diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 805c797f..1d0642af 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ NEWS
   * cmake: Fix crypt lib check
   * cmake: Add -export-dynamic to link flags, fixes build on FreeBSD
   * Set FD_CLOEXEC for bound sockets before pipe-logger forks (fixes #2026)
+  * Reset ignored signals to SIG_DFL before exec() in fastcgi/scgi (fixes #2029)
 
 - 1.4.23 - 2009-06-19
   * Added some extra warning options in cmake and fix the resulting warnings (unused/static functions)
diff --git a/src/mod_fastcgi.c b/src/mod_fastcgi.c
index c18b059c..d42abf20 100644
--- a/src/mod_fastcgi.c
+++ b/src/mod_fastcgi.c
@@ -384,6 +384,21 @@ typedef struct {
 /* ok, we need a prototype */
 static handler_t fcgi_handle_fdevent(void *s, void *ctx, int revents);
 
+static void reset_signals(void) {
+#ifdef SIGTTOU
+	signal(SIGTTOU, SIG_DFL);
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGTTIN
+	signal(SIGTTIN, SIG_DFL);
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGTSTP
+	signal(SIGTSTP, SIG_DFL);
+#endif
+	signal(SIGHUP, SIG_DFL);
+	signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL);
+	signal(SIGUSR1, SIG_DFL);
+}
+
 static void fastcgi_status_copy_procname(buffer *b, fcgi_extension_host *host, fcgi_proc *proc) {
 	buffer_copy_string_len(b, CONST_STR_LEN("fastcgi.backend."));
 	buffer_append_string_buffer(b, host->id);
@@ -1052,6 +1067,7 @@ static int fcgi_spawn_connection(server *srv,
 				*c = '/';
 			}
 
+			reset_signals();
 
 			/* exec the cgi */
 			execve(arg.ptr[0], arg.ptr, env.ptr);
diff --git a/src/mod_scgi.c b/src/mod_scgi.c
index 8f356ff9..9d8c4125 100644
--- a/src/mod_scgi.c
+++ b/src/mod_scgi.c
@@ -331,7 +331,20 @@ static handler_t scgi_handle_fdevent(void *s, void *ctx, int revents);
 
 int scgi_proclist_sort_down(server *srv, scgi_extension_host *host, scgi_proc *proc);
 
-
+static void reset_signals(void) {
+#ifdef SIGTTOU
+	signal(SIGTTOU, SIG_DFL);
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGTTIN
+	signal(SIGTTIN, SIG_DFL);
+#endif
+#ifdef SIGTSTP
+	signal(SIGTSTP, SIG_DFL);
+#endif
+	signal(SIGHUP, SIG_DFL);
+	signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL);
+	signal(SIGUSR1, SIG_DFL);
+}
 
 static handler_ctx * handler_ctx_init() {
 	handler_ctx * hctx;
@@ -826,6 +839,8 @@ static int scgi_spawn_connection(server *srv,
 			buffer_copy_string_len(b, CONST_STR_LEN("exec "));
 			buffer_append_string_buffer(b, host->bin_path);
 
+			reset_signals();
+
 			/* exec the cgi */
 			execle("/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", b->ptr, (char *)NULL, env.ptr);