diff --git a/caffe2/CMakeLists.txt b/caffe2/CMakeLists.txt
index 4850c0dd8842..ca330e34fa30 100644
--- a/caffe2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/caffe2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -454,6 +454,8 @@ if (NOT INTERN_BUILD_MOBILE OR NOT BUILD_CAFFE2_MOBILE)
     ${TORCH_SRC_DIR}/csrc/jit/fuser/fallback.cpp
     ${TORCH_SRC_DIR}/csrc/jit/function.cpp
     ${TORCH_SRC_DIR}/csrc/jit/vararg_functions.cpp
+
+    ${TORCH_SRC_DIR}/csrc/jit/tensorexpr/mem_arena.cpp
     )
 
   if (NOT INTERN_DISABLE_MOBILE_INTERP)
diff --git a/tools/build_variables.bzl b/tools/build_variables.bzl
index 63a22ec90274..469a02d1e4c3 100644
--- a/tools/build_variables.bzl
+++ b/tools/build_variables.bzl
@@ -190,9 +190,11 @@ libtorch_sources = [
     "torch/csrc/jit/mobile/register_mobile_ops.cpp",
     "torch/csrc/jit/mobile/interpreter.cpp",
     "torch/csrc/jit/mobile/type_parser.cpp",
+    "torch/csrc/jit/tensorexpr/mem_arena.cpp",
     "torch/csrc/utils/byte_order.cpp",
     "torch/csrc/utils/tensor_flatten.cpp",
     "torch/csrc/utils/variadic.cpp",
+    "torch/csrc/jit/tensorexpr/mem_arena.cpp",
 ]
 
 libtorch_cuda_sources = [
diff --git a/torch/csrc/jit/tensorexpr/mem_arena.cpp b/torch/csrc/jit/tensorexpr/mem_arena.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c011c659306a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/torch/csrc/jit/tensorexpr/mem_arena.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#include "torch/csrc/jit/tensorexpr/mem_arena.h"
+
+namespace torch {
+namespace jit {
+namespace tensorexpr {
+
+namespace {
+// Define in an anonymous namespace to hide this symbol from other compilation
+// units
+thread_local KernelArena* current_arena = nullptr;
+}
+
+KernelArena::~KernelArena() {
+  for (KernelScopedObject* p : kernel_objects_) {
+    delete p;
+  }
+}
+
+KernelScopedObject::KernelScopedObject() {
+  KernelArena* kernel = KernelArena::GetCurrentKernelArena();
+  kernel->kernel_objects_.push_back(this);
+}
+
+static std::vector<KernelArena*>& GetKernelArenaStack() {
+  thread_local std::vector<KernelArena*> kernel_arena_stack;
+  return kernel_arena_stack;
+}
+
+void KernelArena::SetCurrentKernelArena(KernelArena *new_kernel_arena) {
+  current_arena = new_kernel_arena;
+}
+
+KernelArena* KernelArena::GetCurrentKernelArena() {
+  return current_arena;
+}
+
+KernelScope::KernelScope() : owning_(true) {
+  old_kernel_arena_ = KernelArena::GetCurrentKernelArena();
+  KernelArena::SetCurrentKernelArena(new KernelArena);
+}
+
+KernelScope::KernelScope(KernelArena* arena_) : owning_(false) {
+  old_kernel_arena_ = KernelArena::GetCurrentKernelArena();
+  KernelArena::SetCurrentKernelArena(arena_);
+}
+
+KernelScope::~KernelScope() {
+  if (owning_) {
+    delete KernelArena::GetCurrentKernelArena();
+  }
+  KernelArena::SetCurrentKernelArena(old_kernel_arena_);
+}
+
+} // namespace tensorexpr
+} // namespace jit
+} // namespace torch
diff --git a/torch/csrc/jit/tensorexpr/mem_arena.h b/torch/csrc/jit/tensorexpr/mem_arena.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..121bdb60e02a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/torch/csrc/jit/tensorexpr/mem_arena.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <vector>
+#include "torch/csrc/WindowsTorchApiMacro.h"
+
+namespace torch {
+namespace jit {
+namespace tensorexpr {
+
+class KernelScopedObject;
+
+// An arena that manages all the underlying kernel-scoped objects.
+class KernelArena {
+ public:
+  static KernelArena* GetCurrentKernelArena();
+  static void SetCurrentKernelArena(KernelArena* new_arena);
+  TORCH_API KernelArena() {}
+  TORCH_API ~KernelArena();
+
+ private:
+  KernelArena(const KernelArena&) = delete;
+  KernelArena& operator=(const KernelArena&) = delete;
+  friend class KernelScopedObject;
+  std::vector<KernelScopedObject*> kernel_objects_; // owned
+};
+
+// A RAII convenience wrapper on top of a kernel.
+// It either creates or takes an existing Kernel and sets it as the current
+// Kernel. When this object is destroyed, the previous Kernel is set as current,
+// and the created kernel is freed. If the kernel was passed, it stays alive.
+class KernelScope {
+ public:
+  TORCH_API KernelScope();
+  TORCH_API explicit KernelScope(KernelArena* arena_);
+  TORCH_API ~KernelScope();
+
+ private:
+  KernelScope(const KernelScope&) = delete;
+  KernelScope& operator=(const KernelScope&) = delete;
+  KernelArena* kernel_arena_ = nullptr; // arena to be used in this scope
+  KernelArena* old_kernel_arena_ =
+      nullptr; // previous arena, will be restored in destructor
+  bool owning_ = false; // determines whether the arena will be freed along with
+                        // the scope object
+};
+
+// The base object managed by the Kernel.
+// The object must be created through "new", and when the Kernel is destroyed,
+// All its registered objects are destroyed through "delete".
+class TORCH_API KernelScopedObject {
+ public:
+  KernelScopedObject();
+  virtual ~KernelScopedObject() = default;
+
+ private:
+  KernelScopedObject(const KernelScopedObject&) = delete;
+  KernelScopedObject& operator=(const KernelScopedObject&) = delete;
+};
+
+} // namespace tensorexpr
+} // namespace jit
+} // namespace torch