diff --git a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/Jamfile b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/Jamfile
index 7327666c73..c6d9ddff13 100644
--- a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/Jamfile
+++ b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/Jamfile
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix posixtestsuite conformance i
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix posixtestsuite conformance interfaces pthread_key_delete ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix posixtestsuite conformance interfaces pthread_getspecific ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix posixtestsuite conformance interfaces pthread_setspecific ;
+SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix posixtestsuite conformance interfaces sigignore ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix posixtestsuite conformance interfaces sigprocmask ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix posixtestsuite conformance interfaces sigsuspend ;
diff --git a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/difftime/Jamfile b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/difftime/Jamfile
index d5dfbc4806..d182a31247 100644
--- a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/difftime/Jamfile
+++ b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/difftime/Jamfile
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ SubDir HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix posixtestsuite conformance inter
 
 SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) $(DOTDOT) $(DOTDOT) include ] ;
 
-SimpleTest 1-1.test : 1-1.c ;
+SimpleTest difftime_1-1 : 1-1.c ;
 
diff --git a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/kill/Jamfile b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/kill/Jamfile
index 7f64d2fe39..65e24ebfc0 100644
--- a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/kill/Jamfile
+++ b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/kill/Jamfile
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ SubDir HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix posixtestsuite conformance inter
 
 SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) $(DOTDOT) $(DOTDOT) include ] ;
 
