diff --git a/apps/app_externalivr.c b/apps/app_externalivr.c
index fc5f34082f..068463cec1 100644
--- a/apps/app_externalivr.c
+++ b/apps/app_externalivr.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 
 #include "asterisk.h"
 
@@ -258,9 +259,13 @@ static int app_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	FILE *child_commands = NULL;
 	FILE *child_errors = NULL;
 	FILE *child_events = NULL;
+	sigset_t fullset, oldset;
 
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
-	
+
+	sigfillset(&fullset);
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &fullset, &oldset);
+
 	AST_LIST_HEAD_INIT(&u->playlist);
 	AST_LIST_HEAD_INIT(&u->finishlist);
 	u->abort_current_sound = 0;
@@ -314,6 +319,9 @@ static int app_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 		/* child process */
 		int i;
 
+		signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL);
+		pthread_sigmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &fullset, NULL);
+
 		if (option_highpriority)
 			ast_set_priority(0);
 
@@ -337,6 +345,8 @@ static int app_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 		int waitfds[2] = { child_errors_fd, child_commands_fd };
 		struct ast_channel *rchan;
 
+		pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &oldset, NULL);
+
 		close(child_stdin[0]);
 		child_stdin[0] = 0;
 		close(child_stdout[1]);
diff --git a/apps/app_festival.c b/apps/app_festival.c
index 7c69dc8b98..33f54aaf38 100644
--- a/apps/app_festival.c
+++ b/apps/app_festival.c
@@ -127,19 +127,26 @@ static int send_waveform_to_fd(char *waveform, int length, int fd) {
 #ifdef __PPC__ 
 	char c;
 #endif
+	sigset_t fullset, oldset;
+
+	sigfillset(&fullset);
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &fullset, &oldset);
 
         res = fork();
         if (res < 0)
                 ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Fork failed\n");
-        if (res)
+        if (res) {
+		pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &oldset, NULL);
                 return res;
+	}
         for (x=0;x<256;x++) {
                 if (x != fd)
                         close(x);
         }
 	if (option_highpriority)
 		ast_set_priority(0);
-
+	signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL);
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &fullset, NULL);
 /*IAS */
 #ifdef __PPC__  
 	for( x=0; x<length; x+=2)
diff --git a/apps/app_ices.c b/apps/app_ices.c
index b6b5ad3f76..5a9b9412dd 100644
--- a/apps/app_ices.c
+++ b/apps/app_ices.c
@@ -68,15 +68,27 @@ static int icesencode(char *filename, int fd)
 {
 	int res;
 	int x;
+	sigset_t fullset, oldset;
+
+	sigfillset(&fullset);
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &fullset, &oldset);
+
 	res = fork();
 	if (res < 0) 
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Fork failed\n");
-	if (res)
+	if (res) {
+		pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &oldset, NULL);
 		return res;
+	}
+
+	/* Stop ignoring PIPE */
+	signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL);
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &fullset, NULL);
+
 	if (option_highpriority)
 		ast_set_priority(0);
 	dup2(fd, STDIN_FILENO);
-	for (x=STDERR_FILENO + 1;x<256;x++) {
+	for (x=STDERR_FILENO + 1;x<1024;x++) {
 		if ((x != STDIN_FILENO) && (x != STDOUT_FILENO))
 			close(x);
 	}
@@ -87,7 +99,7 @@ static int icesencode(char *filename, int fd)
 	/* As a last-ditch effort, try to use PATH */
 	execlp("ices", "ices", filename, (char *)NULL);
 	ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Execute of ices failed\n");
-	return -1;
+	_exit(0);
 }
 
 static int ices_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
diff --git a/apps/app_mp3.c b/apps/app_mp3.c
index 31fc320963..1cba886bbe 100644
--- a/apps/app_mp3.c
+++ b/apps/app_mp3.c
@@ -67,15 +67,25 @@ static int mp3play(char *filename, int fd)
 {
 	int res;
 	int x;
+	sigset_t fullset, oldset;
+
+	sigfillset(&fullset);
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &fullset, &oldset);
+
 	res = fork();
 	if (res < 0) 
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Fork failed\n");
-	if (res)
+	if (res) {
+		pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &oldset, NULL);
 		return res;
+	}
 	if (option_highpriority)
 		ast_set_priority(0);
+	signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL);
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &fullset, NULL);
+
 	dup2(fd, STDOUT_FILENO);
-	for (x=0;x<256;x++) {
+	for (x=STDERR_FILENO + 1;x<256;x++) {
 		if (x != STDOUT_FILENO)
 			close(x);
 	}
@@ -97,7 +107,7 @@ static int mp3play(char *filename, int fd)
 	    execlp("mpg123", "mpg123", "-q", "-s", "-f", "8192", "--mono", "-r", "8000", filename, (char *)NULL);
 	}
 	ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Execute of mpg123 failed\n");
-	return -1;
+	_exit(0);
 }
 
 static int timed_read(int fd, void *data, int datalen, int timeout)
diff --git a/apps/app_nbscat.c b/apps/app_nbscat.c
index adc232373e..004bde77bc 100644
--- a/apps/app_nbscat.c
+++ b/apps/app_nbscat.c
@@ -71,16 +71,26 @@ static int NBScatplay(int fd)
 {
 	int res;
 	int x;
+	sigset_t fullset, oldset;
+
+	sigfillset(&fullset);
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &fullset, &oldset);
+
 	res = fork();
 	if (res < 0) 
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Fork failed\n");
-	if (res)
+	if (res) {
+		pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &oldset, NULL);
 		return res;
+	}
+	signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL);
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &fullset, NULL);
+
 	if (option_highpriority)
 		ast_set_priority(0);
 
