diff --git a/cJSON.c b/cJSON.c
index 3c3f10b..e3fd23c 100644
--- a/cJSON.c
+++ b/cJSON.c
@@ -1814,6 +1814,36 @@ CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_AddItemReferenceToObject(cJSON *object, const char *str
     cJSON_AddItemToObject(object, string, create_reference(item, &global_hooks));
 }
 
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_DetachItemViaPointer(cJSON *parent, cJSON * const item)
+{
+    if ((parent == NULL) || (item == NULL))
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (item->prev != NULL)
+    {
+        /* not the first element */
+        item->prev->next = item->next;
+    }
+    if (item->next != NULL)
+    {
+        /* not the last element */
+        item->next->prev = item->prev;
+    }
+
+    if (item == parent->child)
+    {
+        /* first element */
+        parent->child = item->next;
+    }
+    /* make sure the detached item doesn't point anywhere anymore */
+    item->prev = NULL;
+    item->next = NULL;
+
+    return item;
+}
+
 static cJSON *DetachItemFromArray(cJSON *array, size_t which)
 {
     cJSON *c = array->child;
diff --git a/cJSON.h b/cJSON.h
index 1ef70f0..69868b0 100644
--- a/cJSON.h
+++ b/cJSON.h
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_AddItemReferenceToArray(cJSON *array, cJSON *item);
 CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_AddItemReferenceToObject(cJSON *object, const char *string, cJSON *item);
 
 /* Remove/Detatch items from Arrays/Objects. */
+CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_DetachItemViaPointer(cJSON *parent, cJSON * const item);
 CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_DetachItemFromArray(cJSON *array, int which);
 CJSON_PUBLIC(void) cJSON_DeleteItemFromArray(cJSON *array, int which);
 CJSON_PUBLIC(cJSON *) cJSON_DetachItemFromObject(cJSON *object, const char *string);
diff --git a/tests/misc_tests.c b/tests/misc_tests.c
index 249500d..31a115b 100644
--- a/tests/misc_tests.c
+++ b/tests/misc_tests.c
@@ -218,6 +218,45 @@ static void cjson_set_number_value_should_set_numbers(void)
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_DOUBLE(-1 + (double)INT_MIN, number->valuedouble);
 }
 
+static void cjson_detach_item_via_pointer_should_detach_items(void)
+{
+    cJSON list[4];
+    cJSON parent[1];
+
+    memset(list, '\0', sizeof(list));
+
+    /* link the list */
+    list[0].next = &(list[1]);
+    list[1].next = &(list[2]);
+    list[2].next = &(list[3]);
+
+    list[3].prev = &(list[2]);
+    list[2].prev = &(list[1]);
+    list[1].prev = &(list[0]);
+
+    parent->child = &list[0];
+
+    /* detach in the middle (list[1]) */
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE(cJSON_DetachItemViaPointer(parent, &(list[1])) == &(list[1]), "Failed to detach in the middle.");
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE((list[1].prev == NULL) && (list[1].next == NULL), "Didn't set pointers of detached item to NULL.");
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE((list[0].next == &(list[2])) && (list[2].prev == &(list[0])));
+
+    /* detach beginning (list[0]) */
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE(cJSON_DetachItemViaPointer(parent, &(list[0])) == &(list[0]), "Failed to detach beginning.");
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE((list[0].prev == NULL) && (list[0].next == NULL), "Didn't set pointers of detached item to NULL.");
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE((list[2].prev == NULL) && (parent->child == &(list[2])), "Didn't set the new beginning.");
+
+    /* detach end (list[3])*/
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE(cJSON_DetachItemViaPointer(parent, &(list[3])) == &(list[3]), "Failed to detach end.");
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE((list[3].prev == NULL) && (list[3].next == NULL), "Didn't set pointers of detached item to NULL.");
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE((list[2].next == NULL) && (parent->child == &(list[2])), "Didn't set the new end");
+
+    /* detach single item (list[2]) */
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE(cJSON_DetachItemViaPointer(parent, &list[2]) == &list[2], "Failed to detach single item.");
+    TEST_ASSERT_TRUE_MESSAGE((list[2].prev == NULL) && (list[2].next == NULL), "Didn't set pointers of detached item to NULL.");
+    TEST_ASSERT_NULL_MESSAGE(parent->child, "Child of the parent wasn't set to NULL.");
+}
+
 int main(void)
 {
     UNITY_BEGIN();
@@ -229,6 +268,7 @@ int main(void)
     RUN_TEST(typecheck_functions_should_check_type);
     RUN_TEST(cjson_should_not_parse_to_deeply_nested_jsons);
     RUN_TEST(cjson_set_number_value_should_set_numbers);
+    RUN_TEST(cjson_detach_item_via_pointer_should_detach_items);
 
     return UNITY_END();
 }