3 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/libpyside/qsignal.cpp b/libpyside/qsignal.cpp
index ec0610bb6..c6a824074 100644
--- a/libpyside/qsignal.cpp
+++ b/libpyside/qsignal.cpp
@@ -448,12 +448,28 @@ PyObject* signal_instance_connect(PyObject* self, PyObject* args, PyObject* kwds
     if (match) {
         Shiboken::AutoDecRef tupleArgs(PyList_AsTuple(pyArgs));
         Shiboken::AutoDecRef pyMethod(PyObject_GetAttrString(source->source, "connect"));
-        return  PyObject_CallObject(pyMethod, tupleArgs);
+        return PyObject_CallObject(pyMethod, tupleArgs);
     }
 
     return 0;
 }
 
+bool signal_connect(PyObject* source, const char* signal, PyObject* callback)
+{
+    Shiboken::AutoDecRef pyMethod(PyObject_GetAttrString(source, "connect"));
+    if (pyMethod.isNull())
+        return false;
+
+    Shiboken::AutoDecRef pyArgs(PyList_New(0));
+    Shiboken::AutoDecRef pySignature(PyString_FromString(signal));
+    PyList_Append(pyArgs, source);
+    PyList_Append(pyArgs, pySignature);
+    PyList_Append(pyArgs, callback);
+    Shiboken::AutoDecRef tupleArgs(PyList_AsTuple(pyArgs));
+
+    return PyObject_CallObject(pyMethod, tupleArgs);
+}
+
 PyObject* signal_instance_disconnect(PyObject* self, PyObject* args)
 {
     SignalInstanceData *source = reinterpret_cast<SignalInstanceData*>(self);
diff --git a/libpyside/qsignal.h b/libpyside/qsignal.h
index 63eded132..b20834367 100644
--- a/libpyside/qsignal.h
+++ b/libpyside/qsignal.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ extern "C"
 
 PYSIDE_API PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject*) signalNew(const char* name, ...);
 PYSIDE_API void signalUpdateSource(PyObject* source);
+PYSIDE_API bool signal_connect(PyObject* source, const char* signal, PyObject* callback);
 
 } //namespace PySide
 
diff --git a/tests/QtGui/qaction_test.py b/tests/QtGui/qaction_test.py
index ff7efbe50..b6a45d18b 100644
--- a/tests/QtGui/qaction_test.py
+++ b/tests/QtGui/qaction_test.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from helper import UsesQApplication
 
 class QPainterDrawText(UsesQApplication):
 
-    def _cb(self, checked):
+    def _cb(self):
         self._called = True
 
     def testSignal(self):