diff --git a/mesa/experimental/signals/__init__.py b/mesa/experimental/signals/__init__.py
index c199683b3d8..375795ddf77 100644
--- a/mesa/experimental/signals/__init__.py
+++ b/mesa/experimental/signals/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Functionality for Observables."""
 
 from .observable_collections import ObservableList
-from .signal import All, Computable, Computed, HasObservables, Observable, Signal
+from .mesa_signal import All, Computable, Computed, HasObservables, Observable, Signal
 
 __all__ = [
     "Observable",
diff --git a/mesa/experimental/signals/signal.py b/mesa/experimental/signals/mesa_signal.py
similarity index 97%
rename from mesa/experimental/signals/signal.py
rename to mesa/experimental/signals/mesa_signal.py
index dc9acae870b..296c727b87d 100644
--- a/mesa/experimental/signals/signal.py
+++ b/mesa/experimental/signals/mesa_signal.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from typing import Any
 
-from .signals_util import create_weakref
+from mesa.experimental.signals.signals_util import create_weakref
 
 __all__ = ["Observable", "HasObservables", "All", "Computable"]
 
@@ -127,8 +127,12 @@ def __init__(self):
 
     def __get__(self, instance, owner):
         computed = getattr(instance, self.private_name)
-
         old_value = computed._value
+
+        # fixme, we are not detecting if one computable is dependent on another
+        if CURRENT_COMPUTED is not None:
+            CURRENT_COMPUTED._add_parent(instance, self.public_name, old_value)
+
         new_value = computed()
 
         if new_value != old_value:
@@ -151,6 +155,7 @@ def __set__(self, instance: HasObservables, value):  # noqa D103
         # no on change event?
         setattr(instance, self.private_name, value)
         value.name = self.public_name
+        value.owner = instance
 
 
 class Computed:
@@ -162,6 +167,7 @@ def __init__(self, func: Callable, *args, **kwargs):
         self._first = True
         self._value = None
         self.name: str = ""  # set by Computable
+        self.owner: HasObservables # set by Computable
 
         self.parents: weakref.WeakKeyDictionary[HasObservables, dict[str, Any]] = (
             weakref.WeakKeyDictionary()
diff --git a/mesa/experimental/signals/observable_collections.py b/mesa/experimental/signals/observable_collections.py
index 3c4a3a21341..4c52e3f98e3 100644
--- a/mesa/experimental/signals/observable_collections.py
+++ b/mesa/experimental/signals/observable_collections.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from collections.abc import Iterable, MutableSequence
 from typing import Any
 
-from .signal import BaseObservable, HasObservables
+from .mesa_signal import BaseObservable, HasObservables
 
 __all__ = [
     "ObservableList",