diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index d53368324a..7246e43c7b 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -2339,6 +2339,8 @@ v8_source_set("v8_base_without_compiler") {
     "src/handles/local-handles.h",
     "src/handles/maybe-handles-inl.h",
     "src/handles/maybe-handles.h",
+    "src/handles/persistent-handles.cc",
+    "src/handles/persistent-handles.h",
     "src/heap/array-buffer-collector.cc",
     "src/heap/array-buffer-collector.h",
     "src/heap/array-buffer-sweeper.cc",
diff --git a/src/DEPS b/src/DEPS
index 772ad53b32..81c687d692 100644
--- a/src/DEPS
+++ b/src/DEPS
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ include_rules = [
   "+src/heap/off-thread-factory.h",
   "+src/heap/read-only-heap-inl.h",
   "+src/heap/read-only-heap.h",
+  "+src/heap/safepoint.h",
   "-src/inspector",
   "-src/interpreter",
   "+src/interpreter/bytecode-array-accessor.h",
diff --git a/src/execution/isolate.cc b/src/execution/isolate.cc
index a27173eef7..e666a8633f 100644
--- a/src/execution/isolate.cc
+++ b/src/execution/isolate.cc
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "src/execution/simulator.h"
 #include "src/execution/v8threads.h"
 #include "src/execution/vm-state-inl.h"
+#include "src/handles/persistent-handles.h"
 #include "src/heap/heap-inl.h"
 #include "src/heap/read-only-heap.h"
 #include "src/ic/stub-cache.h"
@@ -2857,6 +2858,7 @@ Isolate::Isolate(std::unique_ptr<i::IsolateAllocator> isolate_allocator)
       builtins_(this),
       rail_mode_(PERFORMANCE_ANIMATION),
       code_event_dispatcher_(new CodeEventDispatcher()),
+      persistent_handles_list_(new PersistentHandlesList(this)),
       jitless_(FLAG_jitless),
 #if V8_SFI_HAS_UNIQUE_ID
       next_unique_sfi_id_(0),
@@ -3654,6 +3656,10 @@ void Isolate::UnlinkDeferredHandles(DeferredHandles* deferred) {
   }
 }
 
+std::unique_ptr<PersistentHandles> Isolate::NewPersistentHandles() {
+  return std::make_unique<PersistentHandles>(this);
+}
+
 void Isolate::DumpAndResetStats() {
   if (turbo_statistics() != nullptr) {
     DCHECK(FLAG_turbo_stats || FLAG_turbo_stats_nvp);
diff --git a/src/execution/isolate.h b/src/execution/isolate.h
index 037e6ea7f5..b0643244e5 100644
--- a/src/execution/isolate.h
+++ b/src/execution/isolate.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ class MaterializedObjectStore;
 class Microtask;
 class MicrotaskQueue;
 class OptimizingCompileDispatcher;
+class PersistentHandles;
+class PersistentHandlesList;
 class ReadOnlyDeserializer;
 class RegExpStack;
 class RootVisitor;
@@ -1200,6 +1202,12 @@ class V8_EXPORT_PRIVATE Isolate final : private HiddenFactory {
   void LinkDeferredHandles(DeferredHandles* deferred_handles);
   void UnlinkDeferredHandles(DeferredHandles* deferred_handles);
 
+  std::unique_ptr<PersistentHandles> NewPersistentHandles();
+
+  PersistentHandlesList* persistent_handles_list() {
+    return persistent_handles_list_.get();
+  }
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
   bool IsDeferredHandle(Address* location);
 #endif  // DEBUG
@@ -1764,6 +1772,8 @@ class V8_EXPORT_PRIVATE Isolate final : private HiddenFactory {
   DeferredHandles* deferred_handles_head_ = nullptr;
   OptimizingCompileDispatcher* optimizing_compile_dispatcher_ = nullptr;
 
