diff --git a/repos/base-hw/src/lib/base/signal_transmitter.cc b/repos/base-hw/src/lib/base/signal_transmitter.cc
index d7a7bfd2d0..e024ed23ae 100644
--- a/repos/base-hw/src/lib/base/signal_transmitter.cc
+++ b/repos/base-hw/src/lib/base/signal_transmitter.cc
@@ -34,3 +34,13 @@ void Signal_transmitter::submit(unsigned cnt)
 	}
 	Kernel::submit_signal(Capability_space::capid(_context), cnt);
 }
+
+
+/********************
+ ** Signal_context **
+ ********************/
+
+void Signal_context::local_submit()
+{
+	Kernel::submit_signal(Capability_space::capid(_cap), 1);
+}
diff --git a/repos/base/include/base/signal.h b/repos/base/include/base/signal.h
index 11e7d88140..73efca52f9 100644
--- a/repos/base/include/base/signal.h
+++ b/repos/base/include/base/signal.h
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ class Genode::Signal_context : Interface, Noncopyable
 
 		List_element<Signal_context> *deferred_le() { return &_deferred_le; }
 
+		void local_submit();
+
 		/*
 		 * Signal contexts are never invoked but only used as arguments for
 		 * 'Signal_session' methods. Hence, there exists a capability
diff --git a/repos/base/lib/symbols/ld b/repos/base/lib/symbols/ld
index 840db553b4..3cfbdd7466 100644
--- a/repos/base/lib/symbols/ld
+++ b/repos/base/lib/symbols/ld
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ _ZN6Genode14Rpc_entrypointC1EPNS_10Pd_sessionEmPKcNS_8Affinity8LocationE T
 _ZN6Genode14Rpc_entrypointD0Ev T
 _ZN6Genode14Rpc_entrypointD1Ev T
 _ZN6Genode14Rpc_entrypointD2Ev T
+_ZN6Genode14Signal_context12local_submitEv T
 _ZN6Genode14Signal_contextD0Ev T
 _ZN6Genode14Signal_contextD1Ev T
 _ZN6Genode14Signal_contextD2Ev T
diff --git a/repos/base/src/lib/base/signal.cc b/repos/base/src/lib/base/signal.cc
index e98f0cc0d5..03adbb1f91 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/lib/base/signal.cc
+++ b/repos/base/src/lib/base/signal.cc
@@ -110,6 +110,20 @@ namespace Genode {
 }
 
 
+/********************
+ ** Signal_context **
+ ********************/
+
+void Signal_context::local_submit()
+{
+	if (_receiver) {
+		/* construct and locally submit signal object */
+		Signal::Data signal(this, 1);
+		_receiver->local_submit(signal);
+	}
+}
+
+
 /*****************************
  ** Signal context registry **
  *****************************/
@@ -278,16 +292,16 @@ void Signal_receiver::unblock_signal_waiter(Rpc_entrypoint &)
 }
 
 
-void Signal_receiver::local_submit(Signal::Data ns)
+void Signal_receiver::local_submit(Signal::Data data)
 {
-	Signal_context *context = ns.context;
+	Signal_context *context = data.context;
 
 	/*
 	 * Replace current signal of the context by signal with accumulated
 	 * counters. In the common case, the current signal is an invalid
 	 * signal with a counter value of zero.
 	 */
-	unsigned num = context->_curr_signal.num + ns.num;
+	unsigned num = context->_curr_signal.num + data.num;
 	context->_curr_signal = Signal::Data(context, num);
 
 	/* wake up the receiver if the context becomes pending */