diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/qbool.h b/include/qapi/qmp/qbool.h
index 2f888d1057..0d09726939 100644
--- a/include/qapi/qmp/qbool.h
+++ b/include/qapi/qmp/qbool.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ struct QBool {
     bool value;
 };
 
+void qbool_unref(QBool *q);
+
+G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(QBool, qbool_unref)
+
 QBool *qbool_from_bool(bool value);
 bool qbool_get_bool(const QBool *qb);
 
diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/qdict.h b/include/qapi/qmp/qdict.h
index d5b5430e21..882d950bde 100644
--- a/include/qapi/qmp/qdict.h
+++ b/include/qapi/qmp/qdict.h
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ struct QDict {
     QLIST_HEAD(,QDictEntry) table[QDICT_BUCKET_MAX];
 };
 
+void qdict_unref(QDict *q);
+
+G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(QDict, qdict_unref)
+
 /* Object API */
 QDict *qdict_new(void);
 const char *qdict_entry_key(const QDictEntry *entry);
diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/qlist.h b/include/qapi/qmp/qlist.h
index 06e98ad5f4..e4e985d435 100644
--- a/include/qapi/qmp/qlist.h
+++ b/include/qapi/qmp/qlist.h
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ struct QList {
     QTAILQ_HEAD(,QListEntry) head;
 };
 
+void qlist_unref(QList *q);
+
+G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(QList, qlist_unref)
+
 #define qlist_append(qlist, obj) \
         qlist_append_obj(qlist, QOBJECT(obj))
 
diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/qnull.h b/include/qapi/qmp/qnull.h
index e84ecceedb..7feb7c7d83 100644
--- a/include/qapi/qmp/qnull.h
+++ b/include/qapi/qmp/qnull.h
@@ -26,4 +26,8 @@ static inline QNull *qnull(void)
     return qobject_ref(&qnull_);
 }
 
+void qnull_unref(QNull *q);
+
+G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(QNull, qnull_unref)
+
 #endif /* QNULL_H */
diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/qnum.h b/include/qapi/qmp/qnum.h
index 7f84e20bfb..e86788dd2e 100644
--- a/include/qapi/qmp/qnum.h
+++ b/include/qapi/qmp/qnum.h
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ struct QNum {
     } u;
 };
 
+void qnum_unref(QNum *q);
+
+G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(QNum, qnum_unref)
+
 QNum *qnum_from_int(int64_t value);
 QNum *qnum_from_uint(uint64_t value);
 QNum *qnum_from_double(double value);
diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/qstring.h b/include/qapi/qmp/qstring.h
index 1d8ba46936..318d815d6a 100644
--- a/include/qapi/qmp/qstring.h
+++ b/include/qapi/qmp/qstring.h
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ struct QString {
     const char *string;
 };
 
+void qstring_unref(QString *q);
+
+G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(QString, qstring_unref)
+
 QString *qstring_new(void);
 QString *qstring_from_str(const char *str);
 QString *qstring_from_substr(const char *str, size_t start, size_t end);
diff --git a/qobject/qbool.c b/qobject/qbool.c
index 16a600abb9..c7049c0c50 100644
--- a/qobject/qbool.c
+++ b/qobject/qbool.c
@@ -56,3 +56,8 @@ void qbool_destroy_obj(QObject *obj)
     assert(obj != NULL);
     g_free(qobject_to(QBool, obj));
 }
+
+void qbool_unref(QBool *q)
+{
+    qobject_unref(q);
+}
diff --git a/qobject/qdict.c b/qobject/qdict.c
index 0216ca7ac1..8faff230d3 100644
--- a/qobject/qdict.c
+++ b/qobject/qdict.c
@@ -442,3 +442,8 @@ void qdict_destroy_obj(QObject *obj)
 
     g_free(qdict);
 }
+
+void qdict_unref(QDict *q)
+{
+    qobject_unref(q);
+}
diff --git a/qobject/qlist.c b/qobject/qlist.c
index 60562a1f52..356ad946b0 100644
--- a/qobject/qlist.c
+++ b/qobject/qlist.c
@@ -182,3 +182,8 @@ void qlist_destroy_obj(QObject *obj)
 
     g_free(qlist);
 }
+
+void qlist_unref(QList *q)
+{
+    qobject_unref(q);
+}
diff --git a/qobject/qnull.c b/qobject/qnull.c
index b26b368219..445a5db7f3 100644
--- a/qobject/qnull.c
+++ b/qobject/qnull.c
@@ -29,3 +29,8 @@ bool qnull_is_equal(const QObject *x, const QObject *y)
 {
     return true;
 }
+
+void qnull_unref(QNull *q)
+{
+    qobject_unref(q);
+}
diff --git a/qobject/qnum.c b/qobject/qnum.c
index 5dd66938dd..2bbeaedc7b 100644
--- a/qobject/qnum.c
+++ b/qobject/qnum.c
@@ -239,3 +239,8 @@ void qnum_destroy_obj(QObject *obj)
     assert(obj != NULL);
     g_free(qobject_to(QNum, obj));
 }
+
+void qnum_unref(QNum *q)
+{
+    qobject_unref(q);
+}
diff --git a/qobject/qstring.c b/qobject/qstring.c
index b4613899b9..794f8c9357 100644
--- a/qobject/qstring.c
+++ b/qobject/qstring.c
@@ -100,3 +100,8 @@ void qstring_destroy_obj(QObject *obj)
     g_free((char *)qs->string);
     g_free(qs);
 }
+
+void qstring_unref(QString *q)
+{
+    qobject_unref(q);
+}