diff --git a/crossbeam-epoch/CHANGELOG.md b/crossbeam-epoch/CHANGELOG.md
index 73a858165..3df0a6135 100644
--- a/crossbeam-epoch/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crossbeam-epoch/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+- Add `Atomic::into_owned()`.
+
 # Version 0.7.1
 
 - Add `Shared::deref_mut()`.
diff --git a/crossbeam-epoch/src/atomic.rs b/crossbeam-epoch/src/atomic.rs
index 899ce4d2f..0444c118b 100644
--- a/crossbeam-epoch/src/atomic.rs
+++ b/crossbeam-epoch/src/atomic.rs
@@ -470,6 +470,44 @@ impl<T> Atomic<T> {
     pub fn fetch_xor<'g>(&self, val: usize, ord: Ordering, _: &'g Guard) -> Shared<'g, T> {
         unsafe { Shared::from_usize(self.data.fetch_xor(val & low_bits::<T>(), ord)) }
     }
+
+    /// Takes ownership of the pointee.
+    ///
+    /// This consumes the atomic and converts it into [`Owned`]. As [`Atomic`] doesn't have a
+    /// destructor and doesn't drop the pointee while [`Owned`] does, this is suitable for
+    /// destructors of data structures.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// Panics if this pointer is null, but only in debug mode.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// This method may be called only if the pointer is valid and nobody else is holding a
+    /// reference to the same object.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// # use std::mem;
+    /// # use crossbeam_epoch::Atomic;
+    /// struct DataStructure {
+    ///     ptr: Atomic<usize>,
+    /// }
+    ///
+    /// impl Drop for DataStructure {
+    ///     fn drop(&mut self) {
+    ///         // By now the DataStructure lives only in our thread and we are sure we don't hold
+    ///         // any Shared or & to it ourselves.
+    ///         unsafe {
+    ///             drop(mem::replace(&mut self.ptr, Atomic::null()).into_owned());
+    ///         }
+    ///     }
+    /// }
+    /// ```
+    pub unsafe fn into_owned(self) -> Owned<T> {
+        Owned::from_usize(self.data.into_inner())
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T> fmt::Debug for Atomic<T> {