diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.0 b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.0
index 79affdb27..49edb3870 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.0
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.0
@@ -89,3 +89,6 @@ Bug Fixes
 
 - Disallow seteuid on disabled or locked out accounts.
   Addresses: https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2019-01/msg00197.html
+
+- Fix raise to work as required by POSIX.
+  (Partially) addresses: https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2019-01/msg00149.html
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/signal.cc b/winsup/cygwin/signal.cc
index abefedd7b..9c51ec129 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/signal.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/signal.cc
@@ -300,7 +300,10 @@ _pinfo::kill (siginfo_t& si)
 extern "C" int
 raise (int sig)
 {
-  return kill (myself->pid, sig);
+  pthread *thread = _my_tls.tid;
+  if (!thread)
+    return kill (myself->pid, sig);
+  return pthread_kill (thread, sig);
 }
 
 static int