+  std::unique_ptr<PersistentHandlesList> persistent_handles_list_;
+
   // Counts deopt points if deopt_every_n_times is enabled.
   unsigned int stress_deopt_count_ = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/handles/persistent-handles.cc b/src/handles/persistent-handles.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ef2dee6f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/handles/persistent-handles.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+// Copyright 2020 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "src/handles/persistent-handles.h"
+
+#include "src/api/api.h"
+#include "src/heap/heap-inl.h"
+#include "src/heap/safepoint.h"
+#include "src/utils/allocation.h"
+
+namespace v8 {
+namespace internal {
+
+PersistentHandles::PersistentHandles(Isolate* isolate, size_t block_size)
+    : isolate_(isolate),
+      block_size_(block_size),
+      block_next_(nullptr),
+      block_limit_(nullptr),
+      prev_(nullptr),
+      next_(nullptr) {
+  isolate->persistent_handles_list()->Add(this);
+}
+
+PersistentHandles::~PersistentHandles() {
+  isolate_->persistent_handles_list()->Remove(this);
+
+  for (Address* block_start : blocks_) {
+    DeleteArray(block_start);
+  }
+}
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+void PersistentHandles::Attach(LocalHeap* local_heap) {
+  DCHECK_NULL(owner_);
+  owner_ = local_heap;
+}
+
+void PersistentHandles::Detach() {
+  DCHECK_NOT_NULL(owner_);
+  owner_ = nullptr;
+}
+#endif
+
+void PersistentHandles::AddBlock() {
+  DCHECK_EQ(block_next_, block_limit_);
+
+  Address* block_start = NewArray<Address>(block_size_);
+  blocks_.push_back(block_start);
+
+  block_next_ = block_start;
+  block_limit_ = block_start + block_size_;
+}
+
+Handle<Object> PersistentHandles::NewHandle(Address value) {
+#ifdef DEBUG
+  if (owner_) DCHECK(!owner_->IsParked());
+#endif
+  return Handle<Object>(GetHandle(value));
+}
+
+Address* PersistentHandles::GetHandle(Address value) {
+  if (block_next_ == block_limit_) {
+    AddBlock();
+  }
+
+  DCHECK_LT(block_next_, block_limit_);
+  *block_next_ = value;
+  return block_next_++;
+}
+
+void PersistentHandles::Iterate(RootVisitor* visitor) {
+  for (int i = 0; i < static_cast<int>(blocks_.size()) - 1; i++) {
+    Address* block_start = blocks_[i];
+    Address* block_end = block_start + block_size_;
+    visitor->VisitRootPointers(Root::kHandleScope, nullptr,
+                               FullObjectSlot(block_start),
+                               FullObjectSlot(block_end));
+  }
+
+  if (!blocks_.empty()) {
+    Address* block_start = blocks_.back();
+    visitor->VisitRootPointers(Root::kHandleScope, nullptr,
+                               FullObjectSlot(block_start),
+                               FullObjectSlot(block_next_));
+  }
+}
+
+void PersistentHandlesList::Add(PersistentHandles* persistent_handles) {
+  base::MutexGuard guard(&persistent_handles_mutex_);
+  if (persistent_handles_head_)
+    persistent_handles_head_->prev_ = persistent_handles;
+  persistent_handles->prev_ = nullptr;
+  persistent_handles->next_ = persistent_handles_head_;
+  persistent_handles_head_ = persistent_handles;
+}
+
+void PersistentHandlesList::Remove(PersistentHandles* persistent_handles) {
+  base::MutexGuard guard(&persistent_handles_mutex_);
+  if (persistent_handles->next_)
