diff --git a/pkg/sentry/control/proc.go b/pkg/sentry/control/proc.go
index 19bc76f5c..68d3b179b 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/control/proc.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/control/proc.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ type ExecArgs struct {
 
 // Exec runs a new task.
 func (proc *Proc) Exec(args *ExecArgs, waitStatus *uint32) error {
-	newTG, err := proc.execAsync(args)
+	newTG, _, err := proc.execAsync(args)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -100,11 +100,13 @@ func (proc *Proc) Exec(args *ExecArgs, waitStatus *uint32) error {
 
 // ExecAsync runs a new task, but doesn't wait for it to finish. It is defined
 // as a function rather than a method to avoid exposing execAsync as an RPC.
-func ExecAsync(proc *Proc, args *ExecArgs) (*kernel.ThreadGroup, error) {
+func ExecAsync(proc *Proc, args *ExecArgs) (*kernel.ThreadGroup, kernel.ThreadID, error) {
 	return proc.execAsync(args)
 }
 
-func (proc *Proc) execAsync(args *ExecArgs) (*kernel.ThreadGroup, error) {
+// execAsync runs a new task, but doesn't wait for it to finish. It returns the
+// newly created thread group and its PID.
+func (proc *Proc) execAsync(args *ExecArgs) (*kernel.ThreadGroup, kernel.ThreadID, error) {
 	// Import file descriptors.
 	l := limits.NewLimitSet()
 	fdm := proc.Kernel.NewFDMap()
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ func (proc *Proc) execAsync(args *ExecArgs) (*kernel.ThreadGroup, error) {
 		paths := fs.GetPath(initArgs.Envv)
 		f, err := proc.Kernel.RootMountNamespace().ResolveExecutablePath(ctx, initArgs.WorkingDirectory, initArgs.Argv[0], paths)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error finding executable %q in PATH %v: %v", initArgs.Argv[0], paths, err)
+			return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("error finding executable %q in PATH %v: %v", initArgs.Argv[0], paths, err)
 		}
 		initArgs.Filename = f
 	}
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ func (proc *Proc) execAsync(args *ExecArgs) (*kernel.ThreadGroup, error) {
 		// Import the given file FD. This dups the FD as well.
 		file, err := host.ImportFile(ctx, int(f.Fd()), mounter, enableIoctl)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, 0, err
 		}
 		defer file.DecRef()
 
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ func (proc *Proc) execAsync(args *ExecArgs) (*kernel.ThreadGroup, error) {
 		f.Close()
 
 		if err := fdm.NewFDAt(kdefs.FD(appFD), file, kernel.FDFlags{}, l); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, 0, err
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/kernel/kernel.go b/pkg/sentry/kernel/kernel.go
index 316612b37..f71e32ac9 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/kernel/kernel.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/kernel/kernel.go
@@ -596,13 +596,13 @@ func (ctx *createProcessContext) Value(key interface{}) interface{} {
 //
 // CreateProcess has no analogue in Linux; it is used to create the initial
 // application task, as well as processes started by the control server.
-func (k *Kernel) CreateProcess(args CreateProcessArgs) (*ThreadGroup, error) {
+func (k *Kernel) CreateProcess(args CreateProcessArgs) (*ThreadGroup, ThreadID, error) {
 	k.extMu.Lock()
 	defer k.extMu.Unlock()
 	log.Infof("EXEC: %v", args.Argv)
 
 	if k.mounts == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no kernel MountNamespace")
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("no kernel MountNamespace")
 	}
 
