diff --git a/Mac/Modules/res/Resmodule.c b/Mac/Modules/res/Resmodule.c
index 4f0f3c8..d0495e5 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/res/Resmodule.c
+++ b/Mac/Modules/res/Resmodule.c
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@
 
 #define resNotFound -192 /* Can't include <Errors.h> because of Python's "errors.h" */
 
+/* Function to dispose a resource, with a "normal" calling sequence */
+static void
+PyMac_AutoDisposeHandle(Handle h)
+{
+	DisposeHandle(h);
+}
+
 static PyObject *Res_Error;
 
 /* ---------------------- Object type Resource ---------------------- */
@@ -58,6 +65,7 @@
 typedef struct ResourceObject {
 	PyObject_HEAD
 	Handle ob_itself;
+	void (*ob_freeit)(Handle ptr);
 } ResourceObject;
 
 PyObject *ResObj_New(itself)
@@ -68,6 +76,7 @@
 	it = PyObject_NEW(ResourceObject, &Resource_Type);
 	if (it == NULL) return NULL;
 	it->ob_itself = itself;
+	it->ob_freeit = NULL;
 	return (PyObject *)it;
 }
 ResObj_Convert(v, p_itself)
@@ -97,7 +106,11 @@
 static void ResObj_dealloc(self)
 	ResourceObject *self;
 {
-	/* Cleanup of self->ob_itself goes here */
+	if (self->ob_freeit && self->ob_itself)
+	{
+		self->ob_freeit(self->ob_itself);
+	}
+	self->ob_itself = NULL;
 	PyMem_DEL(self);
 }
 
@@ -462,6 +475,25 @@
 	return _res;
 }
 
+static PyObject *ResObj_AutoDispose(_self, _args)
+	ResourceObject *_self;
+	PyObject *_args;
+{
+	PyObject *_res = NULL;
+
+	int onoff, old = 0;
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, "i", &onoff))
+		return NULL;
+	if ( _self->ob_freeit )
+		old = 1;
+	if ( onoff )
+		_self->ob_freeit = PyMac_AutoDisposeHandle;
+	else
+		_self->ob_freeit = NULL;
+	return Py_BuildValue("i", old);
+
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef ResObj_methods[] = {
 	{"HomeResFile", (PyCFunction)ResObj_HomeResFile, 1,
 	 "() -> (short _rv)"},
@@ -503,6 +535,8 @@
 	 "Return this resource/handle as a Menu"},
 	{"LoadResource", (PyCFunction)ResObj_LoadResource, 1,
 	 "() -> None"},
+	{"AutoDispose", (PyCFunction)ResObj_AutoDispose, 1,
+	 "(int)->int. Automatically DisposeHandle the object on Python object cleanup"},
 	{NULL, NULL, 0}
 };
 
@@ -1305,7 +1339,34 @@
 	HLock(h);
 	memcpy(*h, buf, len);
 	HUnlock(h);
-	return (PyObject *)ResObj_New(h);
+	return ResObj_New(h);
+
+}
+
+static PyObject *Res_Handle(_self, _args)
+	PyObject *_self;
+	PyObject *_args;
+{
+	PyObject *_res = NULL;
+
+	char *buf;
+	int len;
+	Handle h;
+	ResourceObject *rv;
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, "s#", &buf, &len))
+		return NULL;
+	h = NewHandle(len);
+	if ( h == NULL ) {
+		PyErr_NoMemory();
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	HLock(h);
+	memcpy(*h, buf, len);
+	HUnlock(h);
+	rv = (ResourceObject *)ResObj_New(h);
+	rv->ob_freeit = PyMac_AutoDisposeHandle;
+	return (PyObject *)rv;
 
 }
 
@@ -1377,7 +1438,9 @@
 	{"FSpCreateResFile", (PyCFunction)Res_FSpCreateResFile, 1,
 	 "(FSSpec spec, OSType creator, OSType fileType, ScriptCode scriptTag) -> None"},
 	{"Resource", (PyCFunction)Res_Resource, 1,
-	 "Convert a string to a resource object.\n\nThe created resource object is actually just a handle.\nApply AddResource() to write it to a resource file.\n"},
+	 "Convert a string to a resource object.\n\nThe created resource object is actually just a handle,\napply AddResource() to write it to a resource file.\nSee also the Handle() docstring.\n"},
+	{"Handle", (PyCFunction)Res_Handle, 1,
+	 "Convert a string to a Handle object.\n\nResource() and Handle() are very similar, but objects created with Handle() are\nby default automatically DisposeHandle()d upon object cleanup. Use AutoDispose()\nto change this.\n"},
 	{NULL, NULL, 0}
 };
 
