diff --git a/library/core/src/mem/drop_guard.rs b/library/core/src/mem/drop_guard.rs
index 74bf353907455..ca193a14f565a 100644
--- a/library/core/src/mem/drop_guard.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/mem/drop_guard.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ use crate::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 /// #![feature(drop_guard)]
 ///
 /// use std::mem::DropGuard;
+/// use std::mem::defer;
+///
+/// {
+///     // Create a new guard that will do something
+///     // when dropped.
+///     let _guard = defer! { println!("Goodbye, world!") };
+///
+///     // The guard will be dropped here, printing:
+///     // "Goodbye, world!"
+/// }
 ///
 /// {
 ///     // Create a new guard around a string that will
@@ -39,11 +49,28 @@ where
     f: ManuallyDrop<F>,
 }
 
+/// Create a new instance of `DropGuard` with a cleanup closure.
+///
+/// # Example
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// # #![allow(unused)]
+/// #![feature(drop_guard)]
+///
+/// use std::mem::defer;
+///
+/// let _guard = defer! { println!("Goodbye, world!") };
+/// ```
+#[unstable(feature = "drop_guard", issue = "144426")]
+pub macro defer($($t:tt)*) {
+    $crate::mem::DropGuard::new((), |()| { $($t)* })
+}
+
 impl<T, F> DropGuard<T, F>
 where
     F: FnOnce(T),
 {
-    /// Create a new instance of `DropGuard`.
+    /// Create a new instance of `DropGuard` with a value and a cleanup closure.
     ///
     /// # Example
     ///
diff --git a/library/core/src/mem/mod.rs b/library/core/src/mem/mod.rs
index ad5fda0cfe4db..1fd9d9e8ec37e 100644
--- a/library/core/src/mem/mod.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/mem/mod.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub use transmutability::{Assume, TransmuteFrom};
 
 mod drop_guard;
 #[unstable(feature = "drop_guard", issue = "144426")]
-pub use drop_guard::DropGuard;
+pub use drop_guard::{DropGuard, defer};
 
 // This one has to be a re-export (rather than wrapping the underlying intrinsic) so that we can do
 // the special magic "types have equal size" check at the call site.
diff --git a/library/coretests/tests/mem.rs b/library/coretests/tests/mem.rs
index 5247e01fba01b..91fe625de9728 100644
--- a/library/coretests/tests/mem.rs
+++ b/library/coretests/tests/mem.rs
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ fn const_maybe_uninit_zeroed() {
 #[test]
 fn drop_guards_only_dropped_by_closure_when_run() {
     let value_drops = Cell::new(0);
-    let value = DropGuard::new((), |()| value_drops.set(1 + value_drops.get()));
+    let value = defer! { value_drops.set(1 + value_drops.get()) };
     let closure_drops = Cell::new(0);
     let guard = DropGuard::new(value, |_| closure_drops.set(1 + closure_drops.get()));
     assert_eq!(value_drops.get(), 0);
@@ -825,10 +825,10 @@ fn drop_guard_into_inner() {
 fn drop_guard_always_drops_value_if_closure_drop_unwinds() {
     // Create a value with a destructor, which we will validate ran successfully.
     let mut value_was_dropped = false;
-    let value_with_tracked_destruction = DropGuard::new((), |_| value_was_dropped = true);
+    let value_with_tracked_destruction = defer! { value_was_dropped = true };
 
     // Create a closure that will begin unwinding when dropped.
-    let drop_bomb = DropGuard::new((), |_| panic!());
+    let drop_bomb = defer! { panic!() };
     let closure_that_panics_on_drop = move |_| {
         let _drop_bomb = drop_bomb;
     };
@@ -841,3 +841,11 @@ fn drop_guard_always_drops_value_if_closure_drop_unwinds() {
     }));
     assert!(value_was_dropped);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn defer_moved_value() {
+    let data = "owned data".to_string();
+    let _guard = defer! {
+       std::thread::spawn(move || { assert_eq!(data.as_str(), "owned data") }).join().ok();
+    };
+}