diff --git a/infer/annotations/src/main/java/com/facebook/infer/annotation/Cleanup.java b/infer/annotations/src/main/java/com/facebook/infer/annotation/Cleanup.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87f2b80db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infer/annotations/src/main/java/com/facebook/infer/annotation/Cleanup.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-present, Facebook, Inc.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+package com.facebook.infer.annotation;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * A method annotated with @Cleanup should always be permitted to nullify fields, even if they are
+ * not nullable. Combined with the @Initializer annotation, this allows devs to specify
+ * acquire/release methods.
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
+@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR, ElementType.METHOD})
+public @interface Cleanup {}
diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/annotations.ml b/infer/src/checkers/annotations.ml
index 176a8b213..1601a9371 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/annotations.ml
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/annotations.ml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ let bind_string = "BindString"
 
 let camel_nonnull = "NonNull"
 
+let cleanup = "Cleanup"
+
 let expensive = "Expensive"
 
 let false_on_null = "FalseOnNull"
@@ -181,6 +183,8 @@ let ia_is_nonblocking ia = ia_ends_with ia nonblocking
 
 let ia_is_initializer ia = ia_ends_with ia initializer_
 
+let ia_is_cleanup ia = ia_ends_with ia cleanup
+
 let ia_is_volatile ia = ia_contains ia volatile
 
 let field_injector_readwrite_list =
diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/annotations.mli b/infer/src/checkers/annotations.mli
index 69df06165..734c08747 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/annotations.mli
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/annotations.mli
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ val ia_is_false_on_null : Annot.Item.t -> bool
 
 val ia_is_initializer : Annot.Item.t -> bool
 
+val ia_is_cleanup : Annot.Item.t -> bool
+
 val ia_is_field_injector_readonly : Annot.Item.t -> bool
 (** Annotations for readonly injectors.
     The injector framework initializes the field but does not write null into it. *)
diff --git a/infer/src/nullsafe/eradicateChecks.ml b/infer/src/nullsafe/eradicateChecks.ml
index 9232181d1..f17447e90 100644
--- a/infer/src/nullsafe/eradicateChecks.ml
+++ b/infer/src/nullsafe/eradicateChecks.ml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ let explain_expr tenv node e =
   | None ->
       None
 
+
 let is_virtual = function (p, _, _) :: _ when Mangled.is_this p -> true | _ -> false
 
 (** Check an access (read or write) to a field. *)
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ let check_nonzero tenv find_canonical_duplicate =
 let check_field_assignment tenv find_canonical_duplicate curr_pdesc node instr_ref typestate
     exp_lhs exp_rhs typ loc fname t_ia_opt typecheck_expr : unit =
   let curr_pname = Procdesc.get_proc_name curr_pdesc in
+  let curr_pattrs = Procdesc.get_attributes curr_pdesc in
   let t_lhs, ta_lhs, _ =
     typecheck_expr node instr_ref curr_pdesc typestate exp_lhs
       (typ, TypeAnnotation.const AnnotatedSignature.Nullable false TypeOrigin.ONone, [loc])
@@ -153,20 +155,25 @@ let check_field_assignment tenv find_canonical_duplicate curr_pdesc node instr_r
       (typ, TypeAnnotation.const AnnotatedSignature.Nullable false TypeOrigin.ONone, [loc])
       loc
   in
+  let field_is_injector_readwrite () =
+    match t_ia_opt with
+    | Some (_, ia) ->
+        Annotations.ia_is_field_injector_readwrite ia
+    | _ ->
+        false
+  in
+  let field_is_in_cleanup_context () =
+    let ia, _ = (Models.get_modelled_annotated_signature curr_pattrs).AnnotatedSignature.ret in
+    Annotations.ia_is_cleanup ia
+  in
   let should_report_nullable =
-    let field_is_field_injector_readwrite () =
-      match t_ia_opt with
-      | Some (_, ia) ->
-          Annotations.ia_is_field_injector_readwrite ia
-      | _ ->
-          false
-    in
     (not (AndroidFramework.is_destroy_method curr_pname))
     && (not (TypeAnnotation.get_value AnnotatedSignature.Nullable ta_lhs))
     && TypeAnnotation.get_value AnnotatedSignature.Nullable ta_rhs
     && PatternMatch.type_is_class t_lhs
     && (not (Typ.Fieldname.Java.is_outer_instance fname))
-    && not (field_is_field_injector_readwrite ())
+    && (not (field_is_injector_readwrite ()))
+    && not (field_is_in_cleanup_context ())
   in
   let should_report_absent =
     Config.eradicate_optional_present
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java
index 68e07a844..8444a1cac 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.view.View;
 import com.facebook.infer.annotation.Assertions;
+import com.facebook.infer.annotation.Cleanup;
 import com.facebook.infer.annotation.Initializer;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
@@ -120,6 +121,13 @@ class TestInitializerBuilder {
 
     return new TestInitializer(this);
   }
+
+  @Cleanup
+  void testCleanup() {
+    this.required1 = null;
+    this.required2 = null;
+    this.optional = null;
+  }
 }
 
