diff --git a/projects/main/src/taoensso/telemere.cljc b/projects/main/src/taoensso/telemere.cljc
index d83b39d..0420289 100644
--- a/projects/main/src/taoensso/telemere.cljc
+++ b/projects/main/src/taoensso/telemere.cljc
@@ -362,6 +362,25 @@
              (handler            thread throwable)))))
      nil))
 
+;;;;
+
+(defn dispatch-signal!
+  "Dispatches given signal to registered handlers, supports `with-signal/s`.
+  Normally called automatically (internally) by signal creators, this util
+  is provided publicly since it's also handy for manually re/dispatching
+  custom/modified signals, etc.:
+
+    (let [original-signal (with-signal :trap (event! ::my-id1))
+          modified-signal (assoc original-signal :id ::my-id2)]
+      (dispatch-signal! modified-signal))"
+
+  [signal]
+  (when-let [wrapped-signal (impl/wrap-signal signal)]
+    (impl/dispatch-signal! wrapped-signal)))
+
+(comment (dispatch-signal! (assoc (with-signal :trap (log! "hello")) :level :warn)))
+
+
 ;;;; Interop
 
 #?(:clj
diff --git a/projects/main/src/taoensso/telemere/impl.cljc b/projects/main/src/taoensso/telemere/impl.cljc
index 858249a..7621b85 100644
--- a/projects/main/src/taoensso/telemere/impl.cljc
+++ b/projects/main/src/taoensso/telemere/impl.cljc
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
   sigs/IFilterableSignal
   (allow-signal? [_ sig-filter] (sig-filter kind ns id level))
   (signal-value  [_ handler-sample-rate]
-    (let [sig-val @signal-value_]
+    (let [sig-val (force signal-value_)]
       (or
         (when handler-sample-rate
           (when (map? sig-val)
@@ -282,6 +282,13 @@
                 (double (or (get sig-val :sample-rate) 1.0))))))
         sig-val))))
 
+(defn wrap-signal
+  "Used by `taoensso.telemere/dispatch-signal!`."
+  [signal]
+  (when (map? signal)
+    (let [{:keys     [ns kind id level]} signal]
+      (WrappedSignal. ns kind id level   signal))))
+
 ;;;; Handlers
 
 (enc/defonce ^:dynamic *sig-handlers* "?[<wrapped-handler-fn>]" nil)
@@ -361,9 +368,10 @@
         (if last-only?
           (vreset! vol_                  sv)
           (vswap!  vol_ #(conj (or % []) sv))))
-      (when trap? :stop))
+      (when trap? :trapped))
 
-    (sigs/call-handlers! *sig-handlers* signal)))
+    (sigs/call-handlers! *sig-handlers* signal)
+    :dispatched))
 
 ;;;; Signal API helpers
 
diff --git a/projects/main/test/taoensso/telemere_tests.cljc b/projects/main/test/taoensso/telemere_tests.cljc
index 1b4f479..235d2f9 100644
--- a/projects/main/test/taoensso/telemere_tests.cljc
+++ b/projects/main/test/taoensso/telemere_tests.cljc
@@ -671,6 +671,10 @@
   (testing "Signals in go macros"
     [(async/go (tel/log! "hello"))]))
 
+(deftest _dispatch-signal!
+  [(sm? (tel/with-signal (tel/dispatch-signal! (assoc (tel/with-signal :trap (tel/log! "hello")) :level :warn)))
+     {:kind :log, :level :warn, :line :submap/some})])
+
 #?(:clj
    (deftest _uncaught->handler!
      (let [p (promise)]