diff --git a/kernel-src/include/kernel/signal.h b/kernel-src/include/kernel/signal.h
index 7afc0c91..df224093 100644
--- a/kernel-src/include/kernel/signal.h
+++ b/kernel-src/include/kernel/signal.h
@@ -152,6 +152,6 @@ void signal_changemask(struct thread_t *thread, int how, sigset_t *new, sigset_t
 void signal_signalproc(struct proc_t *proc, int signal);
 void signal_signalthread(struct thread_t *thread, int signal, bool urgent);
 void signal_pending(struct thread_t *, sigset_t *sigset);
-void signal_check(struct thread_t *thread, context_t *context, bool syscall, uint64_t syscallret, uint64_t syscallerrno);
+bool signal_check(struct thread_t *thread, context_t *context, bool syscall, uint64_t syscallret, uint64_t syscallerrno);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel-src/sys/scheduler.c b/kernel-src/sys/scheduler.c
index 92da9c36..9b3af8dc 100644
--- a/kernel-src/sys/scheduler.c
+++ b/kernel-src/sys/scheduler.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ __attribute__((no_caller_saved_registers)) void sched_userspacecheck(context_t *
 		sched_threadexit();
 	}
 
-	signal_check(thread, context, syscall, syscallret, syscallerrno);
+	while (signal_check(thread, context, syscall, syscallret, syscallerrno)) ;
 }
 
 void sched_stopotherthreads() {
diff --git a/kernel-src/sys/signal.c b/kernel-src/sys/signal.c
index 1604f184..64fa908a 100644
--- a/kernel-src/sys/signal.c
+++ b/kernel-src/sys/signal.c
@@ -195,8 +195,9 @@ void signal_signalproc(struct proc_t *proc, int signal) {
 	PROCESS_LEAVE(proc);
 }
 
-
-void signal_check(struct thread_t *thread, context_t *context, bool syscall, uint64_t syscallret, uint64_t syscallerrno) {
+// returns true if should retry check
+bool signal_check(struct thread_t *thread, context_t *context, bool syscall, uint64_t syscallret, uint64_t syscallerrno) {
+	bool retry = false;
 	proc_t *proc = thread->proc;
 
 	PROCESS_ENTER(proc);
@@ -249,12 +250,15 @@ void signal_check(struct thread_t *thread, context_t *context, bool syscall, uin
 
 	// urgent signals cannot be ignored, if they are the default action will be run
 	if (action->address == SIG_IGN && sigset != &thread->signals.urgent) {
+		retry = true;
 		goto leave;
 	} else if ((action->address == SIG_DFL && (action->flags & SA_SIGINFO) == 0) || (action->address == SIG_IGN && sigset == &thread->signals.urgent)) {
 		// default action
 		int defaction = defaultactions[signal];
 		switch (defaction) {
 			case ACTION_IGN:
+			case ACTION_CONT:
+				retry = true;
 				goto leave;
 			case ACTION_CORE:
 			case ACTION_TERM:
@@ -263,6 +267,7 @@ void signal_check(struct thread_t *thread, context_t *context, bool syscall, uin
 				PROCESS_LEAVE(proc);
 				interrupt_set(true);
 				sched_threadexit();
+			case ACTION_STOP:
 			default:
 				__assert(!"unsupported signal action");
 		}
@@ -330,4 +335,5 @@ void signal_check(struct thread_t *thread, context_t *context, bool syscall, uin
 	leave:
 	THREAD_LEAVE(thread);
 	PROCESS_LEAVE(proc);
+	return retry;
 }