diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 7af91b837..e8736b6ff 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ set(LINPHONE_CXX_OBJECTS_PRIVATE_HEADER_FILES
 	object/base-object.h
 	object/clonable-object-p.h
 	object/clonable-object.h
+	object/clonable-shared-pointer.h
 	object/object-head-p.h
 	object/object-head.h
 	object/object-p.h
diff --git a/src/object/clonable-shared-pointer.h b/src/object/clonable-shared-pointer.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52c640d5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/object/clonable-shared-pointer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+/*
+ * clonable-shared-pointer.h
+ * Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Belledonne Communications SARL
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _L_CLONABLE_SHARED_POINTER_H_
+#define _L_CLONABLE_SHARED_POINTER_H_
+
+#include "linphone/utils/general.h"
+
+// =============================================================================
+
+LINPHONE_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+
+class SharedObject {
+template<typename T>
+friend class ClonableSharedPointer;
+
+public:
+	int getRefCount () {
+		return mRefCounter;
+	}
+
+protected:
+	SharedObject () : mRefCounter(1) {}
+
+	// Do not use virtual here. Avoid extra storage (little bonus).
+	~SharedObject () = default;
+
+private:
+	int mRefCounter;
+
+	L_DISABLE_COPY(SharedObject);
+};
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+template<typename T>
+class ClonableSharedPointer {
+	static_assert(std::is_base_of<SharedObject, T>::value, "T must be a inherited class of SharedObject.");
+
+public:
+	explicit ClonableSharedPointer (T *pointer = nullptr) : mPointer(pointer) {}
+
+	ClonableSharedPointer (const ClonableSharedPointer &other) : mPointer(other.mPointer) {
+		ref();
+	}
+
+	ClonableSharedPointer (ClonableSharedPointer &&other) : mPointer(other.mPointer) {
+		other.mPointer = nullptr;
+	}
+
+	~ClonableSharedPointer () {
+		unref();
+	}
+
+	ClonableSharedPointer &operator= (const ClonableSharedPointer &other) {
+		if (mPointer != other.mPointer) {
+			unref();
+			mPointer = other.mPointer;
+			ref();
+		}
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	ClonableSharedPointer &operator= (ClonableSharedPointer &&other) {
+		std::swap(mPointer, other.mPointer);
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	bool operator== (const ClonableSharedPointer &other) const {
+		return mPointer == other.mPointer;
+	}
+
+	bool operator!= (const ClonableSharedPointer &other) const {
+		return mPointer != other.mPointer;
+	}
+
+	T &operator* () {
+		N_ASSERT(mPointer);
+		tryClone();
+		return *mPointer;
+	}
+
+	const T &operator* () const {
+		N_ASSERT(mPointer);
+		return *mPointer;
+	}
+
+	T *operator-> () {
+		tryClone();
+		return mPointer;
+	}
+
+	const T *operator-> () const {
+		return mPointer;
+	}
+
+	explicit operator bool () const {
+		return mPointer;
+	}
+
+	bool operator! () const {
+		return !mPointer;
+	}
+
+	T *get () {
+		return mPointer;
+	}
+
+	const T *get () const {
+		return mPointer;
+	}
+
+private:
+	void ref () {
+		if (mPointer)
+			++mPointer->mRefCounter;
+	}
+
+	void unref () {
+		if (mPointer && --mPointer->mRefCounter == 0) {
+			delete mPointer;
+			mPointer = nullptr;
+		}
+	}
+
+	void tryClone () {
+		if (mPointer && mPointer->mRefCounter > 1) {
+			T *newPointer = new T(*mPointer);
+			if (--mPointer->mRefCounter == 0)
+				delete mPointer;
+			mPointer = newPointer;
+		}
+	}
+
+	T *mPointer;
+};
+
+LINPHONE_END_NAMESPACE
+
+#endif // _L_CLONABLE_SHARED_POINTER_H_