diff --git a/leptos_reactive/Cargo.toml b/leptos_reactive/Cargo.toml
index 1c4e2f9ad3..6750f1f16d 100644
--- a/leptos_reactive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/leptos_reactive/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ web-sys = { version = "0.3", optional = true, features = [
 cfg-if = "1"
 indexmap = "2"
 self_cell = "1.0.0"
+pin-project = "1"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = { version = "0.5.1", features = ["html_reports"] }
diff --git a/leptos_reactive/src/lib.rs b/leptos_reactive/src/lib.rs
index a7dc6bbf3b..83e827838f 100644
--- a/leptos_reactive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/leptos_reactive/src/lib.rs
@@ -114,8 +114,11 @@ pub use resource::*;
 use runtime::*;
 pub use runtime::{
     as_child_of_current_owner, batch, create_runtime, current_runtime,
-    on_cleanup, run_as_child, set_current_runtime, untrack,
-    untrack_with_diagnostics, with_current_owner, with_owner, Owner, RuntimeId,
+    on_cleanup, run_as_child, set_current_runtime,
+    spawn_local_with_current_owner, spawn_local_with_owner,
+    try_spawn_local_with_current_owner, try_spawn_local_with_owner,
+    try_with_owner, untrack, untrack_with_diagnostics, with_current_owner,
+    with_owner, Owner, RuntimeId, ScopedFuture,
 };
 pub use selector::*;
 pub use serialization::*;
diff --git a/leptos_reactive/src/runtime.rs b/leptos_reactive/src/runtime.rs
index 486ceb4d74..501057effd 100644
--- a/leptos_reactive/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/leptos_reactive/src/runtime.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use cfg_if::cfg_if;
 use core::hash::BuildHasherDefault;
 use futures::stream::FuturesUnordered;
 use indexmap::IndexSet;
+use pin_project::pin_project;
 use rustc_hash::{FxHashMap, FxHasher};
 use slotmap::{SecondaryMap, SlotMap, SparseSecondaryMap};
 use std::{
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ use std::{
     marker::PhantomData,
     pin::Pin,
     rc::Rc,
+    task::Poll,
 };
 
 pub(crate) type PinnedFuture<T> = Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = T>>>;
@@ -817,25 +819,39 @@ where
 ///
 /// ## Panics
 /// Panics if there is no current reactive runtime.
-pub fn with_owner<T>(owner: Owner, f: impl FnOnce() -> T + 'static) -> T
-where
-    T: 'static,
-{
+pub fn with_owner<T>(owner: Owner, f: impl FnOnce() -> T) -> T {
+    try_with_owner(owner, f)
+        .expect("runtime/scope should be alive when with_owner runs")
+}
+
+/// Runs the given code with the given reactive owner.
+pub fn try_with_owner<T>(owner: Owner, f: impl FnOnce() -> T) -> Option<T> {
     with_runtime(|runtime| {
-        let prev_observer = runtime.observer.take();
-        let prev_owner = runtime.owner.take();
+        runtime
+            .nodes
+            .try_borrow()
+            .map(|nodes| nodes.contains_key(owner.0))
+            .map(|scope_exists| {
+                scope_exists.then(|| {
+                    let prev_observer = runtime.observer.take();
+                    let prev_owner = runtime.owner.take();
 
-        runtime.owner.set(Some(owner.0));
-        runtime.observer.set(Some(owner.0));
+                    runtime.owner.set(Some(owner.0));
+                    runtime.observer.set(Some(owner.0));
 
-        let v = f();
+                    let v = f();
 
-        runtime.observer.set(prev_observer);
-        runtime.owner.set(prev_owner);
+                    runtime.observer.set(prev_observer);
+                    runtime.owner.set(prev_owner);
 
-        v
+                    v
+                })
+            })
+            .ok()
+            .flatten()
     })
-    .expect("runtime should be alive when with_owner runs")
+    .ok()
+    .flatten()
 }
 
