diff --git a/qa/kern/build.json b/qa/kern/build.json
index 08ee7e2..3bc6203 100644
--- a/qa/kern/build.json
+++ b/qa/kern/build.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 			"execl.c",
 			"float.c",
 			"fork.c",
+			"fork_chain.c",
 			"frexp.c",
 			"getmainpid.c",
 			"getpid.c",
diff --git a/qa/kern/fork_chain.c b/qa/kern/fork_chain.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90ba6a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qa/kern/fork_chain.c
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of Jehanne.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Giacomo Tesio <giacomo@tesio.it>
+ *
+ * This is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
+ *
+ * Jehanne is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with Jehanne.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#include <u.h>
+#include <lib9.h>
+
+int r1;
+int r2;
+
+#define CHILD_READY(pid) ((long)rendezvous(&r1, (void*)(~(pid))))
+#define C2P_READY(pid) ((long)rendezvous(&r2, (void*)(~(pid))))
+
+int *__libposix_sigchld_target_pid;
+
+static void
+release_inherited_resources(void)
+{
+	notify(nil);
+	rfork(RFCNAMEG|RFCENVG|RFNOTEG|RFCFDG);
+	bind("#p", "/proc", MREPL);
+	rfork(RFNOMNT);
+}
+
+static void
+forwarding_note_handler(void *ureg, char *note)
+{
+	postnote(PNPROC, *__libposix_sigchld_target_pid, note);
+	noted(NCONT);
+}
+
+static void
+forward_wait_msg(int sigchld_receiver, char *name)
+{
+	int n;
+	char buf[512], err[ERRMAX], note[512], *fld[5];
+
+	snprint(buf, sizeof(buf), "/proc/%d/args", getpid());
+	n = open(buf, OWRITE);
+	write(n, name, strlen(name)+1);
+	close(n);
+
+	n = 0;
+WaitInterrupted:
+	n = await(buf, sizeof buf-1);
+	if(n < 0){
+		rerrstr(err, ERRMAX);
+		if(strstr(err, "no living children") == nil)
+			goto WaitInterrupted;
+		snprint(note, sizeof(note), "%s: %r", name);
+		if(sigchld_receiver)
+			postnote(PNPROC, sigchld_receiver, note);
+		exits(note);
+	}
+	buf[n] = '\0';
+	if(jehanne_tokenize(buf, fld, nelem(fld)) != nelem(fld)){
+		snprint(note, sizeof(note), "%s: couldn't parse wait message", name);
+		if(sigchld_receiver)
+			postnote(PNPROC, sigchld_receiver, note);
+		exits(note);
+	}
+	snprint(note, sizeof(note), "posix: 20");
+	if(sigchld_receiver){
+		postnote(PNPROC, sigchld_receiver, note);
+	}
+	exits(fld[4]);
+}
+
+
+static int
+fork_with_sigchld(void)
+{
+	int father = getpid();
+	int p2c;
+	long c2p = -1, child = -1;
+	char proxy_name[256];
+
+	/* Father here:
+	 * - create P2C
+	 * - wait for C2P to be ready
+	 * - register P2C in children list
+	 * - return P2C pid
+	 */
+	switch(p2c = rfork(RFPROC|RFMEM)){
+	case -1:
+		return -1;
+	case 0:
+		/* P2C here:
+		 * - create C2P
+		 * - wait for the child pid
+		 * - release all inherited resources
+		 * - install forwarding_note_handler
+		 * - send to father the C2P pid
+		 * - start waiting for the child
+		 */
+		switch(c2p = rfork(RFPROC|RFMEM)){
+		case -1:
+			while(C2P_READY(-2) == -1)
+				;
+			exits("rfork (c2p)");
+		case 0:
+			/* C2P here:
+			 * - create child
+			 * - wait for it to get a copy of everything
+			 * - release all inherited resources
+			 * - install forwarding_note_handler
+			 * - send to P2C the child pid
+			 * - start forwarding notes to the father
+			 */
+			switch(child = fork()){
+			case -1:
+				while(CHILD_READY(-2) == -1)
+					;
+				exits("rfork (child)");
+			case 0:
+				/* Beloved child here
+				 */
+//				__libposix_setup_new_process();
+				return 0;
+			default:
+				release_inherited_resources();
+				*__libposix_sigchld_target_pid = father;
+				notify(forwarding_note_handler);
+				snprint(proxy_name, sizeof(proxy_name), "libposix signal proxy %d < %d", father, child);
+				while(CHILD_READY(child) == -1)
+					;
+				forward_wait_msg(father, proxy_name);
+			}
+		default:
+			while((child = CHILD_READY(-3)) == -1)
+				;
+			child = ~child;
+			if(child < 0){
+				while(C2P_READY(-2) == -1)
+					;
+				waitpid();
+				exits("rfork (child)");
+			}
+			release_inherited_resources();
+			*__libposix_sigchld_target_pid = child;
+			notify(forwarding_note_handler);
+			snprint(proxy_name, sizeof(proxy_name), "libposix signal proxy %d > %d", father, child);
+			while(C2P_READY(c2p) == -1)
+				;
+			forward_wait_msg(0, proxy_name);
+		}
+	default:
+		while((c2p = C2P_READY(-3)) == -1)
+			;
+		c2p = ~c2p;
+		if(c2p < 0){
+			waitpid();
+			return -1;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+
+	print("f %d; p2c %d, c2p %d\n", father, p2c, c2p);
+
+	return p2c;
+}
+
+int
+passOnSIGCHLD(void *v, char *s)
+{
+	if(strncmp(s, "posix: 20", 4) == 0){
+		print("PASS\n");
+		exits("PASS");
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+main(void)
+{
+	int c, target_pid = 0;
+	__libposix_sigchld_target_pid = &target_pid;
+	
+	if (!atnotify(passOnSIGCHLD, 1)){
+		fprint(2, "%r\n");
+		exits("atnotify fails");
+	}
+
+	c = fork_with_sigchld();
+	switch(c){
+	case -1:
+		print("FAIL: fork\n");
+		exits("FAIL");
+	case 0:
+		/* wait to be killed */
+		print("child is %d\n", getpid());
+//		for(;;);
+		sleep(30000);
+		break;
+	default:
+		print("father is %d\n", getpid());
+		postnote(PNPROC, c, "die");
+		/* wait to be killed */
+		sleep(30000);
+	}
+	print("FAIL\n");
+	exits("FAIL");
+}