diff --git a/ChangeLog.asciidoc b/ChangeLog.asciidoc
index 9c0e5ba1a..3d6587593 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.asciidoc
+++ b/ChangeLog.asciidoc
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ https://weechat.org/files/releasenotes/ReleaseNotes-devel.html[release notes]
 
 == Version 1.3 (under dev)
 
+=== New features
+
+* core: add signal "signal_sighup"
+
 === Bugs fixed
 
 * irc: fix errors displayed on WHOX messages received (closes #376)
diff --git a/doc/en/weechat_plugin_api.en.asciidoc b/doc/en/weechat_plugin_api.en.asciidoc
index a66528c0d..711a9ba11 100644
--- a/doc/en/weechat_plugin_api.en.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/en/weechat_plugin_api.en.asciidoc
@@ -8388,6 +8388,11 @@ List of signals sent by WeeChat and plugins:
   String: arguments for /quit |
   Command `/quit` issued by user
 
+| weechat | signal_sighup +
+  _(WeeChat ≥ 1.3)_ |
+  - |
+  Signal SIGHUP received
+
 | weechat | signal_sigquit +
   _(WeeChat ≥ 1.2)_ |
   - |
diff --git a/doc/fr/weechat_plugin_api.fr.asciidoc b/doc/fr/weechat_plugin_api.fr.asciidoc
index 3657cf5a0..31c5a3086 100644
--- a/doc/fr/weechat_plugin_api.fr.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/fr/weechat_plugin_api.fr.asciidoc
@@ -8535,6 +8535,11 @@ Liste des signaux envoyés par WeeChat et les extensions :
   Chaîne : paramètres pour le /quit |
   La commande `/quit` a été exécutée par l'utilisateur
 
+| weechat | signal_sighup +
+  _(WeeChat ≥ 1.3)_ |
+  - |
+  Signal SIGHUP reçu
+
 | weechat | signal_sigquit +
   _(WeeChat ≥ 1.2)_ |
   - |
diff --git a/doc/it/weechat_plugin_api.it.asciidoc b/doc/it/weechat_plugin_api.it.asciidoc
index ae8788ac3..a7e792034 100644
--- a/doc/it/weechat_plugin_api.it.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/it/weechat_plugin_api.it.asciidoc
@@ -8625,6 +8625,12 @@ List of signals sent by WeeChat and plugins:
   String: argomenti per /quit |
   Comando `/quit` digitato dall'utente
 
+// TRANSLATION MISSING
+| weechat | signal_sighup +
+  _(WeeChat ≥ 1.3)_ |
+  - |
+  Signal SIGHUP received
+
 // TRANSLATION MISSING
 | weechat | signal_sigquit +
   _(WeeChat ≥ 1.2)_ |
diff --git a/doc/ja/weechat_plugin_api.ja.asciidoc b/doc/ja/weechat_plugin_api.ja.asciidoc
index 65e34d4c7..23acfecde 100644
--- a/doc/ja/weechat_plugin_api.ja.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/ja/weechat_plugin_api.ja.asciidoc
@@ -8387,6 +8387,12 @@ WeeChat とプラグインが送信するシグナルのリスト:
   String: /quit の引数 |
   ユーザがコマンド `/quit` を実行
 
+// TRANSLATION MISSING
+| weechat | signal_sighup +
+  _(WeeChat バージョン 1.3 以上で利用可)_ |
+  - |
+  Signal SIGHUP received
+
 | weechat | signal_sigquit +
   _(WeeChat バージョン 1.2 以上で利用可)_ |
   - |
diff --git a/src/core/weechat.c b/src/core/weechat.c
index 6d23b2bea..2aaf6e216 100644
--- a/src/core/weechat.c
+++ b/src/core/weechat.c
@@ -509,9 +509,16 @@ weechat_locale_check ()
 void
 weechat_sighup ()
 {
-    log_printf (_("Signal %s received, exiting WeeChat..."), "SIGHUP");
-    (void) hook_signal_send ("quit", WEECHAT_HOOK_SIGNAL_STRING, NULL);
-    weechat_quit = 1;
+    int rc;
+
+    rc = hook_signal_send ("signal_sighup",
+                           WEECHAT_HOOK_SIGNAL_STRING, NULL);
+    if (rc != WEECHAT_RC_OK_EAT)
+    {
+        log_printf (_("Signal %s received, exiting WeeChat..."), "SIGHUP");
+        (void) hook_signal_send ("quit", WEECHAT_HOOK_SIGNAL_STRING, NULL);
+        weechat_quit = 1;
+    }
 }
 
 /*