diff --git a/awesome/dbus.lua b/awesome/dbus.lua
index 4809fbe..7fbd279 100644
--- a/awesome/dbus.lua
+++ b/awesome/dbus.lua
@@ -264,12 +264,15 @@ function dbus.disconnect_signal(name, callback)
     end
 end
 
-function dbus.emit_signal(bus_name, path, iface, name, ...)
+function dbus.emit_signal(bus_name, dest, path, iface, name, ...)
     local args = {...}
     local bus = dbus.get_bus(bus_name)
     if not bus then return false end
     local msg = ldbus.message.new_signal(path, iface, name)
     if not msg then return false end
+    if dest then
+        msg:set_destination(dest)
+    end
     local iter = msg:iter_init_append()
     if not iter then return false end
     for i=1,#args,2 do
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 5d81802..4b2d4e1 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -151,6 +151,17 @@ function dbus.off(name, callback, opts)
 end
 
 
+function dbus.signal(name, opts)
+    if not dbus.raw.emit_signal then return end
+    opts = opts or {}
+    opts.bus = opts.bus or "session"
+    return dbus.raw.emit_signal(
+      opts.bus, opts.destination, opts.path, opts.interface, name,
+      unpack(opts.args or {})
+    )
+end
+
+
 function dbus.call(name, callback, opts)
     if not dbus.raw.call_method then return end
     if callback and type(callback) ~= 'function' then