diff --git a/src/checkpoint.rs b/src/checkpoint.rs
index b1bd667..19f2313 100644
--- a/src/checkpoint.rs
+++ b/src/checkpoint.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 use crate::{ffi, Error, DB};
 use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::path::Path;
 
 /// Undocumented parameter for `ffi::rocksdb_checkpoint_create` function. Zero by default.
@@ -26,16 +27,17 @@ const LOG_SIZE_FOR_FLUSH: u64 = 0_u64;
 
 /// Database's checkpoint object.
 /// Used to create checkpoints of the specified DB from time to time.
-pub struct Checkpoint {
+pub struct Checkpoint<'db> {
     inner: *mut ffi::rocksdb_checkpoint_t,
+    _db: PhantomData<&'db ()>,
 }
 
-impl Checkpoint {
+impl<'db> Checkpoint<'db> {
     /// Creates new checkpoint object for specific DB.
     ///
     /// Does not actually produce checkpoints, call `.create_checkpoint()` method to produce
     /// a DB checkpoint.
-    pub fn new(db: &DB) -> Result<Checkpoint, Error> {
+    pub fn new(db: &'db DB) -> Result<Checkpoint<'db>, Error> {
         let checkpoint: *mut ffi::rocksdb_checkpoint_t;
 
         unsafe { checkpoint = ffi_try!(ffi::rocksdb_checkpoint_object_create(db.inner)) };
@@ -44,7 +46,10 @@ impl Checkpoint {
             return Err(Error::new("Could not create checkpoint object.".to_owned()));
         }
 
-        Ok(Checkpoint { inner: checkpoint })
+        Ok(Checkpoint {
+            inner: checkpoint,
+            _db: PhantomData,
+        })
     }
 
     /// Creates new physical DB checkpoint in directory specified by `path`.
@@ -70,7 +75,7 @@ impl Checkpoint {
     }
 }
 
-impl Drop for Checkpoint {
+impl<'db> Drop for Checkpoint<'db> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
             ffi::rocksdb_checkpoint_object_destroy(self.inner);
diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index 684d6b1..3684590 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use crate::{
     column_family::AsColumnFamilyRef,
     column_family::BoundColumnFamily,
+    db_options::OptionsMustOutliveDB,
     ffi,
     ffi_util::{from_cstr, opt_bytes_to_ptr, raw_data, to_cpath},
     ColumnFamily, ColumnFamilyDescriptor, CompactOptions, DBIteratorWithThreadMode,
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
 use std::fmt;
 use std::fs;
+use std::iter;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ pub struct DBWithThreadMode<T: ThreadMode> {
     pub(crate) inner: *mut ffi::rocksdb_t,
     cfs: T, // Column families are held differently depending on thread mode
     path: PathBuf,
+    _outlive: Vec<OptionsMustOutliveDB>,
 }
 
 /// Minimal set of DB-related methods, intended to be  generic over
@@ -238,6 +241,7 @@ impl<T: ThreadMode> DBWithThreadMode<T> {
             inner: db,
             cfs: T::new(BTreeMap::new()),
             path: path.as_ref().to_path_buf(),
+            _outlive: vec![opts.outlive.clone()],
         })
     }
 
@@ -330,6 +334,9 @@ impl<T: ThreadMode> DBWithThreadMode<T> {
         I: IntoIterator<Item = ColumnFamilyDescriptor>,
     {
         let cfs: Vec<_> = cfs.into_iter().collect();
+        let outlive = iter::once(opts.outlive.clone())
+            .chain(cfs.iter().map(|cf| cf.options.outlive.clone()))
+            .collect();
 
         let cpath = to_cpath(&path)?;
 
@@ -401,6 +408,7 @@ impl<T: ThreadMode> DBWithThreadMode<T> {
             inner: db,
             path: path.as_ref().to_path_buf(),
             cfs: T::new(cf_map),
+            _outlive: outlive,
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/src/db_options.rs b/src/db_options.rs
index c99207e..50e2d28 100644
--- a/src/db_options.rs
+++ b/src/db_options.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
 use std::mem;
 use std::path::Path;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use libc::{self, c_char, c_int, c_uchar, c_uint, c_void, size_t};
 
@@ -35,10 +36,20 @@ fn new_cache(capacity: size_t) -> *mut ffi::rocksdb_cache_t {
     unsafe { ffi::rocksdb_cache_create_lru(capacity) }
 }
 
-pub struct Cache {
+pub(crate) struct CacheWrapper {
     pub(crate) inner: *mut ffi::rocksdb_cache_t,
 }
 