@@ -1422,7 +1485,6 @@
 }
 
 
-
 void initRes()
 {
 	PyObject *m;
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/res/resedit.py b/Mac/Modules/res/resedit.py
index 42966e4..1684870 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/res/resedit.py
+++ b/Mac/Modules/res/resedit.py
@@ -13,14 +13,45 @@
 HLock(h);
 memcpy(*h, buf, len);
 HUnlock(h);
-return (PyObject *)ResObj_New(h);
+return ResObj_New(h);
 """
 
 f = ManualGenerator("Resource", resource_body)
 f.docstring = lambda: """Convert a string to a resource object.
 
-The created resource object is actually just a handle.
-Apply AddResource() to write it to a resource file.
+The created resource object is actually just a handle,
+apply AddResource() to write it to a resource file.
+See also the Handle() docstring.
+"""
+functions.append(f)
+
+handle_body = """
+char *buf;
+int len;
+Handle h;
+ResourceObject *rv;
+
+if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, "s#", &buf, &len))
+	return NULL;
+h = NewHandle(len);
+if ( h == NULL ) {
+	PyErr_NoMemory();
+	return NULL;
+}
+HLock(h);
+memcpy(*h, buf, len);
+HUnlock(h);
+rv = (ResourceObject *)ResObj_New(h);
+rv->ob_freeit = PyMac_AutoDisposeHandle;
+return (PyObject *)rv;
+"""
+
+f = ManualGenerator("Handle", handle_body)
+f.docstring = lambda: """Convert a string to a Handle object.
+
+Resource() and Handle() are very similar, but objects created with Handle() are
+by default automatically DisposeHandle()d upon object cleanup. Use AutoDispose()
+to change this.
 """
 functions.append(f)
 
@@ -46,3 +77,22 @@
     (Handle, 'theResource', InMode),
 )
 resmethods.append(f)
+
+#
+# A method to set the auto-dispose flag
+#
+AutoDispose_body = """
+int onoff, old = 0;
+if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, "i", &onoff))
+	return NULL;
+if ( _self->ob_freeit )
+	old = 1;
+if ( onoff )
+	_self->ob_freeit = PyMac_AutoDisposeHandle;
+else
+	_self->ob_freeit = NULL;
+return Py_BuildValue("i", old);
+"""
+f = ManualGenerator("AutoDispose", AutoDispose_body)
+f.docstring = lambda: "(int)->int. Automatically DisposeHandle the object on Python object cleanup"
+resmethods.append(f)
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/res/ressupport.py b/Mac/Modules/res/ressupport.py
index c0466a7..10e2724 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/res/ressupport.py
+++ b/Mac/Modules/res/ressupport.py
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #define resNotFound -192 /* Can't include <Errors.h> because of Python's "errors.h" */
+
+/* Function to dispose a resource, with a "normal" calling sequence */
+static void
+PyMac_AutoDisposeHandle(Handle h)
+{
+	DisposeHandle(h);
+}
 """
 
 finalstuff = finalstuff + """
@@ -65,7 +72,6 @@
 	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Resource required");
 	return 0;
 }
-
 """
 
 initstuff = initstuff + """
@@ -120,7 +126,7 @@
 }
 """
 
-class ResDefiniton(GlobalObjectDefinition):
+class ResDefinition(GlobalObjectDefinition):
 
 	def outputCheckNewArg(self):
 		Output("if (itself == NULL) return PyMac_Error(resNotFound);")
@@ -145,8 +151,23 @@
 	def outputSetattr(self):
 		Output(setattrCode)
 
+	def outputStructMembers(self):
+		GlobalObjectDefinition.outputStructMembers(self)
+		Output("void (*ob_freeit)(%s ptr);", self.itselftype)
+		
+	def outputInitStructMembers(self):
+		GlobalObjectDefinition.outputInitStructMembers(self)
+		Output("it->ob_freeit = NULL;")
+		
+	def outputCleanupStructMembers(self):
+		Output("if (self->ob_freeit && self->ob_itself)")
+		OutLbrace()
+		Output("self->ob_freeit(self->ob_itself);")
+		OutRbrace()
+		Output("self->ob_itself = NULL;")
 
-resobject = ResDefiniton('Resource', 'ResObj', 'Handle')
+
+resobject = ResDefinition('Resource', 'ResObj', 'Handle')
 module.addobject(resobject)
 
 functions = []