diff --git a/include/mastodont_relationship.h b/include/mastodont_relationship.h
index 4dfb10d..64a390c 100644
--- a/include/mastodont_relationship.h
+++ b/include/mastodont_relationship.h
@@ -60,4 +60,6 @@ int mastodont_get_relationships(mastodont_t* data,
                                 struct mstdnt_relationship* relationships[],
                                 size_t* size);
 
+void mstdnt_cleanup_relationships(struct mstdnt_relationship* rels);
+
 #endif /* MASTODONT_RELATIONSHIP_H */
diff --git a/src/relationship.c b/src/relationship.c
index 5b5452b..0960803 100644
--- a/src/relationship.c
+++ b/src/relationship.c
@@ -143,3 +143,9 @@ int mastodont_get_relationships(mastodont_t* data,
 
     return mastodont_request(data, &req_args);
 }
+
+void mstdnt_cleanup_relationships(struct mstdnt_relationship* rels)
+{
+    if (!rels) return;
+    free(rels);
+}