+impl Drop for CacheWrapper {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe {
+            ffi::rocksdb_cache_destroy(self.inner);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Cache(pub(crate) Arc<CacheWrapper>);
+
 impl Cache {
     /// Create a lru cache with capacity
     pub fn new_lru_cache(capacity: size_t) -> Result<Cache, Error> {
@@ -46,33 +57,29 @@ impl Cache {
         if cache.is_null() {
             Err(Error::new("Could not create Cache".to_owned()))
         } else {
-            Ok(Cache { inner: cache })
+            Ok(Cache(Arc::new(CacheWrapper { inner: cache })))
         }
     }
 
     /// Returns the Cache memory usage
     pub fn get_usage(&self) -> usize {
-        unsafe { ffi::rocksdb_cache_get_usage(self.inner) }
+        unsafe { ffi::rocksdb_cache_get_usage(self.0.inner) }
     }
 
     /// Returns pinned memory usage
     pub fn get_pinned_usage(&self) -> usize {
-        unsafe { ffi::rocksdb_cache_get_pinned_usage(self.inner) }
+        unsafe { ffi::rocksdb_cache_get_pinned_usage(self.0.inner) }
     }
 
     /// Sets cache capacity
     pub fn set_capacity(&mut self, capacity: size_t) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::rocksdb_cache_set_capacity(self.inner, capacity);
+            ffi::rocksdb_cache_set_capacity(self.0.inner, capacity);
         }
     }
-}
 
-impl Drop for Cache {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        unsafe {
-            ffi::rocksdb_cache_destroy(self.inner);
-        }
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self(self.0.clone())
     }
 }
 
@@ -86,11 +93,13 @@ impl Drop for Cache {
 ///
 /// Note: currently, C API behinds C++ API for various settings.
 /// See also: `rocksdb/include/env.h`
-pub struct Env {
-    pub(crate) inner: *mut ffi::rocksdb_env_t,
+pub struct Env(Arc<EnvWrapper>);
+
+struct EnvWrapper {
+    inner: *mut ffi::rocksdb_env_t,
 }
 
-impl Drop for Env {
+impl Drop for EnvWrapper {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
             ffi::rocksdb_env_destroy(self.inner);
@@ -105,7 +114,7 @@ impl Env {
         if env.is_null() {
             Err(Error::new("Could not create mem env".to_owned()))
         } else {
-            Ok(Env { inner: env })
+            Ok(Env(Arc::new(EnvWrapper { inner: env })))
         }
     }
 
@@ -116,7 +125,7 @@ impl Env {
         if env.is_null() {
             Err(Error::new("Could not create mem env".to_owned()))
         } else {
-            Ok(Env { inner: env })
+            Ok(Env(Arc::new(EnvWrapper { inner: env })))
         }
     }
 
@@ -126,7 +135,7 @@ impl Env {
     /// Default: 1
     pub fn set_background_threads(&mut self, num_threads: c_int) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::rocksdb_env_set_background_threads(self.inner, num_threads);
+            ffi::rocksdb_env_set_background_threads(self.0.inner, num_threads);
         }
     }
 
@@ -134,7 +143,7 @@ impl Env {
     /// prevent compactions from stalling memtable flushes.
     pub fn set_high_priority_background_threads(&mut self, n: c_int) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::rocksdb_env_set_high_priority_background_threads(self.inner, n);
+            ffi::rocksdb_env_set_high_priority_background_threads(self.0.inner, n);
         }
     }
 
@@ -142,7 +151,7 @@ impl Env {
     /// prevent compactions from stalling memtable flushes.
     pub fn set_low_priority_background_threads(&mut self, n: c_int) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::rocksdb_env_set_low_priority_background_threads(self.inner, n);
+            ffi::rocksdb_env_set_low_priority_background_threads(self.0.inner, n);
         }
     }
 
@@ -150,42 +159,81 @@ impl Env {
     /// prevent compactions from stalling memtable flushes.
     pub fn set_bottom_priority_background_threads(&mut self, n: c_int) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::rocksdb_env_set_bottom_priority_background_threads(self.inner, n);
+            ffi::rocksdb_env_set_bottom_priority_background_threads(self.0.inner, n);
         }
     }
 
     /// Wait for all threads started by StartThread to terminate.
     pub fn join_all_threads(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::rocksdb_env_join_all_threads(self.inner);
+            ffi::rocksdb_env_join_all_threads(self.0.inner);
         }
     }
 
     /// Lowering IO priority for threads from the specified pool.
     pub fn lower_thread_pool_io_priority(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::rocksdb_env_lower_thread_pool_io_priority(self.inner);
+            ffi::rocksdb_env_lower_thread_pool_io_priority(self.0.inner);
         }
     }
 
