diff --git a/bin_interface.c b/bin_interface.c
index dc68bcdfa2..7da75bdf82 100644
--- a/bin_interface.c
+++ b/bin_interface.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "bin_interface.h"
 #include "udp_server.h"
 #include "config.h"
+#include "daemonize.h"
 #include "pt.h"
 
 struct socket_info *bin;
@@ -434,6 +435,14 @@ int start_bin_receivers(void)
 							bin->sock_str.s);
 			bind_address = bin;
 
+			if (init_child(PROC_BIN) < 0) {
+				LM_ERR("init_child failed for BIN listener\n");
+				if (send_status_code(-1) < 0)
+					LM_ERR("failed to send status code\n");
+				clean_write_pipeend();
+				exit(-1);
+			}
+
 			bin_receive_loop();
 			exit(-1);
 		} else
diff --git a/sr_module.c b/sr_module.c
index 15bec0598d..9ddedb4797 100644
--- a/sr_module.c
+++ b/sr_module.c
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ int init_child(int rank)
 	case PROC_TIMER:    type = "PROC_TIMER";    break;
 	case PROC_MODULE:   type = "PROC_MODULE";   break;
 	case PROC_TCP_MAIN: type = "PROC_TCP_MAIN"; break;
+	case PROC_BIN:      type = "PROC_BIN";      break;
 	}
 
 	if (!type) {
diff --git a/sr_module.h b/sr_module.h
index 4a7f88634d..5152eeba08 100644
--- a/sr_module.h
+++ b/sr_module.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ typedef int (*mod_proc_wrapper)();
 #define PROC_TIMER    -1  /* Timer attendant process */
 #define PROC_MODULE   -2  /* Extra process requested by modules */
 #define PROC_TCP_MAIN -4  /* TCP main process */
+#define PROC_BIN      -8  /* Any binary interface listener */
 
 #define DEFAULT_DLFLAGS	0 /* value that signals to module loader to
 							use default dlopen flags in opensips */