diff --git a/docs/plugins.rst b/docs/plugins.rst
index 53858668..bce17ddb 100644
--- a/docs/plugins.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins.rst
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Here is the list of currently implemented signals:
 Signal                      Arguments                      Description
 =========================   ============================   =========================================
 initialized                 pelican object
+finalized                   pelican object
 article_generate_context    article_generator, metadata
 article_generator_init      article_generator              invoked in the ArticlesGenerator.__init__
 pages_generate_context      pages_generator, metadata
diff --git a/pelican/__init__.py b/pelican/__init__.py
index a69752d8..056612a8 100644
--- a/pelican/__init__.py
+++ b/pelican/__init__.py
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ class Pelican(object):
             if hasattr(p, 'generate_output'):
                 p.generate_output(writer)
 
+        signals.finalized.send(self)
+
     def get_generator_classes(self):
         generators = [StaticGenerator, ArticlesGenerator, PagesGenerator]
         if self.settings['PDF_GENERATOR']:
diff --git a/pelican/signals.py b/pelican/signals.py
index 4d9ab512..ddd59621 100644
--- a/pelican/signals.py
+++ b/pelican/signals.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from blinker import signal
 
 initialized = signal('pelican_initialized')
+finalized = signal('pelican_finalized')
 article_generate_context = signal('article_generate_context')
 article_generator_init = signal('article_generator_init')
 pages_generate_context = signal('pages_generate_context')