diff --git a/src/Files.App.CsWin32/NativeMethods.txt b/src/Files.App.CsWin32/NativeMethods.txt
index 88a2a6a276d4..ecb7005f7a87 100644
--- a/src/Files.App.CsWin32/NativeMethods.txt
+++ b/src/Files.App.CsWin32/NativeMethods.txt
@@ -133,4 +133,5 @@ IFileOperation
 IShellItem2
 PSGetPropertyKeyFromName
 ShellExecuteEx
+CoTaskMemFree
 QueryDosDevice
diff --git a/src/Files.App.CsWin32/Windows.Win32.ComHeapPtr.cs b/src/Files.App.CsWin32/Windows.Win32.ComHeapPtr.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..14f248ee7ff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Files.App.CsWin32/Windows.Win32.ComHeapPtr.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Files Community
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE.
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using Windows.Win32;
+using Windows.Win32.System.Com;
+
+namespace Windows.Win32
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Contains a heap pointer allocated via CoTaskMemAlloc and a set of methods to work with the pointer safely.
+	/// </summary>
+	public unsafe struct ComHeapPtr<T> : IDisposable where T : unmanaged
+	{
+		private T* _ptr;
+
+		public bool IsNull
+			=> _ptr == default;
+
+		public ComHeapPtr(T* ptr)
+		{
+			_ptr = ptr;
+		}
+
+		[MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+		public readonly T* Get()
+		{
+			return _ptr;
+		}
+
+		[MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+		public readonly T** GetAddressOf()
+		{
+			return (T**)Unsafe.AsPointer(ref Unsafe.AsRef(in this));
+		}
+
+		[MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+		public void Dispose()
+		{
+			T* ptr = _ptr;
+			if (ptr is not null)
+			{
+				_ptr = null;
+				PInvoke.CoTaskMemFree((void*)ptr);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}