diff --git a/bin/reth/src/runner.rs b/bin/reth/src/runner.rs
index d0a171f33d..a7ee1ca9f5 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/runner.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/runner.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use futures::pin_mut;
 use reth_tasks::{TaskExecutor, TaskManager};
 use std::future::Future;
+use tokio::signal::unix::SignalKind;
 use tracing::trace;
 
 /// Used to execute cli commands
@@ -116,16 +117,23 @@ where
 async fn run_until_ctrl_c<F, E>(fut: F) -> Result<(), E>
 where
     F: Future<Output = Result<(), E>>,
-    E: Send + Sync + 'static,
+    E: Send + Sync + 'static + From<std::io::Error>,
 {
+    let mut stream = tokio::signal::unix::signal(SignalKind::terminate())?;
+    let sigterm = stream.recv();
+
     let ctrl_c = tokio::signal::ctrl_c();
 
     pin_mut!(ctrl_c, fut);
+    pin_mut!(sigterm, fut);
 
     tokio::select! {
         _ = ctrl_c => {
             trace!(target: "reth::cli",  "Received ctrl-c");
         },
+        _ = sigterm => {
+            trace!(target: "reth::cli",  "Received SIGTERM");
+        },
         res = fut => res?,
     }