diff --git a/Source/LyraGame/Workshop/RootedObject.cpp b/Source/LyraGame/Workshop/RootedObject.cpp
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+#include "RootedObject.h"
+
+
+#if WITH_DEV_AUTOMATION_TESTS
+
+template<typename AssigneeType, typename ValueType>
+struct TIsAssignableFrom
+{
+	struct TrueType {};
+
+	template<typename T>
+	static T DeclVal(); // intentionally not implemented
+
+	enum
+	{
+		Value = TIsSame<decltype(DeclVal<AssigneeType>() = DeclVal<ValueType>(), DeclVal<TrueType>()), TrueType>::Value
+	};
+};
+
+static_assert(TIsConstructible<TRootedObject<UObject>>::Value, "TRootedObject should be default constructible");
+
+static_assert(TIsConstructible<TRootedObject<UObject>, TRootedObject<UObject>&&>::Value, "TRootedObject should be move constructible");
+static_assert(TIsAssignableFrom<TRootedObject<UObject>, TRootedObject<UObject>&&>::Value, "TRootedObject should be move assignable");
+
+static_assert(TIsAssignableFrom<UObject*&, TRootedObject<UObject>>::Value, "TRootedObject should implicitly castable to its inner type");
+
+BEGIN_DEFINE_SPEC(TRootedObjectSpec, "Workshop.RootedObject", EAutomationTestFlags::ProductFilter | EAutomationTestFlags::ApplicationContextMask)
+	UObject* TheInnerObject;
+END_DEFINE_SPEC(TRootedObjectSpec)
+
+void TRootedObjectSpec::Define()
+{
+	BeforeEach([this]()
+	{
+		TheInnerObject = NewObject<USceneComponent>();
+	});
+
+	Describe("Construct", [this]()
+	{
+		It("Should add the rooted object to the root", [this]()
+		{
+			TRootedObject<UObject> RootedObject(TheInnerObject);
+			TestTrue("TheInnerObject->IsRooted()", TheInnerObject->IsRooted());
+		});
+
+		It("Should move correctly", [this]()
+		{
+			TRootedObject<UObject> RootedObject(TheInnerObject);
+			TRootedObject<UObject> OtherRootedObject;
+
+			OtherRootedObject = MoveTemp(RootedObject);
+
+			TestTrue("TheInnerObject->IsRooted()", TheInnerObject->IsRooted());
+			TestFalse("RootedObject.IsValid()", RootedObject.IsValid());
+			TestTrue("OtherRootedObject.IsValid()", OtherRootedObject.IsValid());
+		});
+	});
+
+	Describe("Destruct", [this]()
+	{
+		It("Should remove the rooted object from the root", [this]()
+		{
+			{
+				TRootedObject<UObject> RootedObject(TheInnerObject);
+				TestTrue("TheInnerObject->IsRooted()", TheInnerObject->IsRooted());
+			}
+			TestFalse("TheInnerObject->IsRooted()", TheInnerObject->IsRooted());
+		});
+	});
+
+	Describe("RetrieveObject", [this]()
+	{
+		It("Should invalidate the rooted object", [this]()
+		{
+			TRootedObject<UObject> RootedObject(TheInnerObject);
+			RootedObject.RetrieveObject();
+			TestFalse("RootedObject.IsValid()", RootedObject.IsValid());
+		});
+
+		It("Should return the inner object", [this]()
+		{
+			TRootedObject<UObject> RootedObject(TheInnerObject);
+			UObject* RetrievedObject = RootedObject.RetrieveObject();
+			TestEqual("RootedObject.IsValid()", TheInnerObject, RetrievedObject);
+		});
+
+		It("Should remove the inner object from root", [this]()
+		{
+			TRootedObject<UObject> RootedObject(TheInnerObject);
+			UObject* RetrievedObject = RootedObject.RetrieveObject();
+			TestFalse("RetrievedObject->IsRooted()", RetrievedObject->IsRooted());
+		});
+
+		It("Implicit Retrieve is same as explicit retrieve", [this]()
+		{
+			TRootedObject<UObject> RootedObject(TheInnerObject);
+			UObject* RetrievedObject = RootedObject;
+			TestEqual("RootedObject.IsValid()", TheInnerObject, RetrievedObject);
+			TestFalse("RetrievedObject->IsRooted()", RetrievedObject->IsRooted());
+		});
+	});
+}
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/Source/LyraGame/Workshop/RootedObject.h b/Source/LyraGame/Workshop/RootedObject.h
new file mode 100644
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+#pragma once
+
+#include "CoreMinimal.h"
+
+template <class UObjectType>
+class TRootedObject
+{
+public:
+	using SelfType = TRootedObject<UObjectType>;
+
+	static_assert(TIsDerivedFrom<UObjectType, UObject>::Value, "This class only works with UObjects");
+
+	TRootedObject() = default;
+
+	explicit TRootedObject(UObjectType* Object)
+		: OwnedObject(Object)
+	{
+		OwnedObject->AddToRoot();
+	}
+
+	TRootedObject(const SelfType& Other) = delete;
+	SelfType& operator=(const SelfType& Other) = delete;
+
+
+	TRootedObject(SelfType&& Other)
+	{
+		*this = Other;
+	}
+
+	SelfType& operator=(SelfType&& Other)
+	{
+		Swap(OwnedObject, Other.OwnedObject);
+		return *this;
+	}
+
+	~TRootedObject()
+	{
+		if (::IsValid(OwnedObject))
+		{
+			OwnedObject->RemoveFromRoot();
+		}
+	}
+
+	operator UObjectType*()
+	{
+		return RetrieveObject();
+	}
+
+	UObjectType* RetrieveObject()
+	{
+		UObjectType* Temp = OwnedObject;
+		OwnedObject = nullptr;
+		Temp->RemoveFromRoot();
+		return Temp;
+	}
+
+	bool IsValid() const
+	{
+		return ::IsValid(OwnedObject);
+	}
+
+private:
+	UObjectType* OwnedObject = nullptr;
+};