diff --git a/core/interfaces/IHandleSys.h b/core/interfaces/IHandleSys.h
index f5fc71a2..ab77a428 100644
--- a/core/interfaces/IHandleSys.h
+++ b/core/interfaces/IHandleSys.h
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ namespace SourceMod
 		 * only perform any further action if the counter hits 0.
 		 *
 		 * @param type		Handle_t identifier to destroy.
-		 * @param ident		Identity token, for destroying secure handles (0 for none).
+		 * @param ident		Identity token, for destroying secure handles (NULL for none).
 		 * @return			A HandleError error code.
 		 */
 		virtual HandleError FreeHandle(Handle_t handle, IdentityToken_t *ident) =0;
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ namespace SourceMod
 		 * @brief Retrieves the contents of a handle.
 		 *
 		 * @param handle	Handle_t from which to retrieve contents.
-		 * @param type		Expected type to read as.
+		 * @param type		Expected type to read as.  0 ignores typing rules.
 		 * @param ident		Identity token to validate as.
-		 * @param object	Address to store object in.
+		 * @param object	Optional address to store object in.
 		 * @return			HandleError error code.
 		 */
 		virtual HandleError ReadHandle(Handle_t handle, HandleType_t type, IdentityToken_t *ident, void **object) =0;
diff --git a/core/smn_handles.cpp b/core/smn_handles.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca60e8c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/smn_handles.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#include "sm_globals.h"
+#include "HandleSys.h"
+#include "PluginSys.h"
+
+static cell_t sm_IsValidHandle(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
+{
+	Handle_t hndl = static_cast<Handle_t>(params[1]);
+
+	HandleError err = g_HandleSys.ReadHandle(hndl, 0, NULL, NULL);
+
+	if (err != HandleError_Access
+		&& err != HandleError_None)
+	{
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static cell_t sm_CloseHandle(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
+{
+	Handle_t hndl = static_cast<Handle_t>(params[1]);
+
+	HandleError err = g_HandleSys.FreeHandle(hndl, NULL);
+
+	if (err == HandleError_None)
+	{
+		return 1;
+	} else if (err == HandleError_Access) {
+		return 0;
+	} else {
+		return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Handle %x is invalid (error %d)", hndl, err);
+	}
+}
+
+static cell_t sm_CloneHandle(IPluginContext *pContext, const cell_t *params)
+{
+	Handle_t new_hndl;
+	Handle_t hndl = static_cast<Handle_t>(params[1]);
+	IPlugin *pPlugin;
+	HandleError err;
+	
+	if (params[2] == 0)
+	{
+		pPlugin = g_PluginSys.FindPluginByContext(pContext->GetContext());
+	} else {
+		Handle_t hPlugin = static_cast<Handle_t>(params[2]);
+		pPlugin = g_PluginSys.PluginFromHandle(hPlugin, &err);
+		if (!pPlugin)
+		{
+			return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Plugin handle %x is invalid (error %d)", hndl, err);
+		}
+	}
+
+	err = g_HandleSys.CloneHandle(hndl, &new_hndl, pPlugin->GetIdentity(), NULL);
+
+	if (err == HandleError_Access)
+	{
+		return 0;
+	} else if (err == HandleError_None) {
+		return new_hndl;
+	} else {
+		return pContext->ThrowNativeError("Handle to clone %x is invalid (error %d)", hndl, err);
+	}
+}
+
+REGISTER_NATIVES(handles)
+{
+	{"IsValidHandle",			sm_IsValidHandle},
+	{"CloseHandle",				sm_CloseHandle},
+	{"CloneHandle",				sm_CloneHandle},
+};
diff --git a/core/systems/HandleSys.cpp b/core/systems/HandleSys.cpp
index be91460a..b4ffa916 100644
--- a/core/systems/HandleSys.cpp
+++ b/core/systems/HandleSys.cpp
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ HandleError HandleSystem::ReadHandle(Handle_t handle,
 		{
 			return HandleError_Type;
 		}
-	} else {
+	} else if (type) {
 		if (pHandle->type != type)
 		{
