diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f8c0b1..fe5cce8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -142,6 +142,14 @@ function. For doing so, they must include the `huapi.h` public header file, link
 with the Heapusage shared library itself and call `hu_report()` when wanted.
 Still, this only works if the program is running through the `heapusage` tool.
 
+Alternatively, on Linux, sending a `SIGUSR1` signal to the program being run
+through Heapusage will also produce a Heapusage report on demand.
+
+For both `hu_report()` and `SIGUSR1`, it should be noted that the report will
+reflect the state when they are used, which can e.g. report non-freed memory
+that might be still released before the program exits and, therefore, not
+necessarily constitute a memory leak.
+
 Output Format
 =============
 Example output:
diff --git a/src/humain.cpp b/src/humain.cpp
index 428a5eb..d0589c2 100644
--- a/src/humain.cpp
+++ b/src/humain.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,34 @@ static inline bool hu_get_env_bool(const char* name)
   return (strcmp(value, "1") == 0);
 }
 
+#if defined(__linux__)
+static void hu_sigusr_handler(int sig)
+{
+  switch (sig) {
+  case SIGUSR1:
+    log_message("Caught User Signal: SIGUSR1 (%d): Request Log Summary\n", sig);
+    log_summary_safe();
+    break;
+  default:
+    log_message("Caught User Signal: Unexpected Signal (%d): Ignore\n", sig);
+    break;
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
+static void hu_sigusr_init(void)
+{
+#if defined(__linux__)
+  struct sigaction sa;
+
+  sa.sa_handler = hu_sigusr_handler;
+  sa.sa_flags = 0;
+  sigemptyset(&sa.sa_mask);
+  sigaction(SIGUSR1, &sa, NULL);
+  sigaction(SIGUSR2, &sa, NULL);
+#endif
+}
+
 
 /* ----------- Global Functions ---------------------------------- */
 extern "C"
@@ -116,6 +144,8 @@ void __attribute__ ((constructor)) hu_init(void)
     hu_malloc_init(hu_overflow, hu_useafterfree, hu_minsize);
   }
 
+  hu_sigusr_init();
+
   /* Do not enable preload for child processes */
   unsetenv("DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES");
   unsetenv("LD_PRELOAD");