diff --git a/sdk/BUILD.gn b/sdk/BUILD.gn
index e6605568ce..0948ce6574 100644
--- a/sdk/BUILD.gn
+++ b/sdk/BUILD.gn
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ if (is_ios || is_mac) {
       "objc/Framework/Classes/Common/RTCUIApplicationStatusObserver.m",
       "objc/Framework/Classes/Common/helpers.h",
       "objc/Framework/Classes/Common/helpers.mm",
+      "objc/Framework/Classes/Common/scoped_cftyperef.h",
       "objc/Framework/Headers/WebRTC/RTCDispatcher.h",
       "objc/Framework/Headers/WebRTC/RTCFieldTrials.h",
       "objc/Framework/Headers/WebRTC/RTCLogging.h",
diff --git a/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/Common/scoped_cftyperef.h b/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/Common/scoped_cftyperef.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cde7a9069c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/objc/Framework/Classes/Common/scoped_cftyperef.h
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2017 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef WEBRTC_SDK_OBJC_FRAMEWORK_CLASSES_COMMON_SCOPED_CFTYPEREF_H_
+#define WEBRTC_SDK_OBJC_FRAMEWORK_CLASSES_COMMON_SCOPED_CFTYPEREF_H_
+
+#include <CoreFoundation/CoreFoundation.h>
+namespace rtc {
+
+template <typename T>
+class ScopedCFTypeRef {
+ public:
+  // RETAIN: ScopedCFTypeRef should retain the object when it takes
+  // ownership.
+  // ASSUME: Assume the object already has already been retained.
+  // ScopedCFTypeRef takes over ownership.
+  enum class RetainPolicy { RETAIN, ASSUME };
+
+  ScopedCFTypeRef() : ptr_(nullptr) {}
+  explicit ScopedCFTypeRef(T ptr) : ptr_(ptr) {}
+  ScopedCFTypeRef(T ptr, RetainPolicy policy) : ScopedCFTypeRef(ptr) {
+    if (ptr_ && policy == RetainPolicy::RETAIN)
+      CFRetain(ptr_);
+  }
+
+  ~ScopedCFTypeRef() {
+    if (ptr_) {
+      CFRelease(ptr_);
+    }
+  }
+
+  T get() const { return ptr_; }
+  T operator->() const { return ptr_; }
+  explicit operator bool() const { return ptr_; }
+
+  bool operator!() const { return !ptr_; }
+
+  ScopedCFTypeRef& operator=(const T& rhs) {
+    if (ptr_)
+      CFRelease(ptr_);
+    ptr_ = rhs;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  ScopedCFTypeRef& operator=(const ScopedCFTypeRef<T>& rhs) {
+    reset(rhs.get(), RetainPolicy::RETAIN);
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  // This is intended to take ownership of objects that are
+  // created by pass-by-pointer initializers.
+  T* InitializeInto() {
+    RTC_DCHECK(!ptr_);
+    return &ptr_;
+  }
+
+  void reset(T ptr, RetainPolicy policy = RetainPolicy::ASSUME) {
+    if (ptr && policy == RetainPolicy::RETAIN)
+      CFRetain(ptr);
+    if (ptr_)
+      CFRelease(ptr_);
+    ptr_ = ptr;
+  }
+
+  T release() {
+    T temp = ptr_;
+    ptr_ = nullptr;
+    return temp;
+  }
+
+ private:
+  T ptr_;
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+static ScopedCFTypeRef<T> AdoptCF(T cftype) {
+  return ScopedCFTypeRef<T>(cftype, RetainPolicy::RETAIN);
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+static ScopedCFTypeRef<T> ScopedCF(T cftype) {
+  return ScopedCFTypeRef<T>(cftype);
+}
+
+}  // namespace rtc
+
+#endif  // WEBRTC_SDK_OBJC_FRAMEWORK_CLASSES_COMMON_SCOPED_CFTYPEREF_H_