diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
index b848d2faeb..c9a1bd8f49 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ target_include_directories(rpcs3_emu
 target_sources(rpcs3_emu PRIVATE
 	../util/atomic.cpp
 	../util/atomic2.cpp
+	../util/shared_cptr.cpp
 	../../Utilities/bin_patch.cpp
 	../../Utilities/cond.cpp
 	../../Utilities/Config.cpp
diff --git a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
index fdf596a7fa..19b80868c3 100644
--- a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="util\atomic2.cpp">
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="util\shared_cptr.cpp">
+      <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="..\Utilities\bin_patch.cpp">
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
     </ClCompile>
diff --git a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters
index 3af1813308..d203f3f8ee 100644
--- a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj.filters
@@ -839,6 +839,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="util\atomic2.cpp">
       <Filter>Utilities</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="util\shared_cptr.cpp">
+      <Filter>Utilities</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="Crypto\aesni.cpp">
       <Filter>Crypto</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
diff --git a/rpcs3/util/shared_cptr.cpp b/rpcs3/util/shared_cptr.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3d9bc9981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpcs3/util/shared_cptr.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#include "shared_cptr.hpp"
+
+#include <thread>
+
+stx::atomic_base::ptr_type stx::atomic_base::ref_halve() const noexcept
+{
+	ptr_type v = val_load();
+
+	while (true)
+	{
+		if (!(v & c_ref_mask))
+		{
+			// Nullptr or depleted reference pool
+			return 0;
+		}
+		else if (val_compare_exchange(v, (v & ~c_ref_mask) | (v & c_ref_mask) >> 1))
+		{
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Return acquired references (rounded towards zero)
+	return (v & ~c_ref_mask) | ((v & c_ref_mask) - ((v & c_ref_mask) >> 1) - 1);
+}
+
+stx::atomic_base::ptr_type stx::atomic_base::ref_load() const noexcept
+{
+	ptr_type v = val_load();
+
+	while (true)
+	{
+		if (!(v & c_ref_mask))
+		{
+			if (v == 0)
+			{
+				// Null pointer
+				return 0;
+			}
+
+			// Busy wait
+			std::this_thread::yield();
+			v = val_load();
+		}
+		else if (val_compare_exchange(v, v - 1))
+		{
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Obtained 1 reference from the atomic pointer
+	return v & ~c_ref_mask;
+}
+
+void stx::atomic_base::ref_fix(stx::atomic_base::ptr_type& _old) const noexcept
+{
+	ptr_type old = _old & ~c_ref_mask;
+	ptr_type v = val_load();
+
+	while (true)
+	{
+		if ((v & ~c_ref_mask) != old || (v & c_ref_mask) == c_ref_mask)
+		{
+			// Can't return a reference to the original atomic pointer, so keep it
+			_old += 1;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (val_compare_exchange(v, v + 1))
+		{
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/rpcs3/util/shared_cptr.hpp b/rpcs3/util/shared_cptr.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a299259c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpcs3/util/shared_cptr.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,485 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <utility>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <cstddef>
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#include <intrin.h>
+#endif
+
+namespace stx
+{
+	template <typename T>
+	class shared_data;
+
+	template <typename T>
+	class unique_data;
+
+	// Common internal layout
+	class atomic_base
+	{
+	public:
+	#if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(_M_X64)
+		using ptr_type = long long;
+
+		static const long long c_ref_init = 0x10000;
+		static const ptr_type c_ref_mask = 0xffff;
+		static const ptr_type c_ptr_mask = ~0;
+		static const ptr_type c_ptr_shift = 16;
+		static const auto c_ptr_align = alignof(long long);
+	#else
+		using ptr_type = unsigned long long;
+
+		static const long long c_ref_init = 0x10;
+		static const ptr_type c_ref_mask = 0xf;
+		static const ptr_type c_ptr_mask = ~c_ref_mask;
+		static const ptr_type c_ptr_shift = 0;
+		static const auto c_ptr_align = 16;
+	#endif
+
+	protected:
+		// Combined borrowed refcounter and object pointer
+		mutable ptr_type m_val;
+
+		constexpr atomic_base() noexcept
+			: m_val(0)
+		{
+		}
+
+		explicit constexpr atomic_base(ptr_type val) noexcept
+			: m_val(val)
+		{
+		}
+
+		template <typename T>
+		explicit atomic_base(shared_data<T>* ptr) noexcept
+			: m_val(reinterpret_cast<ptr_type>(ptr) << c_ptr_shift)
+		{
+			if (ptr)
+			{
+				// Fixup reference counter
+				m_val |= (ptr->m_ref_count - 1) & c_ref_mask;
+			}
+		}
+
+		template <typename T>
+		shared_data<T>* ptr_get() const noexcept
+		{
+			return reinterpret_cast<shared_data<T>*>(val_load() >> c_ptr_shift & c_ptr_mask);
+		}
+
+		ptr_type val_load() const noexcept
+		{
+	#ifdef _MSC_VER
+			return const_cast<const volatile ptr_type&>(m_val);
+	#else
+			return __atomic_load_n(&m_val, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST);
+	#endif
+		}
+
+		ptr_type val_exchange(ptr_type val) noexcept
+		{
+	#ifdef _MSC_VER
+			return _InterlockedExchange64(&m_val, val);
+	#else
+			return __atomic_exchange_n(&m_val, val, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST);
+	#endif
+		}
+
+		bool val_compare_exchange(ptr_type& expected, ptr_type val) const noexcept
+		{
+	#ifdef _MSC_VER
+			ptr_type x = expected;
+			expected = _InterlockedCompareExchange64(&m_val, val, x);
+			return x == expected;
+	#else
+			return __atomic_compare_exchange_n(&m_val, &expected, val, false, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST);
+	#endif
+		}
+
+		// Load, acquiring half of the references from the pointer
+		ptr_type ref_halve() const noexcept;
+
+		// Load, actively acquiring a reference from the pointer
+		ptr_type ref_load() const noexcept;
+
+		// Return acquired reference if applicable
+		void ref_fix(ptr_type& old) const noexcept;
+	};
+
+	// Control block with data and reference counter
+	template <typename T>
+	class alignas(atomic_base::c_ptr_align) shared_data final
+	{
+	public:
+		// Immutable data
+		T m_data;
+
+		// Main reference counter
+		long long m_ref_count = atomic_base::c_ref_init;
+
+		template <typename... Args>
+		explicit constexpr shared_data(Args&&... args) noexcept
+			: m_data(std::forward<Args>(args)...)
