diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 12097e8..9563625 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+pid_t pid_child;
 
 void drop_root(void) {
   // Drop root privileges
@@ -26,6 +29,15 @@ void drop_root(void) {
     }
 }
 
+void forward_signal(int sig)
+{
+  if(kill(pid_child, sig) == -1) {
+    printf("Unable to forward signal %d to child\n", sig);
+    if(sig == SIGTERM)
+      exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
 char** argdup(int argc, const char** argv)
 {
   char** newargs = malloc(sizeof(char*) * (argc+1));
@@ -67,6 +79,12 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv)
 
   if (pid != 0)
     {
+
+      // Setup signal handler to forward SIGTERM
+      pid_child = pid;
+      if(signal(SIGTERM, forward_signal) == SIG_ERR) {
+        printf("Unable to setup signal handler in head\n");
+      }
       // parent waits for child then exits
       int status;
       if(waitpid(pid, &status, 0) == -1)
@@ -93,6 +111,14 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv)
           pid_t exited_child;
           int child_status;
           int err;
+
+          // Setup forward for SIGTERM
+          pid_child = first_child;
+          if(signal(SIGTERM, forward_signal) == SIG_ERR) {
+            printf("Unable to setup signal forward in init. Aborting.\n");
+            return 1;
+          }
+
           do {
             exited_child = wait(&child_status);
             err = errno;