diff --git a/packages/next/build/utils.ts b/packages/next/build/utils.ts
index 00c8d9ece3180..e1c8adf323c37 100644
--- a/packages/next/build/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/next/build/utils.ts
@@ -1233,6 +1233,10 @@ const NextServer = require('next/dist/server/next-server').default
 const http = require('http')
 const path = require('path')
 
+// Make sure commands gracefully respect termination signals (e.g. from Docker)
+process.on('SIGTERM', () => process.exit(0))
+process.on('SIGINT', () => process.exit(0))
+
 let handler
 
 const server = http.createServer(async (req, res) => {