diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index dd258984..f6f23304 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <messmer/cpp-utils/assert/backtrace.h>
+#include <messmer/cpp-utils/daemon/daemonize.h>
 
 #include "messmer/fspp/fuse/Fuse.h"
 #include "messmer/fspp/impl/FilesystemImpl.h"
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ using std::endl;
 using std::vector;
 
 //TODO Support files > 4GB
-//TODO cryfs process doesn't seem to react to "kill". Needs "kill -9". Why? Furthermore, calling "fusermount -u" unmounts the fs, but the cryfs process keeps running. Why?
 //TODO Improve parallelity.
 //TODO Seems to deadlock in bonnie++ second run (in the create files sequentially) - maybe also in a later run or different step?
 
@@ -58,9 +58,13 @@ void runFilesystem(const ProgramOptions &options) {
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     cpputils::showBacktraceOnSigSegv();
-
     showVersion();
+    
     ProgramOptions options = program_options::Parser(argc, argv).parse();
+    if (!options.foreground()) {
+        cpputils::daemonize();
+    }
+
     runFilesystem(options);
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/program_options/Parser.cpp b/src/program_options/Parser.cpp
index da8be61f..4ef86fd4 100644
--- a/src/program_options/Parser.cpp
+++ b/src/program_options/Parser.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ ProgramOptions Parser::parse() const {
     string baseDir = vm["base-dir"].as<string>();
     string mountDir = vm["mount-dir"].as<string>();
     string configFile = vm["config"].as<string>();
+    bool foreground = vm.count("foreground");
 
-    return ProgramOptions(baseDir, mountDir, configFile, options.second);
+    return ProgramOptions(baseDir, mountDir, configFile, foreground, options.second);
 }
 
 po::variables_map Parser::_parseOptionsOrShowHelp(const vector<char*> options) {
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ void Parser::_addAllowedOptions(po::options_description *desc) {
     options.add_options()
             ("help,h", "show help message")
             ("config,c", po::value<string>()->required(), "Config file")
+            ("foreground,f", "Run CryFS in foreground.")
             ;
     desc->add(options);
 }
diff --git a/src/program_options/ProgramOptions.cpp b/src/program_options/ProgramOptions.cpp
index 8d5aadbd..211704b6 100644
--- a/src/program_options/ProgramOptions.cpp
+++ b/src/program_options/ProgramOptions.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ using namespace cryfs::program_options;
 using std::string;
 using std::vector;
 
-ProgramOptions::ProgramOptions(const string &baseDir, const string &mountDir, const std::string &configFile, const vector<char*> &fuseOptions)
-    :_baseDir(baseDir), _mountDir(new char[mountDir.size()+1]), _configFile(configFile), _fuseOptions(fuseOptions) {
+ProgramOptions::ProgramOptions(const string &baseDir, const string &mountDir, const std::string &configFile, bool foreground, const vector<char*> &fuseOptions)
+    :_baseDir(baseDir), _mountDir(new char[mountDir.size()+1]), _configFile(configFile), _foreground(foreground), _fuseOptions(fuseOptions) {
     std::memcpy(_mountDir, mountDir.c_str(), mountDir.size()+1);
     // Fuse needs the mountDir passed as first option (first option = position 1, since 0 is the executable name)
     ASSERT(_fuseOptions.size() >= 1, "There has to be one parameter at least for the executable name");
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ const string &ProgramOptions::configFile() const {
     return _configFile;
 }
 
+bool ProgramOptions::foreground() const {
+    return _foreground;
+}
+
 const vector<char *> &ProgramOptions::fuseOptions() const {
     return _fuseOptions;
 }
diff --git a/src/program_options/ProgramOptions.h b/src/program_options/ProgramOptions.h
index eabd240a..6d1b8d21 100644
--- a/src/program_options/ProgramOptions.h
+++ b/src/program_options/ProgramOptions.h
@@ -8,18 +8,20 @@ namespace cryfs {
     namespace program_options {
         class ProgramOptions {
         public:
-            ProgramOptions(const std::string &baseDir, const std::string &mountDir, const std::string &configFile, const std::vector<char *> &fuseOptions);
+            ProgramOptions(const std::string &baseDir, const std::string &mountDir, const std::string &configFile, bool foreground, const std::vector<char *> &fuseOptions);
             ~ProgramOptions();
 
             const std::string &baseDir() const;
             std::string mountDir() const;
             const std::string &configFile() const;
+            bool foreground() const;
             const std::vector<char *> &fuseOptions() const;
 
         private:
             std::string _baseDir;
             char *_mountDir;
             std::string _configFile;
+            bool _foreground;
             std::vector<char *> _fuseOptions;
         };
     }