diff --git a/flight/pios/common/pios_rcvr.c b/flight/pios/common/pios_rcvr.c
index 5e2e856da..db46b1fd7 100644
--- a/flight/pios/common/pios_rcvr.c
+++ b/flight/pios/common/pios_rcvr.c
@@ -113,6 +113,38 @@ int32_t PIOS_RCVR_Read(uint32_t rcvr_id, uint8_t channel)
     return rcvr_dev->driver->read(rcvr_dev->lower_id, channel);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get a semaphore that signals when a new sample is available.
+ * @param[in] rcvr_id driver to read from
+ * @param[in] channel channel to read
+ * @returns The semaphore, or NULL if not supported.
+ */
+xSemaphoreHandle PIOS_RCVR_GetSemaphore(uint32_t rcvr_id, uint8_t channel)
+{
+    // Publicly facing API uses channel 1 for first channel
+    if (channel == 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    } else {
+        channel--;
+    }
+
+    if (rcvr_id == 0) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    struct pios_rcvr_dev *rcvr_dev = (struct pios_rcvr_dev *)rcvr_id;
+
+    if (!PIOS_RCVR_validate(rcvr_dev)) {
+        /* Undefined RCVR port for this board (see pios_board.c) */
+        PIOS_Assert(0);
+    }
+
+    if (rcvr_dev->driver->get_semaphore) {
+        return rcvr_dev->driver->get_semaphore(rcvr_dev->lower_id, channel);
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 #endif /* PIOS_INCLUDE_RCVR */
 
 /**
diff --git a/flight/pios/inc/pios_ppm_priv.h b/flight/pios/inc/pios_ppm_priv.h
index 66ccd6eb7..f319b78c0 100644
--- a/flight/pios/inc/pios_ppm_priv.h
+++ b/flight/pios/inc/pios_ppm_priv.h
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@
 #ifndef PIOS_PPM_PRIV_H
 #define PIOS_PPM_PRIV_H
 
-#include <pios.h>
-#include <pios_stm32.h>
-
 struct pios_ppm_cfg {
     TIM_ICInitTypeDef tim_ic_init;
     const struct pios_tim_channel *channels;
diff --git a/flight/pios/inc/pios_rcvr.h b/flight/pios/inc/pios_rcvr.h
index 450e04628..74fac086f 100644
--- a/flight/pios/inc/pios_rcvr.h
+++ b/flight/pios/inc/pios_rcvr.h
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@
 struct pios_rcvr_driver {
     void    (*init)(uint32_t id);
     int32_t (*read)(uint32_t id, uint8_t channel);
+    xSemaphoreHandle (*get_semaphore)(uint32_t id, uint8_t channel);
 };
 
 /* Public Functions */
 extern int32_t PIOS_RCVR_Read(uint32_t rcvr_id, uint8_t channel);
+extern xSemaphoreHandle PIOS_RCVR_GetSemaphore(uint32_t rcvr_id, uint8_t channel);
 
 /*! Define error codes for PIOS_RCVR_Get */
 enum PIOS_RCVR_errors {
diff --git a/flight/pios/stm32f10x/pios_ppm.c b/flight/pios/stm32f10x/pios_ppm.c
index 39bb2618d..47cf034c0 100644
--- a/flight/pios/stm32f10x/pios_ppm.c
+++ b/flight/pios/stm32f10x/pios_ppm.c
@@ -32,14 +32,19 @@
 
 #ifdef PIOS_INCLUDE_PPM
 
-#include "pios_ppm_priv.h"
+#include <pios_stm32.h>
 
+#include "pios_ppm_priv.h"
 
 /* Provide a RCVR driver */
 static int32_t PIOS_PPM_Get(uint32_t rcvr_id, uint8_t channel);
+static xSemaphoreHandle PIOS_PPM_Get_Semaphore(uint32_t rcvr_id, uint8_t channel);
 
 const struct pios_rcvr_driver pios_ppm_rcvr_driver = {
-    .read = PIOS_PPM_Get,
+    .read          = PIOS_PPM_Get,
+#if defined(PIOS_INCLUDE_FREERTOS)
+    .get_semaphore = PIOS_PPM_Get_Semaphore
+#endif
 };
 
 #define PIOS_PPM_IN_MIN_NUM_CHANNELS     4
@@ -76,6 +81,10 @@ struct pios_ppm_dev {
     uint8_t  supv_timer;
     bool     Tracking;
     bool     Fresh;
+
+#ifdef PIOS_INCLUDE_FREERTOS
+    xSemaphoreHandle new_sample_semaphores[PIOS_PPM_IN_MIN_NUM_CHANNELS];
+#endif /* PIOS_INCLUDE_FREERTOS */
 };
 
 static bool PIOS_PPM_validate(struct pios_ppm_dev *ppm_dev)
@@ -93,6 +102,11 @@ static struct pios_ppm_dev *PIOS_PPM_alloc(void)
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    // Initialize the semaphores to 0.
+    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < PIOS_PPM_IN_MIN_NUM_CHANNELS; ++i) {
+        ppm_dev->new_sample_semaphores[i] = 0;
+    }
+
     ppm_dev->magic = PIOS_PPM_DEV_MAGIC;
     return ppm_dev;
 }
@@ -199,6 +213,28 @@ out_fail:
     return -1;
 }
 
