diff --git a/Action.c b/Action.c
index 1d3bccc51..702a899e6 100644
--- a/Action.c
+++ b/Action.c
@@ -519,18 +519,37 @@ static Htop_Reaction actionKill(State* st) {
 
    static int preSelectedSignal = SIGNALSPANEL_INITSELECTEDSIGNAL;
 
+   Process_sendSignalContext ctx;
+
    Panel* signalsPanel = SignalsPanel_new(preSelectedSignal);
    const ListItem* sgn = (ListItem*) Action_pickFromVector(st, signalsPanel, 14, true);
    if (sgn && sgn->key != 0) {
+      ctx.sgn = sgn->key;
+      ctx.sawEperm = false;
+      ctx.lastRealErrno = 0;
       preSelectedSignal = sgn->key;
       Panel_setHeader((Panel*)st->mainPanel, "Sending...");
       Panel_draw((Panel*)st->mainPanel, false, true, true, State_hideFunctionBar(st));
       refresh();
-      bool ok = MainPanel_foreachRow(st->mainPanel, Process_rowSendSignal, (Arg) { .i = sgn->key }, NULL);
-      if (!ok) {
+      bool ok = MainPanel_foreachRow(st->mainPanel, Process_rowSendSignal, (Arg) { .v = &ctx }, NULL);
+      (void) ok;
+      if (ctx.sawEperm) {
+         beep();
+         Panel_setHeader((Panel*)st->mainPanel, "Permission denied");
+         Panel_draw((Panel*)st->mainPanel, false, true, true, State_hideFunctionBar(st));
+         refresh();
+         napms(1500);
+      }
+      else if (ctx.lastRealErrno != 0) {
          beep();
+         Panel_setHeader((Panel*)st->mainPanel, strerror(ctx.lastRealErrno));
+         Panel_draw((Panel*)st->mainPanel, false, true, true, State_hideFunctionBar(st));
+         refresh();
+         napms(1500);
+      }
+      else {
+         napms(500);
       }
-      napms(500);
    }
    Panel_delete((Object*)signalsPanel);
 
diff --git a/Process.c b/Process.c
index cd1c08688..f5f83ab38 100644
--- a/Process.c
+++ b/Process.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ in the source distribution for its full text.
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 #include "CRT.h"
 #include "Hashtable.h"
@@ -901,14 +902,25 @@ bool Process_rowChangePriorityBy(Row* super, Arg delta) {
    return Process_setPriority(this, (int)this->nice + delta.i);
 }
 
-static bool Process_sendSignal(Process* this, Arg sgn) {
-   return kill(Process_getPid(this), sgn.i) == 0;
+static bool Process_sendSignal(Process* this, Process_sendSignalContext* ctx) {
+   if (kill(Process_getPid(this), ctx->sgn ) != 0) {
+      int e = errno;
+      if (e == EPERM) {
+         ctx->sawEperm = true;
+      }
+      if (e != ESRCH) {
+         ctx->lastRealErrno = e;
+      }
+      return false;
+   }
+   return true;
 }
 
-bool Process_rowSendSignal(Row* super, Arg sgn) {
+bool Process_rowSendSignal(Row* super, Arg arg) {
    Process* this = (Process*) super;
    assert(Object_isA((const Object*) this, (const ObjectClass*) &Process_class));
-   return Process_sendSignal(this, sgn);
+   Process_sendSignalContext* ctx = (Process_sendSignalContext*) arg.v;
+   return Process_sendSignal(this, ctx);
 }
 
 int Process_compare(const void* v1, const void* v2) {
diff --git a/Process.h b/Process.h
index 38e2711f6..3f4b83e55 100644
--- a/Process.h
+++ b/Process.h
@@ -309,6 +309,12 @@ const char* Process_rowGetSortKey(Row* super);
 
 bool Process_rowChangePriorityBy(Row* super, Arg delta);
 
+typedef struct Process_sendSignalContext_ {
+   int sgn;
+   bool sawEperm;
+   int lastRealErrno;
+} Process_sendSignalContext;
+
 bool Process_rowSendSignal(Row* super, Arg sgn);
 
 bool Process_rowIsHighlighted(const Row* super);