diff --git a/apps/app_externalivr.c b/apps/app_externalivr.c
index f9b8905884..bcda8d6634 100644
--- a/apps/app_externalivr.c
+++ b/apps/app_externalivr.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 
 #include "asterisk/lock.h"
 #include "asterisk/file.h"
@@ -262,9 +263,13 @@ static int app_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 		.finishlist = AST_LIST_HEAD_INIT_VALUE,
 	};
 	struct ivr_localuser *u = &foo;
+	sigset_t fullset, oldset;
 
 	lu = ast_module_user_add(chan);
-	
+
+	sigfillset(&fullset);
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &fullset, &oldset);
+
 	u->abort_current_sound = 0;
 	u->chan = chan;
 	
@@ -313,6 +318,9 @@ 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 (ast_opt_high_priority)
 			ast_set_priority(0);
 
@@ -336,6 +344,8 @@ 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 e024598738..7af2e78a6a 100644
--- a/apps/app_festival.c
+++ b/apps/app_festival.c
@@ -130,19 +130,26 @@ 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 (ast_opt_high_priority)
 		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 869254738f..91725fdc6b 100644
--- a/apps/app_ices.c
+++ b/apps/app_ices.c
@@ -65,15 +65,27 @@ 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 (ast_opt_high_priority)
 		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);
 	}
@@ -84,7 +96,7 @@ 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 704666d8f6..e0df37d61e 100644
--- a/apps/app_mp3.c
+++ b/apps/app_mp3.c
@@ -64,15 +64,25 @@ 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 (ast_opt_high_priority)
 		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);
 	}
@@ -94,7 +104,7 @@ 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 60623cc937..1fb51e688a 100644
--- a/apps/app_nbscat.c
+++ b/apps/app_nbscat.c
@@ -68,16 +68,26 @@ 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 (ast_opt_high_priority)
 		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);
 	}
@@ -85,7 +95,7 @@ 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 9e841603c4..7b85f70402 100644
--- a/apps/app_zapras.c
+++ b/apps/app_zapras.c
@@ -82,11 +82,23 @@ 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);
@@ -99,10 +111,6 @@ 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 b4d6170251..042fdbfbca 100644
--- a/res/res_agi.c
+++ b/res/res_agi.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static enum agi_result launch_script(char *script, char *argv[], int *fds, int *
 	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);
@@ -283,11 +283,14 @@ static enum agi_result launch_script(char *script, char *argv[], int *fds, int *
 			return AGI_RESULT_FAILURE;
 		}
 	}
-	ast_replace_sigchld();
+
+	/* 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));
-		ast_unreplace_sigchld();
+		pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &old_set, NULL);
 		return AGI_RESULT_FAILURE;
 	}
 	if (!pid) {
@@ -315,9 +318,18 @@ static enum agi_result launch_script(char *script, char *argv[], int *fds, int *
 		} 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);
 		}
@@ -334,6 +346,7 @@ static enum agi_result launch_script(char *script, char *argv[], int *fds, int *
 		fflush(stdout);
 		_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];
@@ -350,7 +363,6 @@ static enum agi_result launch_script(char *script, char *argv[], int *fds, int *
 
 	*opid = pid;
 	return AGI_RESULT_SUCCESS;
-		
 }
 
 static void setup_env(struct ast_channel *chan, char *request, int fd, int enhanced, int argc, char *argv[])
diff --git a/res/res_musiconhold.c b/res/res_musiconhold.c
index f560432bb5..96e24a4a7d 100644
--- a/res/res_musiconhold.c
+++ b/res/res_musiconhold.c
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ 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")) {
@@ -424,6 +425,11 @@ 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) {
@@ -438,6 +444,10 @@ static int spawn_mp3(struct mohclass *class)
 		if (ast_opt_high_priority)
 			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);
@@ -464,6 +474,7 @@ static int spawn_mp3(struct mohclass *class)
 		_exit(1);
 	} else {
 		/* Parent */
+		pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &old_set, NULL);
 		close(fds[1]);
 	}
 	return fds[0];