diff --git a/monitor.go b/monitor.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f58a367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monitor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// +build !windows
+
+package panicwrap
+
+import (
+	"github.com/mitchellh/osext"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func monitor(c *WrapConfig) (int, error) {
+
+	// If we're the child process, absorb panics.
+	if Wrapped(c) {
+		panicCh := make(chan string)
+
+		go trackPanic(os.Stdin, os.Stderr, c.DetectDuration, panicCh)
+
+		// Wait on the panic data
+		panicTxt := <-panicCh
+		if panicTxt != "" {
+			if !c.HidePanic {
+				os.Stderr.Write([]byte(panicTxt))
+			}
+
+			c.Handler(panicTxt)
+		}
+
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
+	exePath, err := osext.Executable()
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+	cmd := exec.Command(exePath, os.Args[1:]...)
+
+	read, write, err := os.Pipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+
+	cmd.Stdin = read
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), c.CookieKey+"="+c.CookieValue)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+	err = cmd.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+
+	err = syscall.Dup2(int(write.Fd()), int(os.Stderr.Fd()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+
+	return -1, nil
+}
diff --git a/monitor_windows.go b/monitor_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06bf3b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monitor_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package panicwrap
+
+import (
+	"github.com/mitchellh/osext"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"os/signal"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func monitor(c *WrapConfig) (int, error) {
+	return -1, fmt.Errorf("Monitor is not supported on windows")
+}
diff --git a/panicwrap.go b/panicwrap.go
index 222ca16..d1dfe2a 100644
--- a/panicwrap.go
+++ b/panicwrap.go
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ type WrapConfig struct {
 	// your handler fails, the panic is effectively lost.
 	HidePanic bool
 
+	// If true, panicwrap will boot a monitor sub-process and let the parent
+	// run the app. This mode is useful for processes run under supervisors
+	// like runit as signals get sent to the correct codebase. This is not
+	// supported when GOOS=windows, and ignores c.Stderr and c.Stdout.
+	Monitor bool
+
 	// The amount of time that a process must exit within after detecting
 	// a panic header for panicwrap to assume it is a panic. Defaults to
 	// 300 milliseconds.
@@ -98,6 +104,15 @@ func Wrap(c *WrapConfig) (int, error) {
 		c.Writer = os.Stderr
 	}
 
+	if c.Monitor {
+		return monitor(c)
+	} else {
+		return wrap(c)
+	}
+}
+
+func wrap(c *WrapConfig) (int, error) {
+
 	// If we're already wrapped, exit out.
 	if Wrapped(c) {
 		return -1, nil
diff --git a/panicwrap_test.go b/panicwrap_test.go
index 5db4a94..dd1d77f 100644
--- a/panicwrap_test.go
+++ b/panicwrap_test.go
@@ -168,6 +168,28 @@ func TestHelperProcess(*testing.T) {
 			fmt.Printf("%v", Wrapped(config))
 		}
 		os.Exit(exitStatus)
+	case "panic-monitor":
+
+		config := &WrapConfig{
+			Handler: panicHandler,
+			HidePanic: true,
+			Monitor: true,
+		}
+
+		exitStatus, err := Wrap(config)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "wrap error: %s", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		if exitStatus != -1 {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "wrap error: %s", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		panic("uh oh")
+
 	default:
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Unknown command: %q\n", cmd)
 		os.Exit(2)
@@ -231,7 +253,7 @@ func TestPanicWrap_panicHide(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "wrapped: 1006") {
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "wrapped:") {
 		t.Fatalf("didn't wrap: %#v", stdout.String())
 	}
 
@@ -251,7 +273,7 @@ func TestPanicWrap_panicShow(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "wrapped: 1006") {
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "wrapped:") {
 		t.Fatalf("didn't wrap: %#v", stdout.String())
 	}
 
@@ -270,7 +292,7 @@ func TestPanicWrap_panicLong(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "wrapped: 1017") {
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "wrapped:") {
 		t.Fatalf("didn't wrap: %#v", stdout.String())
 	}
 }
@@ -293,6 +315,22 @@ func TestPanicWrap_panicBoundary(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPanicWrap_monitor(t *testing.T) {
+
+	stdout := new(bytes.Buffer)
+
+	p := helperProcess("panic-monitor")
+	p.Stdout = stdout
+	//p.Stderr = new(bytes.Buffer)
+	if err := p.Run(); err == nil || err.Error() != "exit status 2" {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout.String(), "wrapped:") {
+		t.Fatalf("didn't wrap: %#v", stdout.String())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestWrapped(t *testing.T) {
 	stdout := new(bytes.Buffer)