diff --git a/include/proto/mworker.h b/include/proto/mworker.h
index 0418782666..595cc19506 100644
--- a/include/proto/mworker.h
+++ b/include/proto/mworker.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ void mworker_env_to_proc_list();
 void mworker_block_signals();
 void mworker_unblock_signals();
 
+void mworker_broadcast_signal(struct sig_handler *sh);
 void mworker_catch_sighup(struct sig_handler *sh);
 void mworker_catch_sigterm(struct sig_handler *sh);
 void mworker_catch_sigchld(struct sig_handler *sh);
diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index 4e4a7deb71..a7f6a247dd 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -847,12 +847,16 @@ static void mworker_loop()
 
 	master = 1;
 
+	signal_unregister(SIGTTIN);
+	signal_unregister(SIGTTOU);
 	signal_unregister(SIGUSR1);
 	signal_unregister(SIGHUP);
 	signal_unregister(SIGQUIT);
 
 	signal_register_fct(SIGTERM, mworker_catch_sigterm, SIGTERM);
 	signal_register_fct(SIGUSR1, mworker_catch_sigterm, SIGUSR1);
+	signal_register_fct(SIGTTIN, mworker_broadcast_signal, SIGTTIN);
+	signal_register_fct(SIGTTOU, mworker_broadcast_signal, SIGTTOU);
 	signal_register_fct(SIGINT, mworker_catch_sigterm, SIGINT);
 	signal_register_fct(SIGHUP, mworker_catch_sighup, SIGHUP);
 	signal_register_fct(SIGUSR2, mworker_catch_sighup, SIGUSR2);
diff --git a/src/mworker.c b/src/mworker.c
index 511d9617dc..ff3e16b8fb 100644
--- a/src/mworker.c
+++ b/src/mworker.c
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ void mworker_block_signals()
 	sigemptyset(&set);
 	sigaddset(&set, SIGUSR1);
 	sigaddset(&set, SIGUSR2);
+	sigaddset(&set, SIGTTIN);
+	sigaddset(&set, SIGTTOU);
 	sigaddset(&set, SIGHUP);
 	sigaddset(&set, SIGCHLD);
 	ha_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
@@ -216,6 +218,12 @@ void mworker_unblock_signals()
 
 /* ----- mworker signal handlers ----- */
 
+/* broadcast the configured signal to the workers */
+void mworker_broadcast_signal(struct sig_handler *sh)
+{
+	mworker_kill(sh->arg);
+}
+
 /*
  * When called, this function reexec haproxy with -sf followed by current
  * children PIDs and possibly old children PIDs if they didn't leave yet.