diff --git a/docs/reference/gobject/gobject-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gobject/gobject-sections.txt
index d1fc4bdc1..2247888d1 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gobject/gobject-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gobject/gobject-sections.txt
@@ -861,6 +861,7 @@ g_signal_get_invocation_hint
 g_signal_type_cclosure_new
 g_signal_accumulator_first_wins
 g_signal_accumulator_true_handled
+g_clear_signal_handler
 <SUBSECTION Private>
 g_signal_handlers_destroy
 </SECTION>
diff --git a/gobject/gsignal.c b/gobject/gsignal.c
index 34102c150..551780327 100644
--- a/gobject/gsignal.c
+++ b/gobject/gsignal.c
@@ -3893,3 +3893,33 @@ g_signal_accumulator_first_wins (GSignalInvocationHint *ihint,
   g_value_copy (handler_return, return_accu);
   return FALSE;
 }
+
+/**
+ * g_clear_signal_handler:
+ * @handler_id_ptr: A pointer to a handler ID (of type #gulong) of the handler to be disconnected.
+ * @instance: (type GObject.Object): The instance to remove the signal handler from.
+ *
+ * Disconnects a handler from @instance so it will not be called during
+ * any future or currently ongoing emissions of the signal it has been
+ * connected to. The @handler_id_ptr is then set to zero, which is never a valid handler ID value (see g_signal_connect()).
+ *
+ * If the handler ID is 0 then this function does nothing.
+ *
+ * A macro is also included that allows this function to be used without
+ * pointer casts.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.62
+ */
+#undef g_clear_signal_handler
+void
+g_clear_signal_handler (gulong   *handler_id_ptr,
+                        gpointer  instance)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (handler_id_ptr != NULL);
+
+  if (*handler_id_ptr != 0)
+    {
+      g_signal_handler_disconnect (instance, *handler_id_ptr);
+      *handler_id_ptr = 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gobject/gsignal.h b/gobject/gsignal.h
index 97f847944..7825a863b 100644
--- a/gobject/gsignal.h
+++ b/gobject/gsignal.h
@@ -436,6 +436,21 @@ guint	 g_signal_handlers_disconnect_matched (gpointer		  instance,
 					       gpointer		  func,
 					       gpointer		  data);
 
+GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_62
+void	 g_clear_signal_handler		      (gulong            *handler_id_ptr,
+					       gpointer           instance);
+
+#define  g_clear_signal_handler(handler_id_ptr, instance)           \
+  G_STMT_START {                                                    \
+    G_STATIC_ASSERT (sizeof *(handler_id_ptr) == sizeof (gulong));  \
+    gulong _handler_id = *(handler_id_ptr);                         \
+                                                                    \
+    if (_handler_id > 0)                                            \
+      {                                                             \
+        g_signal_handler_disconnect ((instance), _handler_id);      \
+        *(handler_id_ptr) = 0;                                      \
+      }                                                             \
+  } G_STMT_END
 
 /* --- overriding and chaining --- */
 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
diff --git a/gobject/tests/signals.c b/gobject/tests/signals.c
index 23dd49d62..63ce86ea1 100644
--- a/gobject/tests/signals.c
+++ b/gobject/tests/signals.c
@@ -1245,6 +1245,37 @@ test_signal_disconnect_wrong_object (void)
   g_object_unref (object3);
 }
 
+static void
+test_clear_signal_handler (void)
+{
+  GObject *test_obj;
+  gulong handler;
+
+  test_obj = g_object_new (test_get_type (), NULL);
+
+  handler = g_signal_connect (test_obj, "simple", G_CALLBACK (dont_reach), NULL);
+  g_assert_cmpuint (handler, >, 0);
+
+  g_clear_signal_handler (&handler, test_obj);
+  g_assert_cmpuint (handler, ==, 0);
+
+  g_signal_emit_by_name (test_obj, "simple");
+
+  g_clear_signal_handler (&handler, test_obj);
+
+  if (g_test_undefined ())
+    {
+      handler = g_random_int_range (0x01, 0xFF);
+      g_test_expect_message (G_LOG_DOMAIN, G_LOG_LEVEL_WARNING,
+                             "*instance '0x* has no handler with id *'");
+      g_clear_signal_handler (&handler, test_obj);
+      g_assert_cmpuint (handler, ==, 0);
+      g_test_assert_expected_messages ();
+    }
+
+  g_object_unref (test_obj);
+}
+
 /* --- */
 
 int
@@ -1270,6 +1301,7 @@ main (int argc,
   g_test_add_func ("/gobject/signals/stop-emission", test_stop_emission);
   g_test_add_func ("/gobject/signals/invocation-hint", test_invocation_hint);
   g_test_add_func ("/gobject/signals/test-disconnection-wrong-object", test_signal_disconnect_wrong_object);
+  g_test_add_func ("/gobject/signals/clear-signal-handler", test_clear_signal_handler);
 
   return g_test_run ();
 }