diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 925faaa..b060155 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -176,6 +176,31 @@ or using CLI:
 php-watcher server.php --exec php7
 ```
 
+## Gracefully reloading down your script
+
+It is possible to have PHP-watcher send any signal that you specify to your
+ application.
+
+```bash
+php-watcher --signal SIGTERM server.php
+```
+
+Your application can handle the signal as follows:
+
+```php
+<?php
+
+declare(ticks = 1);
+pcntl_signal(SIGTERM, 'terminationHandler');
+
+function terminationHandler()
+{
+    // ...        
+}
+```
+
+By default PHP-watcher sends SIGINT signal.
+
 # License
 
 MIT [http://rem.mit-license.org](http://rem.mit-license.org)
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 38674ad..0de4dcd 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
         "react/event-loop": "^1.1",
         "symfony/yaml": "^4.3",
         "react/child-process": "^0.6.1",
-        "ext-json": "*"
+        "ext-json": "*",
+        "ext-pcntl": "*"
     },
     "autoload": {
         "psr-4": {
diff --git a/src/Config/Builder.php b/src/Config/Builder.php
index 7234380..a90992f 100644
--- a/src/Config/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Config/Builder.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public function build(InputInterface $input): Config
         return new Config(
             $configValues['script'],
             $configValues['executable'],
+            $configValues['signal'],
             $configValues['delay'],
             $configValues['arguments'],
             new WatchList(
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ private function valuesFromCommandLineArgs(InputInterface $input): array
             'watch' => $input->getOption('watch'),
             'extensions' => empty($input->getOption('ext')) ? [] : explode(',', $input->getOption('ext')),
             'ignore' => $input->getOption('ignore'),
+            'signal' => $input->getOption('signal') ? constant($input->getOption('signal')) : null,
             'delay' => (float)$input->getOption('delay'),
             'arguments' => $input->getOption('arguments'),
         ];
diff --git a/src/Config/Config.php b/src/Config/Config.php
index 5d29428..deb888c 100644
--- a/src/Config/Config.php
+++ b/src/Config/Config.php
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@ final class Config
 {
     private const DEFAULT_PHP_EXECUTABLE = 'php';
     private const DEFAULT_DELAY_IN_SECONDS = 0.25;
-
-    private $delay;
+    private const DEFAULT_SIGNAL = SIGINT;
 
     private $script;
 
     private $phpExecutable;
 
+    private $signal;
+
+    private $delay;
+
     /**
      * @var string[]
      */
@@ -20,11 +23,12 @@ final class Config
 
     private $watchList;
 
-    public function __construct(string $script, ?string $phpExecutable, ?float $delay, array $arguments, WatchList $watchList)
+    public function __construct(string $script, ?string $phpExecutable, ?int $signal, ?float $delay, array $arguments, WatchList $watchList)
     {
         $this->script = $script;
-        $this->delay = $delay ?: self::DEFAULT_DELAY_IN_SECONDS;
         $this->phpExecutable = $phpExecutable ?: self::DEFAULT_PHP_EXECUTABLE;
+        $this->signal = $signal ?: self::DEFAULT_SIGNAL;
+        $this->delay = $delay ?: self::DEFAULT_DELAY_IN_SECONDS;
         $this->arguments = $arguments;
         $this->watchList = $watchList;
     }
@@ -36,11 +40,22 @@ public function watchList(): WatchList
 
     public function command(): string
     {
-        return implode(' ', [$this->phpExecutable, $this->script, implode(' ', $this->arguments)]);
+        $commandline = implode(' ', [$this->phpExecutable, $this->script, implode(' ', $this->arguments)]);
+        if ('\\' !== DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR) {
+            // exec is mandatory to deal with sending a signal to the process
+            $commandline = 'exec '.$commandline;
+        }
+
+        return $commandline;
     }
 
     public function delay(): float
     {
         return $this->delay;
     }
+
+    public function signal(): int
+    {
+        return $this->signal;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Screen/Screen.php b/src/Screen/Screen.php
index 556521a..a6d0ef8 100644
--- a/src/Screen/Screen.php
+++ b/src/Screen/Screen.php
@@ -61,11 +61,13 @@ private function info(string $text): void
 
     public function start(string $command): void
     {
-        $this->info(sprintf('starting `%s`', str_replace("'", '', trim($command))));
+        $command = str_replace('exec', '', $command);
+        $this->info(sprintf('starting `%s`', trim($command)));
