diff --git a/ptp4l.c b/ptp4l.c
index 2648fe2..d72c27a 100644
--- a/ptp4l.c
+++ b/ptp4l.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  */
+#include <signal.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -76,6 +77,12 @@ static struct config cfg_settings = {
 	.cfg_ignore = 0,
 };
 
+static void handle_int_quit_term(int s)
+{
+	pr_notice("caught signal %d", s);
+	running = 0;
+}
+
 static void usage(char *progname)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr,
@@ -122,6 +129,19 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	struct defaultDS *ds = &cfg_settings.dds;
 	int phc_index = -1;
 
+	if (SIG_ERR == signal(SIGINT, handle_int_quit_term)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "cannot handle SIGINT\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (SIG_ERR == signal(SIGQUIT, handle_int_quit_term)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "cannot handle SIGQUIT\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (SIG_ERR == signal(SIGTERM, handle_int_quit_term)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "cannot handle SIGTERM\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	/* Process the command line arguments. */
 	progname = strrchr(argv[0], '/');
 	progname = progname ? 1+progname : argv[0];