+		{
+			static_assert(offsetof(shared_data, m_data) == 0);
+		}
+
+		// Atomic access to the ref counter
+		long long fetch_add(long long value)
+		{
+	#ifdef _MSC_VER
+			return _InterlockedExchangeAdd64(&m_ref_count, &value);
+	#else
+			return __atomic_fetch_add(&m_ref_count, value, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST);
+	#endif
+		}
+	};
+
+	// Unique ownership pointer to mutable data, suitable for conversion to shared_cptr
+	template <typename T>
+	class unique_data : protected atomic_base
+	{
+		using cb = atomic_base;
+
+	public:
+		constexpr unique_data() noexcept
+			: atomic_base()
+		{
+		}
+
+		explicit unique_data(shared_data<T>* data) noexcept
+			: atomic_base(data)
+		{
+		}
+
+		unique_data(const unique_data&) = delete;
+
+		unique_data(unique_data&& r) noexcept
+			: atomic_base(r.m_val)
+		{
+			r.m_val = 0;
+		}
+
+		unique_data& operator=(const unique_data&) = delete;
+
+		unique_data& operator=(unique_data&& r) noexcept
+		{
+			unique_data(std::move(r)).swap(*this);
+			return *this;
+		}
+
+		~unique_data()
+		{
+			reset();
+		}
+
+		void reset() noexcept
+		{
+			delete get();
+			this->m_val = 0;
+		}
+
+		void swap(unique_data& r) noexcept
+		{
+			std::swap(this->m_val, r.m_val);
+		}
+
+		[[nodiscard]] shared_data<T>* release() noexcept
+		{
+			auto result = this->ptr_get<T>();
+			this->m_val = 0;
+			return result;
+		}
+
+		T* get() const noexcept
+		{
+			return &this->ptr_get<T>()->m_data;
+		}
+
+		T& operator*() const noexcept
+		{
+			return *get();
+		}
+
+		T* operator->() const noexcept
+		{
+			return get();
+		}
+
+		explicit operator bool() const noexcept
+		{
+			return this->m_val != 0;
+		}
+
+		template <typename... Args>
+		static unique_data make(Args&&... args) noexcept
+		{
+			return unique_data(new shared_data<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+		}
+	};
+
+	// Shared pointer to immutable data
+	template <typename T, bool Const = true>
+	class shared_cptr : protected atomic_base
+	{
+		using cb = atomic_base;
+
+	public:
+		constexpr shared_cptr() noexcept
+			: atomic_base()
+		{
+		}
+
+		explicit shared_cptr(shared_data<T>* data) noexcept
+			: atomic_base(data)
+		{
+		}
+
+		shared_cptr(const shared_cptr& r) noexcept
+			: atomic_base()
+		{
+			if (const auto old_val = r.val_load())
+			{
+				// Try to take references from the former pointer first
+				if (const auto new_val = r.ref_halve())
+				{
+					this->m_val = new_val;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					// If it fails, fallback to the control block and take max amount
+					this->m_val = old_val | cb::c_ref_mask;
+					this->ptr_get<T>()->fetch_add(cb::c_ref_init);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		shared_cptr(shared_cptr&& r) noexcept
+			: atomic_base(r.m_val)
+		{
+			r.m_val = 0;
+		}
+
+		shared_cptr(unique_data<T> r) noexcept
+			: atomic_base(r.m_val)
+		{
+			r.m_val = 0;
+		}
+
+		shared_cptr& operator=(const shared_cptr& r) noexcept
+		{
+			shared_cptr(r).swap(*this);
+			return *this;
+		}
+
+		shared_cptr& operator=(shared_cptr&& r) noexcept
+		{
+			shared_cptr(std::move(r)).swap(*this);
+			return *this;
+		}
+
+		~shared_cptr()
+		{
+			reset();
+		}
+
+		// Set to null
+		void reset() noexcept
+		{
+			if (const auto pdata = this->ptr_get<T>())
+			{
+				// Remove references
+				const auto count = (cb::c_ref_mask & this->m_val) + 1;
+
+				this->m_val = 0;
+
+				if (pdata->fetch_add(-count) == count)
+				{
+					// Destroy if reference count became zero
+					delete pdata;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Possibly return reference(s) to specified shared pointer instance
+		void reset_hint(const shared_cptr& r) noexcept
