diff --git a/libsrc/core/CMakeLists.txt b/libsrc/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 7eefdacb..368247ed 100644
--- a/libsrc/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libsrc/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ target_link_libraries(ngcore PUBLIC netgen_mpi PRIVATE ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
 install(FILES ngcore.hpp archive.hpp type_traits.hpp version.hpp ngcore_api.hpp logging.hpp
   exception.hpp symboltable.hpp paje_trace.hpp utils.hpp profiler.hpp mpi_wrapper.hpp
   array.hpp taskmanager.hpp concurrentqueue.h localheap.hpp python_ngcore.hpp flags.hpp
-  xbool.hpp
+  xbool.hpp signal.hpp
   DESTINATION ${NG_INSTALL_DIR_INCLUDE}/core COMPONENT netgen_devel)
 
 if(ENABLE_CPP_CORE_GUIDELINES_CHECK)
diff --git a/libsrc/core/ngcore.hpp b/libsrc/core/ngcore.hpp
index 166e8de7..a2cda645 100644
--- a/libsrc/core/ngcore.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/core/ngcore.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "logging.hpp"
 #include "mpi_wrapper.hpp"
 #include "profiler.hpp"
+#include "signal.hpp"
 #include "symboltable.hpp"
 #include "taskmanager.hpp"
 #include "version.hpp"
diff --git a/libsrc/core/signal.hpp b/libsrc/core/signal.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d414d14e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsrc/core/signal.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#ifndef NGCORE_SIGNALS_HPP
+#define NGCORE_SIGNALS_HPP
+
+#include <list>
+#include <functional>
+
+namespace ngcore
+{
+  template<typename ... ParameterTypes>
+  class Signal
+  {
+  private:
+    std::list<std::function<bool(ParameterTypes...)>> funcs;
+    bool is_emitting;
+  public:
+    Signal() : is_emitting(true) {}
+
+    template<typename Cls, typename FUNC>
+    void connect(Cls* self, FUNC f)
+    {
+      auto ptr = self->weak_from_this();
+      auto func = [ptr, f](ParameterTypes... args)
+        {
+          if (ptr.expired())
+            return false;
+          f(args...);
+          return true;
+        };
+      funcs.push_back(func);
+    }
+
+    inline void emit(ParameterTypes ...args)
+    {
+      if(is_emitting)
+        funcs.remove_if([&](auto& f){ return !f(args...); });
+    }
+
+    inline void setEmitting(bool emitting) { is_emitting = emitting; }
+    inline bool getEmitting() const { return is_emitting; }
+  };
+} // namespace ngcore
+
+#endif // NGCORE_SIGNALS_HPP