diff --git a/packages/exec/__tests__/exec.test.ts b/packages/exec/__tests__/exec.test.ts
index b048aa36d6..5fcacb56a3 100644
--- a/packages/exec/__tests__/exec.test.ts
+++ b/packages/exec/__tests__/exec.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ const SPAWN_WAIT_SCRIPT = path.join(
   'scripts',
   'spawn-wait-for-file.cjs'
 )
+const SELF_TERMINATE_SCRIPT = path.join(
+  __dirname,
+  'scripts',
+  'self-terminate.cjs'
+)
 
 let outstream: stream.Writable
 let errstream: stream.Writable
@@ -192,6 +197,24 @@ describe('@actions/exec', () => {
     }
   })
 
+  it('Fails when process terminates via signal', async () => {
+    if (IS_WINDOWS) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const nodePath: string = await io.which('node', true)
+    const _testExecOptions = getExecOptions()
+
+    await exec
+      .exec(`"${nodePath}"`, [SELF_TERMINATE_SCRIPT], _testExecOptions)
+      .then(() => {
+        throw new Error('Should not have succeeded')
+      })
+      .catch(err => {
+        expect(err.message).toContain('terminated by signal SIGTERM')
+      })
+  })
+
   it('Succeeds on stderr by default', async () => {
     const scriptPath: string = path.join(
       __dirname,
diff --git a/packages/exec/__tests__/scripts/self-terminate.cjs b/packages/exec/__tests__/scripts/self-terminate.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed11e232ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/exec/__tests__/scripts/self-terminate.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+setTimeout(() => {
+  process.kill(process.pid, 'SIGTERM')
+}, 50)
diff --git a/packages/exec/src/toolrunner.ts b/packages/exec/src/toolrunner.ts
index 02483b2841..fc53ee337f 100644
--- a/packages/exec/src/toolrunner.ts
+++ b/packages/exec/src/toolrunner.ts
@@ -501,15 +501,21 @@ export class ToolRunner extends events.EventEmitter {
         state.CheckComplete()
       })
 
-      cp.on('exit', (code: number) => {
+      cp.on('exit', (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => {
         state.processExitCode = code
+        state.processSignal = signal
         state.processExited = true
-        this._debug(`Exit code ${code} received from tool '${this.toolPath}'`)
+        if (signal) {
+          this._debug(`Signal ${signal} received from tool '${this.toolPath}'`)
+        } else {
+          this._debug(`Exit code ${code} received from tool '${this.toolPath}'`)
+        }
         state.CheckComplete()
       })
 
-      cp.on('close', (code: number) => {
+      cp.on('close', (code: number | null, signal: NodeJS.Signals | null) => {
         state.processExitCode = code
+        state.processSignal = signal
         state.processExited = true
         state.processClosed = true
         this._debug(`STDIO streams have closed for tool '${this.toolPath}'`)
@@ -625,7 +631,8 @@ class ExecState extends events.EventEmitter {
 
   processClosed = false // tracks whether the process has exited and stdio is closed
   processError = ''
-  processExitCode = 0
+  processExitCode: number | null = 0
+  processSignal: NodeJS.Signals | null = null
   processExited = false // tracks whether the process has exited
   processStderr = false // tracks whether stderr was written to
   private delay = 10000 // 10 seconds
@@ -658,6 +665,10 @@ class ExecState extends events.EventEmitter {
         error = new Error(
           `There was an error when attempting to execute the process '${this.toolPath}'. This may indicate the process failed to start. Error: ${this.processError}`
         )
+      } else if (this.processSignal) {
+        error = new Error(
+          `The process '${this.toolPath}' failed due to signal ${this.processSignal}`
+        )
       } else if (this.processExitCode !== 0 && !this.options.ignoreReturnCode) {
         error = new Error(
           `The process '${this.toolPath}' failed with exit code ${this.processExitCode}`