diff --git a/qemu-img.texi b/qemu-img.texi
index 8c573ae010..50a2364e80 100644
--- a/qemu-img.texi
+++ b/qemu-img.texi
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ with or without a command shows help and lists the supported formats
 @item -p
 display progress bar (compare, convert and rebase commands only).
 If the @var{-p} option is not used for a command that supports it, the
-progress is reported when the process receives a @code{SIGUSR1} signal.
+progress is reported when the process receives a @code{SIGUSR1} or
+@code{SIGINFO} signal.
 @item -q
 Quiet mode - do not print any output (except errors). There's no progress bar
 in case both @var{-q} and @var{-p} options are used.
diff --git a/util/qemu-progress.c b/util/qemu-progress.c
index f745233763..3c2223c1a2 100644
--- a/util/qemu-progress.c
+++ b/util/qemu-progress.c
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ static void progress_dummy_init(void)
     action.sa_handler = sigusr_print;
     action.sa_flags = 0;
     sigaction(SIGUSR1, &action, NULL);
+#ifdef SIGINFO
+    sigaction(SIGINFO, &action, NULL);
+#endif
 
     /*
      * SIGUSR1 is SIG_IPI and gets blocked in qemu_init_main_loop(). In the