diff --git a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNode.java b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNode.java
index a01a0bdd..9a8e1966 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNode.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNode.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ public abstract class YogaNode {
   @Nullable
   public abstract YogaNode getOwner();
 
+  public abstract void unsetOwner();
+
   /** @deprecated Use #getOwner() instead. This will be removed in the next version. */
   @Deprecated
   @Nullable
diff --git a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIBase.java b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIBase.java
index c48162f4..0e1f68c8 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIBase.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/yoga/YogaNodeJNIBase.java
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ public abstract class YogaNodeJNIBase extends YogaNode implements Cloneable {
     return mOwner;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void unsetOwner() {
+    mOwner = null;
+  }
+
   /** @deprecated Use #getOwner() instead. This will be removed in the next version. */
   @Deprecated
   @Nullable