diff --git a/src/core/os.c b/src/core/os.c
index 64a03470..0c348466 100644
--- a/src/core/os.c
+++ b/src/core/os.c
@@ -624,12 +624,96 @@ JANET_CORE_FN(os_proc_wait,
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifndef JANET_WINDOWS
+struct keyword_signal {
+    const char *keyword;
+    int signal;
+};
+static const struct keyword_signal signal_keywords[] = {
+    {"kill", SIGKILL},
+    {"int", SIGINT},
+    {"abrt", SIGABRT},
+    {"fpe", SIGFPE},
+    {"ill", SIGILL},
+    {"segv", SIGSEGV},
+#ifdef SIGTERM
+    {"term", SIGTERM},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGARLM
+    {"alrm", SIGALRM},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGHUP
+    {"hup", SIGHUP},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGPIPE
+    {"pipe", SIGPIPE},
+ #endif
+#ifdef SIGQUIT
+    {"quit", SIGQUIT},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGUSR1
+    {"usr1", SIGUSR1},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGUSR2
+    {"usr2", SIGUSR2},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGCHLD
+    {"chld", SIGCHLD},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGCONT
+    {"cont", SIGCONT},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGSTOP
+    {"stop", SIGSTOP},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGTSTP
+    {"tstp", SIGTSTP},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGTTIN
+    {"ttin", SIGTTIN},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGTTOU
+    {"ttou", SIGTTOU},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGBUS
+    {"bus", SIGBUS},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGPOLL
+    {"poll", SIGPOLL},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGPROF
+    {"prof", SIGPROF},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGSYS
+    {"sys", SIGSYS},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGTRAP
+    {"trap", SIGTRAP},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGURG
+    {"urg", SIGURG},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGVTALRM
+    {"vtlarm", SIGVTALRM},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGXCPU
+    {"xcpu", SIGXCPU},
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGXFSZ
+    {"xfsz", SIGXFSZ},
+#endif
+    {NULL, 0},
+};
+#endif
+
 JANET_CORE_FN(os_proc_kill,
-              "(os/proc-kill proc &opt wait)",
+              "(os/proc-kill proc &opt wait signal)",
               "Kill a subprocess by sending SIGKILL to it on posix systems, or by closing the process "
               "handle on windows. If `wait` is truthy, will wait for the process to finish and "
-              "returns the exit code. Otherwise, returns `proc`.") {
-    janet_arity(argc, 1, 2);
+              "returns the exit code. Otherwise, returns `proc`. If signal is specified send it instead."
+              "Signal is ignored on windows. Signal keywords are named after their C counterparts but in"
+              "lowercase with the leading `SIG` stripped") {
+    janet_arity(argc, 1, 3);
     JanetProc *proc = janet_getabstract(argv, 0, &ProcAT);
     if (proc->flags & JANET_PROC_WAITED) {
         janet_panicf("cannot kill process that has already finished");
@@ -643,7 +727,23 @@ JANET_CORE_FN(os_proc_kill,
     CloseHandle(proc->pHandle);
     CloseHandle(proc->tHandle);
 #else
-    int status = kill(proc->pid, SIGKILL);
+    int signal = SIGKILL;
+    if(argc == 3){
+        int signal = -1;
+        JanetKeyword signal_kw = janet_getkeyword(argv, 2);
+        const struct keyword_signal *ptr = signal_keywords;
+        while (ptr->keyword){
+            if(!janet_cstrcmp(signal_kw, ptr->keyword)){
+                signal = ptr->signal;
+                break;
+            }
+            ptr++;
+        }
+        if(signal == -1){
+            janet_panic("undefined signal");
+        }
+    }
+    int status = kill(proc->pid, signal);
     if (status) {
         janet_panic(strerror(errno));
     }