diff --git a/src/ptr/external_shared.zig b/src/ptr/external_shared.zig
index de59780b7d..bcc62e07ba 100644
--- a/src/ptr/external_shared.zig
+++ b/src/ptr/external_shared.zig
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@
 ///         pub fn deref(T*) void;
 ///     };
 pub fn ExternalShared(comptime T: type) type {
-    _ = T.external_shared_descriptor.ref; // must define a `ref` function
-    _ = T.external_shared_descriptor.deref; // must define a `deref` function
     return struct {
         const Self = @This();
 
+        comptime {
+            _ = T.external_shared_descriptor.ref; // must define a `ref` function
+            _ = T.external_shared_descriptor.deref; // must define a `deref` function
+        }
+
         #impl: *T,
 
         /// `incremented_raw` should have already had its ref count incremented by 1.
diff --git a/src/ptr/owned.zig b/src/ptr/owned.zig
index 3dd2b36d2c..aa99ae7def 100644
--- a/src/ptr/owned.zig
+++ b/src/ptr/owned.zig
@@ -34,13 +34,12 @@ pub fn Dynamic(comptime Pointer: type) type {
 /// If `Allocator` is a zero-sized type, the owned pointer has no overhead compared to a raw
 /// pointer.
 pub fn OwnedIn(comptime Pointer: type, comptime Allocator: type) type {
-    const info = PointerInfo.parse(Pointer, .{});
-    const NonOptionalPointer = info.NonOptionalPointer;
-    const Child = info.Child;
-    const ConstPointer = AddConst(Pointer);
-
     return struct {
         const Self = @This();
+        const info = PointerInfo.parse(Pointer, .{});
+        const NonOptionalPointer = info.NonOptionalPointer;
+        const Child = info.Child;
+        const ConstPointer = AddConst(Pointer);
 
         #pointer: Pointer,
         #allocator: Allocator,
@@ -381,10 +380,9 @@ pub fn OwnedIn(comptime Pointer: type, comptime Allocator: type) type {
 ///
 /// This type is accessible as `OwnedIn(Pointer, Allocator).Unmanaged`.
 fn Unmanaged(comptime Pointer: type, comptime Allocator: type) type {
-    const info = PointerInfo.parse(Pointer, .{});
-
     return struct {
         const Self = @This();
+        const info = PointerInfo.parse(Pointer, .{});
 
         #pointer: Pointer,
 
diff --git a/src/ptr/shared.zig b/src/ptr/shared.zig
index 208922a981..f9ff6b6951 100644
--- a/src/ptr/shared.zig
+++ b/src/ptr/shared.zig
@@ -61,12 +61,6 @@ pub fn AtomicSharedIn(comptime Pointer: type, comptime Allocator: type) type {
 
 /// Like `Shared`, but takes explicit options.
 pub fn WithOptions(comptime Pointer: type, comptime options: Options) type {
-    const Allocator = options.Allocator;
-    const info = parsePointer(Pointer);
-    const Child = info.Child;
-    const NonOptionalPointer = info.NonOptionalPointer;
-    const Data = FullData(Child, options);
-
     if (options.allow_weak) {
         // Weak pointers only make sense if `deinit` will be called, since their only function
         // is to ensure `deinit` can be called before the memory is freed (weak pointers keep
@@ -84,6 +78,11 @@ pub fn WithOptions(comptime Pointer: type, comptime options: Options) type {
 
     return struct {
         const Self = @This();
+        const Allocator = options.Allocator;
+        const info = parsePointer(Pointer);
+        const Child = info.Child;
+        const NonOptionalPointer = info.NonOptionalPointer;
+        const Data = FullData(Child, options);
 
         #pointer: Pointer,
 
@@ -239,11 +238,28 @@ pub fn WithOptions(comptime Pointer: type, comptime options: Options) type {
             return .fromValuePtr(self.#pointer);
         }
 
+        /// Turns a shared pointer into a raw pointer without decrementing the reference count.
+        ///
+        /// This method invalidates `self`. To avoid leaks, the raw pointer should be turned back
+        /// into a shared pointer with `adoptRawUnsafe`.
+        pub fn leak(self: *Self) Pointer {
+            defer self.* = undefined;
+            return self.#pointer;
+        }
+
+        /// Creates a shared pointer from a raw pointer returned by `leak`.
+        ///
+        /// `pointer` must have been previously returned by `leak`. `adoptRawUnsafe` should not be
+        /// called again on this pointer.
+        pub fn adoptRawUnsafe(pointer: Pointer) Self {
+            return .{ .#pointer = pointer };
+        }
+
         /// Clones a shared pointer, given a raw pointer that originally came from a shared pointer.
         ///
-        /// `pointer` must have come from a shared pointer (e.g., from `get` or `leak`), and the shared
-        /// pointer from which it came must remain valid (i.e., not be deinitialized) at least until
-        /// this function returns.
+        /// `pointer` must have come from a shared pointer, and the shared pointer from which it
+        /// came must remain valid (i.e., not be deinitialized) at least until this function
+        /// returns.
         pub fn cloneFromRawUnsafe(pointer: Pointer) Self {
             const temp: Self = .{ .#pointer = pointer };
             return temp.clone();
@@ -252,11 +268,6 @@ pub fn WithOptions(comptime Pointer: type, comptime options: Options) type {
 }
 
 fn Weak(comptime Pointer: type, comptime options: Options) type {
-    const info = parsePointer(Pointer);
-    const Child = info.Child;
-    const NonOptionalPointer = info.NonOptionalPointer;
-    const Data = FullData(Child, options);
-
     bun.assertf(
         options.allow_weak and options.deinit,
         "options incompatible with shared.Weak",
@@ -265,6 +276,10 @@ fn Weak(comptime Pointer: type, comptime options: Options) type {
 
     return struct {
         const Self = @This();
+        const info = parsePointer(Pointer);
+        const Child = info.Child;
+        const NonOptionalPointer = info.NonOptionalPointer;
+        const Data = FullData(Child, options);
 
         #pointer: Pointer,