+		{
+			// TODO
+			reset();
+		}
+
+		// Set to null, possibly returning a unique instance of shared data
+		unique_data<T> release_unique() noexcept
+		{
+			if (const auto pdata = this->ptr_get<T>())
+			{
+				// Remove references
+				const auto count = (cb::c_ref_mask & this->m_val) + 1;
+
+				this->m_val = 0;
+
+				if (pdata->fetch_add(-count) == count)
+				{
+					// Return data if reference count became zero
+					pdata->m_ref_count = cb::c_ref_init;
+					return unique_data(pdata);
+				}
+			}
+
+			return {};
+		}
+
+		void swap(shared_cptr& r) noexcept
+		{
+			std::swap(this->m_val, r.m_val);
+		}
+
+		std::conditional_t<Const, const T*, T*> get() const noexcept
+		{
+			return &this->ptr_get<T>()->m_value;
+		}
+
+		std::conditional_t<Const, const T&, T&> operator*() const noexcept
+		{
+			return *get();
+		}
+
+		std::conditional_t<Const, const T*, T*> operator->() const noexcept
+		{
+			return get();
+		}
+
+		explicit operator bool() const noexcept
+		{
+			return this->val_load() != 0;
+		}
+
+		bool operator ==(const shared_cptr& rhs) const noexcept
+		{
+			return get() == rhs.get();
+		}
+
+		bool operator !=(const shared_cptr& rhs) const noexcept
+		{
+			return get() != rhs.get();
+		}
+
+		template <typename... Args>
+		static shared_cptr make(Args&&... args) noexcept
+		{
+			return shared_cptr(new shared_data<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+		}
+	};
+
+	template <typename T>
+	using shared_mptr = shared_cptr<T, false>;
+
+	// Atomic shared pointer to immutable data
+	template <typename T, bool Const = true>
+	class atomic_cptr : shared_cptr<T, Const>
+	{
+		using cb = atomic_base;
+		using base = shared_cptr<T, Const>;
+
+	public:
+		constexpr atomic_cptr() noexcept
+			: base()
+		{
+		}
+
+		atomic_cptr(base value)
+			: base(std::move(value))
+		{
+			if (const auto diff = cb::c_ref_mask - (this->m_val & cb::c_ref_mask); this->m_val && diff)
+			{
+				// Obtain max amount of references
+				this->template ptr_get<T>()->fetch_add(diff);
+				this->m_val |= cb::c_ref_mask;
+			}
+		}
+
+		atomic_cptr(const atomic_cptr&) = delete;
+
+		atomic_cptr& operator=(const atomic_cptr&) = delete;
+
+		atomic_cptr& operator=(base value) noexcept
+		{
+			exchange(std::move(value));
+			return *this;
+		}
+
+		void store(base value) noexcept
+		{
+			exchange(std::move(value));
+		}
+
+		base load() const noexcept
+		{
+			base result;
+			result->m_val = this->ref_load();
+
+			if (result)
+			{
+				// TODO: obtain max-1 and try to return as much as possible
+				this->template ptr_get<T>()->fetch_add(1);
+				this->ref_fix(result->m_val);
+			}
+
+			return result;
+		}
+
+		operator base() const noexcept
+		{
+			return load();
+		}
+
+		base exchange(base value) noexcept
+		{
+			value->m_val = this->val_exchange(value->m_val);
+			return value;
+		}
+
+		// Simple atomic load is much more effective than load(), but it's a non-owning reference
+		const void* observe() const noexcept
+		{
+			return this->get();
+		}
+
+		explicit operator bool() const noexcept
+		{
+			return observe() != nullptr;
+		}
+
+		bool is_equal(const base& r) const noexcept
+		{
+			return observe() == r.get();
+		}
+
+		// bool compare_and_swap_test_weak(const base& expected, base value) noexcept
+		// {
+
+		// }
+
+		// bool compare_and_swap_test(const base& expected, base value) noexcept
+		// {
+
+		// }
+
+		// bool compare_exchange_weak(base& expected, base value) noexcept
+		// {
+		// 	// TODO
+		// }
+
+		// bool compare_exchange(base& expected, base value) noexcept
+		// {
+		// 	// TODO
+		// }
+
+		// void atomic_op();
+	};
+
+	template <typename T>
+	using atomic_mptr = atomic_cptr<T, false>;
+}