diff --git a/src/Stack/LazyHttpKernel.php b/src/Stack/LazyHttpKernel.php
index 8820af6..476837a 100644
--- a/src/Stack/LazyHttpKernel.php
+++ b/src/Stack/LazyHttpKernel.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 class LazyHttpKernel implements HttpKernelInterface
 {
     private $factory;
-    private $app;
+    protected $app;
 
     public function __construct(callable $factory)
     {
diff --git a/src/Stack/LazyTerminableHttpKernel.php b/src/Stack/LazyTerminableHttpKernel.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83f748a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Stack/LazyTerminableHttpKernel.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Stack;
+
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\TerminableInterface;
+
+class LazyTerminableHttpKernel extends LazyHttpKernel implements TerminableInterface
+{
+    public function terminate(Request $request, Response $response)
+    {
+        // don't instantiate the wrapped lazy kernel but do terminate it if it's been instantiated already
+        if ($this->app instanceof TerminableInterface) {
+            return $this->app->terminate($request, $response);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Stack/functions.php b/src/Stack/functions.php
index d235158..11bcccf 100644
--- a/src/Stack/functions.php
+++ b/src/Stack/functions.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Stack;
 
-function lazy(callable $factory)
+function lazy(callable $factory, $terminable = false)
 {
-    return new LazyHttpKernel($factory);
+    return $terminable ? new LazyTerminableHttpKernel($factory) : new LazyHttpKernel($factory);
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/Stack/LazyTerminableHttpKernelTest.php b/tests/unit/Stack/LazyTerminableHttpKernelTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..332c95a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/Stack/LazyTerminableHttpKernelTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Stack;
+
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\TerminableInterface;
+
+/*
+ * Extends the LazyHttpKernelTest to perform the base tests as well, this is for BC.
+ *
+ * The new tests checks:
+ * - if the wrapped kernel gets terminated once the lazy wrapper is.
+ * - if the shortcut function returns the correct class when the second argument is provided
+ */
+class LazyTerminableHttpKernelTest extends LazyHttpKernelTest
+{
+    public function testTermination()
+    {
+        $app = null;
+
+        /* @var \Stack\LazyTerminableHttpKernel $kernel */
+        $kernel = lazy(function () use (&$app) {
+            return $app = $this->createHelloKernel();
+        }, true);
+
+        // if the lazy kernel did not handle a request it should not be instantiated nor terminated
+        $request = Request::create('/');
+        $kernel->terminate($request, Response::create('fake response'));
+        $this->assertNull($app);
+
+        // if the kernel handled a request and the underlying instance should be instantiated and terminated
+        $response = $kernel->handle($request);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Stack\CallableTerminableHttpKernel', $app);
+        $this->assertFalse($app->isTerminated());
+        $kernel->terminate($request, $response);
+        $this->assertTrue($app->isTerminated());
+    }
+
+
+    public function testShortcutFunction()
+    {
+        $kernel = lazy(function () {
+            return $this->createHelloKernel();
+        }, true);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Stack\LazyTerminableHttpKernel', $kernel);
+        $this->assertSame('Hello World!', $kernel->handle(Request::create('/'))->getContent());
+    }
+
+    private function createHelloKernel()
+    {
+        return $this->createTerminableKernel('Hello World!');
+    }
+
+    private function createTerminableKernel($body)
+    {
+        return new CallableTerminableHttpKernel(function (Request $request) use ($body) {
+            return new Response($body);
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+class CallableTerminableHttpKernel extends CallableHttpKernel implements TerminableInterface
+{
+    private $terminated = false;
+
+    public function terminate(Request $request, Response $response)
+    {
+        $this->terminated = true;
+    }
+
+    public function isTerminated()
+    {
+        return $this->terminated;
+    }
+}
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