diff --git a/docs/signals.rst b/docs/signals.rst
index 686e1671..0b035fb7 100644
--- a/docs/signals.rst
+++ b/docs/signals.rst
@@ -43,6 +43,22 @@ reached before the signal is triggered:
         assert_application_results(app)
 
 
+**Getting arguments of the emitted signal**
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.10
+
+The arguments emitted with the signal are available as the ``args`` attribute
+of the blocker:
+
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    def test_signal(qtbot):
+        ...
+        with qtbot.waitSignal(app.got_cmd) as blocker:
+            app.listen()
+        assert blocker.args == ['test']
+
 
 **waitSignals**
 
diff --git a/pytestqt/wait_signal.py b/pytestqt/wait_signal.py
index c32a76c3..8d70f6e7 100644
--- a/pytestqt/wait_signal.py
+++ b/pytestqt/wait_signal.py
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ class SignalBlocker(_AbstractSignalBlocker):
     :ivar bool raising:
         If :class:`SignalTimeoutError` should be raised if a timeout occurred.
 
+    :ivar list args:
+        The arguments which were emitted by the signal, or None if the signal
+        wasn't emitted at all.
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.10
+       The *args* attribute.
+
     .. automethod:: wait
     .. automethod:: connect
     """
@@ -93,6 +100,7 @@ class SignalBlocker(_AbstractSignalBlocker):
     def __init__(self, timeout=1000, raising=False):
         super(SignalBlocker, self).__init__(timeout, raising=raising)
         self._signals = []
+        self.args = None
 
     def connect(self, signal):
         """
@@ -107,11 +115,12 @@ def connect(self, signal):
         signal.connect(self._quit_loop_by_signal)
         self._signals.append(signal)
 
-    def _quit_loop_by_signal(self):
+    def _quit_loop_by_signal(self, *args):
         """
         quits the event loop and marks that we finished because of a signal.
         """
         self.signal_triggered = True
+        self.args = list(args)
         self._loop.quit()
         self._cleanup()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_wait_signal.py b/tests/test_wait_signal.py
index e995cf3b..c867e6fe 100644
--- a/tests/test_wait_signal.py
+++ b/tests/test_wait_signal.py
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ def signaller(timer):
     class Signaller(QtCore.QObject):
         signal = Signal()
         signal_2 = Signal()
+        signal_args = Signal(str, int)
+        signal_args_2 = Signal(str, int)
 
     assert timer
 
@@ -274,3 +276,39 @@ class Obj(QtCore.QObject):
 
     assert sip.isdeleted(obj)
 
+
+class TestArgs:
+
+    """Try to get the signal arguments from the signal blocker."""
+
+    def test_simple(self, qtbot, signaller):
+        """The blocker should store the signal args in an 'args' attribute."""
+        with qtbot.waitSignal(signaller.signal_args) as blocker:
+            signaller.signal_args.emit('test', 123)
+        assert blocker.args == ['test', 123]
+
+    def test_timeout(self, qtbot):
+        """If there's a timeout, the args attribute is None."""
+        with qtbot.waitSignal(timeout=100) as blocker:
+            pass
+        assert blocker.args is None
+
+    def test_without_args(self, qtbot, signaller):
+        """If a signal has no args, the args attribute is an empty list."""
+        with qtbot.waitSignal(signaller.signal) as blocker:
+            signaller.signal.emit()
+        assert blocker.args == []
+
+    def test_multi(self, qtbot, signaller):
+        """A MultiSignalBlocker doesn't have an args attribute."""
+        with qtbot.waitSignals([signaller.signal]) as blocker:
+            signaller.signal.emit()
+        with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+            blocker.args
+
+    def test_connected_signal(self, qtbot, signaller):
+        """A second signal connected via .connect also works."""
+        with qtbot.waitSignal(signaller.signal_args) as blocker:
+            blocker.connect(signaller.signal_args_2)
+            signaller.signal_args_2.emit('foo', 2342)
+        assert blocker.args == ['foo', 2342]