+    persistent_handles->next_->prev_ = persistent_handles->prev_;
+  if (persistent_handles->prev_)
+    persistent_handles->prev_->next_ = persistent_handles->next_;
+  else
+    persistent_handles_head_ = persistent_handles->next_;
+}
+
+void PersistentHandlesList::Iterate(RootVisitor* visitor) {
+#if DEBUG
+  DCHECK(isolate_->heap()->safepoint()->IsActive());
+#else
+  USE(isolate_);
+#endif
+  base::MutexGuard guard(&persistent_handles_mutex_);
+  for (PersistentHandles* current = persistent_handles_head_; current;
+       current = current->next_) {
+    current->Iterate(visitor);
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace internal
+}  // namespace v8
diff --git a/src/handles/persistent-handles.h b/src/handles/persistent-handles.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e27bb2d01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/handles/persistent-handles.h
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// Copyright 2020 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef V8_HANDLES_PERSISTENT_HANDLES_H_
+#define V8_HANDLES_PERSISTENT_HANDLES_H_
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "include/v8-internal.h"
+#include "src/api/api.h"
+#include "src/base/macros.h"
+#include "src/objects/visitors.h"
+
+namespace v8 {
+namespace internal {
+
+class Heap;
+
+class PersistentHandles {
+ public:
+  V8_EXPORT_PRIVATE explicit PersistentHandles(
+      Isolate* isolate, size_t block_size = kHandleBlockSize);
+  V8_EXPORT_PRIVATE ~PersistentHandles();
+
+  PersistentHandles(const PersistentHandles&) = delete;
+  PersistentHandles& operator=(const PersistentHandles&) = delete;
+
+  void Iterate(RootVisitor* visitor);
+
+  V8_EXPORT_PRIVATE Handle<Object> NewHandle(Address value);
+
+ private:
+  void AddBlock();
+  Address* GetHandle(Address value);
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+  void Attach(LocalHeap* local_heap);
+  void Detach();
+
+  LocalHeap* owner_ = nullptr;
+
+#else
+  void Attach(LocalHeap*) {}
+  void Detach() {}
+#endif
+
+  Isolate* isolate_;
+  std::vector<Address*> blocks_;
+  size_t block_size_;
+
+  Address* block_next_;
+  Address* block_limit_;
+
+  PersistentHandles* prev_;
+  PersistentHandles* next_;
+
+  friend class PersistentHandlesList;
+  friend class LocalHeap;
+};
+
+class PersistentHandlesList {
+ public:
+  explicit PersistentHandlesList(Isolate* isolate)
+      : isolate_(isolate), persistent_handles_head_(nullptr) {}
+
+  // Iteration is only safe during a safepoint
+  void Iterate(RootVisitor* visitor);
+
+ private:
+  void Add(PersistentHandles* persistent_handles);
+  void Remove(PersistentHandles* persistent_handles);
+
+  Isolate* isolate_;
+
+  base::Mutex persistent_handles_mutex_;
+  PersistentHandles* persistent_handles_head_ = nullptr;
+
+  friend class PersistentHandles;
+};
+
+}  // namespace internal
+}  // namespace v8
+
+#endif  // V8_HANDLES_PERSISTENT_HANDLES_H_
diff --git a/src/heap/heap.cc b/src/heap/heap.cc
index 518bbcf162..b00ee0da4b 100644
--- a/src/heap/heap.cc
+++ b/src/heap/heap.cc
@@ -4473,6 +4473,8 @@ void Heap::IterateStrongRoots(RootVisitor* v, VisitMode mode) {
   if (FLAG_local_heaps) {
     safepoint_->Iterate(&left_trim_visitor);
     safepoint_->Iterate(v);
+    isolate_->persistent_handles_list()->Iterate(&left_trim_visitor);
+    isolate_->persistent_handles_list()->Iterate(v);
   }
 
