diff --git a/py/obj.c b/py/obj.c
index 5e01198b6f..e43451dadd 100644
--- a/py/obj.c
+++ b/py/obj.c
@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ 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{,_var}_with_finaliser 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 5d49873ff9..bd0df3fd68 100644
--- a/py/obj.h
+++ b/py/obj.h
@@ -916,6 +916,16 @@ extern const struct _mp_obj_exception_t mp_const_GeneratorExit_obj;
 #define mp_obj_malloc_var(struct_type, var_field, var_type, var_num, obj_type) ((struct_type *)mp_obj_malloc_helper(offsetof(struct_type, var_field) + sizeof(var_type) * (var_num), obj_type))
 void *mp_obj_malloc_helper(size_t num_bytes, const mp_obj_type_t *type);
 
+// Object allocation macros for allocating objects that have a finaliser.
+#if MICROPY_ENABLE_FINALISER
+#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_type, var_num, obj_type) ((struct_type *)mp_obj_malloc_with_finaliser_helper(sizeof(struct_type) + sizeof(var_type) * (var_num), obj_type))
+void *mp_obj_malloc_with_finaliser_helper(size_t num_bytes, const mp_obj_type_t *type);
+#else
+#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_type, var_num, obj_type) mp_obj_malloc_var(struct_type, var_type, var_num, obj_type)
+#endif
+
 // 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