diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-12-08-03-40-43.bpo-18372.DT1nR0.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-12-08-03-40-43.bpo-18372.DT1nR0.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d8205b8d32d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-12-08-03-40-43.bpo-18372.DT1nR0.rst	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Add missing :c:func:`PyObject_GC_Track` calls in the :mod:`pickle` module.
+Patch by Zackery Spytz.
diff --git a/Modules/_pickle.c b/Modules/_pickle.c
index f956a382ac5..391ce5e923c 100644
--- a/Modules/_pickle.c
+++ b/Modules/_pickle.c
@@ -1119,6 +1119,8 @@ _Pickler_New(void)
         Py_DECREF(self);
         return NULL;
     }
+
+    PyObject_GC_Track(self);
     return self;
 }
 
@@ -1496,6 +1498,7 @@ _Unpickler_New(void)
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    PyObject_GC_Track(self);
     return self;
 }