 	tg := NewThreadGroup(k.tasks.Root, NewSignalHandlers(), linux.SIGCHLD, args.Limits, k.monotonicClock)
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ func (k *Kernel) CreateProcess(args CreateProcessArgs) (*ThreadGroup, error) {
 		var err error
 		wd, err = k.mounts.FindInode(ctx, root, nil, args.WorkingDirectory, args.MaxSymlinkTraversals)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to find initial working directory %q: %v", args.WorkingDirectory, err)
+			return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to find initial working directory %q: %v", args.WorkingDirectory, err)
 		}
 		defer wd.DecRef()
 	}
@@ -630,10 +630,10 @@ func (k *Kernel) CreateProcess(args CreateProcessArgs) (*ThreadGroup, error) {
 	if args.Filename == "" {
 		// Was anything provided?
 		if len(args.Argv) == 0 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no filename or command provided")
+			return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("no filename or command provided")
 		}
 		if !filepath.IsAbs(args.Argv[0]) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("'%s' is not an absolute path", args.Argv[0])
+			return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("'%s' is not an absolute path", args.Argv[0])
 		}
 		args.Filename = args.Argv[0]
 	}
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ func (k *Kernel) CreateProcess(args CreateProcessArgs) (*ThreadGroup, error) {
 	// Create a fresh task context.
 	tc, err := k.LoadTaskImage(ctx, k.mounts, root, wd, args.MaxSymlinkTraversals, args.Filename, args.Argv, args.Envv, k.featureSet)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, 0, err
 	}
 
 	// Take a reference on the FDMap, which will be transferred to
@@ -663,17 +663,18 @@ func (k *Kernel) CreateProcess(args CreateProcessArgs) (*ThreadGroup, error) {
 	}
 	t, err := k.tasks.NewTask(config)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, 0, err
 	}
 
 	// Success.
+	tgid := k.tasks.Root.IDOfThreadGroup(tg)
 	if k.started {
 		tid := k.tasks.Root.IDOfTask(t)
 		t.Start(tid)
 	} else if k.globalInit == nil {
 		k.globalInit = tg
 	}
-	return tg, nil
+	return tg, tgid, nil
 }
 
 // Start starts execution of all tasks in k.
diff --git a/runsc/boot/controller.go b/runsc/boot/controller.go
index 4d41dcd6c..dc9359092 100644
--- a/runsc/boot/controller.go
+++ b/runsc/boot/controller.go
@@ -242,32 +242,11 @@ type ExecArgs struct {
 // returns the pid of the new process.
 func (cm *containerManager) ExecuteAsync(args *ExecArgs, pid *int32) error {
 	log.Debugf("containerManager.ExecuteAsync: %+v", args)
-
-	// Get the container Root Dirent from the Task, since we must run this
-	// process with the same Root.
-	cm.l.mu.Lock()
-	tg, ok := cm.l.containerRootTGs[args.CID]
-	cm.l.mu.Unlock()
-	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot exec in container %q: no such container", args.CID)
-	}
-	tg.Leader().WithMuLocked(func(t *kernel.Task) {
-		args.Root = t.FSContext().RootDirectory()
-	})
-	if args.Root != nil {
-		defer args.Root.DecRef()
-	}
-
-	// Start the process.
-	proc := control.Proc{Kernel: cm.l.k}
-	newTG, err := control.ExecAsync(&proc, &args.ExecArgs)
+	tgid, err := cm.l.executeAsync(&args.ExecArgs, args.CID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error executing: %+v: %v", args, err)
+		return err
 	}
-
-	// Return the pid of the newly-created process.
-	ts := cm.l.k.TaskSet()
-	*pid = int32(ts.Root.IDOfThreadGroup(newTG))
+	*pid = int32(tgid)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -409,12 +388,16 @@ type WaitPIDArgs struct {
 
 	// CID is the container ID.
 	CID string
+
+	// ClearStatus determines whether the exit status of the process should
+	// be cleared when WaitPID returns.
+	ClearStatus bool
 }
 
 // WaitPID waits for the process with PID 'pid' in the sandbox.
 func (cm *containerManager) WaitPID(args *WaitPIDArgs, waitStatus *uint32) error {
 	log.Debugf("containerManager.Wait")
-	return cm.l.waitPID(kernel.ThreadID(args.PID), args.CID, waitStatus)
+	return cm.l.waitPID(kernel.ThreadID(args.PID), args.CID, args.ClearStatus, waitStatus)
 }
 
