diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 2836583..c5c04d1 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ static void cad_handler     (void *data, NihSignal *signal);
 static void kbd_handler     (void *data, NihSignal *signal);
 static void pwr_handler     (void *data, NihSignal *signal);
 static void hup_handler     (void *data, NihSignal *signal);
+static void usr1_handler    (void *data, NihSignal *signal);
 #endif /* DEBUG */
 
 
@@ -234,6 +235,10 @@ main (int   argc,
 	/* SIGHUP instructs us to re-load our configuration */
 	nih_signal_set_handler (SIGHUP, nih_signal_handler);
 	NIH_MUST (nih_signal_add_handler (NULL, SIGHUP, hup_handler, NULL));
+
+	/* SIGHUSR1 instructs us to connect to system bus */
+	nih_signal_set_handler (SIGUSR1, nih_signal_handler);
+	NIH_MUST (nih_signal_add_handler (NULL, SIGUSR1, usr1_handler, NULL));
 #endif /* DEBUG */
 
 
@@ -465,4 +470,31 @@ hup_handler (void      *data,
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * usr1_handler:
+ * @data: unused,
+ * @signal: signal that called this handler.
+ *
+ * Handle having recieved the SIGHUSR1 signal, which we use to instruct us to
+ * connect to system bus.
+ **/
+static void
+usr1_handler (void      *data,
+	     NihSignal *signal)
+{
+
+	if (! control_bus) {
+		nih_info (_("Connecting to system bus"));
+
+		if (control_bus_open () < 0) {
+			NihError *err;
+
+			err = nih_error_get ();
+			nih_warn ("%s: %s", _("Unable to connect to the system bus"),
+				  err->message);
+			nih_free (err);
+		}
+	}
+}
 #endif /* DEBUG */