diff --git a/src/gui_2.py b/src/gui_2.py
index ce4a62fb..378a9143 100644
--- a/src/gui_2.py
+++ b/src/gui_2.py
@@ -1465,12 +1465,35 @@ def _gui_func_entry_log_result(app: "App") -> Result[None]:
  
  def _close_vscode_diff(self) -> None:
   if hasattr(self, '_vscode_diff_process') and self._vscode_diff_process:
-   try:
-    self._vscode_diff_process.terminate()
-   except Exception:
-    pass
+   term_result = _close_vscode_diff_terminate_result(self)
+   if not term_result.ok:
+    if not hasattr(self, '_last_request_errors'): self._last_request_errors = []
+    self._last_request_errors.append(("_close_vscode_diff.terminate", term_result.errors[0]))
    self._vscode_diff_process = None
 
+def _close_vscode_diff_terminate_result(app: "App") -> Result[None]:
+ """Drain-aware variant of App._close_vscode_diff terminate try block (L1466 INTERNAL_SILENT_SWALLOW).
+
+ Extracts the self._vscode_diff_process.terminate() try/except from
+ App._close_vscode_diff into a Result-returning helper. On exception
+ (process already exited, invalid handle), converts to ErrorInfo (logging
+ NOT a drain per the user's principle 2026-06-17). The legacy wrapper
+ drains to self._last_request_errors and proceeds to set
+ self._vscode_diff_process = None (preserving the original behavior).
+
+ [C: src/gui_2.py:App._close_vscode_diff (L1466 legacy wrapper)]
+ """
+ try:
+  app._vscode_diff_process.terminate()
+  return Result(data=None)
+ except Exception as e:
+  return Result(data=None, errors=[ErrorInfo(
+   kind=ErrorKind.INTERNAL,
+   message=f"_vscode_diff_process.terminate failed: {e}",
+   source="gui_2._close_vscode_diff_terminate_result",
+   original=e,
+  )])
+
  def _apply_pending_patch(self) -> None:
   if not self._pending_patch_text:
    self._patch_error_message = "No patch to apply"
diff --git a/tests/test_gui_2_result.py b/tests/test_gui_2_result.py
index d4521bfa..247d6114 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui_2_result.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui_2_result.py
@@ -1990,4 +1990,46 @@ def test_phase_10_l1152_gui_func_entry_log_result_failure():
  assert "broken pipe" in err.message
 
 
+def test_phase_10_l1466_close_vscode_diff_terminate_result_success():
+ """
+ L1466 _close_vscode_diff_terminate_result returns Result(data=None) on success.
+
+ The helper extracts the self._vscode_diff_process.terminate() try/except
+ from App._close_vscode_diff into a Result-returning helper. On success,
+ returns Result(data=None). The legacy wrapper sets
+ self._vscode_diff_process = None (the original behavior preserved).
+ """
+ from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+ import src.gui_2 as gui2_mod
+ app = MagicMock()
+ app._vscode_diff_process = MagicMock()
+ result = gui2_mod._close_vscode_diff_terminate_result(app)
+ assert result.ok, f"Expected ok=True on success, got errors: {result.errors}"
+ assert result.data is None
+ app._vscode_diff_process.terminate.assert_called_once()
+
+
+def test_phase_10_l1466_close_vscode_diff_terminate_result_failure():
+ """
+ L1466 _close_vscode_diff_terminate_result returns Result(data=None, errors=[ErrorInfo]) on failure.
+
+ When the process.terminate() call raises (e.g., process already exited,
+ invalid handle), the helper converts to ErrorInfo. The legacy wrapper
+ drains to self._last_request_errors and proceeds to set
+ self._vscode_diff_process = None (preserving the original behavior).
+ """
+ from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+ import src.gui_2 as gui2_mod
+ app = MagicMock()
+ app._vscode_diff_process = MagicMock()
+ app._vscode_diff_process.terminate.side_effect = OSError("process already exited")
+ result = gui2_mod._close_vscode_diff_terminate_result(app)
+ assert not result.ok, f"Expected ok=False on failure, got data: {result.data}"
+ assert result.data is None
+ assert result.errors, "Expected at least one error on failure"
+ err = result.errors[0]
+ assert err.source == "gui_2._close_vscode_diff_terminate_result"
+ assert "process already exited" in err.message
+
+