 			return HandleError_Type;
diff --git a/core/systems/PluginSys.cpp b/core/systems/PluginSys.cpp
index 2f087967..03ece023 100644
--- a/core/systems/PluginSys.cpp
+++ b/core/systems/PluginSys.cpp
@@ -1141,3 +1141,21 @@ void CPluginManager::RegisterNativesFromCore(sp_nativeinfo_t *natives)
 {
 	m_natives.push_back(natives);
 }
+
+IPlugin *CPluginManager::PluginFromHandle(Handle_t handle, HandleError *err)
+{
+	IPlugin *pPlugin;
+	HandleError _err;
+
+	if ((_err=g_HandleSys.ReadHandle(handle, g_PluginType, m_MyIdent, (void **)&pPlugin)) != HandleError_None)
+	{
+		pPlugin = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (err)
+	{
+		*err = _err;
+	}
+
+	return pPlugin;
+}
diff --git a/core/systems/PluginSys.h b/core/systems/PluginSys.h
index f5e5c462..904cd127 100644
--- a/core/systems/PluginSys.h
+++ b/core/systems/PluginSys.h
@@ -236,6 +236,11 @@ public:
 	 * Adds natives from core into the native pool.
 	 */
 	void RegisterNativesFromCore(sp_nativeinfo_t *natives);
+
+	/**
+	 * Converts a Handle to an IPlugin if possible.
+	 */
+	IPlugin *PluginFromHandle(Handle_t handle, HandleError *err);
 private:
 	/**
 	 * Recursively loads all plugins in the given directory.
diff --git a/plugins/include/handles.h b/plugins/include/handles.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be3640b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/include/handles.h
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/**
+ * :TODO: license info
+ */
+
+
+#if defined _handles_included
+ #endinput
+#endif
+#define _handles_included
+
+enum Handle
+{
+	INVALID_HANDLE = 0,
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief Returns if a handle is valid or not.
+ * @note It is not a good idea to call this on every Handle.  If you code properly,
+ *       all of your Handles will either be valid or will expose important bugs to fix.
+ *       This is provided for situations only where testing for handle validity is needed.
+ *
+ * @param hndl		Handle to test for validity.
+ * @return		True if handle is valid, false otherwise.
+ */
+native bool:IsValidHandle(Handle:hndl);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Closes a Handle.  If the handle has multiple copies open, 
+ * it is not destroyed unless all copies are closed.
+ * 
+ * @note Closing a Handle has a different meaning for each Handle type.  Make
+ *       sure you read the documentation on whatever provided the Handle.
+ *
+ * @param hndl		Handle to close.
+ * @return		True if successful, false if not closeable.
+ * @error			Invalid handles will cause a run time error.
+ */
+native bool:CloseHandle(Handle:hndl);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Clones a Handle.  When passing handles in between plugins, caching handles
+ * can result in accidental invalidation when one plugin releases the Handle, or is its owner
+ * is unloaded from memory.  To prevent this, the Handle may be "cloned" with a new owner.
+ * 
+ * @note Usually, you will be cloning Handles for other plugins.  This means that if you clone
+ * the Handle without specifying the new owner, it will assume the identity of your original calling
+ * plugin, which is not very useful.  You should either specify that the receiving plugin should
+ * clone the handle on its own, or you should explicitly clone the Handle using the receiving plugin's
+ * identity Handle.
+ *
+ * @param hndl		Handle to clone/duplicate.
+ * @param plugin	Optional Handle to another plugin to mark as the new owner.
+ *				If no owner is passed, the owner becomes the calling plugin.
+ * @return		Handle on success, INVALID_HANDLE if not cloneable.
+ * @error			Invalid handles will cause a run time error.
+ */
+native Handle:CloneHandle(Handle:hndl, Handle:plugin=INVALID_HANDLE);
+