diff --git a/linux_container.go b/linux_container.go
index 89143260..8f733d47 100644
--- a/linux_container.go
+++ b/linux_container.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (c *linuxContainer) Resume() error {
 
 func (c *linuxContainer) Signal(signal os.Signal) error {
 	glog.Infof("sending signal %d to pid %d", signal, c.initProcess.pid())
-	panic("not implemented")
+	return c.initProcess.signal(signal)
 }
 
 // TODO: rename to be more descriptive
diff --git a/linux_factory.go b/linux_factory.go
index f2af2897..16182927 100644
--- a/linux_factory.go
+++ b/linux_factory.go
@@ -224,3 +224,7 @@ func (p *restoredProcess) wait() (*os.ProcessState, error) {
 func (p *restoredProcess) startTime() (string, error) {
 	return p.processStartTime, nil
 }
+
+func (p *restoredProcess) signal(s os.Signal) error {
+	return newGenericError(fmt.Errorf("restored process cannot be signaled"), SystemError)
+}
diff --git a/linux_process.go b/linux_process.go
index f6c8a14c..0de894ab 100644
--- a/linux_process.go
+++ b/linux_process.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ type parentProcess interface {
 
 	// startTime return's the process start time.
 	startTime() (string, error)
+
+	signal(os.Signal) error
 }
 
 type setnsProcess struct {
@@ -47,6 +49,10 @@ func (p *setnsProcess) startTime() (string, error) {
 	return system.GetProcessStartTime(p.pid())
 }
 
+func (p *setnsProcess) signal(s os.Signal) error {
+	return p.forkedProcess.Signal(s)
+}
+
 func (p *setnsProcess) start() (err error) {
 	defer p.parentPipe.Close()
 	if p.forkedProcess, err = p.execSetns(); err != nil {
@@ -260,3 +266,7 @@ func (p *initProcess) newUsernsSetupProcess() (parentProcess, error) {
 		config:     p.config,
 	}, nil
 }
+
+func (p *initProcess) signal(s os.Signal) error {
+	return p.cmd.Process.Signal(s)
+}