diff --git a/libutils/cleanup.c b/libutils/cleanup.c
index e8316775..eec6f6a4 100644
--- a/libutils/cleanup.c
+++ b/libutils/cleanup.c
@@ -72,3 +72,20 @@ void RegisterCleanupFunction(CleanupFn fn)
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&cleanup_functions_mutex);
 }
 
+void ClearCleanupFunctions(void)
+{
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&cleanup_functions_mutex);
+
+    CleanupList *p = cleanup_functions;
+    while (p)
+    {
+        CleanupList *cur = p;
+        p = cur->next;
+        free(cur);
+    }
+
+    cleanup_functions = NULL;
+
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&cleanup_functions_mutex);
+}
+
diff --git a/libutils/cleanup.h b/libutils/cleanup.h
index 8cd59e0a..f71bb4fe 100644
--- a/libutils/cleanup.h
+++ b/libutils/cleanup.h
@@ -30,4 +30,9 @@ void CallCleanupFunctions(void);
 void DoCleanupAndExit(int ret) FUNC_ATTR_NORETURN;
 void RegisterCleanupFunction(CleanupFn fn);
 
+/**
+ * Discards all currently registered cleanup functions without calling them.
+ */
+void ClearCleanupFunctions(void);
+
 #endif