diff --git a/src/runsvdir.c b/src/runsvdir.c
index 07c1d8e..5197bec 100644
--- a/src/runsvdir.c
+++ b/src/runsvdir.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
 #include "direntry.h"
 #include "strerr.h"
 #include "error.h"
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ void warn3x(char *m1, char *m2, char *m3) {
 } 
 void s_term() { exitsoon =1; }
 void s_hangup() { exitsoon =2; }
+void s_usr1() { exitsoon =3; }
 
 void runsv(int no, char *name) {
   int pid;
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ void runsv(int no, char *name) {
     prog[2] =0;
     sig_uncatch(sig_hangup);
     sig_uncatch(sig_term);
+    sig_uncatch(sig_usr1);
     if (pgrp) setsid();
     pathexec_run(*prog, prog, (const char* const*)environ);
     fatal("unable to start runsv ", name);
@@ -183,6 +186,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   sig_catch(sig_term, s_term);
   sig_catch(sig_hangup, s_hangup);
+  sig_catch(sig_usr1, s_usr1);
   svdir =*argv++;
   if (argv && *argv) {
     rplog =*argv;
@@ -272,13 +276,22 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
             rplog[i -1] =rplog[i];
           rplog[rploglen -1] =ch;
         }
-
+        
+    int status =0;
     switch(exitsoon) {
     case 1:
       _exit(0);
     case 2:
       for (i =0; i < svnum; i++) if (sv[i].pid) kill(sv[i].pid, SIGTERM);
       _exit(111);
+    case 3:
+      for (i =0; i < svnum; i++) {
+        if (sv[i].pid) {
+            kill(sv[i].pid, SIGTERM);
+            waitpid(sv[i].pid,&status,0);
+          }
+        };
+      _exit(112);
     }
   }
   /* not reached */
diff --git a/src/sig.c b/src/sig.c
index 423d18e..cc6d155 100644
--- a/src/sig.c
+++ b/src/sig.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ int sig_hangup = SIGHUP;
 int sig_int = SIGINT;
 int sig_pipe = SIGPIPE;
 int sig_term = SIGTERM;
+int sig_usr1 = SIGUSR1;
 
 void (*sig_defaulthandler)() = SIG_DFL;
 void (*sig_ignorehandler)() = SIG_IGN;
diff --git a/src/sig.h b/src/sig.h
index 2a3c780..fd24ffc 100644
--- a/src/sig.h
+++ b/src/sig.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ extern int sig_hangup;
 extern int sig_int;
 extern int sig_pipe;
 extern int sig_term;
+extern int sig_usr1;
 
 extern void (*sig_defaulthandler)();
 extern void (*sig_ignorehandler)();