diff --git a/docs/md/signal.md b/docs/md/signal.md
index 899fc7aa7..d074cd753 100644
--- a/docs/md/signal.md
+++ b/docs/md/signal.md
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ entt::dispatcher dispatcher{};
 ```
 
 In order to register an instance of a class to a dispatcher, its type must
-expose one or more member functions the arguments of which are such that
-`const E &` can be converted to them for each type of event `E`, no matter what
-the return value is.<br/>
+expose one or more member functions the arguments of which are such that `E &`
+can be converted to them for each type of event `E`, no matter what the return
+value is.<br/>
 The name of the member function aimed to receive the event must be provided to
 the `connect` member function of the sink in charge for the specific event:
 
diff --git a/src/entt/signal/dispatcher.hpp b/src/entt/signal/dispatcher.hpp
index 909483caf..33a43d558 100644
--- a/src/entt/signal/dispatcher.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/signal/dispatcher.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace entt {
  * events to be published all together once per tick.<br/>
  * Listeners are provided in the form of member functions. For each event of
  * type `Event`, listeners are such that they can be invoked with an argument of
- * type `const Event &`, no matter what the return type is.
+ * type `Event &`, no matter what the return type is.
  *
  * The dispatcher creates instances of the `sigh` class internally. Refer to the
  * documentation of the latter for more details.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class dispatcher {
 
     template<typename Event>
     struct pool_handler final: basic_pool {
-        using signal_type = sigh<void(const Event &)>;
+        using signal_type = sigh<void(Event &)>;
         using sink_type = typename signal_type::sink_type;
 
         void publish() override {
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ class dispatcher {
 
         template<typename... Args>
         void trigger(Args &&... args) {
-            signal.publish(Event{std::forward<Args>(args)...});
+            Event instance{std::forward<Args>(args)...};
+            signal.publish(instance);
         }
 
         template<typename... Args>
@@ -115,9 +116,9 @@ public:
      *
      * A sink is an opaque object used to connect listeners to events.
      *
-     * The function type for a listener is:
+     * The function type for a listener is _compatible_ with:
      * @code{.cpp}
-     * void(const Event &);
+     * void(Event &);
      * @endcode
      *
      * The order of invocation of the listeners isn't guaranteed.
diff --git a/test/entt/signal/dispatcher.cpp b/test/entt/signal/dispatcher.cpp
index 071547bc5..3a24e8d55 100644
--- a/test/entt/signal/dispatcher.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/signal/dispatcher.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ struct another_event {};
 struct one_more_event {};
 
 struct receiver {
-    static void forward(entt::dispatcher &dispatcher, const an_event &event) {
+    static void forward(entt::dispatcher &dispatcher, an_event &event) {
         dispatcher.enqueue(event);
     }