     /// Lowering IO priority for high priority thread pool.
     pub fn lower_high_priority_thread_pool_io_priority(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::rocksdb_env_lower_high_priority_thread_pool_io_priority(self.inner);
+            ffi::rocksdb_env_lower_high_priority_thread_pool_io_priority(self.0.inner);
         }
     }
 
     /// Lowering CPU priority for threads from the specified pool.
     pub fn lower_thread_pool_cpu_priority(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::rocksdb_env_lower_thread_pool_cpu_priority(self.inner);
+            ffi::rocksdb_env_lower_thread_pool_cpu_priority(self.0.inner);
         }
     }
 
     /// Lowering CPU priority for high priority thread pool.
     pub fn lower_high_priority_thread_pool_cpu_priority(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::rocksdb_env_lower_high_priority_thread_pool_cpu_priority(self.inner);
+            ffi::rocksdb_env_lower_high_priority_thread_pool_cpu_priority(self.0.inner);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self(self.0.clone())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub(crate) struct OptionsMustOutliveDB {
+    env: Option<Env>,
+    row_cache: Option<Cache>,
+    block_based: Option<BlockBasedOptionsMustOutliveDB>,
+}
+
+impl OptionsMustOutliveDB {
+    pub(crate) fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            env: self.env.as_ref().map(Env::clone),
+            row_cache: self.row_cache.as_ref().map(Cache::clone),
+            block_based: self
+                .block_based
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(BlockBasedOptionsMustOutliveDB::clone),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct BlockBasedOptionsMustOutliveDB {
+    block_cache: Option<Cache>,
+    block_cache_compressed: Option<Cache>,
+}
+
+impl BlockBasedOptionsMustOutliveDB {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            block_cache: self.block_cache.as_ref().map(Cache::clone),
+            block_cache_compressed: self.block_cache_compressed.as_ref().map(Cache::clone),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -226,6 +274,7 @@ impl Env {
 /// ```
 pub struct Options {
     pub(crate) inner: *mut ffi::rocksdb_options_t,
+    pub(crate) outlive: OptionsMustOutliveDB,
 }
 
 /// Optionally disable WAL or sync for this write.
@@ -284,6 +333,7 @@ pub struct FlushOptions {
 /// For configuring block-based file storage.
 pub struct BlockBasedOptions {
     pub(crate) inner: *mut ffi::rocksdb_block_based_table_options_t,
+    outlive: BlockBasedOptionsMustOutliveDB,
 }
 
 pub struct ReadOptions {
@@ -351,7 +401,10 @@ impl Clone for Options {
         if inner.is_null() {
             panic!("Could not copy RocksDB options");
         }
-        Self { inner }
+        Self {
+            inner,
+            outlive: self.outlive.clone(),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -467,8 +520,9 @@ impl BlockBasedOptions {
     /// By default, rocksdb will automatically create and use an 8MB internal cache.
     pub fn set_block_cache(&mut self, cache: &Cache) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::rocksdb_block_based_options_set_block_cache(self.inner, cache.inner);
+            ffi::rocksdb_block_based_options_set_block_cache(self.inner, cache.0.inner);
         }
+        self.outlive.block_cache = Some(cache.clone());
     }
 
     /// Sets global cache for compressed blocks. Cache must outlive DB instance which uses it.
@@ -476,8 +530,9 @@ impl BlockBasedOptions {
     /// By default, rocksdb will not use a compressed block cache.
     pub fn set_block_cache_compressed(&mut self, cache: &Cache) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::rocksdb_block_based_options_set_block_cache_compressed(self.inner, cache.inner);
+            ffi::rocksdb_block_based_options_set_block_cache_compressed(self.inner, cache.0.inner);
         }
+        self.outlive.block_cache_compressed = Some(cache.clone());
     }
 
     /// Disable block cache
@@ -633,7 +688,10 @@ impl Default for BlockBasedOptions {
         if block_opts.is_null() {
             panic!("Could not create RocksDB block based options");
         }
-        BlockBasedOptions { inner: block_opts }
+        BlockBasedOptions {
+            inner: block_opts,
+            outlive: BlockBasedOptionsMustOutliveDB::default(),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -819,8 +877,9 @@ impl Options {
     /// Default: Env::default()
     pub fn set_env(&mut self, env: &Env) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::rocksdb_options_set_env(self.inner, env.inner);
+            ffi::rocksdb_options_set_env(self.inner, env.0.inner);
         }
+        self.outlive.env = Some(env.clone());
     }
 