   isolate_->IterateDeferredHandles(&left_trim_visitor);
@@ -5376,7 +5378,12 @@ void Heap::StartTearDown() {
   // a good time to run heap verification (if requested), before starting to
   // tear down parts of the Isolate.
   if (FLAG_verify_heap) {
-    Verify();
+    if (FLAG_local_heaps) {
+      SafepointScope scope(this);
+      Verify();
+    } else {
+      Verify();
+    }
   }
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/src/heap/incremental-marking.cc b/src/heap/incremental-marking.cc
index 76fdbc80c8..0d81ffdb63 100644
--- a/src/heap/incremental-marking.cc
+++ b/src/heap/incremental-marking.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "src/heap/object-stats.h"
 #include "src/heap/objects-visiting-inl.h"
 #include "src/heap/objects-visiting.h"
+#include "src/heap/safepoint.h"
 #include "src/heap/sweeper.h"
 #include "src/init/v8.h"
 #include "src/numbers/conversions.h"
@@ -406,8 +407,10 @@ void IncrementalMarking::MarkRoots() {
   DCHECK(!finalize_marking_completed_);
   DCHECK(IsMarking());
 
+  if (FLAG_local_heaps) heap_->safepoint()->Start();
   IncrementalMarkingRootMarkingVisitor visitor(this);
   heap_->IterateStrongRoots(&visitor, VISIT_ONLY_STRONG_IGNORE_STACK);
+  if (FLAG_local_heaps) heap_->safepoint()->End();
 }
 
 bool IncrementalMarking::ShouldRetainMap(Map map, int age) {
diff --git a/src/heap/local-heap.cc b/src/heap/local-heap.cc
index 392b343236..575019f87e 100644
--- a/src/heap/local-heap.cc
+++ b/src/heap/local-heap.cc
@@ -3,21 +3,30 @@
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #include "src/heap/local-heap.h"
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "src/base/platform/mutex.h"
 #include "src/handles/local-handles.h"
-#include "src/heap/heap.h"
+#include "src/heap/heap-inl.h"
 #include "src/heap/safepoint.h"
 
 namespace v8 {
 namespace internal {
 
-LocalHeap::LocalHeap(Heap* heap)
+LocalHeap::LocalHeap(Heap* heap,
+                     std::unique_ptr<PersistentHandles> persistent_handles)
     : heap_(heap),
       state_(ThreadState::Running),
       safepoint_requested_(false),
       prev_(nullptr),
       next_(nullptr),
-      handles_(new LocalHandles) {
+      handles_(new LocalHandles),
+      persistent_handles_(std::move(persistent_handles)) {
   heap_->safepoint()->AddLocalHeap(this);
+  if (persistent_handles_) {
+    persistent_handles_->Attach(this);
+  }
 }
 
 LocalHeap::~LocalHeap() {
@@ -27,6 +36,24 @@ LocalHeap::~LocalHeap() {
   heap_->safepoint()->RemoveLocalHeap(this);
 }
 
+Handle<Object> LocalHeap::NewPersistentHandle(Address value) {
+  if (!persistent_handles_) {
+    persistent_handles_.reset(
+        heap_->isolate()->NewPersistentHandles().release());
+  }
+  return persistent_handles_->NewHandle(value);
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<PersistentHandles> LocalHeap::DetachPersistentHandles() {
+  if (persistent_handles_) persistent_handles_->Detach();
+  return std::move(persistent_handles_);
+}
+
+bool LocalHeap::IsParked() {
+  base::MutexGuard guard(&state_mutex_);
+  return state_ == ThreadState::Parked;
+}
+
 void LocalHeap::Park() {
   base::MutexGuard guard(&state_mutex_);
   CHECK(state_ == ThreadState::Running);
diff --git a/src/heap/local-heap.h b/src/heap/local-heap.h
index a6eed1d928..8255eeb325 100644
--- a/src/heap/local-heap.h
+++ b/src/heap/local-heap.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "src/base/platform/condition-variable.h"
 #include "src/base/platform/mutex.h"
+#include "src/execution/isolate.h"
 
 namespace v8 {
 namespace internal {
@@ -17,10 +18,13 @@ namespace internal {
 class Heap;
 class Safepoint;
 class LocalHandles;
+class PersistentHandles;
 
 class LocalHeap {
  public:
-  V8_EXPORT_PRIVATE explicit LocalHeap(Heap* heap);
+  V8_EXPORT_PRIVATE explicit LocalHeap(
+      Heap* heap,
+      std::unique_ptr<PersistentHandles> persistent_handles = nullptr);
   V8_EXPORT_PRIVATE ~LocalHeap();
 
