2 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/django/dispatch/__init__.py b/django/dispatch/__init__.py
index 0798acc7db..9aeb83c5e1 100644
--- a/django/dispatch/__init__.py
+++ b/django/dispatch/__init__.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ See license.txt for original license.
 Heavily modified for Django's purposes.
 """
 
-from django.dispatch.dispatcher import Signal
-\ No newline at end of file
+from django.dispatch.dispatcher import Signal, receiver
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/django/dispatch/dispatcher.py b/django/dispatch/dispatcher.py
index de09334637..c4516d88b0 100644
--- a/django/dispatch/dispatcher.py
+++ b/django/dispatch/dispatcher.py
@@ -235,3 +235,19 @@ class Signal(object):
             for idx, (r_key, _) in enumerate(self.receivers):
                 if r_key == key:
                     del self.receivers[idx]
+
+
+def receiver(signal, **kwargs):
+    """
+    A decorator for connecting receivers to signals. Used by passing in the
+    signal and keyword arguments to connect::
+
+        @receiver(post_save, sender=MyModel)
+        def signal_receiver(sender, **kwargs):
+            ...
+
+    """
+    def _decorator(func):
+        signal.connect(func, **kwargs)
+        return func
+    return _decorator