diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/tests/test_pages_views.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/tests/test_pages_views.py
index aa73e907d..963a048b2 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/tests/test_pages_views.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/tests/test_pages_views.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from django.core.paginator import Paginator
 from wagtail.tests.models import SimplePage, EventPage, StandardIndex, StandardChild, BusinessIndex, BusinessChild, BusinessSubIndex
 from wagtail.tests.utils import unittest, WagtailTestUtils
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.models import Page, PageRevision
+from wagtail.wagtailcore.signals import page_published
 from wagtail.wagtailusers.models import UserProfile
 
 
@@ -170,6 +171,15 @@ class TestPageCreation(TestCase, WagtailTestUtils):
         self.assertFalse(page.live)
 
     def test_create_simplepage_post_publish(self):
+        # Connect a mock signal handler to page_published signal
+        signal_fired = [False]
+        signal_page = [None]
+        def page_published_handler(sender, page, **kwargs):
+            signal_fired[0] = True
+            signal_page[0] = page
+        page_published.connect(page_published_handler)
+
+        # Post
         post_data = {
             'title': "New page!",
             'content': "Some content",
@@ -187,6 +197,10 @@ class TestPageCreation(TestCase, WagtailTestUtils):
         self.assertIsInstance(page, SimplePage)
         self.assertTrue(page.live)
 
+        # Check that the page_published signal was fired
+        self.assertTrue(signal_fired[0])
+        self.assertEqual(signal_page[0], page)
+
     def test_create_simplepage_post_submit(self):
         # Create a moderator user for testing email
         moderator = User.objects.create_superuser('moderator', 'moderator@email.com', 'password')
@@ -327,6 +341,14 @@ class TestPageEdit(TestCase, WagtailTestUtils):
         self.assertTrue(child_page_new.has_unpublished_changes)
 
     def test_page_edit_post_publish(self):
+        # Connect a mock signal handler to page_published signal
+        signal_fired = [False]
+        signal_page = [None]
+        def page_published_handler(sender, page, **kwargs):
+            signal_fired[0] = True
+            signal_page[0] = page
+        page_published.connect(page_published_handler)
+
         # Tests publish from edit page
         post_data = {
             'title': "I've been edited!",
@@ -343,6 +365,10 @@ class TestPageEdit(TestCase, WagtailTestUtils):
         child_page_new = SimplePage.objects.get(id=self.child_page.id)
         self.assertEqual(child_page_new.title, post_data['title'])
 
+        # Check that the page_published signal was fired
+        self.assertTrue(signal_fired[0])
+        self.assertEqual(signal_page[0], child_page_new)
+
         # The page shouldn't have "has_unpublished_changes" flag set
         self.assertFalse(child_page_new.has_unpublished_changes)
 
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/pages.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/pages.py
index f6490a224..d49864f44 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/pages.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/pages.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from wagtail.wagtailadmin.forms import SearchForm
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin import tasks, hooks, signals
 
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.models import Page, PageRevision
+from wagtail.wagtailcore.signals import page_published
 
 
 @permission_required('wagtailadmin.access_admin')
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ def create(request, content_type_app_name, content_type_model_name, parent_page_
             page.save_revision(user=request.user, submitted_for_moderation=is_submitting)
 
             if is_publishing:
+                page_published.send(sender=page_class, page=page)
                 messages.success(request, _("Page '{0}' published.").format(page.title))
             elif is_submitting:
                 messages.success(request, _("Page '{0}' submitted for moderation.").format(page.title))
@@ -238,6 +240,7 @@ def edit(request, page_id):
             page.save_revision(user=request.user, submitted_for_moderation=is_submitting)
 
             if is_publishing:
+                page_published.send(sender=page.__class__, page=page)
                 messages.success(request, _("Page '{0}' published.").format(page.title))
             elif is_submitting:
                 messages.success(request, _("Page '{0}' submitted for moderation.").format(page.title))
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/signals.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/signals.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38a0809c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/signals.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from django.dispatch import Signal
+
+
+page_published = Signal(providing_args=['page'])