diff --git a/rustler/src/lib.rs b/rustler/src/lib.rs
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index da8c2fcfe..13d53521c
--- a/rustler/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rustler/src/lib.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub use crate::types::{
     Atom, Binary, Decoder, Encoder, ListIterator, LocalPid, MapIterator, OwnedBinary,
 };
 pub mod resource;
-pub use crate::resource::ResourceArc;
+pub use crate::resource::{ResourceArc, ResourceArcMonitor, Monitor, MonitorResource};
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub mod dynamic;
diff --git a/rustler/src/resource.rs b/rustler/src/resource.rs
index 669ef0616..3630b74af 100644
--- a/rustler/src/resource.rs
+++ b/rustler/src/resource.rs
@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@
 //! NIF calls. The struct will be automatically dropped when the BEAM GC decides that there are no
 //! more references to the resource.
 
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::{marker::PhantomData, mem::MaybeUninit};
 use std::mem;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::ptr;
 
+use rustler_sys::{ErlNifMonitor, ErlNifPid, ErlNifResourceDown};
+
 use super::{Decoder, Encoder, Env, Error, NifResult, Term};
-use crate::wrapper::{
+use crate::{LocalPid, wrapper::{
     c_void, NifResourceFlags, MUTABLE_NIF_RESOURCE_HANDLE, NIF_ENV, NIF_RESOURCE_TYPE,
-};
+}};
 
 /// Re-export a type used by the `resource!` macro.
 #[doc(hidden)]
@@ -38,6 +40,21 @@ pub trait ResourceTypeProvider: Sized + Send + Sync + 'static {
     fn get_type() -> &'static ResourceType<Self>;
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Monitor {
+    inner: ErlNifMonitor,
+}
+
+impl PartialEq for Monitor {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        unsafe { rustler_sys::enif_compare_monitors(&self.inner, &other.inner) == 0 }
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait MonitorResource: ResourceTypeProvider {
+    fn down(resource: &ResourceArc<Self>, pid: LocalPid, mon: Monitor);
+}
+
 impl<T> Encoder for ResourceArc<T>
 where
     T: ResourceTypeProvider,
@@ -65,6 +82,24 @@ extern "C" fn resource_destructor<T>(_env: NIF_ENV, handle: MUTABLE_NIF_RESOURCE
     }
 }
 