 // SignalArgs are arguments to the Signal method.
diff --git a/runsc/boot/loader.go b/runsc/boot/loader.go
index 5e9ccb96f..665240ab6 100644
--- a/runsc/boot/loader.go
+++ b/runsc/boot/loader.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"gvisor.googlesource.com/gvisor/pkg/cpuid"
 	"gvisor.googlesource.com/gvisor/pkg/log"
 	"gvisor.googlesource.com/gvisor/pkg/sentry/arch"
+	"gvisor.googlesource.com/gvisor/pkg/sentry/control"
 	"gvisor.googlesource.com/gvisor/pkg/sentry/inet"
 	"gvisor.googlesource.com/gvisor/pkg/sentry/kernel"
 	"gvisor.googlesource.com/gvisor/pkg/sentry/kernel/auth"
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ type Loader struct {
 	// sandboxID is the ID for the whole sandbox.
 	sandboxID string
 
-	// mu guards containerRootTGs.
+	// mu guards containerRootTGs and execProcesses.
 	mu sync.Mutex
 
 	// containerRootTGs maps container IDs to their root processes. It
@@ -111,7 +112,24 @@ type Loader struct {
 	// call methods on particular containers.
 	//
 	// containerRootTGs is guarded by mu.
+	//
+	// TODO: When containers are removed via `runsc delete`,
+	// containerRootTGs should be cleaned up.
 	containerRootTGs map[string]*kernel.ThreadGroup
+
+	// execProcesses maps each invocation of exec to the process it spawns.
+	//
+	// execProcesses is guardded by mu.
+	//
+	// TODO: When containers are removed via `runsc delete`,
+	// execProcesses should be cleaned up.
+	execProcesses map[execID]*kernel.ThreadGroup
+}
+
+// execID uniquely identifies a sentry process.
+type execID struct {
+	cid string
+	pid kernel.ThreadID
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -385,7 +403,8 @@ func (l *Loader) run() error {
 		}
 
 		// Create the root container init task.
-		if _, err := l.k.CreateProcess(l.rootProcArgs); err != nil {
+		_, _, err := l.k.CreateProcess(l.rootProcArgs)
+		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create init process: %v", err)
 		}
 
@@ -393,6 +412,11 @@ func (l *Loader) run() error {
 		l.rootProcArgs.FDMap.DecRef()
 	}
 
+	if l.execProcesses != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("there shouldn't already be a cache of exec'd processes, but found: %v", l.execProcesses)
+	}
+	l.execProcesses = make(map[execID]*kernel.ThreadGroup)
+
 	// Start signal forwarding only after an init process is created.
 	l.stopSignalForwarding = l.startSignalForwarding()
 
@@ -467,7 +491,7 @@ func (l *Loader) startContainer(k *kernel.Kernel, spec *specs.Spec, conf *Config
 		return fmt.Errorf("error setting executable path for %+v: %v", procArgs, err)
 	}
 
-	tg, err := l.k.CreateProcess(procArgs)
+	tg, _, err := l.k.CreateProcess(procArgs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create process in sentry: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -482,6 +506,40 @@ func (l *Loader) startContainer(k *kernel.Kernel, spec *specs.Spec, conf *Config
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (l *Loader) executeAsync(args *control.ExecArgs, cid string) (kernel.ThreadID, error) {
+	// Get the container Root Dirent from the Task, since we must run this
+	// process with the same Root.
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	tg, ok := l.containerRootTGs[cid]
+	l.mu.Unlock()
+	if !ok {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot exec in container %q: no such container", cid)
+	}
+	tg.Leader().WithMuLocked(func(t *kernel.Task) {
+		args.Root = t.FSContext().RootDirectory()
+	})
+	if args.Root != nil {
+		defer args.Root.DecRef()
+	}
+
+	// Start the process.
+	proc := control.Proc{Kernel: l.k}
+	tg, tgid, err := control.ExecAsync(&proc, args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("error executing: %+v: %v", args, err)
+	}
+
+	// Insert the process into execProcesses so that we can wait on it
+	// later.
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	eid := execID{cid: cid, pid: tgid}
+	l.execProcesses[eid] = tg
+	log.Debugf("updated execProcesses: %v", l.execProcesses)
+
+	return tgid, nil
+}
+
 // TODO: Per-container namespaces must be supported for -pid.
 
