diff --git a/include/git2/blob.h b/include/git2/blob.h
index 3cd1467bf..c38a52f65 100644
--- a/include/git2/blob.h
+++ b/include/git2/blob.h
@@ -52,6 +52,24 @@ GIT_INLINE(int) git_blob_lookup(git_blob **blob, git_repository *repo, const git
 	return git_object_lookup((git_object **)blob, repo, id, GIT_OBJ_BLOB);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Close an open blob
+ *
+ * This is a wrapper around git_object_close()
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT:
+ * It *is* necessary to call this method when you stop
+ * using a blob. Failure to do so will cause a memory leak.
+ *
+ * @param blob the blob to close
+ */
+
+GIT_INLINE(void) git_blob_close(git_blob *blob)
+{
+	return git_object_close((git_object *) blob);
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Get a read-only buffer with the raw content of a blob.
  *
diff --git a/include/git2/commit.h b/include/git2/commit.h
index 8306eb152..d497324c6 100644
--- a/include/git2/commit.h
+++ b/include/git2/commit.h
@@ -53,6 +53,23 @@ GIT_INLINE(int) git_commit_lookup(git_commit **commit, git_repository *repo, con
 	return git_object_lookup((git_object **)commit, repo, id, GIT_OBJ_COMMIT);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Close an open commit
+ *
+ * This is a wrapper around git_object_close()
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT:
+ * It *is* necessary to call this method when you stop
+ * using a commit. Failure to do so will cause a memory leak.
+ *
+ * @param commit the commit to close
+ */
+
+GIT_INLINE(void) git_commit_close(git_commit *commit)
+{
+	return git_object_close((git_object *) commit);
+}
+
 /**
  * Get the id of a commit.
  *
diff --git a/include/git2/tag.h b/include/git2/tag.h
index c343f6bf4..845b20516 100644
--- a/include/git2/tag.h
+++ b/include/git2/tag.h
@@ -52,6 +52,24 @@ GIT_INLINE(int) git_tag_lookup(git_tag **tag, git_repository *repo, const git_oi
 	return git_object_lookup((git_object **)tag, repo, id, (git_otype)GIT_OBJ_TAG);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Close an open tag
+ *
+ * This is a wrapper around git_object_close()
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT:
+ * It *is* necessary to call this method when you stop
+ * using a tag. Failure to do so will cause a memory leak.
+ *
+ * @param tag the tag to close
+ */
+
+GIT_INLINE(void) git_tag_close(git_tag *tag)
+{
+	return git_object_close((git_object *) tag);
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Get the id of a tag.
  *
diff --git a/include/git2/tree.h b/include/git2/tree.h
index ec2b51646..cb959a790 100644
--- a/include/git2/tree.h
+++ b/include/git2/tree.h
@@ -52,6 +52,24 @@ GIT_INLINE(int) git_tree_lookup(git_tree **tree, git_repository *repo, const git
 	return git_object_lookup((git_object **)tree, repo, id, GIT_OBJ_TREE);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Close an open tree
+ *
+ * This is a wrapper around git_object_close()
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT:
+ * It *is* necessary to call this method when you stop
+ * using a tree. Failure to do so will cause a memory leak.
+ *
+ * @param tree the tree to close
+ */
+
+GIT_INLINE(void) git_tree_close(git_tree *tree)
+{
+	return git_object_close((git_object *) tree);
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Get the id of a tree.
  *