diff --git a/include/kernel.h b/include/kernel.h
index 2f4de2f47f0..b7dad97ab34 100644
--- a/include/kernel.h
+++ b/include/kernel.h
@@ -3337,6 +3337,18 @@ extern void k_poll_event_init(struct k_poll_event *event, uint32_t type,
 extern int k_poll(struct k_poll_event *events, int num_events,
 		  int32_t timeout);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Initialize a poll signal object.
+ *
+ * Ready a poll signal object to be signaled via k_poll_signal().
+ *
+ * @param signal A poll signal.
+ *
+ * @return N/A
+ */
+
+extern void k_poll_signal_init(struct k_poll_signal *signal);
+
 /**
  * @brief Signal a poll signal object.
  *
diff --git a/kernel/poll.c b/kernel/poll.c
index b788cd0c112..6f60085d99d 100644
--- a/kernel/poll.c
+++ b/kernel/poll.c
@@ -317,6 +317,13 @@ int _handle_obj_poll_event(struct k_poll_event **obj_poll_event, uint32_t state)
 	return must_reschedule;
 }
 
+void k_poll_signal_init(struct k_poll_signal *signal)
+{
+	signal->poll_event = NULL;
+	signal->signaled = 0;
+	/* signal->result is left unitialized */
+}
+
 int k_poll_signal(struct k_poll_signal *signal, int result)
 {
 	unsigned int key = irq_lock();