 class TestInitializer {
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/issues.exp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/issues.exp
index 727c7c497..a39bf3cad 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/issues.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/issues.exp
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotInitialized.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradic
 codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotInitialized.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.FieldNotInitialized$Swap.<init>(codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.FieldNotInitialized), 0, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_INITIALIZED, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `FieldNotInitialized$Swap.o1` is not initialized in the constructor and is not declared `@Nullable`]
 codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotInitialized.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.FieldNotInitialized$WriteItself.<init>(codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.FieldNotInitialized), 0, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_INITIALIZED, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `FieldNotInitialized$WriteItself.o` is not initialized in the constructor and is not declared `@Nullable`]
 codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotInitialized.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.FieldNotInitialized.<init>(), 0, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_INITIALIZED, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `FieldNotInitialized.a` is not initialized in the constructor and is not declared `@Nullable`]
-codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.FieldNotNullable.<init>(java.lang.Integer), -25, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `FieldNotNullable.static_s` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: null constant at line 43)]
-codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.FieldNotNullable.<init>(java.lang.String), -2, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `FieldNotNullable.static_s` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: null constant at line 43)]
-codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.FieldNotNullable.setYNull():void, 1, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `FieldNotNullable.y` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: null constant at line 61)]
+codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.FieldNotNullable.<init>(java.lang.Integer), -25, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `FieldNotNullable.static_s` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: null constant at line 44)]
+codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.FieldNotNullable.<init>(java.lang.String), -2, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `FieldNotNullable.static_s` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: null constant at line 44)]
+codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.FieldNotNullable.setYNull():void, 1, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `FieldNotNullable.y` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: null constant at line 62)]
 codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.FieldNotNullable.setYNullable(java.lang.String):void, 1, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `FieldNotNullable.y` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: method parameter s)]
 codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.FragmentExample.<init>(), 0, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_INITIALIZED, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `FragmentExample.view` is not initialized in the constructor and is not declared `@Nullable`]
-codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.FlatBAD1(codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent):void, 2, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.dontAssignNull` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: call to getS(...) at line 250)]
-codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.FlatBAD2(codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent):void, 2, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.dontAssignNull` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: call to getS(...) at line 256)]
-codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.NestedBAD1():void, 2, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.dontAssignNull` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: call to getS(...) at line 274)]
-codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.NestedBAD2():void, 2, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.dontAssignNull` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: call to getS(...) at line 280)]
-codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.NestedBAD3():void, 2, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.dontAssignNull` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: call to getS(...) at line 286)]
-codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestPut.putNull(java.util.Map,java.lang.String):void, 2, ERADICATE_PARAMETER_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [`Map.put(...)` needs a non-null value in parameter 2 but argument `null` can be null. (Origin: null constant at line 324)]
-codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestPut.putNull(java.util.Map,java.lang.String):void, 3, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `NestedFieldAccess$TestPut.dontAssignNull` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: null constant at line 324)]
+codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.FlatBAD1(codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent):void, 2, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.dontAssignNull` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: call to getS(...) at line 258)]
+codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.FlatBAD2(codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent):void, 2, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.dontAssignNull` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: call to getS(...) at line 264)]
+codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.NestedBAD1():void, 2, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.dontAssignNull` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: call to getS(...) at line 282)]
+codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.NestedBAD2():void, 2, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.dontAssignNull` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: call to getS(...) at line 288)]
+codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.NestedBAD3():void, 2, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `NestedFieldAccess$TestFunctionsIdempotent.dontAssignNull` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: call to getS(...) at line 294)]
+codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestPut.putNull(java.util.Map,java.lang.String):void, 2, ERADICATE_PARAMETER_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [`Map.put(...)` needs a non-null value in parameter 2 but argument `null` can be null. (Origin: null constant at line 332)]
+codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.NestedFieldAccess$TestPut.putNull(java.util.Map,java.lang.String):void, 3, ERADICATE_FIELD_NOT_NULLABLE, no_bucket, WARNING, [Field `NestedFieldAccess$TestPut.dontAssignNull` can be null but is not declared `@Nullable`. (Origin: null constant at line 332)]
 codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.TestInitializerBuilder.build():codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.TestInitializer, 2, ERADICATE_CONDITION_REDUNDANT, no_bucket, WARNING, [The condition TestInitializerBuilder.required1 is always true according to the existing annotations.]
 codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/FieldNotNullable.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.TestInitializerBuilder.build():codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.TestInitializer, 2, ERADICATE_CONDITION_REDUNDANT, no_bucket, WARNING, [The condition TestInitializerBuilder.required2 is always true according to the existing annotations.]
 codetoanalyze/java/eradicate/InconsistentSubclassAnnotation.java, codetoanalyze.java.eradicate.ExtendsExternalLibrary.externalMethod2(java.lang.Object):void, 0, ERADICATE_INCONSISTENT_SUBCLASS_PARAMETER_ANNOTATION, no_bucket, WARNING, [First parameter `object` of method `ExtendsExternalLibrary.externalMethod2(...)` is not `@Nullable` but is declared `@Nullable`in the parent class method `SomeExternalClass.externalMethod2(...)`.]