diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/signal/cases0 b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/signal/cases0
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efd959a5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/signal/cases0
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+start:genimage_sigint
+cmd:/opt/xcat/share/xcat/tools/autotest/testcase/signal/test-sigint-genimage.sh
+check:rc==0
+end
diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/signal/test-sigint-genimage.sh b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/signal/test-sigint-genimage.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..53fff28b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/signal/test-sigint-genimage.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Author:   GONG Jie <neo@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+# Create:   2016-10-17
+# Update:   2016-10-21
+# Version:  1.3.0
+
+#
+# warn_if_bad		Put out warning message(s) if $1 has bad RC.
+#
+#	$1	0 (pass) or non-zero (fail).
+#	$2+	Remaining arguments printed only if the $1 is non-zero.
+#
+#	Incoming $1 is returned unless it is 0
+#
+function warn_if_bad()
+{
+	local -i rc="$1"
+	local script="${0##*/}"
+
+	# Ignore if no problems
+	[ "${rc}" -eq "0" ] && return 0
+
+	# Broken
+	shift
+	echo "${script}: $@" >&2
+	return "${rc}"
+}
+
+#
+# exit_if_bad		Put out error message(s) if $1 has bad RC.
+#
+#	$1	0 (pass) or non-zero (fail).
+#	$2+	Remaining arguments printed only if the $1 is non-zero.
+#
+#               Exits with 1 unless $1 is 0
+#
+function exit_if_bad()
+{
+	warn_if_bad "$@" || exit 1
+	return 0
+}
+
+#
+# check_root_or_break
+#
+#	Breaks the script if not running as root.
+#
+#	If this returns 1, the invoker MUST abort the script.
+#
+#	returns 0 if running as root
+#	returns 1 if not (and breaks the script)
+#
+function check_root_or_exit()
+{
+	[ "${UID}" -eq "0" ]
+	exit_if_bad "$?" "Must be run by UID=0. Actual UID=${UID}."
+	return 0
+}
+
+#
+# check_executes	Check for executable(s)
+#
+#	Returns 0 if true.
+#	Returns 1 if not.
+#
+function check_executes()
+{
+	local cmd
+	local all_ok="yes"
+	for cmd in "$@"
+	do
+		if ! type "${cmd}" &>/dev/null
+		then
+			echo "Command \"${cmd}\" not found" >&2
+			all_ok="no"
+		fi
+	done
+	[ "${all_ok}" = "yes" ]
+}
+
+#
+# check_exec_or_exit	Check for required executables.
+#
+#	Exits (not returns) if commands listed on command line do not exist.
+#
+#	Returns 0 if true.
+#	Exits with 1 if not.
+#
+function check_exec_or_exit()
+{
+	check_executes "$@"
+	exit_if_bad "$?" "Above listed required command(s) not found"
+	return 0
+}
+
+#
+# internal_setup	Script setup
+#
+#	Returns 0 on success.
+#	Exits (not returns) with 1 on failure.
+#
+function internal_setup()
+{
+	# Trap exit for internal_cleanup function.
+	trap "internal_cleanup" 0
+
+	umask 0077
+
+	check_exec_or_exit cat cpio find grep tail tee touch xargs
+}
+
+#
+# internal_cleanup	Script cleanup (reached via trap 0)
+#
+#	Destory any temporarily facility created by internal_setup.
+#
+function internal_cleanup()
+{
+	custom_cleanup
+}
+
+function custom_cleanup()
+{
+	rm -rf "/install/netboot/testing0000"
+}
+
+
+PATH="/opt/xcat/bin:/opt/xcat/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin"
+
+OSIMAGE="$(lsdef -t osimage | grep -- -netboot-compute | head -n 1)"
+[ -n "${OSIMAGE}" ]
+exit_if_bad "$?" "Diskless osimage not found"
+
+lsdef -t osimage "${OSIMAGE}" -z | sed -e 's/^.*:$/compute_9999z/' | mkdef -z
+
+# The new osimage name is compute_9999z
+OSIMAGE="compute_9999z"
+
+lsdef -t osimage "${OSIMAGE}"
+exit_if_bad "$?" "Diskless osimage ${OSIMAGE} not created"
+
+chdef -t osimage "${OSIMAGE}" "rootimgdir=/install/netboot/testing0000/${OSIMAGE}"
+exit_if_bad "$?" "Command chdef failed"
+
+genimage "${OSIMAGE}" &
+CHILD="$!"
+
+sleep 1
+
+kill -0 "${CHILD}"
+exit_if_bad "$?" "Process not found"
+
+kill -SIGINT "${CHILD}"
+exit_if_bad "$?" "Send SIGINT failed"
+
+sleep 2
+
+ps axo comm | grep genimage
+[ "$?" -ne "0" ]
+exit_if_bad "$?" "Still running 000"
+
+ps axo pgrp | grep "${CHILD}"
+[ "$?" -ne "0" ]
+exit_if_bad "$?" "Still running 001"
+
+exit 0