diff --git a/src/background.c b/src/background.c
index 2ec345bc2..6dff3211c 100644
--- a/src/background.c
+++ b/src/background.c
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ register_task_running (FileOpContext *ctx, pid_t pid, int fd, int to_child,
     add_select_channel (fd, background_attention, ctx);
 }
 
-void
-unregister_task_running (pid_t pid, int fd)
+int
+destroy_task_and_return_fd (pid_t pid)
 {
     TaskList *p = task_list;
     TaskList *prev = 0;
@@ -102,14 +102,31 @@ unregister_task_running (pid_t pid, int fd)
 		task_list = p->next;
 	    g_free (p->info);
 	    g_free (p);
-	    break;
+	    return p->fd;
 	}
 	prev = p;
 	p = p->next;
     }
+
+    /* pid not found */
+    return -1;
+}
+
+void
+unregister_task_running (pid_t pid, int fd)
+{
+    destroy_task_and_return_fd(pid);
     delete_select_channel (fd);
 }
 
+void
+unregister_task_with_pid (pid_t pid)
+{
+    int fd = destroy_task_and_return_fd(pid);
+    if (fd != -1)
+	delete_select_channel (fd);
+}
+
 /*
  * Try to make the Midnight Commander a background job
  *
@@ -216,16 +233,19 @@ background_attention (int fd, void *closure)
     int have_ctx;
     union 
     {
+      int (*have_ctx0)(int);
       int (*have_ctx1)(int, char *);
       int (*have_ctx2)(int, char *, char *);
       int (*have_ctx3)(int, char *, char *, char *);
       int (*have_ctx4)(int, char *, char *, char *, char *);
 
+      int (*non_have_ctx0)(FileOpContext *, int);
       int (*non_have_ctx1)(FileOpContext *, int, char *);
       int (*non_have_ctx2)(FileOpContext *, int, char *, char *);
       int (*non_have_ctx3)(FileOpContext *, int, char *, char *, char *);
       int (*non_have_ctx4)(FileOpContext *, int, char *, char *, char *, char *);
 
+      char * (*ret_str0)();
       char * (*ret_str1)(char *);
       char * (*ret_str2)(char *, char *);
       char * (*ret_str3)(char *, char *, char *);
@@ -238,7 +258,7 @@ background_attention (int fd, void *closure)
     char *data [MAXCALLARGS];
     ssize_t bytes;
 	struct TaskList *p;
-	int to_child_fd;
+	int to_child_fd = -1;
     enum ReturnType type;
 
     ctx = closure;
@@ -285,10 +305,25 @@ background_attention (int fd, void *closure)
 	data [i][size] = 0;	/* NULL terminate the blocks (they could be strings) */
     }
 
+	/* Find child task info by descriptor */
+	/* Find before call, because process can destroy self after */
+	for (p = task_list; p; p = p->next) {
+		if (p->fd == fd)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (p) to_child_fd = p->to_child_fd;
+
+    if (to_child_fd == -1)
+	message (D_ERROR, _(" Background process error "), _(" Unknown error in child "));
+
     /* Handle the call */
     if (type == Return_Integer){
 	if (!have_ctx)
 	    switch (argc){
+	    case 0:
+		result = routine.have_ctx0 (Background);
+		break;
 	    case 1:
 		result = routine.have_ctx1 (Background, data [0]);
 		break;
@@ -304,6 +339,9 @@ background_attention (int fd, void *closure)
 	    }
 	else
 	    switch (argc){
+	    case 0:
+		result = routine.non_have_ctx0 (ctx, Background);
+		break;
 	    case 1:
 		result = routine.non_have_ctx1 (ctx, Background, data [0]);
 		break;
@@ -318,17 +356,9 @@ background_attention (int fd, void *closure)
 		break;
 	    }
 
-	/* Find child task info by descriptor */
-	for (p = task_list; p; p = p->next) {
-		if (p->fd == fd)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	to_child_fd = p->to_child_fd;
-
 	/* Send the result code and the value for shared variables */
 	write (to_child_fd, &result, sizeof (int));
-	if (have_ctx)
+	if (have_ctx && to_child_fd != -1)
 	    write (to_child_fd, ctx, sizeof (FileOpContext));
     } else if (type == Return_String) {
 	int len;
@@ -338,6 +368,9 @@ background_attention (int fd, void *closure)
 	 * parameter.  Currently, this is not used here
 	 */
 	switch (argc){
+	case 0:
+	    resstr = routine.ret_str0 ();
+	    break;
 	case 1:
 	    resstr = routine.ret_str1 (data [0]);
 	    break;
diff --git a/src/background.h b/src/background.h
index 8ad4d54a9..2dc4bf4af 100644
--- a/src/background.h
+++ b/src/background.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ int parent_call (void *routine, struct FileOpContext *ctx, int argc, ...);
 char *parent_call_string (void *routine, int argc, ...);
 
 void unregister_task_running (pid_t pid, int fd);
+void unregister_task_with_pid (pid_t pid);
 extern int we_are_background;
 
