diff --git a/SourceX/sdl_ptrs.h b/SourceX/sdl_ptrs.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f68f841f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SourceX/sdl_ptrs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#pragma once
+/**
+ * @brief std::unique_ptr specializations for SDL types.
+ */
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+#include <SDL.h>
+
+namespace devilution {
+
+/**
+ * @brief Deletes the SDL surface using `SDL_FreeSurface`.
+ */
+struct SDLSurfaceDeleter {
+	void operator()(SDL_Surface *surface) const
+	{
+		SDL_FreeSurface(surface);
+	}
+};
+
+using SDLSurfaceUniquePtr = std::unique_ptr<SDL_Surface, SDLSurfaceDeleter>;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Deletes the object using `SDL_free`.
+ */
+template <typename T>
+struct SDLFreeDeleter {
+	static_assert(!std::is_same<T, SDL_Surface>::value,
+	    "SDL_Surface should use SDLSurfaceUniquePtr instead.");
+
+	void operator()(T *obj) const
+	{
+		SDL_free(obj);
+	}
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief A unique pointer to T that is deleted with SDL_free.
+ */
+template <typename T>
+using SDLUniquePtr = std::unique_ptr<T, SDLFreeDeleter<T>>;
+
+} // namespace devilution