diff --git a/src/perl/common/Core.xs b/src/perl/common/Core.xs
index 8230e77f..10cd3936 100644
--- a/src/perl/common/Core.xs
+++ b/src/perl/common/Core.xs
@@ -142,6 +142,39 @@ CODE:
 	else
 		perl_signal_add_hash(SvIV(ST(0)), ST(1));
 
+void
+signal_register(...)
+PREINIT:
+	HV *hv;
+        HE *he;
+	I32 len, pos;
+	const char *arr[7];
+CODE:
+	if (items != 1 || !is_hvref(ST(0)))
+		croak("Usage: Irssi::signal_register(hash)");
+
+        hv = hvref(ST(0));
+	hv_iterinit(hv);
+	while ((he = hv_iternext(hv)) != NULL) {
+		const char *key = hv_iterkey(he, &len);
+		SV *val = HeVAL(he);
+		AV *av;
+
+		if (!SvROK(val) || SvTYPE(SvRV(val)) != SVt_PVAV)
+			croak("not array reference");
+
+		av = (AV *) SvRV(val);
+		len = av_len(av)+1;
+		if (len > 6) len = 6;
+		for (pos = 0; pos < len; pos++) {
+                	SV **val = av_fetch(av, pos, 0);
+			arr[pos] = SvPV(*val, PL_na);
+		}
+		arr[pos] = NULL;
+		perl_signal_register(key, arr);
+	}
+
+
 int
 SIGNAL_PRIORITY_LOW()
 CODE:
diff --git a/src/perl/perl-signals.c b/src/perl/perl-signals.c
index 6dcde221..85e537de 100644
--- a/src/perl/perl-signals.c
+++ b/src/perl/perl-signals.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct {
 	char *signal;
 	char *args[7];
+	int dynamic;
 } PERL_SIGNAL_ARGS_REC;
 
 #include "perl-signals-list.h"
@@ -388,6 +389,34 @@ void perl_signals_stop(void)
 	signals = NULL;
 }
 
+static void register_signal_rec(PERL_SIGNAL_ARGS_REC *rec)
+{
+	if (rec->signal[strlen(rec->signal)-1] == ' ') {
+		perl_signal_args_partial =
+			g_slist_append(perl_signal_args_partial, rec);
+	} else {
+		int signal_id = signal_get_uniq_id(rec->signal);
+		g_hash_table_insert(perl_signal_args_hash,
+				    GINT_TO_POINTER(signal_id), rec);
+	}
+}
+
+void perl_signal_register(const char *signal, const char **args)
+{
+	PERL_SIGNAL_ARGS_REC *rec;
+	int i;
+
+	if (perl_signal_args_find(signal_get_uniq_id(signal)) != NULL)
+		return;
+
+	rec = g_new0(PERL_SIGNAL_ARGS_REC, 1);
+	for (i = 0; i < 6 && args[i] != NULL; i++)
+		rec->args[i] = g_strdup(args[i]);
+	rec->dynamic = TRUE;
+	rec->signal = g_strdup(signal);
+	register_signal_rec(rec);
+}
+
 void perl_signals_init(void)
 {
 	int n;
@@ -396,23 +425,35 @@ void perl_signals_init(void)
 						 (GCompareFunc) g_direct_equal);
         perl_signal_args_partial = NULL;
 
-	for (n = 0; perl_signal_args[n].signal != NULL; n++) {
-		PERL_SIGNAL_ARGS_REC *rec = &perl_signal_args[n];
+	for (n = 0; perl_signal_args[n].signal != NULL; n++)
+		register_signal_rec(&perl_signal_args[n]);
+}
 
-		if (rec->signal[strlen(rec->signal)-1] == ' ') {
-			perl_signal_args_partial =
-				g_slist_append(perl_signal_args_partial, rec);
-		} else {
-                        int signal_id = signal_get_uniq_id(rec->signal);
-			g_hash_table_insert(perl_signal_args_hash,
-					    GINT_TO_POINTER(signal_id),
-					    rec);
-		}
-	}
+static void signal_args_free(PERL_SIGNAL_ARGS_REC *rec)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (!rec->dynamic)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 6 && rec->args[i] != NULL; i++)
+		g_free(rec->args[i]);
+	g_free(rec->signal);
+	g_free(rec);
+}
+
+static void signal_args_hash_free(void *key, PERL_SIGNAL_ARGS_REC *rec)
+{
+        signal_args_free(rec);
 }
 
 void perl_signals_deinit(void)
 {
-        g_slist_free(perl_signal_args_partial);
+	g_slist_foreach(perl_signal_args_partial,
+			(GFunc) signal_args_free, NULL);
+	g_slist_free(perl_signal_args_partial);
+
+	g_hash_table_foreach(perl_signal_args_hash,
+			     (GHFunc) signal_args_hash_free, NULL);
         g_hash_table_destroy(perl_signal_args_hash);
 }
diff --git a/src/perl/perl-signals.h b/src/perl/perl-signals.h
index 60e6636e..f0b8e442 100644
--- a/src/perl/perl-signals.h
+++ b/src/perl/perl-signals.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ void perl_command_unbind(const char *cmd, SV *func);
 void perl_command_runsub(const char *cmd, const char *data, 
 			 SERVER_REC *server, WI_ITEM_REC *item);
 
+void perl_signal_register(const char *signal, const char **args);
+
 void perl_signals_start(void);
 void perl_signals_stop(void);