diff --git a/src/binding.cc b/src/binding.cc
index 2fefb8ca..291ed64f 100644
--- a/src/binding.cc
+++ b/src/binding.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ static_assert(sizeof(v8::TryCatch) == sizeof(size_t) * 6,
 static_assert(sizeof(v8::Location) == sizeof(size_t) * 1,
               "Location size mismatch");
 
+static_assert(sizeof(v8::SnapshotCreator) == sizeof(size_t) * 1,
+              "SnapshotCreator size mismatch");
+
 extern "C" {
 
 void v8__V8__SetFlagsFromCommandLine(int* argc, char** argv) {
@@ -111,6 +114,12 @@ void v8__Isolate__CreateParams__SET__array_buffer_allocator(
   self.array_buffer_allocator = value;
 }
 
+// This function does not take ownership of the StartupData.
+void v8__Isolate__CreateParams__SET__snapshot_blob(
+    v8::Isolate::CreateParams& self, v8::StartupData* snapshot_blob) {
+  self.snapshot_blob = snapshot_blob;
+}
+
 void v8__HandleScope__CONSTRUCT(uninit_t<v8::HandleScope>& buf,
                                 v8::Isolate* isolate) {
   construct_in_place<v8::HandleScope>(buf, isolate);
@@ -325,7 +334,8 @@ size_t v8__ArrayBufferView__ByteOffset(v8::ArrayBufferView& self) {
   return self.ByteOffset();
 }
 
-size_t v8__ArrayBufferView__CopyContents(v8::ArrayBufferView& self, void* dest, int byte_length) {
+size_t v8__ArrayBufferView__CopyContents(v8::ArrayBufferView& self, void* dest,
+                                         int byte_length) {
   return self.CopyContents(dest, byte_length);
 }
 
@@ -626,6 +636,29 @@ void v8__PropertyCallbackInfo__GetReturnValue(
   *out = self.GetReturnValue();
 }
 
+void v8__SnapshotCreator__CONSTRUCT(uninit_t<v8::SnapshotCreator>& buf) {
+  construct_in_place<v8::SnapshotCreator>(buf);
+}
+
+void v8__SnapshotCreator__DESTRUCT(v8::SnapshotCreator& self) {
+  self.~SnapshotCreator();
+}
+
+v8::Isolate* v8__SnapshotCreator__GetIsolate(v8::SnapshotCreator& self) {
+  return self.GetIsolate();
+}
+
+void v8__SnapshotCreator__SetDefaultContext(v8::SnapshotCreator& self,
+                                            v8::Local<v8::Context> context) {
+  self.SetDefaultContext(context);
+}
+
+v8::StartupData v8__SnapshotCreator__CreateBlob(
+    v8::SnapshotCreator* self,
+    v8::SnapshotCreator::FunctionCodeHandling function_code_handling) {
+  return self->CreateBlob(function_code_handling);
+}
+
 v8::Platform* v8__platform__NewDefaultPlatform() {
   // TODO: support optional arguments.
   return v8::platform::NewDefaultPlatform().release();
diff --git a/src/isolate.rs b/src/isolate.rs
index 4bbd7279..21d09d0a 100644
--- a/src/isolate.rs
+++ b/src/isolate.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::support::Opaque;
 use crate::support::UniqueRef;
 use crate::Local;
 use crate::Message;
+use crate::StartupData;
 use crate::Value;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::ops::DerefMut;
@@ -44,7 +45,10 @@ extern "C" {
     this: &mut CreateParams,
     value: *mut Allocator,
   );
-
+  fn v8__Isolate__CreateParams__SET__snapshot_blob(
+    this: &mut CreateParams,
+    snapshot_blob: *mut StartupData,
+  );
 }
 
 #[repr(C)]
@@ -199,6 +203,25 @@ impl CreateParams {
       )
     };
   }
+
+  /// Hand startup data to V8, in case the embedder has chosen to build
+  /// V8 with external startup data.
+  ///
+  /// Note:
+  /// - By default the startup data is linked into the V8 library, in which
+  ///   case this function is not meaningful.
+  /// - If this needs to be called, it needs to be called before V8
+  ///   tries to make use of its built-ins.
+  /// - To avoid unnecessary copies of data, V8 will point directly into the
+  ///   given data blob, so pretty please keep it around until V8 exit.
+  /// - Compression of the startup blob might be useful, but needs to
+  ///   handled entirely on the embedders' side.
+  /// - The call will abort if the data is invalid.
+  pub fn set_snapshot_blob(&mut self, snapshot_blob: &mut StartupData) {
+    unsafe {
+      v8__Isolate__CreateParams__SET__snapshot_blob(self, &mut *snapshot_blob)
+    };
+  }
 }
 
