diff --git a/src/Internal/Transport/Request/GetChildWorkflowExecution.php b/src/Internal/Transport/Request/GetChildWorkflowExecution.php
index 3be1580d..844640d6 100644
--- a/src/Internal/Transport/Request/GetChildWorkflowExecution.php
+++ b/src/Internal/Transport/Request/GetChildWorkflowExecution.php
@@ -12,16 +12,28 @@
 namespace Temporal\Internal\Transport\Request;
 
 use Temporal\Worker\Transport\Command\Request;
+use Temporal\Workflow\ParentClosePolicy;
 
 final class GetChildWorkflowExecution extends Request
 {
     public const NAME = 'GetChildWorkflowExecution';
+    /** @see ParentClosePolicy */
+    private int $parentClosePolicy;
 
     /**
      * @param ExecuteChildWorkflow $execution
      */
     public function __construct(ExecuteChildWorkflow $execution)
     {
+        $this->parentClosePolicy = $execution->getOptions()['options']['ParentClosePolicy'] ?? ParentClosePolicy::POLICY_UNSPECIFIED;
         parent::__construct(self::NAME, ['id' => $execution->getID()]);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * We don't wait for child workflow with parent close policy ABANDON
+     */
+    public function shouldBeWaitedFor(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->parentClosePolicy !== ParentClosePolicy::POLICY_ABANDON;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Internal/Workflow/Process/Scope.php b/src/Internal/Workflow/Process/Scope.php
index 6d9e9b0a..7cdaf72f 100644
--- a/src/Internal/Workflow/Process/Scope.php
+++ b/src/Internal/Workflow/Process/Scope.php
@@ -386,7 +386,9 @@ protected function onRequest(RequestInterface $request, PromiseInterface $promis
         $cancelID = $this->cancelID;
 
         // do not close the scope until all promises are complete
-        $this->awaitLock++;
+        if ($request->shouldBeWaitedFor()) {
+            $this->awaitLock++;
+        }
 
         // do not cancel already complete promises
         $cleanup = function () use ($cancelID): void {
diff --git a/src/Worker/Transport/Command/Request.php b/src/Worker/Transport/Command/Request.php
index 06fbc4c4..169f13dd 100644
--- a/src/Worker/Transport/Command/Request.php
+++ b/src/Worker/Transport/Command/Request.php
@@ -82,4 +82,9 @@ public function getFailure(): ?\Throwable
     {
         return $this->failure;
     }
+
+    public function shouldBeWaitedFor(): bool
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Worker/Transport/Command/RequestInterface.php b/src/Worker/Transport/Command/RequestInterface.php
index fda59197..bcd1be4b 100644
--- a/src/Worker/Transport/Command/RequestInterface.php
+++ b/src/Worker/Transport/Command/RequestInterface.php
@@ -36,4 +36,6 @@ public function getPayloads(): ValuesInterface;
      * @return \Throwable|null
      */
     public function getFailure(): ?\Throwable;
+
+    public function shouldBeWaitedFor(): bool;
 }
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/src/Workflow/AbandonedChildWithTimerWorkflow.php b/tests/Fixtures/src/Workflow/AbandonedChildWithTimerWorkflow.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9339a172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/src/Workflow/AbandonedChildWithTimerWorkflow.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Temporal\Tests\Workflow;
+
+use Carbon\CarbonInterval;
+use Temporal\Activity\ActivityOptions;
+use Temporal\Common\RetryOptions;
+use Temporal\Workflow;
+use Temporal\Workflow\WorkflowInterface;
+use Temporal\Workflow\WorkflowMethod;
+
+#[WorkflowInterface]
+class AbandonedChildWithTimerWorkflow
+{
+    #[WorkflowMethod]
+    public function wait(int $timeoutInSeconds)
+    {
+        Workflow::timer($timeoutInSeconds);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/src/Workflow/ParentWithAbandonedChildWorkflow.php b/tests/Fixtures/src/Workflow/ParentWithAbandonedChildWorkflow.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a519de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/src/Workflow/ParentWithAbandonedChildWorkflow.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Temporal\Tests\Workflow;
+
+use Temporal\Workflow;
+use Temporal\Workflow\ChildWorkflowOptions;
+use Temporal\Workflow\ParentClosePolicy;
+use Temporal\Workflow\WorkflowMethod;
+
+
+#[Workflow\WorkflowInterface]
+class ParentWithAbandonedChildWorkflow
+{
+    #[WorkflowMethod]
+    public function start(int $childTimeoutInSeconds)
+    {
+        $child = Workflow::newChildWorkflowStub(
+            AbandonedChildWithTimerWorkflow::class,
+            ChildWorkflowOptions::new()
+                ->withParentClosePolicy(ParentClosePolicy::POLICY_ABANDON)
+        );
+
+        $child->wait($childTimeoutInSeconds);
+
+        return 'Welcome from parent';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Functional/Client/AbandonedChildWorkflowTestCase.php b/tests/Functional/Client/AbandonedChildWorkflowTestCase.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb0033d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Functional/Client/AbandonedChildWorkflowTestCase.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Temporal\Tests\Functional\Client;
+
+use Temporal\Testing\WithoutTimeSkipping;
+use Temporal\Testing\WorkflowTestCase;
+use Temporal\Tests\Workflow\ParentWithAbandonedChildWorkflow;
+
+final class AbandonedChildWorkflowTestCase extends WorkflowTestCase
+{
+    use WithoutTimeSkipping;
+
+    public function testParentEndsWithoutWaitingForChild(): void
+    {
+        $timeBeforeStart = $this->testingService->getCurrentTime();
+        /** @var ParentWithAbandonedChildWorkflow $parentWorkflow */
+        $parentWorkflow = $this->workflowClient->newWorkflowStub(ParentWithAbandonedChildWorkflow::class);
+        $parentWorkflow->start(10);
+        $timeAfterStart = $this->testingService->getCurrentTime();
+        static::assertTrue($timeAfterStart->diffInSeconds($timeBeforeStart) < 2);
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/worker.php b/tests/worker.php
index 45103322..673c06fb 100644
--- a/tests/worker.php
+++ b/tests/worker.php
@@ -2,12 +2,7 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
-use Temporal\DataConverter\DataConverter;
 use Temporal\WorkerFactory;
-use Temporal\Worker\Transport\RoadRunner;
-use Temporal\Worker\Transport\Goridge;
-use Temporal\Tests;
-use Spiral\Goridge\Relay;
 
 require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';