diff --git a/base/usr/include/string.h b/base/usr/include/string.h
index 077d940c..b15e9c12 100644
--- a/base/usr/include/string.h
+++ b/base/usr/include/string.h
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ extern char * strncpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t n);
 extern char * strerror(int errnum);
 extern size_t strxfrm(char *dest, const char *src, size_t n);
 
+extern char * strsignal(int sign);
+extern const char * const sys_siglist[];
+
 _End_C_Header
 
 #include <strings.h>
diff --git a/base/usr/include/sys/signal_defs.h b/base/usr/include/sys/signal_defs.h
index f43b723e..adbed753 100644
--- a/base/usr/include/sys/signal_defs.h
+++ b/base/usr/include/sys/signal_defs.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #define SIGHATE     34 /* The sending process does not like you */
 #define SIGWINEVENT 35 /* Window server event */
 #define SIGCAT      36 /* Everybody loves cats */
-
 #define SIGTTOU     37
 
 #define NUMSIGNALS  38
diff --git a/libc/string/strsignal.c b/libc/string/strsignal.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..313f87f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libc/string/strsignal.c
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#include <string.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+const char * const sys_siglist[] = {
+	[SIGHUP]      = "Hangup",
+	[SIGINT]      = "Interrupt",
+	[SIGQUIT]     = "Quit",
+	[SIGILL]      = "Illegal instruction",
+	[SIGTRAP]     = "Trace/breakpoint trap",
+	[SIGABRT]     = "Aborted",
+	[SIGEMT]      = "Emulation trap",
+	[SIGFPE]      = "Arithmetic exception",
+	[SIGKILL]     = "Killed",
+	[SIGBUS]      = "Bus error",
+	[SIGSEGV]     = "Segmentation fault",
+	[SIGSYS]      = "Bad system call",
+	[SIGPIPE]     = "Broken pipe",
+	[SIGALRM]     = "Alarm clock",
+	[SIGTERM]     = "Terminated",
+	[SIGUSR1]     = "User defined signal 1",
+	[SIGUSR2]     = "User defined signal 2",
+	[SIGCHLD]     = "Child process status",
+	[SIGPWR]      = "Power failure",
+	[SIGWINCH]    = "Window changed",
+	[SIGURG]      = "Urgent I/O condition",
+	[SIGPOLL]     = "Pollable event",
+	[SIGSTOP]     = "Stopped",
+	[SIGTSTP]     = "Stopped",
+	[SIGCONT]     = "Continued",
+	[SIGTTIN]     = "Stopped (tty input)",
+	[SIGTTOU]     = "Stopped (tty output)",
+	[SIGTTOUT]    = "Stopped (tty output)",
+	[SIGVTALRM]   = "Virtual timer expired",
+	[SIGPROF]     = "Profiling timer expired",
+	[SIGXCPU]     = "CPU time limit exceeded",
+	[SIGXFSZ]     = "File size limit exceeded",
+
+	/* silly stuff */
+	[SIGWAITING]  = "Waiting",
+	[SIGDIAF]     = "Died in a fire",
+	[SIGHATE]     = "Hated",
+	[SIGWINEVENT] = "Window event",
+	[SIGCAT]      = "Meow",
+};
+
+char * strsignal(int sig) {
+	static char _signal_description[256];
+	if (sig > 0 && sig < NUMSIGNALS) {
+		snprintf(_signal_description, 256, "%s", sys_siglist[sig]);
+	} else {
+		snprintf(_signal_description, 256, "Killed by signal %d", sig);
+	}
+	return _signal_description;
+}