diff --git a/src/cpp/include/nodegui/QtCore/QObject/qobject_macro.h b/src/cpp/include/nodegui/QtCore/QObject/qobject_macro.h
index 47eca9eed..13c4859bf 100644
--- a/src/cpp/include/nodegui/QtCore/QObject/qobject_macro.h
+++ b/src/cpp/include/nodegui/QtCore/QObject/qobject_macro.h
@@ -99,7 +99,18 @@
     } else {                                                                 \
       return env.Null();                                                     \
     }                                                                        \
-  }
+  }                                                                          \
+  Napi::Value deleteLater(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {                  \
+    Napi::Env env = info.Env();                                              \
+    this->instance->deleteLater();                                           \
+    return env.Null();                                                       \
+  }                                                                          \
+  Napi::Value deleteObject(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {                 \
+    Napi::Env env = info.Env();                                              \
+    delete static_cast<QObject*>(this->instance);                            \
+    return env.Null();                                                       \
+  }                                                                          \
+
 
 // Ideally this macro below should go in
 // QOBJECT_WRAPPED_METHODS_DECLARATION_WITH_EVENT_SOURCE but some wrappers
@@ -143,7 +154,9 @@
       InstanceMethod("setParent", &ComponentWrapName::setParent),           \
       InstanceMethod("startTimer", &ComponentWrapName::startTimer),         \
       InstanceMethod("killTimer", &ComponentWrapName::killTimer),           \
-      InstanceMethod("parent", &ComponentWrapName::parent),
+      InstanceMethod("parent", &ComponentWrapName::parent),                 \
+      InstanceMethod("deleteLater", &ComponentWrapName::deleteLater),       \
+      InstanceMethod("delete", &ComponentWrapName::deleteObject),
 
 #endif  // QOBJECT_WRAPPED_METHODS_EXPORT_DEFINE
 
diff --git a/src/cpp/include/nodegui/core/WrapperCache/wrappercache.h b/src/cpp/include/nodegui/core/WrapperCache/wrappercache.h
index d7d1fb8fd..7c8037c53 100644
--- a/src/cpp/include/nodegui/core/WrapperCache/wrappercache.h
+++ b/src/cpp/include/nodegui/core/WrapperCache/wrappercache.h
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ class DLL_EXPORT WrapperCache : public QObject {
   static Napi::FunctionReference destroyedCallback;
 
  public Q_SLOTS:
-  void handleDestroyed(const QObject* object) {
-    uint64_t ptrHash = extrautils::hashPointerTo53bit(object);
+  void handleDestroyed(const QObject* qobject) {
+    uint64_t ptrHash = extrautils::hashPointerTo53bit(qobject);
     if (!this->cache.contains(ptrHash)) {
       return;
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/QtCore/QObject.ts b/src/lib/QtCore/QObject.ts
index 65d86f4b9..53ae0feff 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtCore/QObject.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtCore/QObject.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ export class QObject<Signals extends QObjectSignals = QObjectSignals> extends Ev
     killTimer(timerId: number): void {
         this.native.killTimer(timerId);
     }
+    delete(): void {
+        this.native.delete();
+    }
+    deleteLater(): void {
+        this.native.deleteLater();
+    }
 }
 
 export interface QObjectSignals {
diff --git a/src/lib/core/__test__/WrapperCache.test.ts b/src/lib/core/__test__/WrapperCache.test.ts
index 678655c3f..4f614b762 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/__test__/WrapperCache.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/core/__test__/WrapperCache.test.ts
@@ -59,5 +59,19 @@ describe('WrapperCache using CacheTestQObject', () => {
         expect((<any>b.parent())['magic']).toBe(true);
     });
 
+    it('QObject.delete() clears the native field', () => {
+        const a = new QObject();
+        a.delete();
+        expect(a.native).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('QObject.delete() clears chains of QObjects and their native field', () => {
+        const a = new QObject();
+        const b = new QObject(a);
+        a.delete();
+        expect(a.native).toBeNull();
+        expect(b.native).toBeNull();
+    });
+
     qApp.quit();
 });