 /// Runs the given function as a child of the current Owner, once.
@@ -1469,3 +1485,143 @@ pub fn untrack<T>(f: impl FnOnce() -> T) -> T {
 pub fn untrack_with_diagnostics<T>(f: impl FnOnce() -> T) -> T {
     Runtime::current().untrack(f, true)
 }
+
+/// Allows running a future that has access to a given scope.
+#[pin_project]
+pub struct ScopedFuture<Fut: Future> {
+    owner: Owner,
+    #[pin]
+    future: Fut,
+}
+
+impl<Fut: Future + 'static> Future for ScopedFuture<Fut> {
+    type Output = Option<Fut::Output>;
+
+    fn poll(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut std::task::Context<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
+        // TODO: we need to think about how to make this
+        // not panic for scopes that have been cleaned up...
+        // or perhaps we can force the scope to not be cleaned
+        // up until all futures that have a handle to them are
+        // dropped...
+
+        let this = self.project();
+
+        if let Some(poll) = try_with_owner(*this.owner, || this.future.poll(cx))
+        {
+            match poll {
+                Poll::Ready(res) => Poll::Ready(Some(res)),
+                Poll::Pending => Poll::Pending,
+            }
+        } else {
+            Poll::Ready(None)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<Fut: Future> ScopedFuture<Fut> {
+    /// Creates a new future that will have access to the `[Owner]`'s
+    /// scope context.
+    pub fn new(owner: Owner, fut: Fut) -> Self {
+        Self { owner, future: fut }
+    }
+
+    /// Runs the future in the current [`Owner`]'s scope context.
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    /// Panics if there is no current [`Owner`] context available.
+    #[track_caller]
+    pub fn new_current(fut: Fut) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            owner: Owner::current().expect(
+                "`ScopedFuture::new_current()` to be called within an `Owner` \
+                 context",
+            ),
+            future: fut,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Runs a future that has access to the provided [`Owner`]'s
+/// scope context.
+pub fn spawn_local_with_owner(
+    owner: Owner,
+    fut: impl Future<Output = ()> + 'static,
+) {
+    let scoped_future = ScopedFuture::new(owner, fut);
+
+    crate::spawn_local(async move {
+        if scoped_future.await.is_none() {
+            // TODO: should we warn here?
+            //     /* warning message */
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+/// Runs a future that has access to the provided [`Owner`]'s
+/// scope context.
+///
+/// # Panics
+/// Panics if there is no [`Owner`] context available.
+#[track_caller]
+pub fn spawn_local_with_current_owner(fut: impl Future<Output = ()> + 'static) {
+    let scoped_future = ScopedFuture::new_current(fut);
+
+    crate::spawn_local(async move {
+        if scoped_future.await.is_none() {
+            // TODO: should we warn here?
+            //     /* warning message */
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+/// Runs a future that has access to the provided [`Owner`]'s
+/// scope context.
+///
+/// Since futures run in the background, it is possible that
+/// the scope has been cleaned up since the future started running.
+/// If this happens, the future will not be completed.
+///
+/// The `on_cancelled` callback can be used to notify you that the
+/// future was cancelled.
+pub fn try_spawn_local_with_owner(
+    owner: Owner,
+    fut: impl Future<Output = ()> + 'static,
+    on_cancelled: impl FnOnce() + 'static,
+) {
+    let scoped_future = ScopedFuture::new(owner, fut);
+
+    crate::spawn_local(async move {
+        if scoped_future.await.is_none() {
+            on_cancelled();
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+/// Runs a future that has access to the provided [`Owner`]'s
+/// scope context.
+///
+/// Since futures run in the background, it is possible that
+/// the scope has been cleaned up since the future started running.
+/// If this happens, the future will not be completed.
+///
+/// The `on_cancelled` callback can be used to notify you that the
+/// future was cancelled.
+///
+/// # Panics
+/// Panics if there is no [`Owner`] context available.
+#[track_caller]
+pub fn try_spawn_local_with_current_owner(
+    fut: impl Future<Output = ()> + 'static,
+    on_cancelled: impl FnOnce() + 'static,
+) {
+    let scoped_future = ScopedFuture::new_current(fut);
+
+    crate::spawn_local(async move {
+        if scoped_future.await.is_none() {
+            on_cancelled();
+        }
+    });
+}