diff --git a/ChangeLog.asciidoc b/ChangeLog.asciidoc
index 8819c5b9a..b2c15fe6e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.asciidoc
+++ b/ChangeLog.asciidoc
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ http://weechat.org/files/releasenotes/ReleaseNotes-devel.html[release notes]
 * core: add signals "key_combo_{default|search|cursor}"
 * core: display a warning in case of inconsistency between the options
   weechat.look.save_{config|layout}_on_exit
+* api: add option "signal" in function hook_set to send a signal to the child
+  process
 * api: add support of escaped strings with format `${esc:xxx}` or `${\xxx}` in
   function string_eval_expression and command /eval
 * api: add functions "hashtable_dup", "string_replace_regex",
diff --git a/doc/en/weechat_plugin_api.en.txt b/doc/en/weechat_plugin_api.en.txt
index 4fdaf749d..44edaa35e 100644
--- a/doc/en/weechat_plugin_api.en.txt
+++ b/doc/en/weechat_plugin_api.en.txt
@@ -9743,6 +9743,13 @@ Properties:
   _(WeeChat ≥ 0.4.3)_ |
   'process', 'process_hashtable' | (not used) |
   Close pipe used to send data on standard input ('stdin') of child process
+
+| signal +
+  _(WeeChat ≥ 0.4.4)_ |
+  'process', 'process_hashtable' |
+  signal number or one of these names: `hup`, `int`, `quit`, `kill`, `term`,
+  `usr1`, `usr2` |
+  Send a signal to the child process
 |===
 
 C example:
diff --git a/doc/fr/weechat_plugin_api.fr.txt b/doc/fr/weechat_plugin_api.fr.txt
index 0c505952c..624b23cf3 100644
--- a/doc/fr/weechat_plugin_api.fr.txt
+++ b/doc/fr/weechat_plugin_api.fr.txt
@@ -9932,6 +9932,13 @@ Propriétés :
   'process', 'process_hashtable' | (non utilisée) |
   Fermer le tuyau utilisé pour envoyer les données sur l'entrée standard
   ('stdin') du processus fils
+
+| signal +
+  _(WeeChat ≥ 0.4.4)_ |
+  'process', 'process_hashtable' |
+  numéro de signal ou un de ces noms : `hup`, `int`, `quit`, `kill`, `term`,
+  `usr1`, `usr2` |
+  Envoyer un signal au processus fils
 |===
 
 Exemple en C :
diff --git a/doc/it/weechat_plugin_api.it.txt b/doc/it/weechat_plugin_api.it.txt
index 71e7f1324..ff87f88ac 100644
--- a/doc/it/weechat_plugin_api.it.txt
+++ b/doc/it/weechat_plugin_api.it.txt
@@ -9986,6 +9986,15 @@ Properties:
   'process', 'process_hashtable' | (not used) |
 // TRANSLATION MISSING
   Close pipe used to send data on standard input ('stdin') of child process
+
+| signal +
+  _(WeeChat ≥ 0.4.4)_ |
+  'process', 'process_hashtable' |
+// TRANSLATION MISSING
+  signal number or one of these names: `hup`, `int`, `quit`, `kill`, `term`,
+  `usr1`, `usr2` |
+// TRANSLATION MISSING
+  Send a signal to the child process
 |===
 
 Esempio in C:
diff --git a/doc/ja/weechat_plugin_api.ja.txt b/doc/ja/weechat_plugin_api.ja.txt
index 56e682fcc..bc95ca4f3 100644
--- a/doc/ja/weechat_plugin_api.ja.txt
+++ b/doc/ja/weechat_plugin_api.ja.txt
@@ -9759,6 +9759,15 @@ void weechat_hook_set (struct t_hook *hook, const char *property,
   _(WeeChat バージョン 0.4.3 以上で利用可)_ |
   'process' 、'process_hashtable' | (非使用) |
   子プロセスの標準入力 ('stdin') にデータを送信するパイプを閉じる
+
+| signal +
+  _(WeeChat ≥ 0.4.4)_ |
+  'process', 'process_hashtable' |
+// TRANSLATION MISSING
+  signal number or one of these names: `hup`, `int`, `quit`, `kill`, `term`,
+  `usr1`, `usr2` |
+// TRANSLATION MISSING
+  Send a signal to the child process
 |===
 