-SimpleTest 2-1.test : 2-1.c ;
-
+SimpleTest kill_2-1 : 2-1.c ;
diff --git a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/1-1.c b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/1-1.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..397e5b4a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/1-1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Created by:  salwan.searty REMOVE-THIS AT intel DOT com
+ * This file is licensed under the GPL license.  For the full content
+ * of this license, see the COPYING file at the top level of this 
+ * source tree.
+
+ Steps:
+ 1. Set up a handler for signal SIGABRT, such that it is called if 
+signal is ever raised.
+ 2. Call sigignore on SIGABRT.
+ 3. Raise a SIGABRT and verify that the signal handler was not called. 
+
+*/
+
+#define _XOPEN_SOURCE 600
+
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "posixtest.h"
+
+int handler_called = 0;
+
+void handler(int signo)
+{
+	handler_called = 1;
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+	struct sigaction act;
+	
+	act.sa_handler = handler;
+	act.sa_flags = 0;
+	sigemptyset(&act.sa_mask);
+	if (sigaction(SIGABRT,  &act, 0) == -1) {
+		perror("Unexpected error while attempting to setup test "
+		       "pre-conditions");
+		return PTS_UNRESOLVED;
+	}
+
+	sigignore(SIGABRT);
+
+	if (raise(SIGABRT) == -1) {
+		perror("Unexpected error while attempting to setup test "
+		       "pre-conditions");
+		return PTS_UNRESOLVED;
+	}
+
+	if (handler_called) {
+		printf("FAIL: Signal was not ignored\n");
+		return PTS_FAIL;
+	} 
+	printf("PASS\n");
+	return PTS_PASS;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/4-1.c b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/4-1.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ddc669ffa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/4-1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*   
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Created by:  salwan.searty REMOVE-THIS AT intel DOT com
+ * This file is licensed under the GPL license.  For the full content
+ * of this license, see the COPYING file at the top level of this 
+ * source tree.
+
+ Simply, if sigignore returns a 0 here, test passes.
+ 
+*/
+
+#define _XOPEN_SOURCE 600
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include "posixtest.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+
+	if (sigignore(SIGABRT) != 0) {
+		perror("sigignore failed -- returned -- test aborted");
+		return PTS_UNRESOLVED;
+	} 
+	printf("sigignore passed\n");
+	return PTS_PASS;
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/5-core-buildonly.c b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/5-core-buildonly.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b765027759
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/5-core-buildonly.c
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*   
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Created by:  salwan.searty REMOVE-THIS AT intel DOT com
+ * This file is licensed under the GPL license.  For the full content
+ * of this license, see the COPYING file at the top level of this 
+ * source tree.
+
+   Testing passing an invalid signals to sighold().
+   After sighold is called on an invalid signal, sigignore() should 
+return -1 and set errno to EINVAL
+   
+   The invalid signal passed to sigignore() depends on the argument 
+passed to this program. There are currently 4 invalid signals.
+ */
+
+#define _XOPEN_SOURCE 600
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "posixtest.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int signo;
+
+	if (argc < 2) {
+        	printf("Usage:  %s [1|2|3|4]\n", argv[0]);
+		return PTS_UNRESOLVED;
+	}
+
+	/*
+		Various error conditions
+	*/
+	switch (argv[1][0]) {
+		case '1':
+			signo=-1;
+			break;
+		case '2':
+			signo=-10000;
+			break;
+		case '3':
+			signo=INT32_MIN+1;
+			break;
+		case '4':
+			signo=INT32_MIN;
+			break;
+		default:
+			printf("Usage:  %s [1|2|3|4]\n", argv[0]);
+			return PTS_UNRESOLVED;
+	}
+
+	if (sigignore(signo) == -1) {
+		if (EINVAL == errno) {
+			printf ("errno set to EINVAL\n");
+			return PTS_PASS;
+		} else {
+			printf ("errno not set to EINVAL\n");
+			return PTS_FAIL;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	printf("sighold did not return -1\n");
+	return PTS_FAIL;
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/6-1.c b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/6-1.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fed6c56178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/6-1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*   
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Created by:  salwan.searty REMOVE-THIS AT intel DOT com
+ * This file is licensed under the GPL license.  For the full content
+ * of this license, see the COPYING file at the top level of this 
+ * source tree.
+
+   Testing trying to ignore a signal that cannot be ignored.
+   Line 1264 in Issue 6 of the Posix System Interfaces document says that 
+   the system shall not allow the signals SIGKILL or SIGSTOP
+   to be ignored.
+ */
+
+#define _XOPEN_SOURCE 600
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "posixtest.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+	if (sigignore(SIGKILL) == -1) {
+		if (EINVAL == errno) {
+			printf ("errno set to EINVAL\n");
+			return PTS_PASS;
+		} else {
+			printf ("errno not set to EINVAL\n");
+			return PTS_FAIL;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	printf("sigignore did not return -1\n");
+	return PTS_FAIL;
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/6-2.c b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/6-2.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..966ca04568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/6-2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*   
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Created by:  salwan.searty REMOVE-THIS AT intel DOT com
+ * This file is licensed under the GPL license.  For the full content
+ * of this license, see the COPYING file at the top level of this 
+ * source tree.
+
+   Testing trying to ignore a signal that cannot be ignored.
+   Line 1264 in Issue 6 of the Posix System Interfaces document says that 
+   the system shall not allow the signals SIGKILL or SIGSTOP
+   to be ignored.
+ */
+
+#define _XOPEN_SOURCE 600
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include "posixtest.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+	if (sigignore(SIGSTOP) == -1) {
+		if (EINVAL == errno) {
+			printf ("errno set to EINVAL\n");
+			return PTS_PASS;
+		} else {
+			printf ("errno not set to EINVAL\n");
+			return PTS_FAIL;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	printf("sigignore did not return -1\n");
+	return PTS_FAIL;
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/Jamfile b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/Jamfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bf4cfe03b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigignore/Jamfile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+SubDir HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix posixtestsuite conformance interfaces sigignore ;
+
+SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) $(DOTDOT) $(DOTDOT) include ] ;
+
+SimpleTest sigignore_1-1 : 1-1.c ;
+SimpleTest sigignore_4-1 : 4-1.c ;
+SimpleTest sigignore_5-core-buildonly : 5-core-buildonly.c ;
+SimpleTest sigignore_6-1 : 6-1.c ;
+SimpleTest sigignore_6-2 : 6-2.c ;
diff --git a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigprocmask/Jamfile b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigprocmask/Jamfile
index 4fe7864602..3f2d71e981 100644
--- a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigprocmask/Jamfile
+++ b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigprocmask/Jamfile
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ SubDir HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix posixtestsuite conformance inter
 
 SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) $(DOTDOT) $(DOTDOT) include ] ;
 
-SimpleTest 8-1.test : 8-1.c ;
-SimpleTest 8-2.test : 8-2.c ;
-SimpleTest 8-3.test : 8-3.c ;
-SimpleTest 12-1.test : 12-1.c ;
-
+SimpleTest sigprocmask_8-1 : 8-1.c ;
+SimpleTest sigprocmask_8-2 : 8-2.c ;
+SimpleTest sigprocmask_8-3 : 8-3.c ;
+SimpleTest sigprocmask_12-1 : 12-1.c ;
diff --git a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigsuspend/Jamfile b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigsuspend/Jamfile
index 6568a7d79f..c7c9abbfa5 100644
--- a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigsuspend/Jamfile
+++ b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/posixtestsuite/conformance/interfaces/sigsuspend/Jamfile
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ SubDir HAIKU_TOP src tests system libroot posix posixtestsuite conformance inter
 
 SubDirHdrs [ FDirName $(SUBDIR) $(DOTDOT) $(DOTDOT) $(DOTDOT) include ] ;
 
-SimpleTest 6-1.test : 6-1.c ;
-
+SimpleTest sigsuspend_6-1 : 6-1.c ;