diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 32cd73b9..7b7e0b1d 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST		+= add-remove-dynamic-service-sub-config.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= start-stop-service.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= start-stop-service-sub-config.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= start-kill-service.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= signal-service.sh
 
 AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	 = TENV_ROOT='$(abs_builddir)/tenv-root/';
 AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT	+= export TENV_ROOT;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ TESTS			+= add-remove-dynamic-service-sub-config.sh
 TESTS			+= start-stop-service.sh
 TESTS			+= start-stop-service-sub-config.sh
 TESTS			+= start-kill-service.sh
+TESTS			+= signal-service.sh
 
 clean-local:
 	-rm -rf $(builddir)/tenv-root/
diff --git a/test/common/service.sh b/test/common/service.sh
index 870a383c..08366777 100755
--- a/test/common/service.sh
+++ b/test/common/service.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 set -eu
 
+# Hook SIGUSR1 and dump trace to file system
+# shellcheck disable=SC2172
+trap 'echo USR1 > /tmp/usr1.log' 10
+
 echo $$ > /run/service.pid
 
 while true; do
diff --git a/test/signal-service.sh b/test/signal-service.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a8998cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/signal-service.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Verifies initctl can send arbitrary signals (USR1 in this case) to finit managed services
+
+set -eu
+
+TEST_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
+
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+. "$TEST_DIR/tenv/lib.sh"
+
+test_teardown() {
+    say "Test done $(date)"
+    say "Running test teardown."
+
+    texec rm -f "$FINIT_CONF"
+    texec rm -f /test_assets/service.sh
+}
+
+say "Test start $(date)"
+
+cp "$TEST_DIR"/common/service.sh "$TENV_ROOT"/test_assets/
+
+say 'Ensure file system is cleared'
+texec rm -f /tmp/usr1.log
+
+say "Add service stanza in $FINIT_CONF"
+texec sh -c "echo 'service [2345] kill:20 log /test_assets/service.sh -- Test service' > $FINIT_CONF"
+
+say 'Reload Finit'
+texec sh -c "initctl reload"
+
+say 'Send SIGUSR1 to service...'
+texec sh -c "initctl signal service.sh SIGUSR1"
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2016
+retry 'assert "service.sh received SIGUSR" "$(texec cat /tmp/usr1.log)" = "USR1"' 10 1