diff --git a/examples/signals.rs b/examples/signals.rs
index a595fca7a..d661acbd5 100644
--- a/examples/signals.rs
+++ b/examples/signals.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fn app() -> Element {
     // Signals are backed by a runtime that is designed to deeply integrate with Dioxus apps
     use_future(|| async move {
         loop {
-            if running.cloned() {
+            if running() {
                 count += 1;
             }
             tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(400)).await;
diff --git a/packages/signals/src/signal.rs b/packages/signals/src/signal.rs
index 18444c2b4..9e9c0077e 100644
--- a/packages/signals/src/signal.rs
+++ b/packages/signals/src/signal.rs
@@ -348,7 +348,10 @@ impl<T: 'static> PartialEq for Signal<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Copy> Deref for Signal<T> {
+/// Allow calling a signal with signal() syntax
+///
+/// Currently only limited to copy types, though could probably specialize for string/arc/rc
+impl<T: Copy + Clone> Deref for Signal<T> {
     type Target = dyn Fn() -> T;
 
     fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
@@ -486,7 +489,7 @@ impl<T: 'static> PartialEq for ReadOnlySignal<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: Copy> Deref for ReadOnlySignal<T> {
+impl<T: Copy + Clone> Deref for ReadOnlySignal<T> {
     type Target = dyn Fn() -> T;
 
     fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {