diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index c387f2b..192a240 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1215,7 +1215,8 @@
 static QTAILQ_HEAD(reset_handlers, QEMUResetEntry) reset_handlers =
     QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(reset_handlers);
 static int reset_requested;
-static int shutdown_requested;
+static int shutdown_requested, shutdown_signal = -1;
+static pid_t shutdown_pid;
 static int powerdown_requested;
 static int debug_requested;
 static int vmstop_requested;
@@ -1227,6 +1228,15 @@
     return r;
 }
 
+void qemu_kill_report(void)
+{
+    if (shutdown_signal != -1) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Got signal %d from pid %d\n",
+                         shutdown_signal, shutdown_pid);
+        shutdown_signal = -1;
+    }
+}
+
 int qemu_reset_requested(void)
 {
     int r = reset_requested;
@@ -1300,6 +1310,13 @@
     qemu_notify_event();
 }
 
+void qemu_system_killed(int signal, pid_t pid)
+{
+    shutdown_signal = signal;
+    shutdown_pid = pid;
+    qemu_system_shutdown_request();
+}
+
 void qemu_system_shutdown_request(void)
 {
     shutdown_requested = 1;
@@ -1443,6 +1460,7 @@
             vm_stop(VMSTOP_DEBUG);
         }
         if (qemu_shutdown_requested()) {
+            qemu_kill_report();
             monitor_protocol_event(QEVENT_SHUTDOWN, NULL);
             if (no_shutdown) {
                 vm_stop(VMSTOP_SHUTDOWN);