diff --git a/src/SDL_properties.c b/src/SDL_properties.c
index 566ea51ba..5ac9478e3 100644
--- a/src/SDL_properties.c
+++ b/src/SDL_properties.c
@@ -375,6 +375,16 @@ int SDL_SetProperty(SDL_PropertiesID props, const char *name, void *value)
     return SDL_PrivateSetProperty(props, name, property);
 }
 
+static void CleanupFreeableProperty(void *userdata, void *value)
+{
+    SDL_free(value);
+}
+
+int SDL_SetFreeableProperty(SDL_PropertiesID props, const char *name, void *value)
+{
+    return SDL_SetPropertyWithCleanup(props, name, value, CleanupFreeableProperty, NULL);
+}
+
 static void CleanupSurface(void *userdata, void *value)
 {
     SDL_Surface *surface = (SDL_Surface *)value;
diff --git a/src/SDL_properties_c.h b/src/SDL_properties_c.h
index ee23ae8e8..d996fa12f 100644
--- a/src/SDL_properties_c.h
+++ b/src/SDL_properties_c.h
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@
 */
 
 extern int SDL_InitProperties(void);
+extern int SDL_SetFreeableProperty(SDL_PropertiesID props, const char *name, void *value);
 extern int SDL_SetSurfaceProperty(SDL_PropertiesID props, const char *name, SDL_Surface *surface);
 extern void SDL_QuitProperties(void);