diff --git a/modules/modpython/znc.py b/modules/modpython/znc.py
index fcc927b6..87e254a8 100644
--- a/modules/modpython/znc.py
+++ b/modules/modpython/znc.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
+from functools import wraps
 import imp
 import re
 import traceback
@@ -709,6 +710,35 @@ CChan.GetNicks = CChan.GetNicks_
 CZNC.GetUserMap = CZNC.GetUserMap_
 
 
+def FreeOwnership(func):
+    """
+        Force release of python ownership of user object when adding it to znc
+
+        This solves #462
+    """
+    @wraps(func)
+    def _wrap(self, obj, *args):
+        # Bypass if first argument is not an SWIG object (like base type str)
+        if not hasattr(obj, 'thisown'):
+            return func(self, obj, *args)
+        # Change ownership of C++ object from SWIG/python to ZNC core if function was successful
+        if func(self, obj, *args):
+            # .thisown is magic SWIG's attribute which makes it call C++ "delete" when python's garbage collector deletes python wrapper
+            obj.thisown = 0
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+    return _wrap
+
+CZNC.AddListener = FreeOwnership(func=CZNC.AddListener)
+CZNC.AddUser = FreeOwnership(func=CZNC.AddUser)
+CZNC.AddNetworkToQueue = FreeOwnership(func=CZNC.AddNetworkToQueue)
+CUser.AddNetwork = FreeOwnership(func=CUser.AddNetwork)
+CIRCNetwork.AddChan = FreeOwnership(func=CIRCNetwork.AddChan)
+CModule.AddSocket = FreeOwnership(func=CModule.AddSocket)
+CModule.AddSubPage = FreeOwnership(func=CModule.AddSubPage)
+
+
 class ModulesIter(collections.Iterator):
     def __init__(self, cmod):
         self._cmod = cmod