diff --git a/docs/deployment.md b/docs/deployment.md
index 0049dff3e642..e8df934f30ff 100644
--- a/docs/deployment.md
+++ b/docs/deployment.md
@@ -98,6 +98,29 @@ Next.js will automatically load the latest version of your application in the ba
 
 **Note:** If a new page (with an old version) has already been prefetched by `next/link`, Next.js will use the old version. Navigating to a page that has _not_ been prefetched (and is not cached at the CDN level) will load the latest version.
 
+## Manual Graceful shutdowns
+
+Sometimes you might want to run some cleanup code on process signals like `SIGTERM` or `SIGINT`.
+
+You can do that by setting the env variable `NEXT_MANUAL_SIG_HANDLE` to `true` and then register a handler for that signal inside your `_document.js` file.
+
+```js
+// pages/_document.js
+
+if (process.env.NEXT_MANUAL_SIG_HANDLE) {
+  // this should be added in your custom _document
+  process.on('SIGTERM', () => {
+    console.log('Received SIGTERM: ', 'cleaning up')
+    process.exit(0)
+  })
+
+  process.on('SIGINT', () => {
+    console.log('Received SIGINT: ', 'cleaning up')
+    process.exit(0)
+  })
+}
+```
+
 ## Related
 
 For more information on what to do next, we recommend the following sections:
diff --git a/packages/next/bin/next.ts b/packages/next/bin/next.ts
index ad8597d91797..6c4575ff4c5f 100755
--- a/packages/next/bin/next.ts
+++ b/packages/next/bin/next.ts
@@ -129,8 +129,11 @@ if (process.versions.pnp === '3') {
 }
 
 // Make sure commands gracefully respect termination signals (e.g. from Docker)
-process.on('SIGTERM', () => process.exit(0))
-process.on('SIGINT', () => process.exit(0))
+// Allow the graceful termination to be manually configurable
+if (!process.env.NEXT_MANUAL_SIG_HANDLE) {
+  process.on('SIGTERM', () => process.exit(0))
+  process.on('SIGINT', () => process.exit(0))
+}
 
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   .then((exec) => exec(forwardedArgs))