1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sources/shiboken2/libshiboken/autodecref.h b/sources/shiboken2/libshiboken/autodecref.h
index 498b1aec4..6e6d5db95 100644
--- a/sources/shiboken2/libshiboken/autodecref.h
+++ b/sources/shiboken2/libshiboken/autodecref.h
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ public:
         m_pyObj = other;
         Py_XDECREF(_py_tmp);
     }
+
+    PyObject *release()
+    {
+        PyObject *result = m_pyObj;
+        m_pyObj = nullptr;
+        return result;
+    }
+
 private:
     PyObject *m_pyObj;
 };