 impl Delete for CreateParams {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6e493759..cc39140b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ mod promise;
 mod property;
 mod script;
 mod script_or_module;
+mod snapshot;
 mod string;
 mod support;
 mod try_catch;
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ pub use promise::{
 pub use property::PropertyCallbackInfo;
 pub use script::{Script, ScriptOrigin};
 pub use script_or_module::ScriptOrModule;
+pub use snapshot::{FunctionCodeHandling, SnapshotCreator, StartupData};
 pub use string::NewStringType;
 pub use string::String;
 pub use try_catch::{TryCatch, TryCatchScope};
diff --git a/src/snapshot.rs b/src/snapshot.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed63e150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/snapshot.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+use crate::support::int;
+use crate::Context;
+use crate::Isolate;
+use crate::Local;
+use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
+
+extern "C" {
+  fn v8__SnapshotCreator__CONSTRUCT(buf: &mut MaybeUninit<SnapshotCreator>);
+  fn v8__SnapshotCreator__DESTRUCT(this: &mut SnapshotCreator);
+  fn v8__SnapshotCreator__GetIsolate(
+    this: &mut SnapshotCreator,
+  ) -> &mut Isolate;
+  fn v8__SnapshotCreator__CreateBlob(
+    this: *mut SnapshotCreator,
+    function_code_handling: FunctionCodeHandling,
+  ) -> StartupData;
+  fn v8__SnapshotCreator__SetDefaultContext(
+    this: &mut SnapshotCreator,
+    context: *mut Context,
+  );
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct StartupData {
+  pub data: *const u8,
+  pub raw_size: int,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub enum FunctionCodeHandling {
+  Clear,
+  Keep,
+}
+
+/// Helper class to create a snapshot data blob.
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct SnapshotCreator([usize; 1]);
+
+impl Default for SnapshotCreator {
+  /// Create and enter an isolate, and set it up for serialization.
+  /// The isolate is created from scratch.
+  fn default() -> Self {
+    let mut snapshot_creator: MaybeUninit<Self> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
+
+    unsafe {
+      v8__SnapshotCreator__CONSTRUCT(&mut snapshot_creator);
+      snapshot_creator.assume_init()
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+impl Drop for SnapshotCreator {
+  fn drop(&mut self) {
+    unsafe { v8__SnapshotCreator__DESTRUCT(self) };
+  }
+}
+
+impl SnapshotCreator {
+  /// Set the default context to be included in the snapshot blob.
+  /// The snapshot will not contain the global proxy, and we expect one or a
+  /// global object template to create one, to be provided upon deserialization.
+  pub fn set_default_context<'sc>(&mut self, mut context: Local<'sc, Context>) {
+    unsafe { v8__SnapshotCreator__SetDefaultContext(self, &mut *context) };
+  }
+
+  /// Creates a snapshot data blob.
+  /// This must not be called from within a handle scope.
+  ///
+  /// Returns { nullptr, 0 } on failure, and a startup snapshot on success.
+  /// The caller acquires ownership of the data array in the return value.
+  pub fn create_blob(
+    &mut self,
+    function_code_handling: FunctionCodeHandling,
+  ) -> StartupData {
+    unsafe { v8__SnapshotCreator__CreateBlob(self, function_code_handling) }
+  }
+
+  /// Returns the isolate prepared by the snapshot creator.
+  pub fn get_isolate(&mut self) -> &Isolate {
+    unsafe { v8__SnapshotCreator__GetIsolate(self) }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_api.rs b/tests/test_api.rs
index 11da729d..e02dd407 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.rs
+++ b/tests/test_api.rs
@@ -1028,3 +1028,55 @@ fn array_buffer_view() {
   isolate.exit();
   drop(g);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn snapshot_creator() {
+  let g = setup();
+  // First we create the snapshot, there is a single global variable 'a' set to
+  // the value 3.
+  let mut startup_data = {
+    let mut snapshot_creator = v8::SnapshotCreator::default();
+    let isolate = snapshot_creator.get_isolate();
+    let mut locker = v8::Locker::new(&isolate);
+    v8::HandleScope::enter(&mut locker, |scope| {
+      let mut context = v8::Context::new(scope);
+      context.enter();
+
+      let source = v8::String::new(scope, "a = 1 + 2").unwrap();
+      let mut script =
+        v8::Script::compile(scope, context, source, None).unwrap();
+      script.run(scope, context).unwrap();
+
+      snapshot_creator.set_default_context(context);
+
+      context.exit();
+    });
+
+    snapshot_creator.create_blob(v8::FunctionCodeHandling::Clear)
+  };
+  assert!(startup_data.raw_size > 0);
+  // Now we try to load up the snapshot and check that 'a' has the correct
+  // value.
+  {
+    let mut params = v8::Isolate::create_params();
+    params.set_array_buffer_allocator(v8::Allocator::new_default_allocator());
+    params.set_snapshot_blob(&mut startup_data);
+    let isolate = v8::Isolate::new(params);
+    let mut locker = v8::Locker::new(&isolate);
+    v8::HandleScope::enter(&mut locker, |scope| {
+      let mut context = v8::Context::new(scope);
+      context.enter();
+      let source = v8::String::new(scope, "a === 3").unwrap();
+      let mut script =
+        v8::Script::compile(scope, context, source, None).unwrap();
+      let result = script.run(scope, context).unwrap();
+      let true_val: Local<v8::Value> = cast(v8::new_true(scope));
+      assert!(result.same_value(true_val));
+      context.exit();
+    });
+  }
+
+  // TODO(ry) startup_data is getting leaked and is not cleaned up properly!
+  // It must be freed using c++ delete.
+  drop(g);
+}