+pub extern "C" fn resource_down<T: MonitorResource>(
+    _env: NIF_ENV,
+    handle: MUTABLE_NIF_RESOURCE_HANDLE,
+    pid: *const ErlNifPid,
+    mon: *const ErlNifMonitor
+) {
+    unsafe {
+        let pid = LocalPid::new((&*pid).clone());
+        let mon = Monitor { inner: (&*mon).clone() };
+        crate::wrapper::resource::keep_resource(handle);
+        let resource = ResourceArc {
+            inner: align_alloced_mem_for_struct::<T>(handle) as *mut T,
+            raw: handle
+        };
+        T::down(&resource, pid, mon);
+    }
+}
+
 /// This is the function that gets called from resource! in on_load to create a new
 /// resource type.
 ///
@@ -75,6 +110,7 @@ extern "C" fn resource_destructor<T>(_env: NIF_ENV, handle: MUTABLE_NIF_RESOURCE
 pub fn open_struct_resource_type<T: ResourceTypeProvider>(
     env: Env,
     name: &str,
+    down: Option<ErlNifResourceDown>,
     flags: NifResourceFlags,
 ) -> Option<ResourceType<T>> {
     let res: Option<NIF_RESOURCE_TYPE> = unsafe {
@@ -82,6 +118,7 @@ pub fn open_struct_resource_type<T: ResourceTypeProvider>(
             env.as_c_arg(),
             name.as_bytes(),
             Some(resource_destructor::<T>),
+            down,
             flags,
         )
     };
@@ -227,6 +264,50 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+pub trait ResourceArcMonitor {
+    fn monitor(&self, caller_env: Option<&Env>, pid: &LocalPid) -> Option<Monitor>;
+    fn demonitor(&self, caller_env: Option<&Env>, mon: &Monitor) -> bool;
+}
+
+impl<T: MonitorResource> ResourceArcMonitor for ResourceArc<T> {
+    fn monitor(&self, caller_env: Option<&Env>, pid: &LocalPid) -> Option<Monitor> {
+        let env = maybe_env(caller_env);
+        let mut mon = MaybeUninit::uninit();
+        let res = unsafe { rustler_sys::enif_monitor_process(env, self.raw, pid.as_c_arg(), mon.as_mut_ptr()) == 0 };
+        if res {
+            Some(Monitor {
+                inner: unsafe { mon.assume_init() }
+            })
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn demonitor(&self, caller_env: Option<&Env>, mon: &Monitor) -> bool {
+        let env = maybe_env(caller_env);
+        unsafe { rustler_sys::enif_demonitor_process(env, self.raw, &mon.inner) == 0 }
+    }
+}
+
+fn maybe_env(caller_env: Option<&Env>) -> NIF_ENV {
+    let thread_type = unsafe { rustler_sys::enif_thread_type() };
+    if thread_type == rustler_sys::ERL_NIF_THR_UNDEFINED {
+        assert!(caller_env.is_none());
+        ptr::null_mut()
+    } else if thread_type == rustler_sys::ERL_NIF_THR_NORMAL_SCHEDULER
+        || thread_type == rustler_sys::ERL_NIF_THR_DIRTY_CPU_SCHEDULER
+        || thread_type == rustler_sys::ERL_NIF_THR_DIRTY_IO_SCHEDULER
+    {
+        let caller_env = caller_env.unwrap();
+        // Panic if `caller_env` is not the environment of the calling process.
+        caller_env.pid();
+
+        caller_env.as_c_arg()
+    } else {
+        panic!("Unrecognized calling thread type");
+    }
+}
+
 #[macro_export]
 #[deprecated(since = "0.22.0", note = "Please use `resource!` instead.")]
 macro_rules! resource_struct_init {
@@ -238,6 +319,9 @@ macro_rules! resource_struct_init {
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! resource {
     ($struct_name:ty, $env: ident) => {
+        $crate::resource!($struct_name, $env, None)
+    };
+    ($struct_name:ty, $env: ident, $down: expr) => {
         {
             static mut STRUCT_TYPE: Option<$crate::resource::ResourceType<$struct_name>> = None;
 
@@ -245,6 +329,7 @@ macro_rules! resource {
                 match $crate::resource::open_struct_resource_type::<$struct_name>(
                     $env,
                     concat!(stringify!($struct_name), "\x00"),
+                    $down,
                     $crate::resource::NIF_RESOURCE_FLAGS::ERL_NIF_RT_CREATE
                     ) {
                     Some(inner) => inner,
@@ -264,3 +349,10 @@ macro_rules! resource {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! monitor_resource {
+    ($struct_name:ty, $env: ident) => {
+        $crate::resource!($struct_name, $env, Some($crate::resource::resource_down::<$struct_name>))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rustler/src/types/local_pid.rs b/rustler/src/types/local_pid.rs
index c1b50779a..3f66765f1 100644
--- a/rustler/src/types/local_pid.rs
+++ b/rustler/src/types/local_pid.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ pub struct LocalPid {
 }
 
 impl LocalPid {
+    pub unsafe fn new(c: ErlNifPid) -> LocalPid {
+        LocalPid { c }
+    }
     pub fn as_c_arg(&self) -> &ErlNifPid {
         &self.c
     }
diff --git a/rustler/src/wrapper/resource.rs b/rustler/src/wrapper/resource.rs
index 903ca162e..ae71100ca 100644
--- a/rustler/src/wrapper/resource.rs
+++ b/rustler/src/wrapper/resource.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::wrapper::{
-    NifResourceDtor, NifResourceFlags, NIF_ENV, NIF_RESOURCE_HANDLE, NIF_RESOURCE_TYPE, NIF_TERM,
+    NifResourceDtor,  NifResourceFlags, NIF_ENV, NIF_RESOURCE_HANDLE, NIF_RESOURCE_TYPE, NIF_TERM,
 };
 
