diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8a882dffc8..053144e8f0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -12014,6 +12014,7 @@ esac
 case $host_os in mingw*)
 LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS copydir.$ac_objext"
 LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS gettimeofday.$ac_objext"
+LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS kill.$ac_objext"
 LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS open.$ac_objext"
 LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS rand.$ac_objext" ;;
 esac
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index fc2825c9b2..70b83da76f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-dnl $PostgreSQL: pgsql/configure.in,v 1.358 2004/05/22 00:34:49 tgl Exp $
+dnl $PostgreSQL: pgsql/configure.in,v 1.359 2004/05/27 13:08:48 momjian Exp $
 dnl
 dnl Developers, please strive to achieve this order:
 dnl
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@ esac
 case $host_os in mingw*)
 AC_LIBOBJ(copydir)
 AC_LIBOBJ(gettimeofday)
+AC_LIBOBJ(kill)
 AC_LIBOBJ(open)
 AC_LIBOBJ(rand) ;;
 esac
diff --git a/src/backend/port/win32/signal.c b/src/backend/port/win32/signal.c
index 280f10da23..25786cfdc0 100644
--- a/src/backend/port/win32/signal.c
+++ b/src/backend/port/win32/signal.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/port/win32/signal.c,v 1.1 2004/04/12 16:19:18 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/port/win32/signal.c,v 1.2 2004/05/27 13:08:50 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -152,46 +152,6 @@ pqsignal(int signum, pqsigfunc handler)
 	return prevfunc;
 }
 
-/* signal sending */
-int
-pqkill(int pid, int sig)
-{
-	char		pipename[128];
-	BYTE		sigData = sig;
-	BYTE		sigRet = 0;
-	DWORD		bytes;
-
-	if (sig >= PG_SIGNAL_COUNT || sig <= 0)
-	{
-		errno = EINVAL;
-		return -1;
-	}
-	if (pid <= 0)
-	{
-		/* No support for process groups */
-		errno = EINVAL;
-		return -1;
-	}
-	wsprintf(pipename, "\\\\.\\pipe\\pgsignal_%i", pid);
-	if (!CallNamedPipe(pipename, &sigData, 1, &sigRet, 1, &bytes, 1000))
-	{
-		if (GetLastError() == ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)
-			errno = ESRCH;
-		else if (GetLastError() == ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED)
-			errno = EPERM;
-		else
-			errno = EINVAL;
-		return -1;
-	}
-	if (bytes != 1 || sigRet != sig)
-	{
-		errno = ESRCH;
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * All functions below execute on the signal handler thread
  * and must be synchronized as such!
diff --git a/src/include/port/win32.h b/src/include/port/win32.h
index 03bc7a75b9..851516ba85 100644
--- a/src/include/port/win32.h
+++ b/src/include/port/win32.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/port/win32.h,v 1.23 2004/04/22 03:51:24 momjian Exp $ */
+/* $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/include/port/win32.h,v 1.24 2004/05/27 13:08:54 momjian Exp $ */
 
 /* undefine and redefine after #include */
 #undef mkdir
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ void pg_queue_signal(int signum);
 #define SIG_ERR ((pqsigfunc)-1)
 #define SIG_IGN ((pqsigfunc)1)
 
-#ifndef FRONTEND
-#define kill(pid,sig)   pqkill(pid,sig)
-extern int pqkill(int pid, int sig);
+#define kill(pid,sig)   pgkill(pid,sig)
+extern int pgkill(int pid, int sig);
 
+#ifndef FRONTEND
 #define pg_usleep(t) pgwin32_backend_usleep(t)
 void pgwin32_backend_usleep(long microsec);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/port/kill.c b/src/port/kill.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b13fea924f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/port/kill.c
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * kill.c
+ *	  kill()
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 1996-2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
+ *
+ *	This is a replacement version of kill for Win32 which sends
+ *	signals that the backend can recognize.
+ *
+ * IDENTIFICATION
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/port/kill.c,v 1.1 2004/05/27 13:08:57 momjian Exp $
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+#include "postgres.h"
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+/* signal sending */
+int
+pgkill(int pid, int sig)
+{
+	char		pipename[128];
+	BYTE		sigData = sig;
+	BYTE		sigRet = 0;
+	DWORD		bytes;
+
+	if (sig >= PG_SIGNAL_COUNT || sig <= 0)
+	{
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (pid <= 0)
+	{
+		/* No support for process groups */
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	}
+	wsprintf(pipename, "\\\\.\\pipe\\pgsignal_%i", pid);
+	if (!CallNamedPipe(pipename, &sigData, 1, &sigRet, 1, &bytes, 1000))
+	{
+		if (GetLastError() == ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)
+			errno = ESRCH;
+		else if (GetLastError() == ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED)
+			errno = EPERM;
+		else
+			errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	}
+	if (bytes != 1 || sigRet != sig)
+	{
+		errno = ESRCH;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif