diff --git a/src/btcsignals.h b/src/btcsignals.h
index f4c2530be91..ebe7a5acb78 100644
--- a/src/btcsignals.h
+++ b/src/btcsignals.h
@@ -56,23 +56,28 @@ class connection
 {
     template <typename Signature, typename Combiner>
     friend class signal;
-
-    /*
-     * Tag for the constructor used by signal.
+    /**
+     * Track liveness. Also serves as a tag for the constructor used by signal.
      */
-    struct enabled_tag_type {
+    class liveness
+    {
+        friend class connection;
+        std::atomic_bool m_connected{true};
+
+        void disconnect() { m_connected.store(false); }
+    public:
+        bool connected() const { return m_connected.load(); }
     };
-    static constexpr enabled_tag_type enabled_tag{};
 
     /**
      * connections have shared_ptr-like copy and move semantics.
      */
-    std::shared_ptr<std::atomic_bool> m_connected{};
+    std::shared_ptr<liveness> m_state{};
 
     /**
      * Only a signal can create an enabled connection.
      */
-    explicit connection(enabled_tag_type /*unused*/) : m_connected{std::make_shared<std::atomic_bool>(true)} {}
+    explicit connection(std::shared_ptr<liveness>&& state) : m_state{std::move(state)}{}
 
 public:
     /**
@@ -92,8 +97,8 @@ public:
      */
     void disconnect()
     {
-        if (m_connected) {
-            m_connected->store(false);
+        if (m_state) {
+            m_state->disconnect();
         }
     }
 
@@ -103,7 +108,7 @@ public:
      */
     bool connected() const
     {
-        return m_connected && m_connected->load();
+        return m_state && m_state->connected();
     }
 };
 
@@ -148,23 +153,19 @@ class signal
     static_assert(std::is_same_v<Combiner, optional_last_value<typename function_type::result_type>>, "only the optional_last_value combiner is supported");
 
     /*
-     * Helper struct for maintaining a callback and its associated connection
+     * Helper struct for maintaining a callback and its associated connection liveness
      */
-    struct connection_holder {
+    struct connection_holder : connection::liveness {
         template <typename Callable>
         connection_holder(Callable&& callback) : m_callback{std::forward<Callable>(callback)}
         {
         }
 
-        connection m_connection{connection::enabled_tag};
-        function_type m_callback;
+        const function_type m_callback;
     };
 
     mutable Mutex m_mutex;
 
-    /* Store connection_holders as shared_ptrs to avoid having to copy them by
-     * value in operator().
-     */
     std::vector<std::shared_ptr<connection_holder>> m_connections GUARDED_BY(m_mutex){};
 
 public:
@@ -208,14 +209,14 @@ public:
         }
         if constexpr (std::is_void_v<result_type>) {
             for (const auto& connection : connections) {
-                if (connection->m_connection.connected()) {
+                if (connection->connected()) {
                     connection->m_callback(args...);
                 }
             }
         } else {
             result_type ret{std::nullopt};
             for (const auto& connection : connections) {
-                if (connection->m_connection.connected()) {
+                if (connection->connected()) {
                     ret.emplace(connection->m_callback(args...));
                 }
             }
@@ -233,10 +234,10 @@ public:
         LOCK(m_mutex);
 
         // Garbage-collect disconnected connections to prevent unbounded growth
-        std::erase_if(m_connections, [](const auto& holder) { return !holder->m_connection.connected(); });
+        std::erase_if(m_connections, [](const auto& holder) { return !holder->connected(); });
 
-        const auto& connection = m_connections.emplace_back(std::make_shared<connection_holder>(std::forward<Callable>(func)));
-        return connection->m_connection;
+        const auto& entry = m_connections.emplace_back(std::make_shared<connection_holder>(std::forward<Callable>(func)));
+        return connection(entry);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ public:
     {
         LOCK(m_mutex);
         return std::ranges::none_of(m_connections, [](const auto& holder) {
-            return holder->m_connection.connected();
+            return holder->connected();
         });
     }
 };