diff --git a/repos/ports/src/noux/child.h b/repos/ports/src/noux/child.h
index 2a3084a079..8a354bedad 100644
--- a/repos/ports/src/noux/child.h
+++ b/repos/ports/src/noux/child.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace Noux {
 	class Child;
 
 	bool is_init_process(Child *child);
-	void init_process_exited();
+	void init_process_exited(int);
 
 	class Child : public Rpc_object<Session>,
 	              public File_descriptor_registry,
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ namespace Noux {
 				_entrypoint.dissolve(this);
 
 				if (is_init_process(this))
-					init_process_exited();
+					init_process_exited(_child_policy.exit_value());
 			}
 
 			void start() { _entrypoint.activate(); }
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ namespace Noux {
 					PINF("init process exited");
 
 					/* trigger exit of main event loop */
-					init_process_exited();
+					init_process_exited(_child_policy.exit_value());
 				} else {
 					Signal_transmitter(_destruct_context_cap).submit();
 				}
diff --git a/repos/ports/src/noux/child_policy.h b/repos/ports/src/noux/child_policy.h
index fe387596d8..afbe307d76 100644
--- a/repos/ports/src/noux/child_policy.h
+++ b/repos/ports/src/noux/child_policy.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ namespace Noux {
 			File_descriptor_registry           &_file_descriptor_registry;
 			Signal_context_capability           _destruct_context_cap;
 			Ram_session                        &_ref_ram_session;
+			int                                 _exit_value;
 			bool                                _verbose;
 
 		public:
@@ -79,9 +80,16 @@ namespace Noux {
 				_file_descriptor_registry(file_descriptor_registry),
 				_destruct_context_cap(destruct_context_cap),
 				_ref_ram_session(ref_ram_session),
+				_exit_value(~0),
 				_verbose(verbose)
 			{ }
 
+			int exit_value() const { return _exit_value; }
+
+			/****************************
+			 ** Child policy interface **
+			 ****************************/
+
 			const char *name() const { return _name; }
 
 			Service *resolve_session_request(const char *service_name,
@@ -124,6 +132,8 @@ namespace Noux {
 
 			void exit(int exit_value)
 			{
+				_exit_value = exit_value;
+
 				if (_verbose || (exit_value != 0))
 					PERR("child %s exited with exit value %d", _name, exit_value);
 
diff --git a/repos/ports/src/noux/main.cc b/repos/ports/src/noux/main.cc
index ac085f8295..90ec7918b7 100644
--- a/repos/ports/src/noux/main.cc
+++ b/repos/ports/src/noux/main.cc
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ static bool verbose = false;
 namespace Noux {
 
 	static Noux::Child *init_child;
+	static int exit_value = ~0;
 
 	bool is_init_process(Child *child) { return child == init_child; }
-	void init_process_exited() { init_child = 0; }
+	void init_process_exited(int exit) { init_child = 0; exit_value = exit; }
 
 };
 
@@ -1169,6 +1170,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 				 env()->ram_session()->used());
 	}
 
-	PINF("-- exiting noux ---");
-	return 0;
+	PINF("--- exiting noux ---");
+	return exit_value;
 }