diff --git a/benches/function.rs b/benches/function.rs
index ef8a3d34..3c6e906b 100644
--- a/benches/function.rs
+++ b/benches/function.rs
@@ -94,36 +94,74 @@ fn main() {
     global.set(scope, name.into(), value.into()).unwrap();
   }
 
+  {
+    extern "C" fn callback(info: *const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo) {
+      let scope = unsafe { &mut v8::CallbackScope::new(&*info) };
+      let mut rv =
+        unsafe { v8::ReturnValue::from_function_callback_info(info) };
+      rv.set(v8::undefined(scope).into());
+    }
+    let func = v8::Function::new_raw(scope, callback).unwrap();
+    let name = v8::String::new(scope, "undefined_from_scope").unwrap();
+    global.set(scope, name.into(), func.into()).unwrap();
+  }
+
+  {
+    extern "C" fn callback(info: *const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo) {
+      let mut rv =
+        unsafe { v8::ReturnValue::from_function_callback_info(info) };
+      let mut info = unsafe {
+        v8::FunctionCallbackArguments::from_function_callback_info(info)
+      };
+      rv.set(v8::undefined(unsafe { info.get_isolate() }).into());
+    }
+    let func = v8::Function::new_raw(scope, callback).unwrap();
+    let name = v8::String::new(scope, "undefined_from_isolate").unwrap();
+    global.set(scope, name.into(), func.into()).unwrap();
+  }
+
   let runs = 100_000_000;
 
-  for x in [
-    "new_",
-    "new_raw",
-    "new_set_uint32",
-    "new_raw_set_uint32",
-    "new_fast",
+  for (group_name, benches) in [
+    (
+      "function_overhead",
+      &[
+        "new_",
+        "new_raw",
+        "new_set_uint32",
+        "new_raw_set_uint32",
+        "new_fast",
+      ][..],
+    ),
+    (
+      "primitives",
+      &["undefined_from_scope", "undefined_from_isolate"][..],
+    ),
   ] {
-    let code = format!(
-      "
-          function bench() {{ return {}(); }};
-          runs = {};
-          start = Date.now();
-          for (i = 0; i < runs; i++) bench();
-          Date.now() - start;
-        ",
-      x, runs
-    );
+    println!("Running {} ...", group_name);
+    for x in benches {
+      let code = format!(
+        "
+            function bench() {{ return {}(); }};
+            runs = {};
+            start = Date.now();
+            for (i = 0; i < runs; i++) bench();
+            Date.now() - start;
+          ",
+        x, runs
+      );
 
-    let r = eval(scope, &code).unwrap();
-    let number = r.to_number(scope).unwrap();
-    let total_ms = number.number_value(scope).unwrap();
-    let total_ns = 1e6 * total_ms;
-    let ns_per_run = total_ns / (runs as f64);
-    let mops_per_sec = (runs as f64) / (total_ms / 1000.0) / 1e6;
-    println!(
-      "{:.1} ns per run {:.1} million ops/sec → {}",
-      ns_per_run, mops_per_sec, x
-    );
+      let r = eval(scope, &code).unwrap();
+      let number = r.to_number(scope).unwrap();
+      let total_ms = number.number_value(scope).unwrap();
+      let total_ns = 1e6 * total_ms;
+      let ns_per_run = total_ns / (runs as f64);
+      let mops_per_sec = (runs as f64) / (total_ms / 1000.0) / 1e6;
+      println!(
+        "  {:.1} ns per run {:.1} million ops/sec → {}",
+        ns_per_run, mops_per_sec, x
+      );
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/function.rs b/src/function.rs
index 463a0bcf..8d159acc 100644
--- a/src/function.rs
+++ b/src/function.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use crate::support::{int, Opaque};
 use crate::Context;
 use crate::Function;
 use crate::HandleScope;
+use crate::Isolate;
 use crate::Local;
 use crate::Name;
 use crate::Object;
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ extern "C" {
   fn v8__FunctionCallbackInfo__NewTarget(
     this: *const FunctionCallbackInfo,
   ) -> *const Value;
+  fn v8__FunctionCallbackInfo__GetIsolate(
+    this: *const FunctionCallbackInfo,
+  ) -> *mut Isolate;
 
   fn v8__PropertyCallbackInfo__GetReturnValue(
     this: *const PropertyCallbackInfo,
@@ -233,6 +237,11 @@ impl<'s> FunctionCallbackArguments<'s> {
     }
   }
 
