4 files changed, 36 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/git2/blob.h b/include/git2/blob.h
index f451593cd..6377fc2a2 100644
--- a/include/git2/blob.h
+++ b/include/git2/blob.h
@@ -259,6 +259,15 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_blob_create_frombuffer(
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_blob_is_binary(const git_blob *blob);
 
+/**
+ * Create an in-memory copy of a blob. The copy must be explicitly
+ * free'd or it will leak.
+ *
+ * @param out Pointer to store the copy of the object
+ * @param source Original object to copy
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_blob_dup(git_blob **out, git_blob *source);
+
 /** @} */
 GIT_END_DECL
 #endif
diff --git a/include/git2/commit.h b/include/git2/commit.h
index f63a90685..4cc637466 100644
--- a/include/git2/commit.h
+++ b/include/git2/commit.h
@@ -461,6 +461,15 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_commit_create_with_signature(
 	const char *signature,
 	const char *signature_field);
 
+/**
+ * Create an in-memory copy of a commit. The copy must be explicitly
+ * free'd or it will leak.
+ *
+ * @param out Pointer to store the copy of the commit
+ * @param source Original commit to copy
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_commit_dup(git_commit **out, git_commit *source);
+
 /** @} */
 GIT_END_DECL
 #endif
diff --git a/include/git2/tag.h b/include/git2/tag.h
index c822cee7c..cb95fb5ef 100644
--- a/include/git2/tag.h
+++ b/include/git2/tag.h
@@ -347,6 +347,15 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_tag_peel(
 	git_object **tag_target_out,
 	const git_tag *tag);
 
+/**
+ * Create an in-memory copy of a tag. The copy must be explicitly
+ * free'd or it will leak.
+ *
+ * @param out Pointer to store the copy of the tag
+ * @param source Original tag to copy
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_tag_dup(git_tag **out, git_tag *source);
+
 /** @} */
 GIT_END_DECL
 #endif
diff --git a/include/git2/tree.h b/include/git2/tree.h
index 550a44857..8a2be2102 100644
--- a/include/git2/tree.h
+++ b/include/git2/tree.h
@@ -409,6 +409,15 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_tree_walk(
 	git_treewalk_cb callback,
 	void *payload);
 
+/**
+ * Create an in-memory copy of a tree. The copy must be explicitly
+ * free'd or it will leak.
+ *
+ * @param out Pointer to store the copy of the tree
+ * @param source Original tree to copy
+ */
+GIT_EXTERN(int) git_tree_dup(git_tree **out, git_tree *source);
+
 /** @} */
 
 GIT_END_DECL