+use rustler_sys::{ErlNifResourceTypeInit, ErlNifResourceDown};
 pub use rustler_sys::{
     enif_alloc_resource as alloc_resource, enif_keep_resource as keep_resource,
     enif_make_resource as make_resource,
@@ -10,23 +11,28 @@ pub use rustler_sys::{
 pub use rustler_sys::enif_release_resource as release_resource;
 
 use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
-use std::ptr;
 
 pub unsafe fn open_resource_type(
     env: NIF_ENV,
     name: &[u8],
     dtor: Option<NifResourceDtor>,
+    down: Option<ErlNifResourceDown>,
     flags: NifResourceFlags,
 ) -> Option<NIF_RESOURCE_TYPE> {
     // Panic if name is not null-terminated.
     assert_eq!(name.last().cloned(), Some(0u8));
 
-    // Currently unused as per erlang nif documentation
-    let module_p: *const u8 = ptr::null();
     let name_p = name.as_ptr();
+    let init = ErlNifResourceTypeInit {
+        dtor,
+        stop: None,
+        down,
+        members: 4,
+        dyncall: None
+    };
     let res = {
         let mut tried = MaybeUninit::uninit();
-        rustler_sys::enif_open_resource_type(env, module_p, name_p, dtor, flags, tried.as_mut_ptr())
+        rustler_sys::enif_open_resource_type_x(env, name_p, &init, flags, tried.as_mut_ptr())
     };
 
     if res.is_null() {
diff --git a/rustler_sys/src/rustler_sys_api.rs b/rustler_sys/src/rustler_sys_api.rs
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 40c5689ed..f149480eb
--- a/rustler_sys/src/rustler_sys_api.rs
+++ b/rustler_sys/src/rustler_sys_api.rs
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ pub type ErlNifResourceDynCall =
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct ErlNifResourceTypeInit {
-    dtor: *const ErlNifResourceDtor,
-    stop: *const ErlNifResourceStop, // at ERL_NIF_SELECT_STOP event
-    down: *const ErlNifResourceDown, // enif_monitor_process
-    members: c_int,
-    dyncall: *const ErlNifResourceDynCall,
+    pub dtor: Option<ErlNifResourceDtor>,
+    pub stop: Option<ErlNifResourceStop>, // at ERL_NIF_SELECT_STOP event
+    pub down: Option<ErlNifResourceDown>, // enif_monitor_process
+    pub members: c_int,
+    pub dyncall: Option<ErlNifResourceDynCall>,
 }
 
 /// See [ErlNifSelectFlags](http://erlang.org/doc/man/erl_nif.html#ErlNifSelectFlags) in the Erlang docs.
diff --git a/rustler_tests/lib/rustler_test.ex b/rustler_tests/lib/rustler_test.ex
index ca25f37bc..97ba61dbc 100644
--- a/rustler_tests/lib/rustler_test.ex
+++ b/rustler_tests/lib/rustler_test.ex
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ defmodule RustlerTest do
   def resource_get_integer_field(_), do: err()
   def resource_make_immutable(_), do: err()
   def resource_immutable_count(), do: err()
+  def monitor_resource_make(), do: err()
+  def monitor_resource_monitor(_, _), do: err()
+  def monitor_resource_down_called(_), do: err()
+  def monitor_resource_demonitor(_), do: err()
 
   def make_shorter_subbinary(_), do: err()
   def parse_integer(_), do: err()
diff --git a/rustler_tests/native/rustler_test/src/lib.rs b/rustler_tests/native/rustler_test/src/lib.rs
index 046363daa..2cf53503a 100644
--- a/rustler_tests/native/rustler_test/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rustler_tests/native/rustler_test/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ rustler::init!(
         test_resource::resource_get_integer_field,
         test_resource::resource_make_immutable,
         test_resource::resource_immutable_count,
+        test_resource::monitor_resource_make,
+        test_resource::monitor_resource_monitor,
+        test_resource::monitor_resource_down_called,
+        test_resource::monitor_resource_demonitor,
         test_atom::atom_to_string,
         test_atom::atom_equals_ok,
         test_atom::binary_to_atom,
diff --git a/rustler_tests/native/rustler_test/src/test_resource.rs b/rustler_tests/native/rustler_test/src/test_resource.rs
index a21e9be8e..f2d419ba5 100644
--- a/rustler_tests/native/rustler_test/src/test_resource.rs
+++ b/rustler_tests/native/rustler_test/src/test_resource.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use rustler::{Env, ResourceArc};
-use std::sync::RwLock;
+use rustler::{Env, ResourceArc, ResourceArcMonitor, Monitor, MonitorResource, LocalPid};
+use std::sync::{RwLock, Mutex};
 
 pub struct TestResource {
     test_field: RwLock<i32>,
@@ -12,9 +12,27 @@ pub struct ImmutableResource {
     b: u32,
 }
 