 	dup2(fd, STDOUT_FILENO);
-	for (x=0;x<256;x++) {
+	for (x = STDERR_FILENO + 1; x < 1024; x++) {
 		if (x != STDOUT_FILENO)
 			close(x);
 	}
@@ -88,7 +98,7 @@ static int NBScatplay(int fd)
 	execl(NBSCAT, "nbscat8k", "-d", (char *)NULL);
 	execl(LOCAL_NBSCAT, "nbscat8k", "-d", (char *)NULL);
 	ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Execute of nbscat8k failed\n");
-	return -1;
+	_exit(0);
 }
 
 static int timed_read(int fd, void *data, int datalen)
diff --git a/apps/app_zapras.c b/apps/app_zapras.c
index cf770f2b79..91336f5e4d 100644
--- a/apps/app_zapras.c
+++ b/apps/app_zapras.c
@@ -87,11 +87,23 @@ static pid_t spawn_ras(struct ast_channel *chan, char *args)
 	char *argv[PPP_MAX_ARGS];
 	int argc = 0;
 	char *stringp=NULL;
+	sigset_t fullset, oldset;
+
+	sigfillset(&fullset);
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &fullset, &oldset);
 
 	/* Start by forking */
 	pid = fork();
-	if (pid)
+	if (pid) {
+		pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &oldset, NULL);
 		return pid;
+	}
+
+	/* Restore original signal handlers */
+	for (x=0;x<NSIG;x++)
+		signal(x, SIG_DFL);
+
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &fullset, NULL);
 
 	/* Execute RAS on File handles */
 	dup2(chan->fds[0], STDIN_FILENO);
@@ -104,10 +116,6 @@ static pid_t spawn_ras(struct ast_channel *chan, char *args)
 	for (x=STDERR_FILENO + 1;x<1024;x++) 
 		close(x);
 
-	/* Restore original signal handlers */
-	for (x=0;x<NSIG;x++)
-		signal(x, SIG_DFL);
-
 	/* Reset all arguments */
 	memset(argv, 0, sizeof(argv));
 
diff --git a/res/res_agi.c b/res/res_agi.c
index 022cee46ea..1d39c69362 100644
--- a/res/res_agi.c
+++ b/res/res_agi.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static int launch_script(char *script, char *argv[], int *fds, int *efd, int *op
 	int audio[2];
 	int x;
 	int res;
-	sigset_t signal_set;
+	sigset_t signal_set, old_set;
 	
 	if (!strncasecmp(script, "agi://", 6))
 		return launch_netscript(script, argv, fds, efd, opid);
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ static int launch_script(char *script, char *argv[], int *fds, int *efd, int *op
 			return -1;
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* Block SIGHUP during the fork - prevents a race */
+	sigfillset(&signal_set);
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &signal_set, &old_set);
 	pid = fork();
 	if (pid < 0) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Failed to fork(): %s\n", strerror(errno));
@@ -293,9 +297,18 @@ static int launch_script(char *script, char *argv[], int *fds, int *efd, int *op
 		} else {
 			close(STDERR_FILENO + 1);
 		}
-		
+
+		/* Before we unblock our signals, return our trapped signals back to the defaults */
+		signal(SIGHUP, SIG_DFL);
+		signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
+		signal(SIGINT, SIG_DFL);
+		signal(SIGURG, SIG_DFL);
+		signal(SIGTERM, SIG_DFL);
+		signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL);
+		signal(SIGXFSZ, SIG_DFL);
+
 		/* unblock important signal handlers */
-		if (sigfillset(&signal_set) || pthread_sigmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &signal_set, NULL)) {
+		if (pthread_sigmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &signal_set, NULL)) {
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "unable to unblock signals for AGI script: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 			_exit(1);
 		}
@@ -310,6 +323,7 @@ static int launch_script(char *script, char *argv[], int *fds, int *efd, int *op
 		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to execute '%s': %s\n", script, strerror(errno));
 		_exit(1);
 	}
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &old_set, NULL);
 	if (option_verbose > 2) 
 		ast_verbose(VERBOSE_PREFIX_3 "Launched AGI Script %s\n", script);
 	fds[0] = toast[0];
diff --git a/res/res_musiconhold.c b/res/res_musiconhold.c
index c7f1fff6a2..746fa2d061 100644
--- a/res/res_musiconhold.c
+++ b/res/res_musiconhold.c
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ static int spawn_mp3(struct mohclass *class)
 	int argc = 0;
 	DIR *dir = NULL;
 	struct dirent *de;
+	sigset_t signal_set, old_set;
 
 	
 	if (!strcasecmp(class->dir, "nodir")) {
@@ -426,6 +427,11 @@ static int spawn_mp3(struct mohclass *class)
 	if (time(NULL) - class->start < respawn_time) {
 		sleep(respawn_time - (time(NULL) - class->start));
 	}
+
+	/* Block signals during the fork() */
+	sigfillset(&signal_set);
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &signal_set, &old_set);
+
 	time(&class->start);
 	class->pid = fork();
 	if (class->pid < 0) {
@@ -440,6 +446,10 @@ static int spawn_mp3(struct mohclass *class)
 		if (option_highpriority)
 			ast_set_priority(0);
 
+		/* Reset ignored signals back to default */
+		signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL);
+		pthread_sigmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &signal_set, NULL);
+
 		close(fds[0]);
 		/* Stdout goes to pipe */
 		dup2(fds[1], STDOUT_FILENO);
@@ -466,6 +476,7 @@ static int spawn_mp3(struct mohclass *class)
 		_exit(1);
 	} else {
 		/* Parent */
+		pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &old_set, NULL);
 		close(fds[1]);
 	}
 	return fds[0];