diff --git a/libprocessgroup/include/processgroup/processgroup.h b/libprocessgroup/include/processgroup/processgroup.h
index 8fa9fd552..48bc0b7f3 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/include/processgroup/processgroup.h
+++ b/libprocessgroup/include/processgroup/processgroup.h
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ int killProcessGroup(uid_t uid, int initialPid, int signal, int* max_processes =
 // that it only returns 0 in the case that the cgroup exists and it contains no processes.
 int killProcessGroupOnce(uid_t uid, int initialPid, int signal, int* max_processes = nullptr);
 
+// Sends the provided signal to all members of a process group, but does not wait for processes to
+// exit, or for the cgroup to be removed. Callers should also ensure that killProcessGroup is called
+// later to ensure the cgroup is fully removed, otherwise system resources may leak.
+int sendSignalToProcessGroup(uid_t uid, int initialPid, int signal);
+
 int createProcessGroup(uid_t uid, int initialPid, bool memControl = false);
 
 // Set various properties of a process group. For these functions to work, the process group must
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/processgroup.cpp b/libprocessgroup/processgroup.cpp
index ae9914d64..a02159401 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/processgroup.cpp
+++ b/libprocessgroup/processgroup.cpp
@@ -542,6 +542,15 @@ int killProcessGroupOnce(uid_t uid, int initialPid, int signal, int* max_process
     return KillProcessGroup(uid, initialPid, signal, 0 /*retries*/, max_processes);
 }
 
+int sendSignalToProcessGroup(uid_t uid, int initialPid, int signal) {
+    std::string hierarchy_root_path;
+    if (CgroupsAvailable()) {
+        CgroupGetControllerPath(CGROUPV2_CONTROLLER_NAME, &hierarchy_root_path);
+    }
+    const char* cgroup = hierarchy_root_path.c_str();
+    return DoKillProcessGroupOnce(cgroup, uid, initialPid, signal);
+}
+
 static int createProcessGroupInternal(uid_t uid, int initialPid, std::string cgroup,
                                       bool activate_controllers) {
     auto uid_path = ConvertUidToPath(cgroup.c_str(), uid);