diff --git a/src/libcore/lib.rs b/src/libcore/lib.rs
index 84d84cbd5e190..8468783b75e1c 100644
--- a/src/libcore/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/lib.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ pub mod prelude;
 /* Core modules for ownership management */
 
 pub mod intrinsics;
+pub mod manually_drop;
 pub mod mem;
 pub mod ptr;
 
diff --git a/src/libcore/manually_drop.rs b/src/libcore/manually_drop.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..444ba62a04eeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libcore/manually_drop.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Copyright 2012-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+//! Exposes the `ManuallyDrop` lang item for controlling the exactly what gets dropped within a
+//! structure.
+
+/// A wrapper type that stores data inline without running its destructor when dropped.
+#[lang="manually_drop"]
+#[experimental]
+pub struct ManuallyDrop<T> {
+    /// Wrapped value
+    ///
+    /// This field should not be accessed directly, it is made public for static
+    /// initializers.
+    #[unstable]
+    pub value: T,
+}
+
+impl<T> ManuallyDrop<T> {
+    /// Construct a new instance of `ManuallyDrop` which will wrap the specified
+    /// value.
+    ///
+    /// All access to the inner value through methods is `unsafe`, and it is
+    /// highly discouraged to access the fields directly.
+    ///
+    /// This function is unsafe for the same reason as `forget`, namely that it
+    /// prevents the value's destructors from running.
+    #[experimental]
+    pub unsafe fn new(value: T) -> ManuallyDrop<T> {
+        ManuallyDrop { value: value }
+    }
+
+    /// Gets a mutable pointer to the wrapped value.
+    ///
+    /// This function is unsafe as the pointer returned is an unsafe pointer and
+    /// no guarantees are made about the aliasing of the pointers being handed
+    /// out in this or other tasks.
+    #[experimental]
+    pub unsafe fn get(&self) -> *const T {
+        &self.value as *const T
+    }
+
+    /// Unwraps the value
+    ///
+    /// This function is unsafe because there is no guarantee that this or other
+    /// tasks are currently inspecting the inner value. Additionally, the destructor
+    /// for the inner value is suddenly rescheduled to run.
+    #[experimental]
+    pub unsafe fn into_inner(self) -> T { self.value }
+}
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/lang_items.rs b/src/librustc/middle/lang_items.rs
index 4a20c92d8e21e..8bc4ddedb31c6 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/lang_items.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/lang_items.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2012 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// Copyright 2012-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
 // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
 //
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@ lets_do_this! {
 
     UnsafeTypeLangItem,              "unsafe",                  unsafe_type;
 
+    ManuallyDropLangItem,            "manually_drop",           manually_drop;
+
     DerefTraitLangItem,              "deref",                   deref_trait;
     DerefMutTraitLangItem,           "deref_mut",               deref_mut_trait;
 
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs b/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
index ddbf69685cd91..144dab78e344c 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/ty.rs
@@ -3106,6 +3106,8 @@ pub fn type_contents<'tcx>(cx: &ctxt<'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> TypeContents {
             tc | TC::Managed
         } else if Some(did) == cx.lang_items.unsafe_type() {
             tc | TC::InteriorUnsafe
+        } else if Some(did) == cx.lang_items.manually_drop() {
+            tc - TC::OwnsDtor
         } else {
             tc
         }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/manually_drop.rs b/src/test/run-pass/manually_drop.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c842111940765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/manually_drop.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+extern crate core;
+
+static mut value: uint = 0;
+
+struct Canary;
+
+impl Drop for Canary {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe {
+            value += 1;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    unsafe {
+        assert_eq!(value, 0);
+
+        { Canary; }
+        assert_eq!(value, 1);
+
+        { core::manually_drop::ManuallyDrop::new(Canary); }
+        assert_eq!(value, 1);
+
+        { core::manually_drop::ManuallyDrop::new(Canary).into_inner(); }
+        assert_eq!(value, 2);
+    }
+}