+  #[inline(always)]
+  pub unsafe fn get_isolate(&mut self) -> &mut Isolate {
+    &mut *v8__FunctionCallbackInfo__GetIsolate(self.info)
+  }
+
   /// Returns the receiver. This corresponds to the "this" value.
   #[inline(always)]
   pub fn this(&self) -> Local<'s, Object> {
diff --git a/src/handle.rs b/src/handle.rs
index 34353669..8966fc85 100644
--- a/src/handle.rs
+++ b/src/handle.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ impl<'s, T> Local<'s, T> {
     NonNull::new(ptr as *mut _).map(|nn| Self::from_non_null(nn))
   }
 
+  #[inline(always)]
+  pub(crate) unsafe fn from_raw_unchecked(ptr: *const T) -> Self {
+    Self(NonNull::new_unchecked(ptr as *mut _), PhantomData)
+  }
+
   #[inline(always)]
   pub(crate) unsafe fn from_non_null(nn: NonNull<T>) -> Self {
     Self(nn, PhantomData)
diff --git a/src/isolate.rs b/src/isolate.rs
index 33d8db78..3bf75435 100644
--- a/src/isolate.rs
+++ b/src/isolate.rs
@@ -1123,6 +1123,18 @@ impl DerefMut for OwnedIsolate {
   }
 }
 
+impl AsMut<Isolate> for OwnedIsolate {
+  fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Isolate {
+    self
+  }
+}
+
+impl AsMut<Isolate> for Isolate {
+  fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Isolate {
+    self
+  }
+}
+
 impl HeapStatistics {
   #[inline(always)]
   pub fn total_heap_size(&self) -> usize {
diff --git a/src/primitives.rs b/src/primitives.rs
index e8a108c6..750ef349 100644
--- a/src/primitives.rs
+++ b/src/primitives.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use crate::isolate::Isolate;
 use crate::Boolean;
-use crate::HandleScope;
 use crate::Local;
 use crate::Primitive;
 
@@ -12,24 +11,29 @@ extern "C" {
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub fn null<'s>(scope: &mut HandleScope<'s, ()>) -> Local<'s, Primitive> {
-  unsafe { scope.cast_local(|sd| v8__Null(sd.get_isolate_ptr())) }.unwrap()
+pub fn null<'a, R>(scope: &mut R) -> Local<'a, Primitive>
+where
+  R: AsMut<Isolate>,
+{
+  unsafe { Local::from_raw_unchecked(v8__Null(scope.as_mut())) }
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-pub fn undefined<'s>(scope: &mut HandleScope<'s, ()>) -> Local<'s, Primitive> {
-  unsafe { scope.cast_local(|sd| v8__Undefined(sd.get_isolate_ptr())) }.unwrap()
+pub fn undefined<'a, R>(scope: &mut R) -> Local<'a, Primitive>
+where
+  R: AsMut<Isolate>,
+{
+  unsafe { Local::from_raw_unchecked(v8__Undefined(scope.as_mut())) }
 }
 
 impl Boolean {
   #[inline(always)]
-  pub fn new<'s>(
-    scope: &mut HandleScope<'s, ()>,
-    value: bool,
-  ) -> Local<'s, Boolean> {
+  pub fn new<'a, R>(scope: &mut R, value: bool) -> Local<'a, Boolean>
+  where
+    R: AsMut<Isolate>,
+  {
     unsafe {
-      scope.cast_local(|sd| v8__Boolean__New(sd.get_isolate_ptr(), value))
+      Local::from_raw_unchecked(v8__Boolean__New(scope.as_mut(), value))
     }
-    .unwrap()
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_api.rs b/tests/test_api.rs
index a1e83d06..dc024ab7 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.rs
+++ b/tests/test_api.rs
@@ -553,6 +553,15 @@ fn get_isolate_from_handle() {
   check_eval(scope, Some(false), "3.3 / 3.3");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn handles_from_isolate() {
+  let _setup_guard = setup();
+  let isolate = &mut v8::Isolate::new(Default::default());
+  let _ = v8::null(isolate);
+  let _ = v8::undefined(isolate);
+  let _ = v8::Boolean::new(isolate, true);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn array_buffer() {
   let _setup_guard = setup();