   // Invoked by main thread to signal this thread that it needs to halt in a
@@ -33,6 +37,12 @@ class LocalHeap {
 
   LocalHandles* handles() { return handles_.get(); }
 
+  V8_EXPORT_PRIVATE Handle<Object> NewPersistentHandle(Address value);
+  V8_EXPORT_PRIVATE std::unique_ptr<PersistentHandles>
+  DetachPersistentHandles();
+
+  bool IsParked();
+
  private:
   enum class ThreadState {
     // Threads in this state need to be stopped in a safepoint.
@@ -65,6 +75,7 @@ class LocalHeap {
   LocalHeap* next_;
 
   std::unique_ptr<LocalHandles> handles_;
+  std::unique_ptr<PersistentHandles> persistent_handles_;
 
   friend class Heap;
   friend class Safepoint;
diff --git a/src/heap/safepoint.cc b/src/heap/safepoint.cc
index f524b30e74..a37eb36491 100644
--- a/src/heap/safepoint.cc
+++ b/src/heap/safepoint.cc
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@
 #include "src/heap/safepoint.h"
 
 #include "src/handles/local-handles.h"
+#include "src/handles/persistent-handles.h"
 #include "src/heap/heap.h"
 #include "src/heap/local-heap.h"
 
 namespace v8 {
 namespace internal {
 
-Safepoint::Safepoint(Heap* heap) : heap_(heap), local_heaps_head_(nullptr) {}
+Safepoint::Safepoint(Heap* heap)
+    : heap_(heap), local_heaps_head_(nullptr), is_active_(false) {}
 
 void Safepoint::Start() { StopThreads(); }
 
@@ -35,9 +37,13 @@ void Safepoint::StopThreads() {
       current->state_change_.Wait(&current->state_mutex_);
     }
   }
+
+  is_active_ = true;
 }
 
 void Safepoint::ResumeThreads() {
+  is_active_ = false;
+
   for (LocalHeap* current = local_heaps_head_; current;
        current = current->next_) {
     current->state_mutex_.Unlock();
@@ -124,6 +130,7 @@ bool Safepoint::ContainsAnyLocalHeap() {
 }
 
 void Safepoint::Iterate(RootVisitor* visitor) {
+  DCHECK(IsActive());
   for (LocalHeap* current = local_heaps_head_; current;
        current = current->next_) {
     current->handles()->Iterate(visitor);
diff --git a/src/heap/safepoint.h b/src/heap/safepoint.h
index 4b0036c047..06f9c75044 100644
--- a/src/heap/safepoint.h
+++ b/src/heap/safepoint.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #include "src/base/platform/condition-variable.h"
 #include "src/base/platform/mutex.h"
+#include "src/handles/persistent-handles.h"
+#include "src/objects/visitors.h"
 
 namespace v8 {
 namespace internal {
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ class Safepoint {
   void Start();
   void End();
 
+  bool IsActive() { return is_active_; }
+
  private:
   class Barrier {
     base::Mutex mutex_;
@@ -58,8 +62,11 @@ class Safepoint {
   base::Mutex local_heaps_mutex_;
   LocalHeap* local_heaps_head_;
 
+  bool is_active_;
+
   friend class SafepointScope;
   friend class LocalHeap;
+  friend class PersistentHandles;
 };
 