 // waitContainer waits for the root process of a container to exit.
@@ -500,39 +558,59 @@ func (l *Loader) waitContainer(cid string, waitStatus *uint32) error {
 	// consider the container exited.
 	// TODO: Multiple calls to waitContainer() should return
 	// the same exit status.
-	defer func() {
-		l.mu.Lock()
-		defer l.mu.Unlock()
-		// TODO: Containers don't map 1:1 with their root
-		// processes. Container exits should be managed explicitly
-		// rather than via PID.
-		delete(l.containerRootTGs, cid)
-	}()
-	l.wait(tg, waitStatus)
+	ws := l.wait(tg)
+	*waitStatus = ws
+
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	delete(l.containerRootTGs, cid)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (l *Loader) waitPID(tgid kernel.ThreadID, cid string, waitStatus *uint32) error {
+func (l *Loader) waitPID(tgid kernel.ThreadID, cid string, clearStatus bool, waitStatus *uint32) error {
 	// TODO: Containers all currently share a PID namespace.
 	// When per-container PID namespaces are supported, wait should use cid
 	// to find the appropriate PID namespace.
 	/*if cid != l.sandboxID {
 		return errors.New("non-sandbox PID namespaces are not yet implemented")
 	}*/
-	// TODO: This won't work if the exec process already exited.
-	tg := l.k.TaskSet().Root.ThreadGroupWithID(kernel.ThreadID(tgid))
+
+	// If the process was started via runsc exec, it will have an
+	// entry in l.execProcesses.
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	eid := execID{cid: cid, pid: tgid}
+	tg, ok := l.execProcesses[eid]
+	l.mu.Unlock()
+	if ok {
+		ws := l.wait(tg)
+		*waitStatus = ws
+		if clearStatus {
+			// Remove tg from the cache.
+			l.mu.Lock()
+			delete(l.execProcesses, eid)
+			log.Debugf("updated execProcesses (removal): %v", l.execProcesses)
+			l.mu.Unlock()
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// This process wasn't created by runsc exec or start, so just find it
+	// by pid and hope it hasn't exited yet.
+	tg = l.k.TaskSet().Root.ThreadGroupWithID(kernel.ThreadID(tgid))
 	if tg == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("no thread group with ID %d", tgid)
 	}
-	l.wait(tg, waitStatus)
+	ws := l.wait(tg)
+	*waitStatus = ws
 	return nil
 }
 
 // wait waits for the process with TGID 'tgid' in a container's PID namespace
 // to exit.
-func (l *Loader) wait(tg *kernel.ThreadGroup, waitStatus *uint32) {
+func (l *Loader) wait(tg *kernel.ThreadGroup) uint32 {
 	tg.WaitExited()
-	*waitStatus = tg.ExitStatus().Status()
+	return tg.ExitStatus().Status()
 }
 
 func (l *Loader) setRootContainerID(cid string) {
diff --git a/runsc/boot/loader_test.go b/runsc/boot/loader_test.go
index 9398292ff..a8a796445 100644
--- a/runsc/boot/loader_test.go
+++ b/runsc/boot/loader_test.go
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ func createLoader() (*Loader, func(), error) {
 
 // TestRun runs a simple application in a sandbox and checks that it succeeds.
 func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
-	s, cleanup, err := createLoader()
+	l, cleanup, err := createLoader()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error creating loader: %v", err)
 	}
-	defer s.Destroy()
+	defer l.Destroy()
 	defer cleanup()
 
 	// Start a goroutine to read the start chan result, otherwise Run will
@@ -124,12 +124,13 @@ func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
-		resultChanErr = <-s.ctrl.manager.startResultChan
+		resultChanErr = <-l.ctrl.manager.startResultChan
 		wg.Done()
 	}()
 
-	// Run the container..
-	if err := s.Run(); err != nil {
+	// Run the container.
+	l.setRootContainerID("foo")
+	if err := l.Run(); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error running container: %v", err)
 	}
 
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Wait for the application to exit.  It should succeed.
-	if status := s.WaitExit(); status.Code != 0 || status.Signo != 0 {
+	if status := l.WaitExit(); status.Code != 0 || status.Signo != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("application exited with status %+v, want 0", status)
 	}
 }
@@ -148,24 +149,24 @@ func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 // TestStartSignal tests that the controller Start message will cause
 // WaitForStartSignal to return.
 func TestStartSignal(t *testing.T) {
-	s, cleanup, err := createLoader()
+	l, cleanup, err := createLoader()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error creating loader: %v", err)
 	}
-	defer s.Destroy()
+	defer l.Destroy()
 	defer cleanup()
 
