diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/v2/signal/v2-signal.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/v2/signal/v2-signal.ts
index 8596c988823..9f28ace94b4 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/v2/signal/v2-signal.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/v2/signal/v2-signal.ts
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ export class Signal2<T = any> extends Subscriber implements ISignal2<T> {
     return this.$untrackedValue$;
   }
 
+  // TODO: should we disallow setting the value directly?
+  set untrackedValue(value: T) {
+    this.$untrackedValue$ = value;
+  }
+
   get value() {
     const ctx = tryGetInvokeContext();
     if (ctx) {