diff --git a/gtk/gtkdebug.h b/gtk/gtkdebug.h
index f334fce2af..c74553fbbe 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkdebug.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkdebug.h
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 typedef enum {
   GTK_DEBUG_OBJECTS = 1<<0,
-  GTK_DEBUG_MISC = 1<<1
+  GTK_DEBUG_MISC = 1<<1,
+  GTK_DEBUG_SIGNALS = 1<<2
 } GtkDebugFlag;
 
 #ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
diff --git a/gtk/gtkmain.c b/gtk/gtkmain.c
index d2b651a278..a04d953f2f 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkmain.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkmain.c
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ guint gtk_debug_flags = 0;		   /* Global GTK debug flag */
 #ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
 static GDebugKey gtk_debug_keys[] = {
   {"objects", GTK_DEBUG_OBJECTS},
-  {"misc", GTK_DEBUG_MISC}
+  {"misc", GTK_DEBUG_MISC},
+  {"signals", GTK_DEBUG_SIGNALS}
 };
 
 static const guint gtk_ndebug_keys = sizeof (gtk_debug_keys) / sizeof (GDebugKey);
diff --git a/gtk/gtksignal.c b/gtk/gtksignal.c
index c1be0887ae..ddb18c5f35 100644
--- a/gtk/gtksignal.c
+++ b/gtk/gtksignal.c
@@ -1350,6 +1350,10 @@ gtk_signal_real_emit (GtkObject *object,
   GtkHandlerInfo info;
   guchar       **signal_func_offset;
   register guint signal_id = signal->signal_id;
+
+  if(gtk_debug_flags & GTK_DEBUG_SIGNALS)
+	g_print("Sending signal %s to object %p (%s)\n",
+		signal->name, object, gtk_type_name(object->klass->type));
   
   if ((signal->run_type & GTK_RUN_NO_RECURSE) &&
       gtk_emission_check (current_emissions, object, signal_id))