 	// We aren't going to wait on this application, so the control server
 	// needs to be shut down manually.
-	defer s.ctrl.srv.Stop()
+	defer l.ctrl.srv.Stop()
 
 	// Start a goroutine that calls WaitForStartSignal and writes to a
 	// channel when it returns.
 	waitFinished := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
-		s.WaitForStartSignal()
+		l.WaitForStartSignal()
 		// Pretend that Run() executed and returned no error.
-		s.ctrl.manager.startResultChan <- nil
+		l.ctrl.manager.startResultChan <- nil
 		waitFinished <- struct{}{}
 	}()
 
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ func TestStartSignal(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Trigger the control server StartRoot method.
 	cid := "foo"
-	if err := s.ctrl.manager.StartRoot(&cid, nil); err != nil {
+	if err := l.ctrl.manager.StartRoot(&cid, nil); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error calling StartRoot: %v", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/runsc/cmd/exec.go b/runsc/cmd/exec.go
index 0d1fa6e20..957c4f0ff 100644
--- a/runsc/cmd/exec.go
+++ b/runsc/cmd/exec.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type Exec struct {
 	extraKGIDs      stringSlice
 	caps            stringSlice
 	detach          bool
+	clearStatus     bool
 	processPath     string
 	pidFile         string
 	internalPidFile string
@@ -100,6 +101,9 @@ func (ex *Exec) SetFlags(f *flag.FlagSet) {
 	f.StringVar(&ex.pidFile, "pid-file", "", "filename that the container pid will be written to")
 	f.StringVar(&ex.internalPidFile, "internal-pid-file", "", "filename that the container-internal pid will be written to")
 	f.StringVar(&ex.consoleSocket, "console-socket", "", "path to an AF_UNIX socket which will receive a file descriptor referencing the master end of the console's pseudoterminal")
+
+	// clear-status is expected to only be set when we fork due to --detach being set.
+	f.BoolVar(&ex.clearStatus, "clear-status", true, "clear the status of the exec'd process upon completion")
 }
 
 // Execute implements subcommands.Command.Execute. It starts a process in an
@@ -163,7 +167,7 @@ func (ex *Exec) Execute(_ context.Context, f *flag.FlagSet, args ...interface{})
 	}
 
 	// Wait for the process to exit.
-	ws, err := c.WaitPID(pid)
+	ws, err := c.WaitPID(pid, ex.clearStatus)
 	if err != nil {
 		Fatalf("error waiting on pid %d: %v", pid, err)
 	}
@@ -194,10 +198,16 @@ func (ex *Exec) execAndWait(waitStatus *syscall.WaitStatus) subcommands.ExitStat
 
 	// Add the rest of the args, excluding the "detach" flag.
 	for _, a := range os.Args[1:] {
-		if !strings.Contains(a, "detach") {
+		if strings.Contains(a, "detach") {
+			// Replace with the "clear-status" flag, which tells
+			// the new process it's a detached child and shouldn't
+			// clear the exit status of the sentry process.
+			args = append(args, "--clear-status=false")
+		} else {
 			args = append(args, a)
 		}
 	}
+
 	cmd := exec.Command(binPath, args...)
 
 	// Exec stdio defaults to current process stdio.
diff --git a/runsc/cmd/wait.go b/runsc/cmd/wait.go
index b41edc725..956349140 100644
--- a/runsc/cmd/wait.go
+++ b/runsc/cmd/wait.go
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ func (wt *Wait) Execute(_ context.Context, f *flag.FlagSet, args ...interface{})
 		waitStatus = ws
 	// Wait on a PID in the root PID namespace.
 	case wt.rootPID != unsetPID:
-		ws, err := c.WaitRootPID(int32(wt.rootPID))
+		ws, err := c.WaitRootPID(int32(wt.rootPID), true /* clearStatus */)
 		if err != nil {
 			Fatalf("error waiting on PID in root PID namespace %d in container %q: %v", wt.rootPID, c.ID, err)
 		}
 		waitStatus = ws
 	// Wait on a PID in the container's PID namespace.
 	case wt.pid != unsetPID:
-		ws, err := c.WaitPID(int32(wt.pid))
+		ws, err := c.WaitPID(int32(wt.pid), true /* clearStatus */)
 		if err != nil {
 			Fatalf("error waiting on PID %d in container %q: %v", wt.pid, c.ID, err)
 		}
diff --git a/runsc/container/container.go b/runsc/container/container.go
index 792b7967b..a24c6cc31 100644
--- a/runsc/container/container.go
+++ b/runsc/container/container.go
@@ -398,22 +398,22 @@ func (c *Container) Wait() (syscall.WaitStatus, error) {
 
