diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-12-08-03-40-43.bpo-18372.DT1nR0.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-12-08-03-40-43.bpo-18372.DT1nR0.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8205b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-12-08-03-40-43.bpo-18372.DT1nR0.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Add missing :c:func:`PyObject_GC_Track` calls in the :mod:`pickle` module.
+Patch by Zackery Spytz.
diff --git a/Modules/_pickle.c b/Modules/_pickle.c
index 15e15cd..c8b3ef7 100644
--- a/Modules/_pickle.c
+++ b/Modules/_pickle.c
@@ -1114,6 +1114,8 @@
         Py_DECREF(self);
         return NULL;
     }
+
+    PyObject_GC_Track(self);
     return self;
 }
 
@@ -1491,6 +1493,7 @@
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    PyObject_GC_Track(self);
     return self;
 }