[xubuntu-users] Curious about Thunar zombies

[MR ZenWiz]

I have noticed lately that various runs of Thunar leave defunct but
not dead processes behind that don't go away unless I kill them.

admar at hp8710w:~/Downloads $ psg thunar
admar    24795 24783  0 12:59 ?        00:00:00 Thunar --sm-client-id
27602fdc1-2a4b-4630-9889-29020
admar    24796 24783  0 12:59 ?        00:00:04 Thunar --sm-client-id
2ec10dd91-07b3-4ab8-9202-c725d
admar    24797 24783  0 12:59 ?        00:00:00 Thunar --sm-client-id
2d9c19574-df3b-46ce-a6cc-50739
admar    24798 24783  0 12:59 ?        00:00:00 Thunar --sm-client-id
2515c8b1f-decf-4471-9fb7-86d00
admar    24799 24783  0 12:59 ?        00:00:00 Thunar --sm-client-id
27f803e3d-974b-4da1-a532-5440a
admar    24800 24783  0 12:59 ?        00:00:00 Thunar --sm-client-id
23c3cdd11-8559-4b0d-8e3a-8302e
admar    24801 24783  0 12:59 ?        00:00:00 Thunar --sm-client-id
27aead007-09fd-4683-ac2e-a97c5
admar    24802 24783  0 12:59 ?        00:00:00 Thunar --sm-client-id
2d79901b5-ae53-41c2-8d89-41e54
admar    24803 24783  0 12:59 ?        00:00:00 Thunar --sm-client-id
2bed75ac7-e93c-4469-a523-874ac
admar    24826 24783  0 12:59 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/thunar --daemon
admar at hp8710w:~/Downloads $ pkill Thunar
admar at hp8710w:~/Downloads $ psg thunar
admar    24826 24783  0 12:59 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/thunar --daemon

psg() { ps -ef | grep -i $* | grep -v grep' }

Is there a setting for this or is it just a bug?

Thanks.
MR