 #endif				/* !WITH_BACKGROUND */
diff --git a/src/boxes.c b/src/boxes.c
index 80944e6a8..e6db6bd9b 100644
--- a/src/boxes.c
+++ b/src/boxes.c
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ task_cb (int action)
 	sig = SIGKILL;
     }
     
-    if (sig == SIGINT)
+    if (sig == SIGKILL)
 	unregister_task_running (tl->pid, tl->fd);
 
     kill (tl->pid, sig);
diff --git a/src/file.c b/src/file.c
index 909c8cdea..b9649f483 100644
--- a/src/file.c
+++ b/src/file.c
@@ -1787,6 +1787,17 @@ panel_operate_generate_prompt (const WPanel *panel, const int operation,
     return g_strdup (format_string);
 }
 
+#ifdef WITH_BACKGROUND
+int end_bg_process (FileOpContext *ctx, enum OperationMode mode) {
+    int pid = ctx->pid;
+    ctx->pid = 0;
+
+    unregister_task_with_pid(pid);
+//    file_op_context_destroy(ctx);
+    return 1;
+}
+#endif
+
 /**
  * panel_operate:
  *
@@ -1931,6 +1942,12 @@ panel_operate (void *source_panel, FileOperation operation,
 	}
     }
 
+    /* Background also need ctx->ui, but not full */
+    if (do_bg)
+	file_op_context_create_ui_without_init (ctx, 1);
+    else
+	file_op_context_create_ui (ctx, 1);
+
 #ifdef WITH_BACKGROUND
     /* Did the user select to do a background operation? */
     if (do_bg) {
@@ -1969,11 +1986,6 @@ panel_operate (void *source_panel, FileOperation operation,
 
     /* Now, let's do the job */
 
-    if (do_bg)
-	ctx->ui = NULL;
-    else
-	file_op_context_create_ui (ctx, 1);
-
     /* This code is only called by the tree and panel code */
     if (single_entry) {
 	/* We now have ETA in all cases */
@@ -2201,6 +2213,12 @@ panel_operate (void *source_panel, FileOperation operation,
 #ifdef WITH_BACKGROUND
     /* Let our parent know we are saying bye bye */
     if (we_are_background) {
+	int cur_pid = getpid();
+	/* Send pid to parent with child context, it is fork and
+	   don't modify real parent ctx */
+	ctx->pid = cur_pid;
+	parent_call ((void *) end_bg_process, ctx, 0);
+
 	vfs_shut ();
 	_exit (0);
     }
diff --git a/src/filegui.c b/src/filegui.c
index 15b3872d8..5dd209df3 100644
--- a/src/filegui.c
+++ b/src/filegui.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ check_progress_buttons (FileOpContext *ctx)
 /* {{{ File progress display routines */
 
 void
-file_op_context_create_ui (FileOpContext *ctx, int with_eta)
+file_op_context_create_ui_without_init (FileOpContext *ctx, int with_eta)
 {
     FileOpContextUI *ui;
     int x_size;
@@ -321,6 +321,18 @@ file_op_context_create_ui (FileOpContext *ctx, int with_eta)
 		label_new (3, FCOPY_GAUGE_X, sixty));
     add_widget (ui->op_dlg, ui->file_label[0] =
 		label_new (3, FCOPY_LABEL_X, fifteen));
+}
+
+void
+file_op_context_create_ui (FileOpContext *ctx, int with_eta)
+{
+    FileOpContextUI *ui;
+
+    g_return_if_fail (ctx != NULL);
+    g_return_if_fail (ctx->ui == NULL);
+
+    file_op_context_create_ui_without_init(ctx, with_eta);
+    ui = ctx->ui;
 
     /* We will manage the dialog without any help, that's why
        we have to call init_dlg */
diff --git a/src/fileopctx.h b/src/fileopctx.h
index 4943e28e0..305fe6389 100644
--- a/src/fileopctx.h
+++ b/src/fileopctx.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ enum OperationMode {
 /* The following functions are implemented separately by each port */
 
 void file_op_context_create_ui (FileOpContext *ctx, int with_eta);
+void file_op_context_create_ui_without_init (FileOpContext *ctx, int with_eta);
 void file_op_context_destroy_ui (FileOpContext *ctx);
 
 FileProgressStatus file_progress_show (FileOpContext *ctx, off_t done, off_t total);