diff --git a/crashelper/include/backward.hpp b/crashelper/include/backward.hpp
index 35896e5..3bffd45 100644
--- a/crashelper/include/backward.hpp
+++ b/crashelper/include/backward.hpp
@@ -4307,12 +4307,17 @@ class SignalHandling
 {
 private:
     static inline std::function<std::string()> crash_path_getter_ = nullptr;
+    static inline std::function<void(int sig)> user_sig_handler_ = nullptr;
 
 public:
     static void register_crash_path(std::function<std::string()>&& crash_path_getter)
     {
         crash_path_getter_ = std::move(crash_path_getter);
     }
+    static void register_user_sig_handler(std::function<void(int sig)>&& user_sig_handler)
+    {
+        user_sig_handler_ = std::move(user_sig_handler);
+    }
 
 public:
     static std::vector<int> make_default_signals()
@@ -4432,8 +4437,7 @@ public:
 
         if (out_path.empty()) {
             printer.print(st, stderr);
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
             std::ofstream out(out_path);
             printer.print(st, out);
             out.close();
@@ -4457,7 +4461,9 @@ private:
     sig_handler(int signo, siginfo_t* info, void* _ctx)
     {
         handleSignal(signo, info, _ctx);
-
+        if (user_sig_handler_) {
+            user_sig_handler_(signo);
+        }
         // try to forward the signal.
         raise(info->si_signo);
 
@@ -4476,6 +4482,7 @@ class SignalHandling
 private:
     static inline std::function<std::string()> crash_path_getter_ = nullptr;
     static inline std::function<void(EXCEPTION_POINTERS* info)> crash_use_handler_ = nullptr;
+    static inline std::function<void(int sig)> user_sig_handler_ = nullptr;
 
 public:
     static void register_crash_path(std::function<std::string()>&& crash_path_getter)
@@ -4486,6 +4493,10 @@ public:
     {
         crash_use_handler_ = std::move(crash_use_handler);
     }
+    static void register_user_sig_handler(std::function<void(int sig)>&& user_sig_handler)
+    {
+        user_sig_handler_ = std::move(user_sig_handler);
+    }
     SignalHandling(const std::vector<int>& = std::vector<int>())
         : reporter_thread_([]() {
               /* We handle crashes in a utility thread:
@@ -4605,9 +4616,12 @@ private:
         abort();
     }
 
-    static inline void signal_handler(int)
+    static inline void signal_handler(int sig)
     {
         crash_handler(signal_skip_recs);
+        if (user_sig_handler_) {
+            user_sig_handler_(sig);
+        }
         abort();
     }