3 files changed, 26 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/kill.c b/src/core/kill.c
index 2de71c6bf9..bddfa4460f 100644
--- a/src/core/kill.c
+++ b/src/core/kill.c
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ DEFINE_STRING_TABLE_LOOKUP(kill_mode, KillMode);
 static const char* const kill_who_table[_KILL_WHO_MAX] = {
         [KILL_MAIN] = "main",
         [KILL_CONTROL] = "control",
-        [KILL_ALL] = "all"
+        [KILL_ALL] = "all",
+        [KILL_MAIN_FAIL] = "main-fail",
+        [KILL_CONTROL_FAIL] = "control-fail",
+        [KILL_ALL_FAIL] = "all-fail"
 };
 
 DEFINE_STRING_TABLE_LOOKUP(kill_who, KillWho);
diff --git a/src/core/kill.h b/src/core/kill.h
index d5f125fa41..5d97abb104 100644
--- a/src/core/kill.h
+++ b/src/core/kill.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ typedef enum KillWho {
         KILL_MAIN,
         KILL_CONTROL,
         KILL_ALL,
+        KILL_MAIN_FAIL,
+        KILL_CONTROL_FAIL,
+        KILL_ALL_FAIL,
         _KILL_WHO_MAX,
         _KILL_WHO_INVALID = -1
 } KillWho;
diff --git a/src/core/unit.c b/src/core/unit.c
index 3356b97522..3a6313e4a2 100644
--- a/src/core/unit.c
+++ b/src/core/unit.c
@@ -3064,32 +3064,39 @@ int unit_kill_common(
                 sd_bus_error *error) {
 
         int r = 0;
+        bool killed = false;
 
-        if (who == KILL_MAIN) {
+        if (IN_SET(who, KILL_MAIN, KILL_MAIN_FAIL)) {
                 if (main_pid < 0)
                         return sd_bus_error_setf(error, BUS_ERROR_NO_SUCH_PROCESS, "%s units have no main processes", unit_type_to_string(u->type));
                 else if (main_pid == 0)
                         return sd_bus_error_set_const(error, BUS_ERROR_NO_SUCH_PROCESS, "No main process to kill");
         }
 
-        if (who == KILL_CONTROL) {
+        if (IN_SET(who, KILL_CONTROL, KILL_CONTROL_FAIL)) {
                 if (control_pid < 0)
                         return sd_bus_error_setf(error, BUS_ERROR_NO_SUCH_PROCESS, "%s units have no control processes", unit_type_to_string(u->type));
                 else if (control_pid == 0)
                         return sd_bus_error_set_const(error, BUS_ERROR_NO_SUCH_PROCESS, "No control process to kill");
         }
 
-        if (who == KILL_CONTROL || who == KILL_ALL)
-                if (control_pid > 0)
+        if (IN_SET(who, KILL_CONTROL, KILL_CONTROL_FAIL, KILL_ALL, KILL_ALL_FAIL))
+                if (control_pid > 0) {
                         if (kill(control_pid, signo) < 0)
                                 r = -errno;
+                        else
+                                killed = true;
+                }
 
-        if (who == KILL_MAIN || who == KILL_ALL)
-                if (main_pid > 0)
+        if (IN_SET(who, KILL_MAIN, KILL_MAIN_FAIL, KILL_ALL, KILL_ALL_FAIL))
+                if (main_pid > 0) {
                         if (kill(main_pid, signo) < 0)
                                 r = -errno;
+                        else
+                                killed = true;
+                }
 
-        if (who == KILL_ALL && u->cgroup_path) {
+        if (IN_SET(who, KILL_ALL, KILL_ALL_FAIL) && u->cgroup_path) {
                 _cleanup_set_free_ Set *pid_set = NULL;
                 int q;
 
@@ -3101,8 +3108,13 @@ int unit_kill_common(
                 q = cg_kill_recursive(SYSTEMD_CGROUP_CONTROLLER, u->cgroup_path, signo, false, false, false, pid_set);
                 if (q < 0 && q != -EAGAIN && q != -ESRCH && q != -ENOENT)
                         r = q;
+                else
+                        killed = true;
         }
 
+        if (r == 0 && !killed && IN_SET(who, KILL_ALL_FAIL, KILL_CONTROL_FAIL, KILL_ALL_FAIL))
+                return -ESRCH;
+
         return r;
 }