diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index c15df2ef969..c903e109b4e 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ This methods attaches Puppeteer to an existing Chromium instance.
   - `args` <[Array]<[string]>> Additional arguments to pass to the Chromium instance. List of Chromium flags can be found [here](http://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/).
   - `handleSIGINT` <[boolean]> Close chrome process on Ctrl-C. Defaults to `true`.
   - `handleSIGTERM` <[boolean]> Close chrome process on SIGTERM. Defaults to `true`.
+  - `handleSIGHUP` <[boolean]> Close chrome process on SIGHUP. Defaults to `true`.
   - `timeout` <[number]> Maximum time in milliseconds to wait for the Chrome instance to start. Defaults to `30000` (30 seconds). Pass `0` to disable timeout.
   - `dumpio` <[boolean]> Whether to pipe browser process stdout and stderr into `process.stdout` and `process.stderr`. Defaults to `false`.
   - `userDataDir` <[string]> Path to a [User Data Directory](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs/user_data_dir.md).
diff --git a/lib/Launcher.js b/lib/Launcher.js
index b9c52374caa..9565bc63b09 100644
--- a/lib/Launcher.js
+++ b/lib/Launcher.js
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ class Launcher {
       listeners.push(helper.addEventListener(process, 'SIGINT', forceKillChrome));
     if (options.handleSIGTERM !== false)
       listeners.push(helper.addEventListener(process, 'SIGTERM', killChrome));
+    if (options.handleSIGHUP !== false)
+      listeners.push(helper.addEventListener(process, 'SIGHUP', killChrome));
     /** @type {?Connection} */
     let connection = null;
     try {