 // WaitRootPID waits for process 'pid' in the sandbox's PID namespace and
 // returns its WaitStatus.
-func (c *Container) WaitRootPID(pid int32) (syscall.WaitStatus, error) {
+func (c *Container) WaitRootPID(pid int32, clearStatus bool) (syscall.WaitStatus, error) {
 	log.Debugf("Wait on pid %d in sandbox %q", pid, c.Sandbox.ID)
 	if c.Sandbox == nil || !c.Sandbox.IsRunning() {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("container sandbox is not running")
 	}
-	return c.Sandbox.WaitPID(pid, c.Sandbox.ID)
+	return c.Sandbox.WaitPID(c.Sandbox.ID, pid, clearStatus)
 }
 
 // WaitPID waits for process 'pid' in the container's PID namespace and returns
 // its WaitStatus.
-func (c *Container) WaitPID(pid int32) (syscall.WaitStatus, error) {
+func (c *Container) WaitPID(pid int32, clearStatus bool) (syscall.WaitStatus, error) {
 	log.Debugf("Wait on pid %d in container %q", pid, c.ID)
 	if c.Sandbox == nil || !c.Sandbox.IsRunning() {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("container sandbox is not running")
 	}
-	return c.Sandbox.WaitPID(pid, c.ID)
+	return c.Sandbox.WaitPID(c.ID, pid, clearStatus)
 }
 
 // Signal sends the signal to the container.
diff --git a/runsc/container/container_test.go b/runsc/container/container_test.go
index ab1823f1c..5fe80f20f 100644
--- a/runsc/container/container_test.go
+++ b/runsc/container/container_test.go
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ func TestExec(t *testing.T) {
 
 		args := &control.ExecArgs{
 			Filename:         "/bin/sleep",
-			Argv:             []string{"sleep", "5"},
+			Argv:             []string{"/bin/sleep", "5"},
 			WorkingDirectory: "/",
 			KUID:             uid,
 		}
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ func (cont *Container) executeSync(args *control.ExecArgs) (syscall.WaitStatus,
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("error executing: %v", err)
 	}
-	ws, err := cont.WaitPID(pid)
+	ws, err := cont.WaitPID(pid, true /* clearStatus */)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("error waiting: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/runsc/container/multi_container_test.go b/runsc/container/multi_container_test.go
index 84e0ec080..09888cb86 100644
--- a/runsc/container/multi_container_test.go
+++ b/runsc/container/multi_container_test.go
@@ -163,16 +163,15 @@ func TestMultiContainerWait(t *testing.T) {
 		go func(c *Container) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			const pid = 2
-			if ws, err := c.WaitPID(pid); err != nil {
+			if ws, err := c.WaitPID(pid, true /* clearStatus */); err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("failed to wait for PID %d: %v", pid, err)
 			} else if es := ws.ExitStatus(); es != 0 {
 				t.Errorf("PID %d exited with non-zero status %d", pid, es)
 			}
-			if _, err := c.WaitPID(pid); err == nil {
+			if _, err := c.WaitPID(pid, true /* clearStatus */); err == nil {
 				t.Errorf("wait for stopped PID %d should fail", pid)
 			}
-			// TODO: use 'container[1]' when PID namespace is supported.
-		}(containers[0])
+		}(containers[1])
 	}
 
