diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/Android.bp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/Android.bp
index a54db58..8df9c52 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/Android.bp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/Android.bp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     name: "libsnapshot_sources",
     srcs: [
         "snapshot.cpp",
+        "utility.cpp",
     ],
 }
 
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
index d10410f..f00129a 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include <libfiemap/image_manager.h>
 #include <liblp/liblp.h>
 
+#include "utility.h"
+
 namespace android {
 namespace snapshot {
 
@@ -1247,6 +1249,11 @@
         params.device_name = GetBaseDeviceName(params.GetPartitionName());
     }
 
+    AutoDeviceList created_devices;
+
+    // Create the base device for the snapshot, or if there is no snapshot, the
+    // device itself. This device consists of the real blocks in the super
+    // partition that this logical partition occupies.
     auto& dm = DeviceMapper::Instance();
     std::string ignore_path;
     if (!CreateLogicalPartition(params, &ignore_path)) {
@@ -1254,7 +1261,10 @@
                    << " as device " << params.GetDeviceName();
         return false;
     }
+    created_devices.EmplaceBack<AutoUnmapDevice>(&dm, params.GetDeviceName());
+
     if (!live_snapshot_status.has_value()) {
+        created_devices.Release();
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -1277,6 +1287,9 @@
         LOG(ERROR) << "Could not map cow image for partition: " << params.GetPartitionName();
         return false;
     }
+    created_devices.EmplaceBack<AutoUnmapImage>(images_.get(),
+                                                GetCowImageDeviceName(params.partition_name));
+
     // TODO: map cow linear device here
     std::string cow_device = cow_image_device;
 
@@ -1288,6 +1301,9 @@
         LOG(ERROR) << "Could not map snapshot for partition: " << params.GetPartitionName();
         return false;
     }
+    // No need to add params.GetPartitionName() to created_devices since it is immediately released.
+
+    created_devices.Release();
 
     LOG(INFO) << "Mapped " << params.GetPartitionName() << " as snapshot device at " << *path;
 
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/utility.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/utility.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..164b472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/utility.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "utility.h"
+
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android-base/strings.h>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace snapshot {
+
+void AutoDevice::Release() {
+    name_.clear();
+}
+
+AutoDeviceList::~AutoDeviceList() {
+    // Destroy devices in the reverse order because newer devices may have dependencies
+    // on older devices.
+    for (auto it = devices_.rbegin(); it != devices_.rend(); ++it) {
+        it->reset();
+    }
+}
+
+void AutoDeviceList::Release() {
+    for (auto&& p : devices_) {
+        p->Release();
+    }
+}
+
+AutoUnmapDevice::~AutoUnmapDevice() {
+    if (name_.empty()) return;
+    if (!dm_->DeleteDeviceIfExists(name_)) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to auto unmap device " << name_;
+    }
+}
+
+AutoUnmapImage::~AutoUnmapImage() {
+    if (name_.empty()) return;
+    if (!images_->UnmapImageIfExists(name_)) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to auto unmap cow image " << name_;
+    }
+}
+
+}  // namespace snapshot
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/utility.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/utility.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbab472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/utility.h
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include <android-base/macros.h>
+#include <libdm/dm.h>
+#include <libfiemap/image_manager.h>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace snapshot {
+
+struct AutoDevice {
+    virtual ~AutoDevice(){};
+    void Release();
+
+  protected:
+    AutoDevice(const std::string& name) : name_(name) {}
+    std::string name_;
+
+  private:
+    DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(AutoDevice);
+    AutoDevice(AutoDevice&& other) = delete;
+};
+
+// A list of devices we created along the way.
+// - Whenever a device is created that is subject to GC'ed at the end of
+//   this function, add it to this list.
+// - If any error has occurred, the list is destroyed, and all these devices
+//   are cleaned up.
+// - Upon success, Release() should be called so that the created devices
+//   are kept.
+struct AutoDeviceList {
+    ~AutoDeviceList();
+    template <typename T, typename... Args>
+    void EmplaceBack(Args&&... args) {
+        devices_.emplace_back(std::make_unique<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
+    }
+    void Release();
+
+  private:
+    std::vector<std::unique_ptr<AutoDevice>> devices_;
+};
+
+// Automatically unmap a device upon deletion.
+struct AutoUnmapDevice : AutoDevice {
+    // On destruct, delete |name| from device mapper.
+    AutoUnmapDevice(android::dm::DeviceMapper* dm, const std::string& name)
+        : AutoDevice(name), dm_(dm) {}
+    AutoUnmapDevice(AutoUnmapDevice&& other) = default;
+    ~AutoUnmapDevice();
+
+  private:
+    DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(AutoUnmapDevice);
+    android::dm::DeviceMapper* dm_ = nullptr;
+};
+
+// Automatically unmap an image upon deletion.
+struct AutoUnmapImage : AutoDevice {
+    // On destruct, delete |name| from image manager.
+    AutoUnmapImage(android::fiemap::IImageManager* images, const std::string& name)
+        : AutoDevice(name), images_(images) {}
+    AutoUnmapImage(AutoUnmapImage&& other) = default;
+    ~AutoUnmapImage();
+
+  private:
+    DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(AutoUnmapImage);
+    android::fiemap::IImageManager* images_ = nullptr;
+};
+
+}  // namespace snapshot
+}  // namespace android