diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 7582004afb..303610b337 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ Please follow the established format:
 - Use present tense (e.g. 'Add new feature')
 - Include the ID number for the related PR (or PRs) in parentheses
 -->
+# Upcoming Release
+
+## Bug fixes and other changes
+
+- Set Kedro Viz start method to spawn process while launching it from Jupyter Notebook. (#1696)
+
 # Release 7.0.0
 
 ## Major features and improvements
diff --git a/package/kedro_viz/api/graphql/router.py b/package/kedro_viz/api/graphql/router.py
index 9ab872071b..eb0b257ef7 100644
--- a/package/kedro_viz/api/graphql/router.py
+++ b/package/kedro_viz/api/graphql/router.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """`kedro_viz.api.graphql.router` defines GraphQL routes."""
+# mypy: ignore-errors
 from fastapi import APIRouter
 from strawberry.asgi import GraphQL
 
diff --git a/package/kedro_viz/launchers/jupyter.py b/package/kedro_viz/launchers/jupyter.py
index c63057249f..407ee7c3c1 100644
--- a/package/kedro_viz/launchers/jupyter.py
+++ b/package/kedro_viz/launchers/jupyter.py
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ def run_viz(port: int = None, local_ns: Dict[str, Any] = None) -> None:
         else None
     )
 
-    viz_process = multiprocessing.Process(
+    process_context = multiprocessing.get_context("spawn")
+    viz_process = process_context.Process(
         target=run_server,
         daemon=True,
         kwargs={"project_path": project_path, "host": host, "port": port},
diff --git a/package/tests/test_launchers/test_jupyter.py b/package/tests/test_launchers/test_jupyter.py
index 9890d13360..6fd116cf31 100644
--- a/package/tests/test_launchers/test_jupyter.py
+++ b/package/tests/test_launchers/test_jupyter.py
@@ -12,10 +12,17 @@ def patched_check_viz_up(mocker):
 
 class TestRunVizLineMagic:
     def test_run_viz(self, mocker, patched_check_viz_up):
-        process_init = mocker.patch("multiprocessing.Process")
-        jupyter_display = mocker.patch("kedro_viz.launchers.jupyter.display")
+        mock_process_context = mocker.patch("multiprocessing.get_context")
+        mock_context_instance = mocker.Mock()
+
+        mock_process_context.return_value = mock_context_instance
+        mock_process = mocker.patch.object(mock_context_instance, "Process")
+        mock_jupyter_display = mocker.patch("kedro_viz.launchers.jupyter.display")
+
         run_viz()
-        process_init.assert_called_once_with(
+
+        mock_process_context.assert_called_once_with("spawn")
+        mock_process.assert_called_once_with(
             target=run_server,
             daemon=True,
             kwargs={
@@ -24,13 +31,15 @@ def test_run_viz(self, mocker, patched_check_viz_up):
                 "port": 4141,
             },
         )
-        jupyter_display.assert_called_once()
+        mock_jupyter_display.assert_called_once()
         assert set(_VIZ_PROCESSES.keys()) == {4141}
 
         # call run_viz another time should reuse the same port
-        process_init.reset_mock()
+        mock_process.reset_mock()
+
         run_viz()
-        process_init.assert_called_once_with(
+
+        mock_process.assert_called_once_with(
             target=run_server,
             daemon=True,
             kwargs={
@@ -58,14 +67,18 @@ def test_exception_when_viz_cannot_be_launched(self, mocker):
 
     def test_run_viz_on_databricks(self, mocker, patched_check_viz_up, monkeypatch):
         monkeypatch.setenv("DATABRICKS_RUNTIME_VERSION", "1")
-        process_init = mocker.patch("multiprocessing.Process")
+        mock_process_context = mocker.patch("multiprocessing.get_context")
+        mock_context_instance = mocker.Mock()
+
+        mock_process_context.return_value = mock_context_instance
+        mock_process = mocker.patch.object(mock_context_instance, "Process")
         mocker.patch("kedro_viz.launchers.jupyter._is_databricks", return_value=True)
         databricks_display = mocker.patch(
             "kedro_viz.launchers.jupyter._display_databricks_html"
         )
-        process_init.reset_mock()
+        mock_process.reset_mock()
         run_viz()
-        process_init.assert_called_once_with(
+        mock_process.assert_called_once_with(
             target=run_server,
             daemon=True,
             kwargs={