diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/cpp/ManuallyScoped.hpp b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/cpp/ManuallyScoped.hpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license
+ * that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include "Utils.hpp"
+
+namespace kotlin {
+
+// Like T but must be manually constructed and destroyed.
+template <typename T>
+class ManuallyScoped : private Pinned {
+public:
+    // Construct T
+    template <typename... Args>
+    void construct(Args&&... args) noexcept(noexcept(T(std::forward<Args>(args)...))) {
+        new (impl()) T(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+
+    // Destroy T
+    void destroy() noexcept { impl()->~T(); }
+
+    T& operator*() noexcept { return *impl(); }
+    T* operator->() noexcept { return impl(); }
+    const T& operator*() const noexcept { return *impl(); }
+    const T* operator->() const noexcept { return impl(); }
+
+private:
+    T* impl() noexcept { return reinterpret_cast<T*>(implStorage_); }
+    const T* impl() const noexcept { return reinterpret_cast<const T*>(implStorage_); }
+
+    alignas(T) char implStorage_[sizeof(T)];
+};
+
+} // namespace kotlin
diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/cpp/ManuallyScopedTest.cpp b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/main/cpp/ManuallyScopedTest.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license
+ * that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "ManuallyScoped.hpp"
+
+#include "gmock/gmock.h"
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+using namespace kotlin;
+
+using ::testing::_;
+
+namespace {
+
+struct NonTrivialCtor {
+    int x = 123;
+};
+
+static_assert(!std::is_trivially_constructible_v<NonTrivialCtor>);
+static_assert(std::is_trivially_destructible_v<NonTrivialCtor>);
+static_assert(std::is_trivially_constructible_v<ManuallyScoped<NonTrivialCtor>>);
+static_assert(std::is_trivially_destructible_v<ManuallyScoped<NonTrivialCtor>>);
+
+class NonTrivialDtor : private Pinned {
+public:
+    explicit NonTrivialDtor(std::function<void(NonTrivialDtor*)> dtorHook) : dtorHook_(std::move(dtorHook)) {}
+
+    ~NonTrivialDtor() { dtorHook_(this); }
+
+private:
+    std::function<void(NonTrivialDtor*)> dtorHook_;
+};
+
+static_assert(!std::is_trivially_constructible_v<NonTrivialDtor>);
+static_assert(!std::is_trivially_destructible_v<NonTrivialDtor>);
+static_assert(std::is_trivially_constructible_v<ManuallyScoped<NonTrivialDtor>>);
+static_assert(std::is_trivially_destructible_v<ManuallyScoped<NonTrivialDtor>>);
+
+} // namespace
+
+class ManuallyScopedTest : public testing::Test {
+public:
+    testing::MockFunction<void(NonTrivialDtor*)>& dtorHook() noexcept { return dtorHook_; }
+
+private:
+    testing::StrictMock<testing::MockFunction<void(NonTrivialDtor*)>> dtorHook_;
+};
+
+TEST_F(ManuallyScopedTest, NonTrivialCtor) {
+    ManuallyScoped<NonTrivialCtor> instance;
+    instance.construct();
+    EXPECT_THAT(instance->x, 123);
+}
+
+TEST_F(ManuallyScopedTest, NonTrivialDtor) {
+    ManuallyScoped<NonTrivialDtor> instance;
+    instance.construct(dtorHook().AsStdFunction());
+    EXPECT_CALL(dtorHook(), Call(&*instance));
+    instance.destroy();
+}
+
+TEST_F(ManuallyScopedTest, NonTrivialDtorLeak) {
+    ManuallyScoped<NonTrivialDtor> instance;
+    instance.construct(dtorHook().AsStdFunction());
+    EXPECT_CALL(dtorHook(), Call(_)).Times(0);
+}