diff --git a/fairseq/trainer.py b/fairseq/trainer.py
index 16b1b91697..2810cc8d9f 100644
--- a/fairseq/trainer.py
+++ b/fairseq/trainer.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 from fairseq.models.ema import build_ema
 from fairseq.nan_detector import NanDetector
 from fairseq.optim import lr_scheduler
-from fairseq.utils import safe_hasattr
+from fairseq.utils import safe_hasattr, SigtermHandler
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ def __init__(self, cfg: FairseqConfig, task, model, criterion, quantizer=None):
             )
             cfg = convert_namespace_to_omegaconf(cfg)
 
+        self.sigterm = SigtermHandler()
+
         self.cfg = cfg
         self.task = task
 
diff --git a/fairseq/utils.py b/fairseq/utils.py
index 4d4b350523..cb470e2f4b 100644
--- a/fairseq/utils.py
+++ b/fairseq/utils.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import warnings
 from itertools import accumulate
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Callable, Dict, List, Optional
+import signal
 
 import torch
 import torch.nn.functional as F
@@ -41,6 +42,16 @@
 MANIFOLD_PATH_SEP = "|"
 
 
+class SigtermHandler:
+  stop = False
+
+  def __init__(self):
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self.exit_gracefully)
+
+  def exit_gracefully(self, signum, frame):
+    self.stop = True
+
+
 class FileContentsAction(argparse.Action):
     def __init__(self, option_strings, dest, nargs=None, **kwargs):
         if nargs is not None:
diff --git a/fairseq_cli/train.py b/fairseq_cli/train.py
index f771bff654..1f67039594 100644
--- a/fairseq_cli/train.py
+++ b/fairseq_cli/train.py
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@ def validate_and_save(
     end_of_epoch: bool,
 ) -> Tuple[List[Optional[float]], bool]:
     num_updates = trainer.get_num_updates()
+    sigstop = trainer.sigterm.stop
+
     max_update = cfg.optimization.max_update or math.inf
 
     # Stopping conditions (and an additional one based on validation loss later
@@ -393,6 +395,11 @@ def validate_and_save(
             f"num_updates: {num_updates} >= max_update: {max_update}"
         )
 
+    if sigstop:
+        logger.info(
+            f"Saving due to SIGTERM signal."
+        )
+
     training_time_hours = trainer.cumulative_training_time() / (60 * 60)
     if (
         cfg.optimization.stop_time_hours > 0
@@ -438,7 +445,7 @@ def validate_and_save(
     should_stop |= should_stop_early(cfg, valid_losses[0])
 
     # Save checkpoint
-    if do_save or should_stop:
+    if do_save or should_stop or sigstop:
         cp_path = checkpoint_utils.save_checkpoint(
             cfg.checkpoint, trainer, epoch_itr, valid_losses[0]
         )