diff --git a/cJSON.c b/cJSON.c
index bc343ba..a25556d 100644
--- a/cJSON.c
+++ b/cJSON.c
@@ -2585,3 +2585,13 @@ CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON_bool) cJSON_Compare(const cJSON * const a, const cJSON * cons
             return false;
     }
 }
+
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void *) cJSON_malloc(size_t size)
+{
+    return global_hooks.allocate(size);
+}
+
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_free(void *object)
+{
+    global_hooks.deallocate(object);
+}
diff --git a/cJSON.h b/cJSON.h
index c29ba17..0ddab6f 100644
--- a/cJSON.h
+++ b/cJSON.h
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ CJSON_PUBLIC(double) cJSON_SetNumberHelper(cJSON *object, double number);
 /* Macro for iterating over an array */
 #define cJSON_ArrayForEach(element, array) for(element = (array != NULL) ? (array)->child : NULL; element != NULL; element = element->next)
 
+/* malloc/free objects using the malloc/free functions that have been set with cJSON_InitHooks */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void *) cJSON_malloc(size_t size);
+CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_free(void *object);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif