diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index de5de8d..5e935f4 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 libstdplus_la_SOURCES =
 libstdplus_la_LIBADD = $(COMMON_LIBS)
 
-nobase_include_HEADERS += stdplus/placeholder.hpp
-libstdplus_la_SOURCES += stdplus/placeholder.cpp
+nobase_include_HEADERS += stdplus/signal.hpp
+libstdplus_la_SOURCES += stdplus/signal.cpp
diff --git a/src/stdplus/placeholder.cpp b/src/stdplus/placeholder.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index a4c9e2b..0000000
--- a/src/stdplus/placeholder.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdplus/placeholder.hpp>
diff --git a/src/stdplus/placeholder.hpp b/src/stdplus/placeholder.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f70f09..0000000
--- a/src/stdplus/placeholder.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
diff --git a/src/stdplus/signal.cpp b/src/stdplus/signal.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10f8e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stdplus/signal.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdplus/signal.hpp>
+#include <system_error>
+
+namespace stdplus
+{
+namespace signal
+{
+
+void block(int signum)
+{
+    sigset_t set;
+    if (sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, nullptr, &set) < 0)
+    {
+        throw std::system_error(errno, std::generic_category(),
+                                "sigprocmask get");
+    }
+
+    if (sigaddset(&set, signum) < 0)
+    {
+        throw std::system_error(errno, std::generic_category(), "sigaddset");
+    }
+
+    if (sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &set, nullptr) < 0)
+    {
+        throw std::system_error(errno, std::generic_category(),
+                                "sigprocmask set");
+    }
+}
+
+} // namespace signal
+} // namespace stdplus
diff --git a/src/stdplus/signal.hpp b/src/stdplus/signal.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..465181b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stdplus/signal.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace stdplus
+{
+namespace signal
+{
+
+/** @brief Blocks the signal from being handled by the designated
+ *         sigaction. If the signal is already blocked this does nothing.
+ *
+ *  @param[in] signum - The int representing the signal to block
+ *  @throws std::system_error if any underlying error occurs.
+ */
+void block(int signum);
+
+} // namespace signal
+} // namespace stdplus