diff --git a/sanic/server.py b/sanic/server.py
index f044517e..00bb2331 100644
--- a/sanic/server.py
+++ b/sanic/server.py
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ def serve(host, port, request_handler, error_handler, before_start=None,
           after_start=None, before_stop=None, after_stop=None, debug=False,
           request_timeout=60, ssl=None, sock=None, request_max_size=None,
           reuse_port=False, loop=None, protocol=HttpProtocol, backlog=100,
-          register_sys_signals=True, run_async=False, connections=None):
+          register_sys_signals=True, run_async=False, connections=None,
+          signal=Signal()):
     """Start asynchronous HTTP Server on an individual process.
 
     :param host: Address to host on
@@ -350,7 +351,6 @@ def serve(host, port, request_handler, error_handler, before_start=None,
     trigger_events(before_start, loop)
 
     connections = connections if connections is not None else set()
-    signal = Signal()
     server = partial(
         protocol,
         loop=loop,
diff --git a/sanic/worker.py b/sanic/worker.py
index 10b7e19b..2ed2672e 100644
--- a/sanic/worker.py
+++ b/sanic/worker.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ except ImportError:
 import uvloop
 import gunicorn.workers.base as base
 
-from sanic.server import trigger_events, serve, HttpProtocol
+from sanic.server import trigger_events, serve, HttpProtocol, Signal
 from sanic.websocket import WebSocketProtocol
 
 
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class GunicornWorker(base.Worker):
         self.servers = []
         self.connections = set()
         self.exit_code = 0
+        self.signal = Signal()
 
     def init_process(self):
         # create new event_loop after fork
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ class GunicornWorker(base.Worker):
             self.servers.clear()
 
             # prepare connections for closing
+            self.signal.stopped = True
             for conn in self.connections:
                 conn.close_if_idle()
 
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ class GunicornWorker(base.Worker):
             self.servers.append(await serve(
                 sock=sock,
                 connections=self.connections,
+                signal=self.signal,
                 **self._server_settings
             ))