diff --git a/actors/actor_system.go b/actors/actor_system.go
index 1bbf27d8..191a2199 100644
--- a/actors/actor_system.go
+++ b/actors/actor_system.go
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	nethttp "net/http"
 	"os"
+	"os/signal"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"connectrpc.com/connect"
@@ -158,6 +160,13 @@ type ActorSystem interface {
 	Uptime() int64
 	// Running returns true when the actor system is running
 	Running() bool
+	// Run starts the actor system, blocks on the signals channel, and then
+	// gracefully shuts the application down.
+	// It's designed to make typical applications simple to run.
+	// All of Run's functionality is implemented in terms of the exported
+	// Start and Stop methods. Applications with more specialized needs
+	// can use those methods directly instead of relying on Run.
+	Run(ctx context.Context, startHook func(ctx context.Context) error, stopHook func(ctx context.Context) error)
 	// handleRemoteAsk handles a synchronous message to another actor and expect a response.
 	// This block until a response is received or timed out.
 	handleRemoteAsk(ctx context.Context, to *PID, message proto.Message, timeout time.Duration) (response proto.Message, err error)
@@ -347,6 +356,97 @@ func NewActorSystem(name string, opts ...Option) (ActorSystem, error) {
 	return system, nil
 }
 
+// Run starts the actor system, blocks on the signals channel, and then
+// gracefully shuts the application down and terminate the running processing.
+// It's designed to make typical applications simple to run.
+// The minimal GoAkt application looks like this:
+//
+//	NewActorSystem(name, opts).Run(ctx, startHook, stopHook)
+//
+// All of Run's functionality is implemented in terms of the exported
+// Start and Stop methods. Applications with more specialized needs
+// can use those methods directly instead of relying on Run.
+func (x *actorSystem) Run(ctx context.Context, startHook func(ctx context.Context) error, stophook func(ctx context.Context) error) {
+	if err := errorschain.
+		New(errorschain.ReturnFirst()).
+		AddError(startHook(ctx)).
+		AddError(x.Start(ctx)).
+		Error(); err != nil {
+		x.logger.Fatal(err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// wait for interruption/termination
+	notifier := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	done := make(chan types.Unit, 1)
+	signal.Notify(notifier, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+	// wait for a shutdown signal, and then shutdown
+	go func() {
+		sig := <-notifier
+		x.logger.Infof("received an interrupt signal (%s) to shutdown", sig.String())
+
+		if err := errorschain.
+			New(errorschain.ReturnFirst()).
+			AddError(stophook(ctx)).
+			AddError(x.Stop(ctx)).
+			Error(); err != nil {
+			x.logger.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		signal.Stop(notifier)
+		done <- types.Unit{}
+	}()
+	<-done
+	pid := os.Getpid()
+	// make sure if it is unix init process to exit
+	if pid == 1 {
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
+	process, _ := os.FindProcess(pid)
+	switch {
+	case runtime.GOOS == "windows":
+		_ = process.Kill()
+	default:
+		_ = process.Signal(syscall.SIGTERM)
+	}
+}
+
+// Start initializes the actor system.
+// To guarantee a clean shutdown during unexpected system terminations,
+// developers must handle SIGTERM and SIGINT signals appropriately and invoke Stop.
+func (x *actorSystem) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
+	x.logger.Infof("%s actor system starting on %s/%s..", x.name, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+	x.started.Store(true)
+	if err := errorschain.
+		New(errorschain.ReturnFirst()).
+		AddError(x.spawnRootGuardian(ctx)).
+		AddError(x.spawnSystemGuardian(ctx)).
+		AddError(x.spawnUserGuardian(ctx)).
+		AddError(x.spawnRebalancer(ctx)).
+		AddError(x.spawnJanitor(ctx)).
+		AddError(x.spawnDeadletters(ctx)).
+		AddError(x.enableRemoting(ctx)).
+		AddError(x.enableClustering(ctx)).
+		Error(); err != nil {
+		// reset the start
+		x.started.Store(false)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	x.scheduler.Start(ctx)
+	x.startedAt.Store(time.Now().Unix())
+	x.logger.Infof("%s actor system successfully started..:)", x.name)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Stop stops the actor system and does not terminate the program.
+// One needs to explicitly call os.Exit to terminate the program.
+func (x *actorSystem) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return x.shutdown(ctx)
+}
+
 // Running returns true when the actor system is running
 func (x *actorSystem) Running() bool {
 	return x.started.Load()
@@ -761,40 +861,6 @@ func (x *actorSystem) RemoteActor(ctx context.Context, actorName string) (addr *
 	return address.From(actor.GetActorAddress()), nil
 }
 
-// Start initializes the actor system.
-// To guarantee a clean shutdown during unexpected system terminations,
-// developers must handle SIGTERM and SIGINT signals appropriately and invoke Stop.
-func (x *actorSystem) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
-	x.logger.Infof("%s actor system starting on %s/%s..", x.name, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
-	x.started.Store(true)
-	if err := errorschain.
-		New(errorschain.ReturnFirst()).
-		AddError(x.spawnRootGuardian(ctx)).
-		AddError(x.spawnSystemGuardian(ctx)).
-		AddError(x.spawnUserGuardian(ctx)).
-		AddError(x.spawnRebalancer(ctx)).
-		AddError(x.spawnJanitor(ctx)).
-		AddError(x.spawnDeadletters(ctx)).
-		AddError(x.enableRemoting(ctx)).
-		AddError(x.enableClustering(ctx)).
-		Error(); err != nil {
-		// reset the start
-		x.started.Store(false)
-		return err
-	}
-
-	x.scheduler.Start(ctx)
-	x.startedAt.Store(time.Now().Unix())
-	x.logger.Infof("%s actor system successfully started..:)", x.name)
-	return nil
-}
-
-// Stop stops the actor system and does not terminate the program.
-// One needs to explicitly call os.Exit to terminate the program.
-func (x *actorSystem) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
-	return x.shutdown(ctx)
-}
-
 // RemoteLookup for an actor on a remote host.
 func (x *actorSystem) RemoteLookup(ctx context.Context, request *connect.Request[internalpb.RemoteLookupRequest]) (*connect.Response[internalpb.RemoteLookupResponse], error) {
 	logger := x.logger
diff --git a/actors/mock_test.go b/actors/mock_test.go
index 3b50c9e4..67a93ceb 100644
--- a/actors/mock_test.go
+++ b/actors/mock_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
@@ -538,12 +537,3 @@ func extractMessage(bytes []byte) (string, error) {
 
 	return "", nil
 }
-
-func waitForSignals(t *testing.T, ch <-chan os.Signal, sig os.Signal) {
-	select {
-	case s := <-ch:
-		require.Equal(t, s, sig)
-	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
-		t.Fatalf("timeout waiting for %v", sig)
-	}
-}