     }
 
     public function restarting(string $command): void
     {
+        $this->output->writeln('');
         $this->spinner->erase();
         $this->output->writeln('');
         $this->info('restarting due to changes...');
diff --git a/src/Watcher/Watcher.php b/src/Watcher/Watcher.php
index f75686d..5c9001d 100644
--- a/src/Watcher/Watcher.php
+++ b/src/Watcher/Watcher.php
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ public function __construct(LoopInterface $loop, Screen $screen, ChangesListener
         $this->filesystemListener = $filesystemListener;
     }
 
-    public function startWatching(Process $process, float $delayToRestart): void
+    public function startWatching(Process $process, int $signal, float $delayToRestart): void
     {
         $this->screen->start($process->getCommand());
         $this->screen->showSpinner($this->loop);
         $this->startProcess($process);
 
-        $this->filesystemListener->start(function () use ($process, $delayToRestart) {
-            $process->terminate();
+        $this->filesystemListener->start(function () use ($process, $signal, $delayToRestart) {
+            $process->terminate($signal);
             $this->screen->restarting($process->getCommand());
 
             $this->loop->addTimer($delayToRestart, function () use ($process) {
diff --git a/src/WatcherCommand.php b/src/WatcherCommand.php
index eb22fb4..ea56ef2 100644
--- a/src/WatcherCommand.php
+++ b/src/WatcherCommand.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ protected function configure(): void
             ->addOption('ignore', '-i', InputOption::VALUE_IS_ARRAY + InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Paths to ignore', [])
             ->addOption('exec', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'PHP executable')
             ->addOption('delay', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Delaying restart')
+            ->addOption('signal', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Signal to reload the app')
             ->addOption('arguments', null, InputOption::VALUE_IS_ARRAY + InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Arguments for the script', [])
             ->addOption('config', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Path to config file');
     }
@@ -42,6 +43,6 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
 
         $screen->showOptions($config->watchList());
         $process = new Process($config->command());
-        $watcher->startWatching($process, $config->delay());
+        $watcher->startWatching($process, $config->signal(), $config->delay());
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Helper/Filesystem.php b/tests/Helper/Filesystem.php
index 68eb5e9..56fa540 100644
--- a/tests/Helper/Filesystem.php
+++ b/tests/Helper/Filesystem.php
@@ -24,6 +24,29 @@ public static function createHelloWorldPHPFile(): string
         return $name;
     }
 
+    public static function createHelloWorldPHPFileWithSignalsHandling(): string
+    {
+        $name = self::FIXTURES_DIR . 'test.php';
+        $code = <<<CODE
+<?php declare(ticks = 1);
+
+pcntl_signal(SIGTERM, "handler");
+pcntl_signal(SIGINT, "handler");
+
+while (true) {
+    echo "Hello, world";
+    sleep(1);
+}
+function handler(\$signal) {
+    echo "\$signal signal was received" . PHP_EOL;
+    exit;
+}
+CODE;
+        self::createFile($name, $code);
+
+        return $name;
+    }
+
     public static function createConfigFile(array $options): string
     {
         $name = self::FIXTURES_DIR . '.php-watcher.yml';
diff --git a/tests/SignalTest.php b/tests/SignalTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6971e44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/SignalTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace tests;
+
+use tests\Helper\Filesystem;
+use tests\Helper\WatcherRunner;
+use tests\Helper\WatcherTestCase;
+
+final class SignalTest extends WatcherTestCase
+{
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_sends_a_specified_signal_to_restart_the_app(): void
+    {
+        if (!defined('SIGTERM')) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('SIGTERM is not defined');
+        }
+
+        $scriptToRun = Filesystem::createHelloWorldPHPFileWithSignalsHandling();
+        $watcher = (new WatcherRunner)->run($scriptToRun, ['--signal', 'SIGTERM', '--watch', __DIR__]);
+        $this->wait();
+
+        Filesystem::createHelloWorldPHPFile();
+        $this->wait();
+
+        $output = $watcher->getOutput();
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString(SIGTERM . ' signal was received', $output);
+    }
+}