diff --git a/toolbox/Android.mk b/toolbox/Android.mk
index 77df4d4..6bac5f5 100644
--- a/toolbox/Android.mk
+++ b/toolbox/Android.mk
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 	nandread \
 	netstat \
 	newfs_msdos \
+	nohup \
 	notify \
 	printenv \
 	ps \
diff --git a/toolbox/nohup.c b/toolbox/nohup.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..363999d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolbox/nohup.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int nohup_main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    if (argc < 2) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-n] program args...\n", argv[0]);
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+    signal(SIGHUP, SIG_IGN);
+    argv++;
+    if (strcmp(argv[0], "-n") == 0) {
+        argv++;
+        signal(SIGINT, SIG_IGN);
+        signal(SIGSTOP, SIG_IGN);
+        signal(SIGTTIN, SIG_IGN);
+        signal(SIGTTOU, SIG_IGN);
+        signal(SIGQUIT, SIG_IGN);
+        signal(SIGTERM, SIG_IGN);
+    }
+    execvp(argv[0], argv);
+    perror(argv[0]);
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+}