diff --git a/py/misc.h b/py/misc.h
index e19a535720fb..34699c4f34e8 100644
--- a/py/misc.h
+++ b/py/misc.h
@@ -82,9 +82,14 @@ typedef unsigned int uint;
 #if MICROPY_ENABLE_FINALISER
 #define m_new_obj_with_finaliser(type) ((type *)(m_malloc_with_finaliser(sizeof(type))))
 #define m_new_obj_var_with_finaliser(type, var_field, var_type, var_num) ((type *)m_malloc_with_finaliser(offsetof(type, var_field) + sizeof(var_type) * (var_num)))
+#define mp_obj_malloc_with_finaliser(struct_type, obj_type) ((struct_type *)mp_obj_malloc_with_finaliser_helper(sizeof(struct_type), obj_type))
+#define mp_obj_malloc_var_with_finaliser(struct_type, var_field, var_type, var_num, obj_type) ((struct_type *)mp_obj_malloc_with_finaliser_helper(sizeof(struct_type) + sizeof(var_type) * (var_num), obj_type))
 #else
 #define m_new_obj_with_finaliser(type) m_new_obj(type)
 #define m_new_obj_var_with_finaliser(type, var_field, var_type, var_num) m_new_obj_var(type, var_field, var_type, var_num)
+#define mp_obj_malloc_with_finaliser(struct_type, obj_type) mp_obj_malloc(struct_type, obj_type)
+#define mp_obj_malloc_var_with_finaliser(struct_type, var_field, var_type, var_num, obj_type) mp_obj_malloc_var(struct_type, var_type, var_num, obj_type)
+
 #endif
 #if MICROPY_MALLOC_USES_ALLOCATED_SIZE
 #define m_renew(type, ptr, old_num, new_num) ((type *)(m_realloc((ptr), sizeof(type) * (old_num), sizeof(type) * (new_num))))
diff --git a/py/obj.c b/py/obj.c
index 5e01198b6fb4..547c4c2e207c 100644
--- a/py/obj.c
+++ b/py/obj.c
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ MP_NOINLINE void *mp_obj_malloc_helper(size_t num_bytes, const mp_obj_type_t *ty
     return base;
 }
 
+#if MICROPY_ENABLE_FINALISER
+// Allocates an object and also sets type, for mp_obj_malloc_with_finaliser{,_var} macros.
+MP_NOINLINE void *mp_obj_malloc_with_finaliser_helper(size_t num_bytes, const mp_obj_type_t *type) {
+    mp_obj_base_t *base = (mp_obj_base_t *)m_malloc_with_finaliser(num_bytes);
+    base->type = type;
+    return base;
+}
+#endif
+
+
 const mp_obj_type_t *MICROPY_WRAP_MP_OBJ_GET_TYPE(mp_obj_get_type)(mp_const_obj_t o_in) {
     #if MICROPY_OBJ_IMMEDIATE_OBJS && MICROPY_OBJ_REPR == MICROPY_OBJ_REPR_A
 
diff --git a/py/obj.h b/py/obj.h
index c7b7db0c3834..57f615cbad80 100644
--- a/py/obj.h
+++ b/py/obj.h
@@ -916,6 +916,8 @@ extern const struct _mp_obj_exception_t mp_const_GeneratorExit_obj;
 #define mp_obj_malloc_var(struct_type, var_type, var_num, obj_type) ((struct_type *)mp_obj_malloc_helper(sizeof(struct_type) + sizeof(var_type) * (var_num), obj_type))
 void *mp_obj_malloc_helper(size_t num_bytes, const mp_obj_type_t *type);
 
+MP_NOINLINE void *mp_obj_malloc_with_finaliser_helper(size_t num_bytes, const mp_obj_type_t *type);
+
 // These macros are derived from more primitive ones and are used to
 // check for more specific object types.
 // Note: these are kept as macros because inline functions sometimes use much