diff --git a/joint_limits/include/joint_limits/joint_saturation_limiter.hpp b/joint_limits/include/joint_limits/joint_saturation_limiter.hpp
index 7142c85d54..4626d14e0b 100644
--- a/joint_limits/include/joint_limits/joint_saturation_limiter.hpp
+++ b/joint_limits/include/joint_limits/joint_saturation_limiter.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include "joint_limits/joint_limiter_interface.hpp"
 #include "joint_limits/joint_limits.hpp"
@@ -41,9 +43,15 @@ class JointSaturationLimiter : public JointLimiterInterface<LimitsType>
     trajectory_msgs::msg::JointTrajectoryPoint & desired_joint_states,
     const rclcpp::Duration & dt) override;
 
-  JOINT_LIMITS_PUBLIC bool on_enforce_effort(
-    trajectory_msgs::msg::JointTrajectoryPoint & current_joint_states,
-    trajectory_msgs::msg::JointTrajectoryPoint & desired_joint_states, const rclcpp::Duration & dt);
+  /**
+   * generic function for enforcing of effort.
+   *
+   * \return std::pair<bool, std::vector<double>>, where bool shows if the limits have been enforced
+   * and the std::vector<double> contains the values
+   *
+   */
+  JOINT_LIMITS_PUBLIC std::pair<bool, std::vector<double>> on_enforce(
+    std::vector<double> desired, const rclcpp::Duration & dt);
 
 private:
   rclcpp::Clock::SharedPtr clock_;
diff --git a/joint_limits/src/joint_saturation_limiter.cpp b/joint_limits/src/joint_saturation_limiter.cpp
index 52c0d77a51..c318f26840 100644
--- a/joint_limits/src/joint_saturation_limiter.cpp
+++ b/joint_limits/src/joint_saturation_limiter.cpp
@@ -392,23 +392,22 @@ bool JointSaturationLimiter<JointLimits>::on_enforce(
 }
 
 template <>
-bool JointSaturationLimiter<JointLimits>::on_enforce_effort(
-  trajectory_msgs::msg::JointTrajectoryPoint & current_joint_states,
-  trajectory_msgs::msg::JointTrajectoryPoint & desired_joint_states, const rclcpp::Duration & dt)
+std::pair<bool, std::vector<double>> JointSaturationLimiter<JointLimits>::on_enforce(
+  std::vector<double> desired, const rclcpp::Duration & dt)
 {
   std::vector<double> desired_effort(number_of_joints_);
   std::vector<std::string> limited_joints_effort;
+  bool limits_enforced = false;
 
-  bool has_effort_cmd = (desired_joint_states.effort.size() == number_of_joints_);
-  if (!has_effort_cmd)
+  bool has_cmd = (desired.size() == number_of_joints_);
+  if (!has_cmd)
   {
-    return false;
+    return std::make_pair(limits_enforced, desired_effort);
   }
 
-  bool limits_enforced = false;
   for (size_t index = 0; index < number_of_joints_; ++index)
   {
-    desired_effort[index] = desired_joint_states.effort[index];
+    desired_effort[index] = desired[index];
     if (joint_limits_[index].has_effort_limits)
     {
       double max_effort = joint_limits_[index].max_effort;
@@ -417,11 +416,6 @@ bool JointSaturationLimiter<JointLimits>::on_enforce_effort(
         desired_effort[index] = std::copysign(max_effort, desired_effort[index]);
         limited_joints_effort.emplace_back(joint_names_[index]);
         limits_enforced = true;
-        return true;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        return false;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -435,10 +429,8 @@ bool JointSaturationLimiter<JointLimits>::on_enforce_effort(
       node_logging_itf_->get_logger(), *clock_, ROS_LOG_THROTTLE_PERIOD,
       "Joint(s) [" << ostr.str().c_str() << "] would exceed effort limits, limiting");
   }
-  // set desired values
-  desired_joint_states.effort = desired_effort;
 
-  return limits_enforced;
+  return std::make_pair(limits_enforced, desired_effort);
 }
 
 }  // namespace joint_limits