diff --git a/src/libstd/scope.rs b/src/libstd/scope.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b49b9966004c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libstd/scope.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+// Copyright 2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+//! A utility class which executes code when it falls out of scope.
+//!
+//! The `guard` function returns an object which will conditionally execute the
+//! block passed to it when it falls out of scope:
+//!
+//! ```rust
+//! use std::scope;
+//! use std::scope::Success;
+//!
+//! let _guard = do scope::guard(Success) {
+//!     println!("I am falling out of scope and the task hasn't failed!");
+//! }
+//! ```
+
+use task;
+use prelude::*;
+
+/// Specifies the condition under which the block will be executed
+pub enum ScopeCondition {
+    /// Specifies that the block should be executed if the task has not failed.
+    Success,
+    /// Specifies that the block should be executed if the task has failed.
+    Failure,
+    /// Specifies that the block should be executed whether or not the task has
+    /// failed.
+    Exit
+}
+
+/// A struct which conditionally executes a block when it falls out of scope.
+pub struct ScopeGuard<'self> {
+    priv blk: &'self fn(),
+    priv method: ScopeCondition
+}
+
+#[unsafe_destructor]
+impl<'self> Drop for ScopeGuard<'self> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        match self.method {
+            Success if task::failing() => (),
+            Failure if !task::failing() => (),
+            _ => (self.blk)()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Returns an object which will execute the provided block when it falls out
+/// of scope if the specified condition is met.
+pub fn guard<'a>(method: ScopeCondition, blk: &'a fn()) -> ScopeGuard<'a> {
+    ScopeGuard {
+        method: method,
+        blk: blk
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::{Success, Failure, Exit, guard};
+    use prelude::*;
+    use task;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_success() {
+        let mut a = 0;
+        {
+            let _guard = do guard(Success) { a += 1; };
+            assert_eq!(a, 0);
+        }
+        assert_eq!(a, 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_success_failure() {
+        static mut a: int = 0;
+        let _: Result<(), ()> = do task::try {
+            let _guard = do guard(Success) { unsafe { a += 1; } };
+            fail2!();
+        };
+        assert_eq!(unsafe { a }, 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_exit_success() {
+        let mut a = 0;
+        {
+            let _guard = do guard(Exit) { a += 1; };
+            assert_eq!(a, 0);
+        }
+        assert_eq!(a, 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_exit_failure() {
+        static mut a: int = 0;
+        let _: Result<(), ()> = do task::try {
+            let _guard = do guard(Exit) { unsafe { a += 1; } };
+            assert_eq!(unsafe { a }, 0);
+            fail2!();
+        };
+        assert_eq!(unsafe { a }, 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_failure() {
+        static mut a: int = 0;
+        let _: Result<(), ()> = do task::try {
+            let _guard = do guard(Failure) { unsafe { a += 1; } };
+            assert_eq!(unsafe { a }, 0);
+            fail2!();
+        };
+        assert_eq!(unsafe { a }, 1);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_failure_success() {
+        let mut a = 0;
+        {
+            let _guard = do guard(Failure) { a += 1; };
+        }
+        assert_eq!(a, 0);
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/libstd/std.rs b/src/libstd/std.rs
index 73cb6a5645de3..3ca2b6017832d 100644
--- a/src/libstd/std.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/std.rs
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ pub mod condition;
 pub mod logging;
 pub mod util;
 pub mod routine;
+pub mod scope;
 
 /* Unsupported interfaces */