     /// Sets the compression algorithm that will be used for compressing blocks.
@@ -2101,6 +2160,7 @@ impl Options {
         unsafe {
             ffi::rocksdb_options_set_block_based_table_factory(self.inner, factory.inner);
         }
+        self.outlive.block_based = Some(factory.outlive.clone());
     }
 
     // This is a factory that provides TableFactory objects.
@@ -2504,8 +2564,9 @@ impl Options {
     /// Not supported in ROCKSDB_LITE mode!
     pub fn set_row_cache(&mut self, cache: &Cache) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::rocksdb_options_set_row_cache(self.inner, cache.inner);
+            ffi::rocksdb_options_set_row_cache(self.inner, cache.0.inner);
         }
+        self.outlive.row_cache = Some(cache.clone());
     }
 
     /// Use to control write rate of flush and compaction. Flush has higher
@@ -2695,7 +2756,10 @@ impl Default for Options {
             if opts.is_null() {
                 panic!("Could not create RocksDB options");
             }
-            Options { inner: opts }
+            Options {
+                inner: opts,
+                outlive: OptionsMustOutliveDB::default(),
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/perf.rs b/src/perf.rs
index dee70be..d099a89 100644
--- a/src/perf.rs
+++ b/src/perf.rs
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ impl MemoryUsageBuilder {
     /// Add a cache to collect memory usage from it and add up in total stats
     fn add_cache(&mut self, cache: &Cache) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::rocksdb_memory_consumers_add_cache(self.inner, cache.inner);
+            ffi::rocksdb_memory_consumers_add_cache(self.inner, cache.0.inner);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/fail/checkpoint_outlive_db.rs b/tests/fail/checkpoint_outlive_db.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8400e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fail/checkpoint_outlive_db.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+use rocksdb::{DB, checkpoint::Checkpoint};
+
+fn main() {
+    let _checkpoint = {
+        let db = DB::open_default("foo").unwrap();
+        Checkpoint::new(&db)
+    };
+}
diff --git a/tests/fail/checkpoint_outlive_db.stderr b/tests/fail/checkpoint_outlive_db.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7bb598c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fail/checkpoint_outlive_db.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+error[E0597]: `db` does not live long enough
+ --> $DIR/checkpoint_outlive_db.rs:6:25
+  |
+4 |     let _checkpoint = {
+  |         ----------- borrow later stored here
+5 |         let db = DB::open_default("foo").unwrap();
+6 |         Checkpoint::new(&db)
+  |                         ^^^ borrowed value does not live long enough
+7 |     };
+  |     - `db` dropped here while still borrowed
diff --git a/tests/fail/snapshot_outlive_db.rs b/tests/fail/snapshot_outlive_db.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09141d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fail/snapshot_outlive_db.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+use rocksdb::DB;
+
+fn main() {
+    let _snapshot = {
+        let db = DB::open_default("foo").unwrap();
+        db.snapshot()
+    };
+}
diff --git a/tests/fail/snapshot_outlive_db.stderr b/tests/fail/snapshot_outlive_db.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9720e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fail/snapshot_outlive_db.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+error[E0597]: `db` does not live long enough
+ --> $DIR/snapshot_outlive_db.rs:6:9
+  |
+4 |     let _snapshot = {
+  |         --------- borrow later stored here
+5 |         let db = DB::open_default("foo").unwrap();
+6 |         db.snapshot()
+  |         ^^ borrowed value does not live long enough
+7 |     };
+  |     - `db` dropped here while still borrowed
diff --git a/tests/test_checkpoint.rs b/tests/test_checkpoint.rs
index 01e4dc5..a7668bb 100644
--- a/tests/test_checkpoint.rs
+++ b/tests/test_checkpoint.rs
@@ -99,3 +99,9 @@ pub fn test_multi_checkpoints() {
     assert_eq!(cp.get(b"k5").unwrap().unwrap(), b"v5");
     assert_eq!(cp.get(b"k6").unwrap().unwrap(), b"v6");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_checkpoint_outlive_db() {
+    let t = trybuild::TestCases::new();
+    t.compile_fail("tests/fail/checkpoint_outlive_db.rs");
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_db.rs b/tests/test_db.rs
index 9c82c5e..0826d93 100644
--- a/tests/test_db.rs
+++ b/tests/test_db.rs
@@ -946,3 +946,9 @@ fn multi_get_cf() {
         assert_eq!(values[2], b"v2");
     }
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_snapshot_outlive_db() {
+    let t = trybuild::TestCases::new();
+    t.compile_fail("tests/fail/snapshot_outlive_db.rs");
+}