diff --git a/vm/src/protocol/callable.rs b/vm/src/protocol/callable.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e002bc44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vm/src/protocol/callable.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+use crate::{
+    function::IntoFuncArgs,
+    types::GenericMethod,
+    {PyObject, PyResult, VirtualMachine}
+};
+
+impl PyObject {
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn to_callable(&self) -> Option<PyCallable<'_>> {
+        PyCallable::new(self)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn is_callable(&self) -> bool {
+        self.to_callable().is_some()
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct PyCallable<'a> {
+    pub obj: &'a PyObject,
+    pub call: GenericMethod,
+}
+
+impl<'a> PyCallable<'a> {
+    pub fn new(obj: &'a PyObject) -> Option<Self> {
+        let call = obj.class().mro_find_map(|cls| cls.slots.call.load())?;
+        Some(PyCallable { obj, call })
+    }
+
+    pub fn invoke(&self, args: impl IntoFuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        (self.call)(self.obj, args.into_args(vm), vm)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vm/src/protocol/mod.rs b/vm/src/protocol/mod.rs
index dae492628..4170c20df 100644
--- a/vm/src/protocol/mod.rs
+++ b/vm/src/protocol/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 mod buffer;
+mod callable;
 mod iter;
 mod mapping;
 mod number;
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ mod object;
 mod sequence;
 
 pub use buffer::{BufferDescriptor, BufferMethods, BufferResizeGuard, PyBuffer, VecBuffer};
+pub use callable::PyCallable;
 pub use iter::{PyIter, PyIterIter, PyIterReturn};
 pub use mapping::{PyMapping, PyMappingMethods};
 pub use number::{PyNumber, PyNumberMethods};
diff --git a/vm/src/signal.rs b/vm/src/signal.rs
index bca796342..7489282de 100644
--- a/vm/src/signal.rs
+++ b/vm/src/signal.rs
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ fn trigger_signals(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
         let triggered = trigger.swap(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
         if triggered {
             if let Some(handler) = &signal_handlers[signum] {
-                if vm.is_callable(handler) {
-                    vm.invoke(handler, (signum, vm.ctx.none()))?;
+                if let Some(callable) = handler.to_callable() {
+                    callable.invoke((signum, vm.ctx.none()), vm)?;
                 }
             }
         }