c>false</c>