diff --git a/libobs/obs.hpp b/libobs/obs.hpp
index 16736be7d..0185f9732 100644
--- a/libobs/obs.hpp
+++ b/libobs/obs.hpp
@@ -47,6 +47,52 @@ using OBSWeakEncoder = OBSRef<obs_weak_encoder_t *, obs_weak_encoder_addref,
 using OBSWeakService = OBSRef<obs_weak_service_t *, obs_weak_service_addref,
 			      obs_weak_service_release>;
 
+inline void ___source_dummy_addref(obs_source_t *){};
+inline void ___scene_dummy_addref(obs_scene_t *){};
+inline void ___sceneitem_dummy_addref(obs_sceneitem_t *){};
+inline void ___data_dummy_addref(obs_data_t *){};
+inline void ___data_array_dummy_addref(obs_data_array_t *){};
+inline void ___output_dummy_addref(obs_output_t *){};
+inline void ___encoder_dummy_addref(obs_encoder_t *){};
+inline void ___service_dummy_addref(obs_service_t *){};
+
+inline void ___weak_source_dummy_addref(obs_weak_source_t *){};
+inline void ___weak_output_dummy_addref(obs_weak_output_t *){};
+inline void ___weak_encoder_dummy_addref(obs_weak_encoder_t *){};
+inline void ___weak_service_dummy_addref(obs_weak_service_t *){};
+
+using OBSSourceAutoRelease =
+	OBSRef<obs_source_t *, ___source_dummy_addref, obs_source_release>;
+using OBSSceneAutoRelease =
+	OBSRef<obs_scene_t *, ___scene_dummy_addref, obs_scene_release>;
+using OBSSceneItemAutoRelease =
+	OBSRef<obs_sceneitem_t *, ___sceneitem_dummy_addref,
+	       obs_sceneitem_release>;
+using OBSDataAutoRelease =
+	OBSRef<obs_data_t *, ___data_dummy_addref, obs_data_release>;
+using OBSDataArrayAutoRelease =
+	OBSRef<obs_data_array_t *, ___data_array_dummy_addref,
+	       obs_data_array_release>;
+using OBSOutputAutoRelease =
+	OBSRef<obs_output_t *, ___output_dummy_addref, obs_output_release>;
+using OBSEncoderAutoRelease =
+	OBSRef<obs_encoder_t *, ___encoder_dummy_addref, obs_encoder_release>;
+using OBSServiceAutoRelease =
+	OBSRef<obs_service_t *, ___service_dummy_addref, obs_service_release>;
+
+using OBSWeakSourceAutoRelease =
+	OBSRef<obs_weak_source_t *, ___weak_source_dummy_addref,
+	       obs_weak_source_release>;
+using OBSWeakOutputAutoRelease =
+	OBSRef<obs_weak_output_t *, ___weak_output_dummy_addref,
+	       obs_weak_output_release>;
+using OBSWeakEncoderAutoRelease =
+	OBSRef<obs_weak_encoder_t *, ___weak_encoder_dummy_addref,
+	       obs_weak_encoder_release>;
+using OBSWeakServiceAutoRelease =
+	OBSRef<obs_weak_service_t *, ___weak_service_dummy_addref,
+	       obs_weak_service_release>;
+
 template<typename T, void addref(T), void release(T)> class OBSRef {
 	T val;