diff --git a/include/pybind11/detail/internals.h b/include/pybind11/detail/internals.h
index 6ca5e1482f..86991955b5 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/detail/internals.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/detail/internals.h
@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ PYBIND11_NOINLINE internals &get_internals() {
     // Cannot use py::gil_scoped_acquire here since that constructor calls get_internals.
     struct gil_scoped_acquire_local {
         gil_scoped_acquire_local() : state(PyGILState_Ensure()) {}
+        gil_scoped_acquire_local(const gil_scoped_acquire_local &) = delete;
+        gil_scoped_acquire_local &operator=(const gil_scoped_acquire_local &) = delete;
         ~gil_scoped_acquire_local() { PyGILState_Release(state); }
         const PyGILState_STATE state;
     } gil;
diff --git a/include/pybind11/gil.h b/include/pybind11/gil.h
index a0b5de1514..1ef5f0a8c8 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/gil.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/gil.h
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ class gil_scoped_acquire {
         inc_ref();
     }
 
+    gil_scoped_acquire(const gil_scoped_acquire &) = delete;
+    gil_scoped_acquire &operator=(const gil_scoped_acquire &) = delete;
+
     void inc_ref() { ++tstate->gilstate_counter; }
 
     PYBIND11_NOINLINE void dec_ref() {
@@ -144,6 +147,9 @@ class gil_scoped_release {
         }
     }
 
+    gil_scoped_release(const gil_scoped_acquire &) = delete;
+    gil_scoped_release &operator=(const gil_scoped_acquire &) = delete;
+
     /// This method will disable the PyThreadState_DeleteCurrent call and the
     /// GIL won't be acquired. This method should be used if the interpreter
     /// could be shutting down when this is called, as thread deletion is not
@@ -178,6 +184,8 @@ class gil_scoped_acquire {
 
 public:
     gil_scoped_acquire() { state = PyGILState_Ensure(); }
+    gil_scoped_acquire(const gil_scoped_acquire &) = delete;
+    gil_scoped_acquire &operator=(const gil_scoped_acquire &) = delete;
     ~gil_scoped_acquire() { PyGILState_Release(state); }
     void disarm() {}
 };
@@ -187,6 +195,8 @@ class gil_scoped_release {
 
 public:
     gil_scoped_release() { state = PyEval_SaveThread(); }
+    gil_scoped_release(const gil_scoped_release &) = delete;
+    gil_scoped_release &operator=(const gil_scoped_acquire &) = delete;
     ~gil_scoped_release() { PyEval_RestoreThread(state); }
     void disarm() {}
 };