 C 言語での使用例:
diff --git a/src/core/wee-hook.c b/src/core/wee-hook.c
index bbc6b055b..f4f1c130b 100644
--- a/src/core/wee-hook.c
+++ b/src/core/wee-hook.c
@@ -3219,6 +3219,9 @@ void
 hook_set (struct t_hook *hook, const char *property, const char *value)
 {
     ssize_t num_written;
+    char *error;
+    long number;
+    int rc;
 
     /* invalid hook? */
     if (!hook_valid (hook))
@@ -3253,6 +3256,34 @@ hook_set (struct t_hook *hook, const char *property, const char *value)
             HOOK_PROCESS(hook, child_write[HOOK_PROCESS_STDIN]) = -1;
         }
     }
+    else if (string_strcasecmp (property, "signal") == 0)
+    {
+        if (!hook->deleted
+            && (hook->type == HOOK_TYPE_PROCESS)
+            && (HOOK_PROCESS(hook, child_pid) > 0))
+        {
+            error = NULL;
+            number = strtol (value, &error, 10);
+            if (!error || error[0])
+            {
+                /* not a number? look for signal by name */
+                number = util_signal_search (value);
+            }
+            if (number >= 0)
+            {
+                rc = kill (HOOK_PROCESS(hook, child_pid), (int)number);
+                if (rc < 0)
+                {
+                    gui_chat_printf (NULL,
+                                     _("%sError sending signal %d to pid %d: %s"),
+                                     gui_chat_prefix[GUI_CHAT_PREFIX_ERROR],
+                                     (int)number,
+                                     HOOK_PROCESS(hook, child_pid),
+                                     strerror (errno));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/core/wee-util.c b/src/core/wee-util.c
index 2630f36c2..9d93c396b 100644
--- a/src/core/wee-util.c
+++ b/src/core/wee-util.c
@@ -103,6 +103,16 @@ struct t_rlimit_resource rlimit_resource[] =
 };
 #endif /* HAVE_SYS_RESOURCE_H */
 
+struct t_util_signal util_signals[] =
+{ { "hup", SIGHUP },
+  { "int", SIGINT },
+  { "quit", SIGQUIT },
+  { "kill", SIGKILL },
+  { "term", SIGTERM },
+  { "usr1", SIGUSR1 },
+  { "usr2", SIGUSR2 },
+  { NULL, 0 },
+};
 
 /*
  * Sets resource limit.
@@ -302,6 +312,28 @@ util_get_time_string (const time_t *date)
     return text_time;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Gets a signal number with a name; only some commonly used signal names are
+ * supported here (see declaration of util_signals[]).
+ *
+ * Returns the signal number, -1 if not found.
+ */
+
+int
+util_signal_search (const char *name)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; util_signals[i].name; i++)
+    {
+        if (string_strcasecmp (util_signals[i].name, name) == 0)
+            return util_signals[i].signal;
+    }
+
+    /* signal not found */
+    return -1;
+}
+
 /*
  * Catches a system signal.
  */
diff --git a/src/core/wee-util.h b/src/core/wee-util.h
index 342881bc9..e200f9061 100644
--- a/src/core/wee-util.h
+++ b/src/core/wee-util.h
@@ -28,11 +28,18 @@ struct t_rlimit_resource
 };
 #endif /* HAVE_SYS_RESOURCE_H */
 
+struct t_util_signal
+{
+    char *name;                        /* name of signal                    */
+    int signal;                        /* signal number                     */
+};
+
 extern void util_setrlimit ();
 extern int util_timeval_cmp (struct timeval *tv1, struct timeval *tv2);
 extern long util_timeval_diff (struct timeval *tv1, struct timeval *tv2);
 extern void util_timeval_add (struct timeval *tv, long interval);
 extern char *util_get_time_string (const time_t *date);
+extern int util_signal_search (const char *name);
 extern void util_catch_signal (int signum, void (*handler)(int));
 extern int util_mkdir_home (const char *directory, int mode);
 extern int util_mkdir (const char *directory, int mode);