diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 89f990a93..2323b8d10 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
+- Added new `handle_sigint` and `handle_sigterm` to `RunnerArguments`. This
+  allows applications to know what settings they should use for the environment
+  they are running on.
+
 - Added `processor` field to `ErrorFrame` to indicate `FrameProcessor` that
   generated the error.
 
diff --git a/src/pipecat/runner/types.py b/src/pipecat/runner/types.py
index d093b09dd..33bf3b160 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/runner/types.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/runner/types.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ These types are used by the development runner to pass transport-specific
 information to bot functions.
 """
 
-from dataclasses import dataclass
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import Any
 
 from fastapi import WebSocket
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ from fastapi import WebSocket
 class RunnerArguments:
     """Base class for runner session arguments."""
 
-    pass
+    handle_sigint: bool = field(init=False)
+    handle_sigterm: bool = field(init=False)
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        self.handle_sigint = True
+        self.handle_sigterm = False
 
 
 @dataclass