diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/resource_tracker.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/resource_tracker.py
index 20ddd9c50e3d88..90e036ae905afa 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/resource_tracker.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/resource_tracker.py
@@ -155,13 +155,14 @@ def ensure_running(self):
                 # that can make the child die before it registers signal handlers
                 # for SIGINT and SIGTERM. The mask is unregistered after spawning
                 # the child.
+                prev_sigmask = None
                 try:
                     if _HAVE_SIGMASK:
-                        signal.pthread_sigmask(signal.SIG_BLOCK, _IGNORED_SIGNALS)
+                        prev_sigmask = signal.pthread_sigmask(signal.SIG_BLOCK, _IGNORED_SIGNALS)
                     pid = util.spawnv_passfds(exe, args, fds_to_pass)
                 finally:
-                    if _HAVE_SIGMASK:
-                        signal.pthread_sigmask(signal.SIG_UNBLOCK, _IGNORED_SIGNALS)
+                    if prev_sigmask is not None:
+                        signal.pthread_sigmask(signal.SIG_SETMASK, prev_sigmask)
             except:
                 os.close(w)
                 raise
diff --git a/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py b/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
index ce93d94699ce78..243a6887f2e0a1 100644
--- a/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
@@ -5949,6 +5949,21 @@ def test_resource_tracker_exit_code(self):
                 self._test_resource_tracker_leak_resources(
                     cleanup=cleanup,
                 )
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(signal, "pthread_sigmask"), "pthread_sigmask is not available")
+    def test_resource_tracker_blocked_signals(self):
+        #
+        # gh-127586: Check that resource_tracker does not override blocked signals of caller.
+        #
+        from multiprocessing.resource_tracker import ResourceTracker
+        signals = {signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIGINT, signal.SIGUSR1}
+
+        for sig in signals:
+            signal.pthread_sigmask(signal.SIG_SETMASK, {sig})
+            self.assertEqual(signal.pthread_sigmask(signal.SIG_BLOCK, set()), {sig})
+            tracker = ResourceTracker()
+            tracker.ensure_running()
+            self.assertEqual(signal.pthread_sigmask(signal.SIG_BLOCK, set()), {sig})
+            tracker._stop()
 
 class TestSimpleQueue(unittest.TestCase):
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-12-03-20-28-08.gh-issue-127586.zgotYF.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-12-03-20-28-08.gh-issue-127586.zgotYF.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..80217bd4a10503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-12-03-20-28-08.gh-issue-127586.zgotYF.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+:class:`multiprocessing.pool.Pool` now properly restores blocked signal handlers
+of the parent thread when creating processes via either *spawn* or
+*forkserver*.