diff --git a/source/lifetime/common.d b/source/lifetime/common.d
index 03a0bb7..a7923c4 100644
--- a/source/lifetime/common.d
+++ b/source/lifetime/common.d
@@ -87,4 +87,35 @@ package void zeroMem(void* ptr, const size_t length) pure nothrow @nogc {
     foreach(i; 0 .. length) {
         ptru[i] = 0;
 	}
+}
+
+void emplaceInitializer(T)(scope ref T chunk) nothrow pure @trusted
+if (!is(T == const) && !is(T == immutable) && !is(T == inout))
+{
+    import core.internal.traits : hasElaborateAssign;
+
+    static if (__traits(isZeroInit, T))
+    {
+        import core.stdc.string : memset;
+        memset(cast(void*) &chunk, 0, T.sizeof);
+    }
+    else static if (__traits(isScalar, T) ||
+                    T.sizeof <= 16 && !hasElaborateAssign!T && __traits(compiles, (){ T chunk; chunk = T.init; }))
+    {
+        chunk = T.init;
+    }
+    else static if (__traits(isStaticArray, T))
+    {
+        // For static arrays there is no initializer symbol created. Instead, we emplace elements one-by-one.
+        foreach (i; 0 .. T.length)
+        {
+            emplaceInitializer(chunk[i]);
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        import core.stdc.string : memcpy;
+        const initializer = __traits(initSymbol, T);
+        memcpy(cast(void*)&chunk, initializer.ptr, initializer.length);
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/source/lifetime/destruction.d b/source/lifetime/destruction.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a0fb98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/lifetime/destruction.d
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+module lifetime.destruction;
+
+//Copy pasted from druntime
+
+void __ArrayDtor(T)(scope T[] a)
+{
+    foreach_reverse (ref T e; a)
+        e.__xdtor();
+}
+
+public void destructRecurse(E, size_t n)(ref E[n] arr)
+{
+    import core.internal.traits : hasElaborateDestructor;
+
+    static if (hasElaborateDestructor!E)
+    {
+        foreach_reverse (ref elem; arr)
+            destructRecurse(elem);
+    }
+}
+
+public void destructRecurse(S)(ref S s)
+    if (is(S == struct))
+{
+    static if (__traits(hasMember, S, "__xdtor") &&
+            // Bugzilla 14746: Check that it's the exact member of S.
+            __traits(isSame, S, __traits(parent, s.__xdtor)))
+        s.__xdtor();
+}
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diff --git a/source/object.d b/source/object.d
index abec0e0..9015866 100644
--- a/source/object.d
+++ b/source/object.d
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ public import lifetime.array_ : _d_arraysetlengthTImpl, _d_newarrayU;
 
 public import lwdr.string_switch : __switch;
 public import core.internal.switch_ : __switch_error; //final switch
+public import lifetime.destruction: __ArrayDtor;
 
 
 public import rt.arrcast : __ArrayCast;
@@ -884,4 +885,67 @@ const:
         auto p = cast(immutable char*) addrOf(MIname);
         return p[0 .. strlen(p)];
     }
+}
+
+/**
+    Copy pasted from druntime destroy functions
+
+
+Destroys the given object and optionally resets to initial state. It's used to
+_destroy an object, calling its destructor or finalizer so it no longer
+references any other objects. It does $(I not) initiate a GC cycle or free
+any GC memory.
+If `initialize` is supplied `false`, the object is considered invalid after
+destruction, and should not be referenced.
+*/
+void destroy(bool initialize = true, T)(ref T obj) if (is(T == struct))
+{
+    import lifetime.destruction : destructRecurse;
+
+    destructRecurse(obj);
+
+    static if (initialize)
+    {
+        import lifetime.common : emplaceInitializer;
+        emplaceInitializer(obj); // emplace T.init
+    }
+}
+
+
+/// ditto
+void destroy(bool initialize = true, T)(T obj) if (is(T == class))
+{
+    static if (__traits(getLinkage, T) == "C++")
+    {
+        static if (__traits(hasMember, T, "__xdtor"))
+            obj.__xdtor();
+
+        static if (initialize)
+        {
+            const initializer = __traits(initSymbol, T);
+            (cast(void*)obj)[0 .. initializer.length] = initializer[];
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Bypass overloaded opCast
+        auto ptr = (() @trusted => *cast(void**) &obj)();
+        rt_finalize2(ptr, true, initialize);
+    }
+}
+
+/// ditto
+void destroy(bool initialize = true, T)(T obj) if (is(T == interface))
+{
+    static assert(__traits(getLinkage, T) == "D", "Invalid call to destroy() on extern(" ~ __traits(getLinkage, T) ~ ") interface");
+
+    destroy!initialize(cast(Object)obj);
+}
+
+/// ditto
+void destroy(bool initialize = true, T)(ref T obj)
+    if (!is(T == struct) && !is(T == interface) && !is(T == class) && !__traits(isStaticArray, T))
+{
+    static if (initialize)
+        obj = T.init;
 }
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