 class SafepointScope {
diff --git a/test/cctest/BUILD.gn b/test/cctest/BUILD.gn
index 89fe36f65b..3f5475b2a5 100644
--- a/test/cctest/BUILD.gn
+++ b/test/cctest/BUILD.gn
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ v8_source_set("cctest_sources") {
     "test-object.cc",
     "test-orderedhashtable.cc",
     "test-parsing.cc",
+    "test-persistent-handles.cc",
     "test-platform.cc",
     "test-profile-generator.cc",
     "test-random-number-generator.cc",
diff --git a/test/cctest/test-persistent-handles.cc b/test/cctest/test-persistent-handles.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0bb2990d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cctest/test-persistent-handles.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+// Copyright 2020 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "src/api/api.h"
+#include "src/base/platform/condition-variable.h"
+#include "src/base/platform/mutex.h"
+#include "src/base/platform/semaphore.h"
+#include "src/handles/handles-inl.h"
+#include "src/handles/local-handles-inl.h"
+#include "src/handles/persistent-handles.h"
+#include "src/heap/heap.h"
+#include "src/heap/local-heap.h"
+#include "src/heap/safepoint.h"
+#include "src/objects/heap-number.h"
+#include "test/cctest/cctest.h"
+#include "test/cctest/heap/heap-utils.h"
+
+namespace v8 {
+namespace internal {
+
+static constexpr int kNumHandles = kHandleBlockSize * 2 + kHandleBlockSize / 2;
+
+class PersistentHandlesThread final : public v8::base::Thread {
+ public:
+  PersistentHandlesThread(Heap* heap, std::vector<Handle<HeapNumber>> handles,
+                          std::unique_ptr<PersistentHandles> ph, Address object,
+                          base::Semaphore* sema_started,
+                          base::Semaphore* sema_gc_finished)
+      : v8::base::Thread(base::Thread::Options("ThreadWithLocalHeap")),
+        heap_(heap),
+        handles_(std::move(handles)),
+        ph_(std::move(ph)),
+        object_(object),
+        sema_started_(sema_started),
+        sema_gc_finished_(sema_gc_finished) {}
+
+  void Run() override {
+    LocalHeap local_heap(heap_, std::move(ph_));
+    LocalHandleScope scope(&local_heap);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < kNumHandles; i++) {
+      handles_.push_back(
+          Handle<HeapNumber>::cast(local_heap.NewPersistentHandle(object_)));
+    }
+
+    sema_started_->Signal();
+
+    {
+      ParkedScope scope(&local_heap);
+      sema_gc_finished_->Wait();
+    }
+
+    for (Handle<HeapNumber> handle : handles_) {
+      CHECK_EQ(42.0, handle->value());
+    }
+
+    CHECK_EQ(handles_.size(), kNumHandles * 2);
+
+    CHECK(!ph_);
+    ph_ = local_heap.DetachPersistentHandles();
+  }
+
+  Heap* heap_;
+  std::vector<Handle<HeapNumber>> handles_;
+  std::unique_ptr<PersistentHandles> ph_;
+  Address object_;
+  base::Semaphore* sema_started_;
+  base::Semaphore* sema_gc_finished_;
+};
+
+TEST(CreatePersistentHandles) {
+  CcTest::InitializeVM();
+  FLAG_local_heaps = true;
+  Isolate* isolate = CcTest::i_isolate();
+
+  Address object = kNullAddress;
+  std::unique_ptr<PersistentHandles> ph = isolate->NewPersistentHandles();
+  std::vector<Handle<HeapNumber>> handles;
+
+  HandleScope handle_scope(isolate);
+  Handle<HeapNumber> number = isolate->factory()->NewHeapNumber(42.0);
+
+  object = number->ptr();
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < kNumHandles; i++) {
+    handles.push_back(Handle<HeapNumber>::cast(ph->NewHandle(object)));
+  }
+
+  base::Semaphore sema_started(0);
+  base::Semaphore sema_gc_finished(0);
+
+  // pass persistent handles to background thread
+  std::unique_ptr<PersistentHandlesThread> thread(new PersistentHandlesThread(
+      isolate->heap(), std::move(handles), std::move(ph), object, &sema_started,
+      &sema_gc_finished));
+  CHECK(thread->Start());
+
+  sema_started.Wait();
+
+  CcTest::CollectAllGarbage();
+  sema_gc_finished.Signal();
+
+  thread->Join();
+
+  // get persistent handles back to main thread
+  ph = std::move(thread->ph_);
+  ph->NewHandle(number->ptr());
+}
+
+}  // namespace internal
+}  // namespace v8