diff --git a/src/GLib/GLib.jl b/src/GLib/GLib.jl
index 699f8006..9b79a052 100644
--- a/src/GLib/GLib.jl
+++ b/src/GLib/GLib.jl
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export signal_connect, signal_emit, signal_handler_disconnect
 export signal_handler_block, signal_handler_unblock
 export setproperty!, getproperty
 export GConnectFlags
+export @sigatom
 
 module CompatGLib
     export @assign_if_unassigned
diff --git a/src/GLib/signals.jl b/src/GLib/signals.jl
index 0d7b8e9f..2ca5f994 100644
--- a/src/GLib/signals.jl
+++ b/src/GLib/signals.jl
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ g_stack = nothing # need to call g_loop_run from only one stack
 const g_yielded = Ref(false) # when true, use the `g_doatomic` queue to run sigatom functions
 const g_doatomic = [] # (work, notification) scheduler queue
 const g_sigatom_flag = Ref(false) # keep track of Base sigatomic state
-function g_sigatom(f::Base.Callable) # calls f, where f never throws (but this function may throw)
+function g_sigatom(f::ANY) # calls f, where f never throws (but this function may throw)
     global g_sigatom_flag, g_stack, g_doatomic
     prev = g_sigatom_flag[]
     stk = g_stack
@@ -199,6 +199,13 @@ function g_sigatom(f::Base.Callable) # calls f, where f never throws (but this f
     end
     return ret
 end
+macro sigatom(f)
+    return quote
+        g_sigatom() do
+            $(esc(f))
+        end
+    end
+end
 
 function g_siginterruptible(f::Base.Callable, cb) # calls f (which may throw), but this function never throws
     global g_sigatom_flag, g_stack
diff --git a/src/base.jl b/src/base.jl
index 45ac7188..91ca960f 100644
--- a/src/base.jl
+++ b/src/base.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 unsafe_convert(::Type{Ptr{GObject}},w::AbstractStringLike) = unsafe_convert(Ptr{GObject},GtkLabelLeaf(w))
 
-destroy(w::GtkWidget) = ccall((:gtk_widget_destroy,libgtk), Void, (Ptr{GObject},), w)
+destroy(w::GtkWidget) = @sigatom ccall((:gtk_widget_destroy,libgtk), Void, (Ptr{GObject},), w)
 parent(w::GtkWidget) = convert(GtkWidget, ccall((:gtk_widget_get_parent,libgtk), Ptr{GObject}, (Ptr{GObject},), w))
 hasparent(w::GtkWidget) = ccall((:gtk_widget_get_parent,libgtk), Ptr{Void}, (Ptr{GObject},), w) != C_NULL
 function toplevel(w::GtkWidget)
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ end
 
 ### Functions and methods common to all GtkWidget objects
 visible(w::GtkWidget) = bool(ccall((:gtk_widget_get_visible,libgtk),Cint,(Ptr{GObject},),w))
-visible(w::GtkWidget, state::Bool) = ccall((:gtk_widget_set_visible,libgtk),Void,(Ptr{GObject},Cint),w,state)
-show(w::GtkWidget) = (ccall((:gtk_widget_show,libgtk),Void,(Ptr{GObject},),w); w)
-showall(w::GtkWidget) = (ccall((:gtk_widget_show_all,libgtk),Void,(Ptr{GObject},),w); w)
+visible(w::GtkWidget, state::Bool) = @sigatom ccall((:gtk_widget_set_visible,libgtk),Void,(Ptr{GObject},Cint),w,state)
+show(w::GtkWidget) = (@sigatom ccall((:gtk_widget_show,libgtk),Void,(Ptr{GObject},),w); w)
+showall(w::GtkWidget) = (@sigatom ccall((:gtk_widget_show_all,libgtk),Void,(Ptr{GObject},),w); w)
 
 # TODO Use Pango type PangoFontDescription once it is wrapped
 modifyfont(w::GtkWidget, font_desc::Ptr{Void}) =
diff --git a/src/gio.jl b/src/gio.jl
index d1ce5c5a..b077dd36 100644
--- a/src/gio.jl
+++ b/src/gio.jl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 if gtk_version == 3
-run(app::GApplication) = GLib.g_sigatom() do
-    ccall((:g_application_run,libgio),Cint, (Ptr{GObject},Cint, Ptr{Ptr{UInt8}}), app, 0, C_NULL)
-end
+run(app::GApplication) =
+    (@sigatom ccall((:g_application_run,libgio), Cint,
+        (Ptr{GObject},Cint, Ptr{Ptr{UInt8}}), app, 0, C_NULL))::Cint
 
 function register(app::GApplication)
    GError() do error_check