diff --git a/engine/Engine.cpp b/engine/Engine.cpp
index c30d51bf..b055a685 100644
--- a/engine/Engine.cpp
+++ b/engine/Engine.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 __declspec(dllimport) BOOL WINAPI SHGetSpecialFolderPathA(HWND,LPSTR,INT,BOOL);
 #endif
 
-#else
+#else // _WINDOWS
 
 #include "yatepaths.h"
 #include <dirent.h>
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ typedef void* HMODULE;
 #define CFG_DIR ".yate"
 #endif
 
-#endif
+static int s_childsig = 0;
+
+#endif // _WINDOWS
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -332,6 +334,9 @@ bool EngineStatusHandler::received(Message &msg)
     msg.retValue() << ",messages=" << Engine::self()->messageCount();
     msg.retValue() << ",supervised=" << (s_super_handle >= 0);
     msg.retValue() << ",runattempt=" << s_run_attempt;
+#ifndef _WINDOWS
+    msg.retValue() << ",lastsignal=" << s_childsig;
+#endif
     msg.retValue() << ",threads=" << Thread::count();
     msg.retValue() << ",workers=" << EnginePrivate::count;
     msg.retValue() << ",mutexes=" << Mutex::count();
@@ -819,10 +824,12 @@ static int supervise(void)
 			s_runagain = false;
 		    else
 			retcode &= 127;
+		    s_childsig = 0;
 		}
 		else if (WIFSIGNALED(status)) {
 		    retcode = WTERMSIG(status);
 		    ::fprintf(stderr,"Supervisor: child %d died on signal %d\n",s_childpid,retcode);
+		    s_childsig = retcode;
 		}
 		s_childpid = -1;
 		break;
@@ -875,6 +882,7 @@ static int supervise(void)
 		    break;
 	    }
 	    s_childpid = -1;
+	    s_childsig = SIGCHLD;
 	}
 	if (s_logrotator) {
 	    copystream(2,logfd[0]);
@@ -1080,6 +1088,9 @@ int Engine::run()
     s_params.addParam("clientmode",String::boolText(clientMode()));
     s_params.addParam("supervised",String::boolText(s_super_handle >= 0));
     s_params.addParam("runattempt",String(s_run_attempt));
+#ifndef _WINDOWS
+    s_params.addParam("lastsignal",String(s_childsig));
+#endif
     s_params.addParam("maxworkers",String(s_maxworkers));
 #ifdef _WINDOWS
     {