diff --git a/agent/signal_unix.go b/agent/signal_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2768a55883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/signal_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// +build !windows
+
+package agent
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+var forwardSignals = []os.Signal{os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM}
diff --git a/agent/signal_windows.go b/agent/signal_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e5b8d7248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/signal_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// +build windows
+
+package agent
+
+import (
+	"os"
+)
+
+var forwardSignals = []os.Signal{os.Interrupt}
diff --git a/agent/util.go b/agent/util.go
index 76670a7048..835b756cb7 100644
--- a/agent/util.go
+++ b/agent/util.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ GROUP:
 func ForwardSignals(cmd *exec.Cmd, logFn func(error), shutdownCh <-chan struct{}) {
 	go func() {
 		signalCh := make(chan os.Signal, 10)
-		signal.Notify(signalCh, os.Interrupt, os.Kill)
+		signal.Notify(signalCh, forwardSignals...)
 		defer signal.Stop(signalCh)
 
 		for {
diff --git a/agent/util_test.go b/agent/util_test.go
index f90589782e..49c2d5c32b 100644
--- a/agent/util_test.go
+++ b/agent/util_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 package agent
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"os/signal"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -119,3 +123,165 @@ func TestDurationFixer(t *testing.T) {
 	// Ensure we only processed the intended fieldnames
 	verify.Values(t, "", obj, expected)
 }
+
+// helperProcessSentinel is a sentinel value that is put as the first
+// argument following "--" and is used to determine if TestHelperProcess
+// should run.
+const helperProcessSentinel = "GO_WANT_HELPER_PROCESS"
+
+// helperProcess returns an *exec.Cmd that can be used to execute the
+// TestHelperProcess function below. This can be used to test multi-process
+// interactions.
+func helperProcess(s ...string) (*exec.Cmd, func()) {
+	cs := []string{"-test.run=TestHelperProcess", "--", helperProcessSentinel}
+	cs = append(cs, s...)
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(os.Args[0], cs...)
+	destroy := func() {
+		if p := cmd.Process; p != nil {
+			p.Kill()
+		}
+	}
+
+	return cmd, destroy
+}
+
+// This is not a real test. This is just a helper process kicked off by tests
+// using the helperProcess helper function.
+func TestHelperProcess(t *testing.T) {
+	args := os.Args
+	for len(args) > 0 {
+		if args[0] == "--" {
+			args = args[1:]
+			break
+		}
+
+		args = args[1:]
+	}
+
+	if len(args) == 0 || args[0] != helperProcessSentinel {
+		return
+	}
+
+	defer os.Exit(0)
+	args = args[1:] // strip sentinel value
+	cmd, args := args[0], args[1:]
+
+	switch cmd {
+	case "parent-signal":
+		// This subcommand forwards signals to a child process subcommand "print-signal".
+
+		limitProcessLifetime(2 * time.Minute)
+
+		cmd, destroy := helperProcess("print-signal")
+		defer destroy()
+		cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+
+		if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "child process failed to start: %v\n", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		doneCh := make(chan struct{})
+		defer func() { close(doneCh) }()
+		logFn := func(err error) {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "could not forward signal: %s\n", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		ForwardSignals(cmd, logFn, doneCh)
+
+		if err := cmd.Wait(); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "unexpected error waiting for child: %v", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+	case "print-signal":
+		// This subcommand is instrumented to help verify signals are passed correctly.
+
+		limitProcessLifetime(2 * time.Minute)
+
+		ch := make(chan os.Signal, 10)
+		signal.Notify(ch)
+		defer signal.Stop(ch)
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "ready\n")
+
+		s := <-ch
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "signal: %s\n", s)
+
+	default:
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Unknown command: %q\n", cmd)
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+}
+
+// limitProcessLifetime installs a background goroutine that self-exits after
+// the specified duration elapses to prevent leaking processes from tests that
+// may spawn them.
+func limitProcessLifetime(dur time.Duration) {
+	go time.AfterFunc(dur, func() {
+		os.Exit(99)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestForwardSignals(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, s := range forwardSignals {
+		t.Run("signal-"+s.String(), func(t *testing.T) {
+			testForwardSignal(t, s)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func testForwardSignal(t *testing.T, s os.Signal) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	if s == os.Kill {
+		t.Fatalf("you can't forward SIGKILL")
+	}
+
+	// Launch a child process which registers the forwarding signal handler
+	// under test and then that in turn launches a grand child process that is
+	// our test instrument.
+	cmd, destroy := helperProcess("parent-signal")
+	defer destroy()
+
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	prc, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("could not open stdout pipe for child process: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer prc.Close()
+
+	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("child process failed to start: %v", err)
+	}
+	scan := bufio.NewScanner(prc)
+
+	// Wait until the grandchild relays back to us that it's ready to receive
+	// signals.
+	expectLine(t, "ready", scan)
+
+	// Relay our chosen signal down through the intermediary process.
+	if err := cmd.Process.Signal(s); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("signalling child failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify that the signal we intended made it all the way to the grandchild.
+	expectLine(t, "signal: "+s.String(), scan)
+}
+
+func expectLine(t *testing.T, expect string, scan *bufio.Scanner) {
+	if !scan.Scan() {
+		if scan.Err() != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expected to read line %q but failed: %v", expect, scan.Err())
+		} else {
+			t.Fatalf("expected to read line %q but got no line", expect)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if line := scan.Text(); expect != line {
+		t.Fatalf("expected to read line %q but got %q", expect, line)
+	}
+}