diff --git a/packages/next/bin/next.ts b/packages/next/bin/next.ts
index d8ff56286a5f41c..59e7ae75515249d 100755
--- a/packages/next/bin/next.ts
+++ b/packages/next/bin/next.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ if (typeof React.Suspense === 'undefined') {
   )
 }
 
+// Make sure commands gracefully respect termination signals (e.g. from Docker)
+process.on('SIGTERM', () => process.exit(0))
+process.on('SIGINT', () => process.exit(0))
+
 commands[command]().then((exec) => exec(forwardedArgs))
 
 if (command === 'dev') {