diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d79319b7..0581122d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ npm test
 | [napi_create_buffer](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_buffer)                             | 1            | v8.0.0               | ✅     |
 | [napi_create_buffer_copy](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_buffer_copy)                   | 1            | v8.0.0               | ⛔️    |
 | [napi_create_date](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_date)                                 | 5            | v11.11.0             | ⛔️    |
-| [napi_create_external](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_external)                         | 1            | v8.0.0               | ⛔️    |
+| [napi_create_external](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_external)                         | 1            | v8.0.0               | ✅     |
 | [napi_create_external_arraybuffer](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_external_arraybuffer) | 1            | v8.0.0               | ✅     |
 | [napi_create_external_buffer](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_external_buffer)           | 1            | v8.0.0               | ✅     |
 | [napi_create_object](https://nodejs.org/api/n-api.html#n_api_napi_create_object)                             | 1            | v8.0.0               | ✅     |
diff --git a/napi/src/lib.rs b/napi/src/lib.rs
index 4498af2a..113a2dfa 100644
--- a/napi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/napi/src/lib.rs
@@ -530,6 +530,48 @@ impl Env {
     }
   }
 
+  pub fn create_external<T: 'static>(&self, native_object: T) -> Result<Value<Object>> {
+    let mut object_value = ptr::null_mut();
+    let status = unsafe {
+      sys::napi_create_external(
+        self.0,
+        Box::into_raw(Box::new(TaggedObject::new(native_object))) as *mut c_void,
+        Some(raw_finalize::<T>),
+        ptr::null_mut(),
+        &mut object_value,
+      )
+    };
+
+    check_status(status)?;
+    Ok(Value::from_raw_value(self, object_value, Object))
+  }
+
+  pub fn get_value_external<T: 'static>(&self, js_object: &Value<Object>) -> Result<&mut T> {
+    unsafe {
+      let mut unknown_tagged_object = ptr::null_mut();
+      let status =
+        sys::napi_get_value_external(self.0, js_object.raw_value, &mut unknown_tagged_object);
+      check_status(status)?;
+
+      let type_id: *const TypeId = mem::transmute(unknown_tagged_object);
+      if *type_id == TypeId::of::<T>() {
+        let tagged_object: *mut TaggedObject<T> = mem::transmute(unknown_tagged_object);
+        (*tagged_object).object.as_mut().ok_or(Error {
+          status: Status::InvalidArg,
+          reason: Some("Invalid argument, nothing attach to js_object".to_owned()),
+        })
+      } else {
+        Err(Error {
+          status: Status::InvalidArg,
+          reason: Some(
+            "Invalid argument, T on get_value_external is not the type of wrapped object"
+              .to_owned(),
+          ),
+        })
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   pub fn create_error(&self, e: Error) -> Result<Value<Object>> {
     let reason = e.reason.unwrap_or("".to_owned());
     let reason_string = self.create_string(reason.as_str())?;
diff --git a/test_module/__test__/create-external.spec.js b/test_module/__test__/create-external.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8bc60eaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_module/__test__/create-external.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const test = require('ava')
+
+const bindings = require('../index.node')
+
+test('should create external object and get it back', (t) => {
+  const fixture = 42
+  const externalObject = bindings.createExternal(42)
+  t.is(bindings.getExternalCount(externalObject), fixture)
+})
diff --git a/test_module/src/lib.rs b/test_module/src/lib.rs
index a079f40a..12766e82 100644
--- a/test_module/src/lib.rs
+++ b/test_module/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ fn init(env: &Env, exports: &mut Value<Object>) -> Result<()> {
     "testObjectIsDate",
     env.create_function("testObjectIsDate", test_object_is_date)?,
   )?;
+
+  exports.set_named_property(
+    "createExternal",
+    env.create_function("createExternal", create_external)?,
+  )?;
+
+  exports.set_named_property(
+    "getExternalCount",
+    env.create_function("getExternalCount", get_external_count)?,
+  )?;
   Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -84,3 +94,21 @@ fn test_object_is_date(ctx: CallContext) -> Result<Value<Boolean>> {
   let obj: Value<Object> = ctx.get::<Object>(0)?;
   Ok(Env::get_boolean(ctx.env, obj.is_date()?)?)
 }
+
+struct NativeObject {
+  count: i32,
+}
+
+#[js_function(1)]
+fn create_external(ctx: CallContext) -> Result<Value<Object>> {
+  let count = ctx.get::<Number>(0)?.try_into()?;
+  let native = NativeObject { count };
+  ctx.env.create_external(native)
+}
+
+#[js_function(1)]
+fn get_external_count(ctx: CallContext) -> Result<Value<Number>> {
+  let attached_obj = ctx.get::<Object>(0)?;
+  let native_object = ctx.env.get_value_external::<NativeObject>(&attached_obj)?;
+  ctx.env.create_int32(native_object.count)
+}