diff --git a/graph_test.go b/graph_test.go
index b4be029..0562b1a 100644
--- a/graph_test.go
+++ b/graph_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (t * GraphTester) WaitForStatus(ctx * Context, listener *ListenerExt, statu
         ctx.Log.Logf("test", "SIGNAL_CHANNEL_CLOSED: %s", listener)
         t.Fatal(str)
       }
-      if signal.Type() == "status" {
+      if signal.Type() == StatusSignalType {
         sig, ok := signal.(StatusSignal)
         if ok == true {
 
diff --git a/lockable.go b/lockable.go
index 895eaab..2288bee 100644
--- a/lockable.go
+++ b/lockable.go
@@ -156,8 +156,20 @@ func (ext *LockableExt) HandleLinkSignal(ctx *Context, source NodeID, node *Node
     ctx.Log.Logf("lockable", "%s reset %s requirement state", node.ID, source)
   case "dep_linked":
     ctx.Log.Logf("lockable", "%s is a dependency of %s", node.ID, source)
+    req_state, exists := ext.Requirements[source]
+    if exists == true && req_state == "start" {
+      ext.Requirements[source] = "linked"
+      ctx.Send(node.ID, source, NewLinkSignal("req_linked"))
+    }
+
   case "req_linked":
     ctx.Log.Logf("lockable", "%s is a requirement of %s", node.ID, source)
+    dep_state, exists := ext.Dependencies[source]
+    if exists == true && dep_state == "start" {
+      ext.Dependencies[source] = "linked"
+      ctx.Send(node.ID, source, NewLinkSignal("dep_linked"))
+    }
+
   default:
     ctx.Log.Logf("lockable", "LINK_ERROR: unknown state %s", state)
   }
diff --git a/lockable_test.go b/lockable_test.go
index 6437efb..8f79047 100644
--- a/lockable_test.go
+++ b/lockable_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func lockableTestContext(t *testing.T) *Context {
 }
 
 
-var link_policy = NewAllNodesPolicy([]SignalType{LinkSignalType})
+var link_policy = NewAllNodesPolicy([]SignalType{LinkSignalType, StatusSignalType})
 
 func TestLinkStatus(t *testing.T) {
   ctx := lockableTestContext(t)
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ func TestLinkStatus(t *testing.T) {
   err := LinkRequirement(ctx, l1, l2.ID)
   fatalErr(t, err)
 
-  (*GraphTester)(t).WaitForLinkState(ctx, l1_listener, "dep_link", time.Millisecond*100, "No dep_link")
+  (*GraphTester)(t).WaitForLinkState(ctx, l1_listener, "dep_linked", time.Millisecond*100, "No dep_link")
   (*GraphTester)(t).WaitForLinkState(ctx, l2_listener, "req_linked", time.Millisecond*100, "No req_linked")
+
+  err = ctx.Send(l2.ID, l2.ID, NewStatusSignal("TEST", l2.ID))
+  fatalErr(t, err)
+
+  (*GraphTester)(t).WaitForStatus(ctx, l1_listener, "TEST", time.Millisecond*100, "No TEST on l1")
+  (*GraphTester)(t).WaitForStatus(ctx, l2_listener, "TEST", time.Millisecond*100, "No TEST on l2")
 }
diff --git a/signal.go b/signal.go
index c63c95b..6d7c9a6 100644
--- a/signal.go
+++ b/signal.go
@@ -91,9 +91,10 @@ func (signal StatusSignal) String() string {
   return string(ser)
 }
 
+const StatusSignalType = SignalType("STATUS")
 func NewStatusSignal(status string, source NodeID) StatusSignal {
   return StatusSignal{
-    IDSignal: NewIDSignal("status", Up, source),
+    IDSignal: NewIDSignal(StatusSignalType, Up, source),
     Status: status,
   }
 }