+struct TestMonitorResourceInner {
+    mon: Option<Monitor>,
+    down_called: bool
+}
+
+pub struct TestMonitorResource {
+    inner: Mutex<TestMonitorResourceInner>
+}
+
+impl MonitorResource for TestMonitorResource {
+    fn down(resource: &ResourceArc<TestMonitorResource>, _pid: LocalPid, mon: Monitor) {
+        let mut inner = resource.inner.lock().unwrap();
+        assert!(Some(mon) == inner.mon);
+        inner.down_called = true;
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn on_load(env: Env) -> bool {
     rustler::resource!(TestResource, env);
     rustler::resource!(ImmutableResource, env);
+    rustler::monitor_resource!(TestMonitorResource, env);
     true
 }
 
@@ -69,3 +87,32 @@ pub fn resource_make_immutable(u: u32) -> ResourceArc<ImmutableResource> {
 pub fn resource_immutable_count() -> u32 {
     COUNT.load(Ordering::SeqCst) as u32
 }
+
+#[rustler::nif]
+pub fn monitor_resource_make() -> ResourceArc<TestMonitorResource> {
+    ResourceArc::new(TestMonitorResource {
+        inner: Mutex::new(TestMonitorResourceInner {
+            mon: None,
+            down_called: false
+        })
+    })
+}
+
+#[rustler::nif]
+pub fn monitor_resource_monitor(env: Env, resource: ResourceArc<TestMonitorResource>, pid: LocalPid) {
+    let mut inner = resource.inner.lock().unwrap();
+    inner.mon = resource.monitor(Some(&env), &pid);
+    assert!(inner.mon.is_some());
+    inner.down_called = false;
+}
+
+#[rustler::nif]
+pub fn monitor_resource_down_called(resource: ResourceArc<TestMonitorResource>) -> bool {
+    resource.inner.lock().unwrap().down_called
+}
+
+#[rustler::nif]
+pub fn monitor_resource_demonitor(env: Env, resource: ResourceArc<TestMonitorResource>) -> bool {
+    let inner = resource.inner.lock().unwrap();
+    resource.demonitor(Some(&env), inner.mon.as_ref().unwrap())
+}
diff --git a/rustler_tests/test/resource_test.exs b/rustler_tests/test/resource_test.exs
index 5b3813ddf..d5a4403a7 100644
--- a/rustler_tests/test/resource_test.exs
+++ b/rustler_tests/test/resource_test.exs
@@ -35,4 +35,33 @@ defmodule RustlerTest.ResourceTest do
     # Erlang's exact GC should have cleaned all that up.
     assert RustlerTest.resource_immutable_count() == 0
   end
+
+  test "monitor resource" do
+    resource = RustlerTest.monitor_resource_make()
+    parent = self()
+    spawn(fn ->
+      RustlerTest.monitor_resource_monitor(resource, self())
+      send(parent, :done)
+    end)
+    receive do
+        :done -> :ok
+    end
+    :timer.sleep(10)
+    assert RustlerTest.monitor_resource_down_called(resource) == true
+  end
+
+  test "monitor resource demonitor" do
+    resource = RustlerTest.monitor_resource_make()
+    parent = self()
+    spawn(fn ->
+      RustlerTest.monitor_resource_monitor(resource, self())
+      RustlerTest.monitor_resource_demonitor(resource)
+      send(parent, :done)
+    end)
+    receive do
+        :done -> :ok
+    end
+    :timer.sleep(10)
+    assert RustlerTest.monitor_resource_down_called(resource) == false
+  end
 end