 	wg.Wait()
@@ -184,6 +183,93 @@ func TestMultiContainerWait(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestExecWait ensures what we can wait containers and individual processes in the
+// sandbox that have already exited.
+func TestExecWait(t *testing.T) {
+	rootDir, err := testutil.SetupRootDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error creating root dir: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(rootDir)
+
+	// The first container should run the entire duration of the test.
+	cmd1 := []string{"sleep", "100"}
+	// We'll wait on the second container, which is much shorter lived.
+	cmd2 := []string{"sleep", "1"}
+	specs, ids := createSpecs(cmd1, cmd2)
+
+	// Setup the containers.
+	var containers []*Container
+	for i, spec := range specs {
+		conf := testutil.TestConfig()
+		bundleDir, err := testutil.SetupContainerInRoot(rootDir, spec, conf)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("error setting up container: %v", err)
+		}
+		defer os.RemoveAll(bundleDir)
+		cont, err := Create(ids[i], spec, conf, bundleDir, "", "")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("error creating container: %v", err)
+		}
+		defer cont.Destroy()
+		if err := cont.Start(conf); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("error starting container: %v", err)
+		}
+		containers = append(containers, cont)
+	}
+
+	// Check via ps that multiple processes are running.
+	expectedPL := []*control.Process{
+		{PID: 1, Cmd: "sleep"},
+		{PID: 2, Cmd: "sleep"},
+	}
+	if err := waitForProcessList(containers[0], expectedPL); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to wait for sleep to start: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Wait for the second container to finish.
+	if err := waitForProcessList(containers[0], expectedPL[:1]); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to wait for second container to stop: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Get the second container exit status.
+	if ws, err := containers[1].Wait(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to wait for process %s: %v", containers[1].Spec.Process.Args, err)
+	} else if es := ws.ExitStatus(); es != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("process %s exited with non-zero status %d", containers[1].Spec.Process.Args, es)
+	}
+	if _, err := containers[1].Wait(); err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("wait for stopped process %s should fail", containers[1].Spec.Process.Args)
+	}
+
+	// Execute another process in the first container.
+	args := &control.ExecArgs{
+		Filename:         "/bin/sleep",
+		Argv:             []string{"/bin/sleep", "1"},
+		WorkingDirectory: "/",
+		KUID:             0,
+	}
+	pid, err := containers[0].Execute(args)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error executing: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Wait for the exec'd process to exit.
+	if err := waitForProcessList(containers[0], expectedPL[:1]); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to wait for second container to stop: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Get the exit status from the exec'd process.
+	if ws, err := containers[0].WaitPID(pid, true /* clearStatus */); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to wait for process %+v with pid %d: %v", args, pid, err)
+	} else if es := ws.ExitStatus(); es != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("process %+v exited with non-zero status %d", args, es)
+	}
+	if _, err := containers[0].WaitPID(pid, true /* clearStatus */); err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("wait for stopped process %+v should fail", args)
+	}
+}
+
 // TestMultiContainerMount tests that bind mounts can be used with multiple
 // containers.
 func TestMultiContainerMount(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/runsc/sandbox/sandbox.go b/runsc/sandbox/sandbox.go
index 8c4d0d495..3b10fd20e 100644
--- a/runsc/sandbox/sandbox.go
+++ b/runsc/sandbox/sandbox.go
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ func (s *Sandbox) Wait(cid string) (syscall.WaitStatus, error) {
 
 // WaitPID waits for process 'pid' in the container's sandbox and returns its
 // WaitStatus.
-func (s *Sandbox) WaitPID(pid int32, cid string) (syscall.WaitStatus, error) {
+func (s *Sandbox) WaitPID(cid string, pid int32, clearStatus bool) (syscall.WaitStatus, error) {
 	log.Debugf("Waiting for PID %d in sandbox %q", pid, s.ID)
 	var ws syscall.WaitStatus
 	conn, err := s.sandboxConnect()
@@ -532,8 +532,9 @@ func (s *Sandbox) WaitPID(pid int32, cid string) (syscall.WaitStatus, error) {
 	defer conn.Close()
 
 	args := &boot.WaitPIDArgs{
-		PID: pid,
-		CID: cid,
+		PID:         pid,
+		CID:         cid,
+		ClearStatus: clearStatus,
 	}
 	if err := conn.Call(boot.ContainerWaitPID, args, &ws); err != nil {
 		return ws, fmt.Errorf("error waiting on PID %d in sandbox %q: %v", pid, s.ID, err)