diff --git a/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandler.cpp b/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandler.cpp
index c1046ed79c6..7521802716d 100644
--- a/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandler.cpp
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ public:
 class CrashHandlerPrivate
 {
 public:
-    CrashHandlerPrivate(pid_t pid, CrashHandler *crashHandler)
+    CrashHandlerPrivate(pid_t pid, const QString &signalName, CrashHandler *crashHandler)
         : pid(pid),
           creatorInPath(Utils::Environment::systemEnvironment().searchInPath(QtCreatorExecutable)),
-          dialog(crashHandler) {}
+          dialog(crashHandler, signalName) {}
 
     const pid_t pid;
     const QString creatorInPath; // Backup debugger.
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ public:
     QStringList restartAppEnvironment;
 };
 
-CrashHandler::CrashHandler(pid_t pid, QObject *parent)
-    : QObject(parent), d(new CrashHandlerPrivate(pid, this))
+CrashHandler::CrashHandler(pid_t pid, const QString &signalName, QObject *parent)
+    : QObject(parent), d(new CrashHandlerPrivate(pid, signalName, this))
 {
     connect(&d->backtraceCollector, SIGNAL(error(QString)), SLOT(onError(QString)));
     connect(&d->backtraceCollector, SIGNAL(backtraceChunk(QString)), SLOT(onBacktraceChunk(QString)));
diff --git a/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandler.h b/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandler.h
index f0132b2025d..bf4c1991daa 100644
--- a/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandler.h
+++ b/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandler.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class CrashHandler : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    explicit CrashHandler(pid_t pid, QObject *parent = 0);
+    explicit CrashHandler(pid_t pid, const QString &signalName, QObject *parent = 0);
     ~CrashHandler();
 
     void run();
diff --git a/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandlerdialog.cpp b/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandlerdialog.cpp
index 955ba6c2fb4..5d232557534 100644
--- a/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandlerdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandlerdialog.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ static const char SettingsApplication[] = "QtCreator";
 static const char SettingsKeySkipWarningAbortingBacktrace[]
     = "CrashHandler/SkipWarningAbortingBacktrace";
 
-CrashHandlerDialog::CrashHandlerDialog(CrashHandler *handler, QWidget *parent) :
+CrashHandlerDialog::CrashHandlerDialog(CrashHandler *handler, const QString &signalName,
+                                       QWidget *parent) :
     QDialog(parent),
     m_crashHandler(handler),
     m_ui(new Ui::CrashHandlerDialog)
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ CrashHandlerDialog::CrashHandlerDialog(CrashHandler *handler, QWidget *parent) :
     connect(m_ui->debugAppButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), m_crashHandler, SLOT(debugApplication()));
     connect(m_ui->closeButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(close()));
 
-    setApplicationInfo();
+    setApplicationInfo(signalName);
 }
 
 CrashHandlerDialog::~CrashHandlerDialog()
@@ -120,14 +121,16 @@ void CrashHandlerDialog::disableDebugAppButton()
     m_ui->debugAppButton->setDisabled(true);
 }
 
-void CrashHandlerDialog::setApplicationInfo()
+void CrashHandlerDialog::setApplicationInfo(const QString &signalName)
 {
     const QString ideName = QLatin1String("Qt Creator");
-    const QString contents = tr(
-        "<p><b>%1 has closed unexpectedly.</b></p>"
+    const QString title = tr("%1 has closed unexpectedly (Signal \"%2\")").arg(ideName, signalName);
+    const QString introLabelContents = tr(
+        "<p><b>%1.</b></p>"
         "<p>Please file a <a href='%2'>bug report</a> with the debug information provided below.</p>")
-        .arg(ideName, QLatin1String(URL_BUGTRACKER));
-    m_ui->introLabel->setText(contents);
+        .arg(title, QLatin1String(URL_BUGTRACKER));
+    m_ui->introLabel->setText(introLabelContents);
+    setWindowTitle(title);
 
     QString revision;
 #ifdef IDE_REVISION
diff --git a/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandlerdialog.h b/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandlerdialog.h
index 09cbd203b50..fc9ff7921ad 100644
--- a/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandlerdialog.h
+++ b/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandlerdialog.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <QDialog>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+class QString;
 namespace Ui {
 class CrashHandlerDialog;
 }
@@ -45,11 +46,12 @@ class CrashHandlerDialog : public QDialog
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit CrashHandlerDialog(CrashHandler *handler, QWidget *parent = 0);
+    explicit CrashHandlerDialog(CrashHandler *handler, const QString &signalName,
+                                QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~CrashHandlerDialog();
 
 public:
-    void setApplicationInfo();
+    void setApplicationInfo(const QString &signalName);
     void appendDebugInfo(const QString &chunk);
     void selectLineWithContents(const QString &text);
     void setToFinalState();
diff --git a/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandlersetup.cpp b/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandlersetup.cpp
index f0c51be663e..cc48afa7310 100644
--- a/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandlersetup.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/crashhandlersetup.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 static const char *crashHandlerPathC;
 static void *signalHandlerStack;
 
-extern "C" void signalHandler(int /*signal*/)
+extern "C" void signalHandler(int signal)
 {
 #ifdef Q_WS_X11
     // Kill window since it's frozen anyway.
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ extern "C" void signalHandler(int /*signal*/)
     case -1: // error
         break;
     case 0: // child
-        execl(crashHandlerPathC, crashHandlerPathC, (char *) 0);
+        execl(crashHandlerPathC, crashHandlerPathC, strsignal(signal), (char *) 0);
         _exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     default: // parent
         waitpid(pid, 0, 0);
@@ -117,8 +117,10 @@ void setupCrashHandler()
     sa.sa_flags = SA_RESETHAND | SA_NODEFER | SA_ONSTACK;
     const int signalsToHandle[] = { SIGILL, SIGFPE, SIGSEGV, SIGBUS, 0 };
     for (int i = 0; signalsToHandle[i]; ++i) {
-        if (sigaction(signalsToHandle[i], &sa, 0) == -1 )
-            qWarning("Warning: Failed to install signal handler for SIGILL (%s).", Q_FUNC_INFO);
+        if (sigaction(signalsToHandle[i], &sa, 0) == -1 ) {
+            qWarning("Warning: Failed to install signal handler for signal \"%s\" (%s).",
+                strsignal(signalsToHandle[i]), Q_FUNC_INFO);
+        }
     }
 #endif // BUILD_CRASH_HANDLER
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/main.cpp b/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/main.cpp
index 3bc5d76334a..623520cf228 100644
--- a/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/qtcreatorcrashhandler/main.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+// Called by signal handler of qtcreator.
+// Usage: $0 <name of signal causing the crash>
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
@@ -51,15 +53,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     Q_PID parentPid = getppid();
     QString parentExecutable = QFile::symLinkTarget(QString::fromLatin1("/proc/%1/exe")
         .arg(QString::number(parentPid)));
-    if (argc > 1 || !parentExecutable.contains("qtcreator")) {
+    if (argc > 2 || !parentExecutable.contains("qtcreator")) {
         QTextStream err(stderr);
         err << QString::fromLatin1("This crash handler will be called by Qt Creator itself. "
-                                   "Don't call this manually.\n");
+                                   "Do not call this manually.\n");
         return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
     // Run.
-    CrashHandler *crashHandler = new CrashHandler(parentPid);
+    CrashHandler *crashHandler = new CrashHandler(parentPid, app.arguments().at(1));
     crashHandler->run();
 
     return app.exec();