+#if defined(PIOS_INCLUDE_FREERTOS)
+static xSemaphoreHandle PIOS_PPM_Get_Semaphore(uint32_t rcvr_id, uint8_t channel)
+{
+    struct pios_ppm_dev *ppm_dev = (struct pios_ppm_dev *)rcvr_id;
+
+    if (!PIOS_PPM_validate(ppm_dev)) {
+        /* Invalid device specified */
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (channel >= PIOS_PPM_IN_MAX_NUM_CHANNELS) {
+        /* Channel out of range */
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (ppm_dev->new_sample_semaphores[channel] == 0) {
+        vSemaphoreCreateBinary(ppm_dev->new_sample_semaphores[channel]);
+    }
+    return ppm_dev->new_sample_semaphores[channel];
+}
+#endif /* if defined(PIOS_INCLUDE_FREERTOS) */
+
 /**
  * Get the value of an input channel
  * \param[in] channel Number of the channel desired (zero based)
@@ -296,6 +332,15 @@ static void PIOS_PPM_tim_edge_cb(__attribute__((unused)) uint32_t tim_id,
                  i < PIOS_PPM_IN_MAX_NUM_CHANNELS; i++) {
                 ppm_dev->CaptureValue[i] = PIOS_RCVR_TIMEOUT;
             }
+#if defined(PIOS_INCLUDE_FREERTOS)
+            /* Signal that a new sample is ready on this channel. */
+            if (ppm_dev->new_sample_semaphores[chan_idx] != 0) {
+                signed portBASE_TYPE pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken = pdFALSE;
+                if (xSemaphoreGiveFromISR(ppm_dev->new_sample_semaphores[chan_idx], &pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken) == pdTRUE) {
+                    portEND_SWITCHING_ISR(pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken); /* FIXME: is this the right place for this? */
+                }
+            }
+#endif /* USE_FREERTOS */
         }
 
         ppm_dev->Fresh      = TRUE;
diff --git a/flight/pios/stm32f4xx/pios_ppm.c b/flight/pios/stm32f4xx/pios_ppm.c
index 91c5d2ea8..c5f9534f4 100644
--- a/flight/pios/stm32f4xx/pios_ppm.c
+++ b/flight/pios/stm32f4xx/pios_ppm.c
@@ -36,9 +36,13 @@
 
 /* Provide a RCVR driver */
 static int32_t PIOS_PPM_Get(uint32_t rcvr_id, uint8_t channel);
+static xSemaphoreHandle PIOS_PPM_Get_Semaphore(uint32_t rcvr_id, uint8_t channel);
 
 const struct pios_rcvr_driver pios_ppm_rcvr_driver = {
-    .read = PIOS_PPM_Get,
+    .read          = PIOS_PPM_Get,
+#if defined(PIOS_INCLUDE_FREERTOS)
+    .get_semaphore = PIOS_PPM_Get_Semaphore
+#endif
 };
 
 #define PIOS_PPM_IN_MIN_NUM_CHANNELS     4
@@ -72,6 +76,10 @@ struct pios_ppm_dev {
     uint8_t  supv_timer;
     bool     Tracking;
     bool     Fresh;
+
+#ifdef PIOS_INCLUDE_FREERTOS
+    xSemaphoreHandle new_sample_semaphores[PIOS_PPM_IN_MIN_NUM_CHANNELS];
+#endif /* PIOS_INCLUDE_FREERTOS */
 };
 
 static bool PIOS_PPM_validate(struct pios_ppm_dev *ppm_dev)
@@ -89,6 +97,11 @@ static struct pios_ppm_dev *PIOS_PPM_alloc(void)
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    // Initialize the semaphores to 0.
+    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < PIOS_PPM_IN_MIN_NUM_CHANNELS; ++i) {
+        ppm_dev->new_sample_semaphores[i] = 0;
+    }
+
     ppm_dev->magic = PIOS_PPM_DEV_MAGIC;
     return ppm_dev;
 }
@@ -194,6 +207,28 @@ out_fail:
     return -1;
 }
 
+#if defined(PIOS_INCLUDE_FREERTOS)
+static xSemaphoreHandle PIOS_PPM_Get_Semaphore(uint32_t rcvr_id, uint8_t channel)
+{
+    struct pios_ppm_dev *ppm_dev = (struct pios_ppm_dev *)rcvr_id;
+
+    if (!PIOS_PPM_validate(ppm_dev)) {
+        /* Invalid device specified */
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (channel >= PIOS_PPM_IN_MAX_NUM_CHANNELS) {
+        /* Channel out of range */
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (ppm_dev->new_sample_semaphores[channel] == 0) {
+        vSemaphoreCreateBinary(ppm_dev->new_sample_semaphores[channel]);
+    }
+    return ppm_dev->new_sample_semaphores[channel];
+}
+#endif /* if defined(PIOS_INCLUDE_FREERTOS) */
+
 /**
  * Get the value of an input channel
  * \param[in] channel Number of the channel desired (zero based)
@@ -286,6 +321,15 @@ static void PIOS_PPM_tim_edge_cb(__attribute__((unused)) uint32_t tim_id, uint32
                  i < PIOS_PPM_IN_MAX_NUM_CHANNELS; i++) {
                 ppm_dev->CaptureValue[i] = PIOS_RCVR_TIMEOUT;
             }
+#if defined(PIOS_INCLUDE_FREERTOS)
+            /* Signal that a new sample is ready on this channel. */
+            if (ppm_dev->new_sample_semaphores[chan_idx] != 0) {
+                signed portBASE_TYPE pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken = pdFALSE;
+                if (xSemaphoreGiveFromISR(ppm_dev->new_sample_semaphores[chan_idx], &pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken) == pdTRUE) {
+                    portEND_SWITCHING_ISR(pxHigherPriorityTaskWoken); /* FIXME: is this the right place for his? */
+                }
+            }
+#endif /* USE_FREERTOS */
         }
 
         ppm_dev->Fresh      = true;