diff --git a/kyuubi-main/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/ProcBuilder.scala b/kyuubi-main/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/ProcBuilder.scala
index ead543924b6..4d7a5e65cb5 100644
--- a/kyuubi-main/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/ProcBuilder.scala
+++ b/kyuubi-main/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/ProcBuilder.scala
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ trait ProcBuilder {
   }
 
   @volatile private var error: Throwable = UNCAUGHT_ERROR
+  // Visible for test
+  private[kyuubi] var logCaptureThread: Thread = null
 
   final def start: Process = synchronized {
     val procLog = Paths.get(workingDir.toAbsolutePath.toString,
@@ -86,15 +88,23 @@ trait ProcBuilder {
         }
       } catch {
         case _: IOException =>
+        case _: InterruptedException =>
       } finally {
         reader.close()
       }
     }
 
-    PROC_BUILD_LOGGER.newThread(redirect).start()
+    logCaptureThread = PROC_BUILD_LOGGER.newThread(redirect)
+    logCaptureThread.start()
     proc
   }
 
+  def close(): Unit = {
+    if (logCaptureThread != null) {
+      logCaptureThread.interrupt()
+    }
+  }
+
   def getError: Throwable = synchronized {
     if (error == UNCAUGHT_ERROR) {
       Thread.sleep(3000)
diff --git a/kyuubi-main/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/KyuubiSessionImpl.scala b/kyuubi-main/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/KyuubiSessionImpl.scala
index a791d6635f9..0ec5de17c69 100644
--- a/kyuubi-main/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/KyuubiSessionImpl.scala
+++ b/kyuubi-main/src/main/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/session/KyuubiSessionImpl.scala
@@ -106,28 +106,35 @@ class KyuubiSessionImpl(
         sessionConf.set(SparkProcessBuilder.APP_KEY, boundAppName.toString)
         sessionConf.set(HA_ZK_NAMESPACE, appZkNamespace)
         val builder = new SparkProcessBuilder(appUser, sessionConf.toSparkPrefixedConf)
-        val process = builder.start
-        info(s"Launching SQL engine: $builder")
-        var sh = getServerHost
-        val started = System.currentTimeMillis()
-        var exitValue: Option[Int] = None
-        while (sh.isEmpty) {
-          if (exitValue.isEmpty && process.waitFor(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)) {
-            exitValue = Some(process.exitValue())
-            if (exitValue.get != 0) {
-              throw builder.getError
+        try {
+          val process = builder.start
+          info(s"Launching SQL engine: $builder")
+          var sh = getServerHost
+          val started = System.currentTimeMillis()
+          var exitValue: Option[Int] = None
+          while (sh.isEmpty) {
+            if (exitValue.isEmpty && process.waitFor(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)) {
+              exitValue = Some(process.exitValue())
+              if (exitValue.get != 0) {
+                throw builder.getError
+              }
             }
+            if (started + timeout <= System.currentTimeMillis()) {
+              process.destroyForcibly()
+              throw KyuubiSQLException(s"Timed out($timeout ms) to launched Spark with $builder",
+                builder.getError)
+            }
+            sh = getServerHost
           }
-          if (started + timeout <= System.currentTimeMillis()) {
-            process.destroyForcibly()
-            throw KyuubiSQLException(s"Timed out($timeout ms) to launched Spark with $builder",
-              builder.getError)
-          }
-          sh = getServerHost
+          val Some((host, port)) = sh
+          openSession(host, port)
+        } finally {
+          // we must close the process builder whether session open is success or failure since
+          // we have a log capture thread in process builder.
+          builder.close()
         }
-        val Some((host, port)) = sh
-        openSession(host, port)
     }
+
     try {
       zkClient.close()
     } catch {
diff --git a/kyuubi-main/src/test/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/spark/SparkProcessBuilderSuite.scala b/kyuubi-main/src/test/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/spark/SparkProcessBuilderSuite.scala
index cd54ab9fc24..4cc5ba4a7e8 100644
--- a/kyuubi-main/src/test/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/spark/SparkProcessBuilderSuite.scala
+++ b/kyuubi-main/src/test/scala/org/apache/kyuubi/engine/spark/SparkProcessBuilderSuite.scala
@@ -99,4 +99,20 @@ class SparkProcessBuilderSuite extends KerberizedTestHelper {
       assert(!b6.toString.contains("--proxy-user kentyao"))
     }
   }
+
+  test("log capture should release after close") {
+    val process = new FakeSparkProcessBuilder
+    try {
+      val subProcess = process.start
+      assert(!process.logCaptureThread.isInterrupted)
+      subProcess.waitFor(3, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+    } finally {
+      process.close()
+    }
+    assert(process.logCaptureThread.isInterrupted)
+  }
+}
+
+class FakeSparkProcessBuilder extends SparkProcessBuilder("fake", Map.empty) {
+  override protected def commands: Array[String] = Array("ls")
 }