diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0b7492e90..c2c4a8b1d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ UNIX_PROGS := \
   kill \
   logname \
   mkfifo \
+  nohup \
   tty \
   uname \
   uptime \
diff --git a/nohup/nohup.rs b/nohup/nohup.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c7c493c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nohup/nohup.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+#![crate_id = "nohup#1.0.0"]
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the uutils coreutils package.
+ *
+ * (c) 2014 Vsevolod Velichko <torkvemada@sorokdva.net>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+#![feature(macro_rules)]
+extern crate getopts;
+extern crate libc;
+extern crate native;
+
+use getopts::{optflag, getopts, usage};
+use std::io::stdio::{stdin_raw, stdout_raw, stderr_raw};
+use std::rt::rtio::{Open, Read, Append, Write};
+use libc::funcs::posix88::unistd::{dup2, execvp};
+use libc::consts::os::posix88::SIGHUP;
+use libc::funcs::posix01::signal::signal;
+use libc::consts::os::posix01::SIG_IGN;
+
+#[path = "../common/util.rs"] mod util;
+#[path = "../common/c_types.rs"] mod c_types;
+
+static NAME: &'static str = "nohup";
+static VERSION: &'static str = "1.0.0";
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+extern {
+    fn _vprocmgr_detach_from_console(flags: u32) -> *libc::c_int;
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+fn rewind_stdout<T: std::rt::rtio::RtioFileStream>(s: &mut T) {
+    s.seek(0, std::rt::rtio::SeekEnd);
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+#[cfg(target_os = "freebsd")]
+fn _vprocmgr_detach_from_console(_: u32) -> *libc::c_int { std::ptr::null() }
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+#[cfg(target_os = "freebsd")]
+fn rewind_stdout<T: std::rt::rtio::RtioFileStream>(_: &mut T) {}
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+fn main () { std::os::set_exit_status(uumain(std::os::args())); }
+
+pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> int {
+    let program = args.get(0);
+
+    let options = [
+        optflag("h", "help", "Show help and exit"),
+        optflag("V", "version", "Show version and exit"),
+    ];
+
+    let opts = match getopts(args.tail(), options) {
+        Ok(m) => m,
+        Err(f) => {
+            show_error!("{}", f);
+            show_usage(program.as_slice(), options);
+            return 1
+        }
+    };
+
+    if opts.opt_present("V") { version(); return 0 }
+    if opts.opt_present("h") { show_usage(program.as_slice(), options); return 0 }
+
+    if opts.free.len() == 0 {
+        show_error!("Missing operand: COMMAND");
+        println!("Try `{:s} --help` for more information.", program.as_slice());
+        return 1
+    }
+    replace_fds();
+
+    unsafe { signal(SIGHUP, SIG_IGN) };
+
+    if _vprocmgr_detach_from_console(0) != std::ptr::null() { crash!(2, "Cannot detach from console")};
+
+    unsafe {
+        // we ignore the memory leak here because it doesn't matter anymore
+        let executable = opts.free.get(0).as_slice().to_c_str().unwrap();
+        let mut args: Vec<*i8> = opts.free.iter().map(|x| x.to_c_str().unwrap()).collect();
+        args.push(std::ptr::null());
+        execvp(executable as *libc::c_char, args.as_ptr() as **libc::c_char) as int
+    }
+}
+
+fn replace_fds() {
+    let replace_stdin = stdin_raw().isatty();
+    let replace_stdout = stdout_raw().isatty();
+    let replace_stderr = stderr_raw().isatty();
+
+    if replace_stdin {
+        let devnull = "/dev/null".to_c_str();
+        let new_stdin = match native::io::file::open(&devnull, Open, Read) {
+            Ok(t) => t,
+            Err(_) => {
+                let e = std::io::IoError::last_error();
+                crash!(2, "Cannot replace STDIN: {}", e)
+            }
+        };
+        if unsafe { dup2(new_stdin.fd(), 0) } != 0 {
+            crash!(2, "Cannot replace STDIN: {}", std::io::IoError::last_error())
+        }
+    }
+
+    if replace_stdout {
+        let mut new_stdout = find_stdout();
+
+        rewind_stdout(&mut new_stdout);
+
+        if unsafe { dup2(new_stdout.fd(), 1) } != 1 {
+            crash!(2, "Cannot replace STDOUT: {}", std::io::IoError::last_error())
+        }
+    }
+
+    if replace_stderr {
+        if unsafe { dup2(1, 2) } != 2 {
+            crash!(2, "Cannot replace STDERR: {}", std::io::IoError::last_error())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn find_stdout() -> native::io::file::FileDesc {
+    let localout = "nohup.out".to_c_str();
+    match native::io::file::open(&localout, Append, Write) {
+        Ok(t) => {
+            show_warning!("Output is redirected to: nohup.out");
+            t
+        },
+        Err(_) => {
+            let e = std::io::IoError::last_error();
+            let home = match std::os::getenv("HOME") {
+                None => crash!(2, "Cannot replace STDOUT: {}", e),
+                Some(h) => h
+            };
+            let mut homeoutpath = Path::new(home);
+            homeoutpath.push("nohup.out");
+            let homeout = homeoutpath.to_c_str();
+            match native::io::file::open(&homeout, Append, Write) {
+                Ok(t) => {
+                    show_warning!("Output is redirected to: {}", homeoutpath.display());
+                    t
+                },
+                Err(_) => {
+                    let e = std::io::IoError::last_error();
+                    crash!(2, "Cannot replace STDOUT: {}", e)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn version() {
+    println!("{} v{}", NAME, VERSION)
+}
+
+fn show_usage(program: &str, options: &[getopts::OptGroup]) {
+    version();
+    println!("Usage:");
+    println!("  {:s} COMMAND [ARG]…", program);
+    println!("  {:s} OPTION", program);
+    println!("");
+    print!("{:s}", usage(
+            "Run COMMAND ignoring hangup signals.\n\
+            If standard input is terminal, it'll be replaced with /dev/null.\n\
+            If standard output is terminal, it'll be appended to nohup.out instead, \
+            or $HOME/nohup.out, if nohup.out open failed.\n\
+            If standard error is terminal, it'll be redirected to stdout.", options)
+    );
+}