diff --git a/include/hermes/VM/GCPointer-inline.h b/include/hermes/VM/GCPointer-inline.h
index 0ceca7ecdf3..ed4a7e9321c 100644
--- a/include/hermes/VM/GCPointer-inline.h
+++ b/include/hermes/VM/GCPointer-inline.h
@@ -32,6 +32,25 @@ GCPointerBase::GCPointerBase(
   }
 }
 
+template <typename NeedsBarriers>
+GCPointerBase::GCPointerBase(
+    PointerBase &base,
+    GCCell *ptr,
+    GC &gc,
+    const GCCell *owningObj,
+    NeedsBarriers)
+    : CompressedPointer(CompressedPointer::encode(ptr, base)) {
+  assert(
+      (!ptr || gc.validPointer(ptr)) &&
+      "Cannot construct a GCPointer from an invalid pointer");
+  (void)owningObj;
+  if constexpr (NeedsBarriers::value) {
+    gc.constructorWriteBarrier(this, ptr);
+  } else {
+    assert(!gc.needsWriteBarrier(this, ptr));
+  }
+}
+
 template <typename MaybeLargeObj, typename NonNull>
 inline void GCPointerBase::setImpl(
     PointerBase &base,
diff --git a/include/hermes/VM/GCPointer.h b/include/hermes/VM/GCPointer.h
index a127fb0ae5f..80245d0d4d6 100644
--- a/include/hermes/VM/GCPointer.h
+++ b/include/hermes/VM/GCPointer.h
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ class GCPointerBase : public CompressedPointer {
   template <typename NeedsBarriers>
   inline GCPointerBase(PointerBase &base, GCCell *ptr, GC &gc, NeedsBarriers);
 
+  template <typename NeedsBarriers>
+  inline GCPointerBase(
+      PointerBase &base,
+      GCCell *ptr,
+      GC &gc,
+      const GCCell *owningObj,
+      NeedsBarriers);
+
  public:
   // These classes are used as arguments to GCPointer constructors, to
   // indicate whether write barriers are necessary in initializing the
@@ -97,12 +105,26 @@ class GCPointer : public GCPointerBase {
   template <typename NeedsBarriers>
   GCPointer(PointerBase &base, T *ptr, GC &gc, NeedsBarriers needsBarriers)
       : GCPointerBase(base, ptr, gc, needsBarriers) {}
+  /// Pass the owning object pointer to perform barriers when the object
+  /// supports large allocation.
+  template <typename NeedsBarriers>
+  GCPointer(
+      PointerBase &base,
+      T *ptr,
+      GC &gc,
+      const GCCell *owningObj,
+      NeedsBarriers needsBarriers)
+      : GCPointerBase(base, ptr, gc, owningObj, needsBarriers) {}
 
   /// Same as the constructor above, with the default for
   /// NeedsBarriers as "YesBarriers".  (We can't use default template
   /// arguments with the idiom used above.)
-  inline GCPointer(PointerBase &base, T *ptr, GC &gc)
+  GCPointer(PointerBase &base, T *ptr, GC &gc)
       : GCPointer<T>(base, ptr, gc, YesBarriers()) {}
+  /// Pass the owning object pointer to perform barriers when the object
+  /// supports large allocation.
+  GCPointer(PointerBase &base, T *ptr, GC &gc, const GCCell *owningObj)
+      : GCPointer<T>(base, ptr, gc, owningObj, YesBarriers()) {}
 
   /// We are not allowed to copy-construct or assign GCPointers.
   GCPointer(const GCPointerBase &) = delete;