diff --git a/run-command.c b/run-command.c
index 00e68f37ab..509841bf27 100644
--- a/run-command.c
+++ b/run-command.c
@@ -552,7 +552,9 @@ static int wait_or_whine(pid_t pid, const char *argv0, int in_signal)
 	while ((waiting = waitpid(pid, &status, 0)) < 0 && errno == EINTR)
 		;	/* nothing */
 	if (in_signal) {
-		return 0;
+		if (WIFEXITED(status))
+			code = WEXITSTATUS(status);
+		return code;
 	}
 
 	if (waiting < 0) {
diff --git a/t/t7006-pager.sh b/t/t7006-pager.sh
index 0aa030962b..0e7cf75435 100755
--- a/t/t7006-pager.sh
+++ b/t/t7006-pager.sh
@@ -656,9 +656,17 @@ test_expect_success TTY 'git tag with auto-columns ' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'setup trace2' '
+	GIT_TRACE2_BRIEF=1 &&
+	export GIT_TRACE2_BRIEF
+'
+
 test_expect_success TTY 'git returns SIGPIPE on early pager exit' '
-	test_when_finished "rm pager-used" &&
+	test_when_finished "rm pager-used trace.normal" &&
 	test_config core.pager ">pager-used; head -n 1; exit 0" &&
+	GIT_TRACE2="$(pwd)/trace.normal" &&
+	export GIT_TRACE2 &&
+	test_when_finished "unset GIT_TRACE2" &&
 
 	if test_have_prereq !MINGW
 	then
@@ -667,12 +675,19 @@ test_expect_success TTY 'git returns SIGPIPE on early pager exit' '
 	else
 		test_terminal git log
 	fi &&
+
+	grep child_exit trace.normal >child-exits &&
+	test_line_count = 1 child-exits &&
+	grep " code:0 " child-exits &&
 	test_path_is_file pager-used
 '
 
 test_expect_success TTY 'git returns SIGPIPE on early pager non-zero exit' '
-	test_when_finished "rm pager-used" &&
+	test_when_finished "rm pager-used trace.normal" &&
 	test_config core.pager ">pager-used; head -n 1; exit 1" &&
+	GIT_TRACE2="$(pwd)/trace.normal" &&
+	export GIT_TRACE2 &&
+	test_when_finished "unset GIT_TRACE2" &&
 
 	if test_have_prereq !MINGW
 	then
@@ -681,12 +696,19 @@ test_expect_success TTY 'git returns SIGPIPE on early pager non-zero exit' '
 	else
 		test_terminal git log
 	fi &&
+
+	grep child_exit trace.normal >child-exits &&
+	test_line_count = 1 child-exits &&
+	grep " code:1 " child-exits &&
 	test_path_is_file pager-used
 '
 
 test_expect_success TTY 'git discards pager non-zero exit without SIGPIPE' '
-	test_when_finished "rm pager-used" &&
+	test_when_finished "rm pager-used trace.normal" &&
 	test_config core.pager "wc >pager-used; exit 1" &&
+	GIT_TRACE2="$(pwd)/trace.normal" &&
+	export GIT_TRACE2 &&
+	test_when_finished "unset GIT_TRACE2" &&
 
 	if test_have_prereq !MINGW
 	then
@@ -695,12 +717,19 @@ test_expect_success TTY 'git discards pager non-zero exit without SIGPIPE' '
 	else
 		test_terminal git log
 	fi &&
+
+	grep child_exit trace.normal >child-exits &&
+	test_line_count = 1 child-exits &&
+	grep " code:1 " child-exits &&
 	test_path_is_file pager-used
 '
 
 test_expect_success TTY 'git discards nonexisting pager without SIGPIPE' '
-	test_when_finished "rm pager-used" &&
+	test_when_finished "rm pager-used trace.normal" &&
 	test_config core.pager "wc >pager-used; does-not-exist" &&
+	GIT_TRACE2="$(pwd)/trace.normal" &&
+	export GIT_TRACE2 &&
+	test_when_finished "unset GIT_TRACE2" &&
 
 	if test_have_prereq !MINGW
 	then
@@ -709,24 +738,19 @@ test_expect_success TTY 'git discards nonexisting pager without SIGPIPE' '
 	else
 		test_terminal git log
 	fi &&
+
+	grep child_exit trace.normal >child-exits &&
+	test_line_count = 1 child-exits &&
+	grep " code:127 " child-exits &&
 	test_path_is_file pager-used
 '
 
 test_expect_success TTY 'git attempts to page to nonexisting pager command, gets SIGPIPE' '
+	test_when_finished "rm trace.normal" &&
 	test_config core.pager "does-not-exist" &&
-
-	if test_have_prereq !MINGW
-	then
-		OUT=$( ((test_terminal git log; echo $? 1>&3) | :) 3>&1 ) &&
-		test_match_signal 13 "$OUT"
-	else
-		test_terminal git log
-	fi
-'
-
-test_expect_success TTY 'git returns SIGPIPE on propagated signals from pager' '
-	test_when_finished "rm pager-used" &&
-	test_config core.pager ">pager-used; test-tool sigchain" &&
+	GIT_TRACE2="$(pwd)/trace.normal" &&
+	export GIT_TRACE2 &&
+	test_when_finished "unset GIT_TRACE2" &&
 
 	if test_have_prereq !MINGW
 	then
@@ -735,6 +759,30 @@ test_expect_success TTY 'git returns SIGPIPE on propagated signals from pager' '
 	else
 		test_terminal git log
 	fi &&
+
+	grep child_exit trace.normal >child-exits &&
+	test_line_count = 1 child-exits &&
+	grep " code:-1 " child-exits
+'
+
+test_expect_success TTY 'git returns SIGPIPE on propagated signals from pager' '
+	test_when_finished "rm pager-used trace.normal" &&
+	test_config core.pager ">pager-used; test-tool sigchain" &&
+	GIT_TRACE2="$(pwd)/trace.normal" &&
+	export GIT_TRACE2 &&
+	test_when_finished "unset GIT_TRACE2" &&
+
+	if test_have_prereq !MINGW
+	then
+		OUT=$( ((test_terminal git log; echo $? 1>&3) | :) 3>&1 ) &&
+		test_match_signal 13 "$OUT"
+	else
+		test_terminal git log
+	fi &&
+
+	grep child_exit trace.normal >child-exits &&
+	test_line_count = 1 child-exits &&
+	grep " code:143 " child-exits &&
 	test_path_is_file pager-used
 '