diff --git a/pybind11_abseil/compat/BUILD b/pybind11_abseil/compat/BUILD
index 0c96ef1..e5dc3ec 100644
--- a/pybind11_abseil/compat/BUILD
+++ b/pybind11_abseil/compat/BUILD
@@ -44,3 +44,13 @@ pybind_library(
         "@com_google_absl//absl/status",
     ],
 )
+
+pybind_library(
+    name = "status_from_cpp_exc",
+    hdrs = ["status_from_cpp_exc.h"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        ":status_from_py_exc",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/log:check",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/pybind11_abseil/compat/status_from_cpp_exc.h b/pybind11_abseil/compat/status_from_cpp_exc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1489de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pybind11_abseil/compat/status_from_cpp_exc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#ifndef PYBIND11_ABSEIL_COMPAT_STATUS_FROM_CPP_EXC_H_
+#define PYBIND11_ABSEIL_COMPAT_STATUS_FROM_CPP_EXC_H_
+
+#include <cassert>
+
+#include "third_party/pybind11/include/pybind11/pytypes.h"
+#include "pybind11_abseil/compat/status_from_py_exc.h"
+
+namespace pybind11_abseil::compat {
+
+// This function is intended for C++ exception-aware code like the one using
+// pybind11 API, which needs to be called from an exception-free library like
+// the majority of Google's C++ codebase.
+//
+// It is not needed for pybind11 extension modules: After a call to
+// `ImportStatusModule()`, code inside a `m.def()` call automatically
+// installs exception handlers and performs the same conversion.
+//
+// This wrapper executes the given function, catches potential C++ exceptions
+// and converts them to absl::Status.
+//
+// The status code depends on the exception type (see
+//   GetPyExceptionStatusCodeMap).
+// The status message always starts with the Python exception class name.
+// The Python traceback is not preserved.
+template <typename Func>
+inline decltype(std::declval<Func>()()) CallAndCatchPybind11Exceptions(
+    Func&& func) {
+  assert(PyGILState_Check());
+  try {
+    return std::forward<Func>(func)();
+  } catch (pybind11::error_already_set& e) {
+    e.restore();
+    return StatusFromPyExcGivenErrOccurred();
+  } catch (pybind11::builtin_exception& e) {
+    e.set_error();
+    return StatusFromPyExcGivenErrOccurred();
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace pybind11_abseil::compat
+
+#endif  // PYBIND11_ABSEIL_COMPAT_STATUS_FROM_CPP_EXC_H_
diff --git a/pybind11_abseil/tests/BUILD b/pybind11_abseil/tests/BUILD
index 48ae1f3..6b9e5c6 100644
--- a/pybind11_abseil/tests/BUILD
+++ b/pybind11_abseil/tests/BUILD
@@ -133,3 +133,23 @@ py_test(
     ],
     deps = [requirement("absl_py")],
 )
+
+pybind_extension(
+    name = "status_from_cpp_exc_test_lib",
+    testonly = 1,
+    srcs = ["status_from_cpp_exc_test_lib.cc"],
+    deps = [
+        "//pybind11_abseil/compat:status_from_cpp_exc",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/status",
+        "@com_google_absl//absl/strings",
+    ],
+)
+
+py_test(
+    name = "status_from_cpp_exc_test",
+    srcs = ["status_from_cpp_exc_test.py"],
+    deps = [
+        ":status_from_cpp_exc_test_lib",
+        "//testing/pybase",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/pybind11_abseil/tests/status_from_cpp_exc_test.py b/pybind11_abseil/tests/status_from_cpp_exc_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4316b47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pybind11_abseil/tests/status_from_cpp_exc_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"""Tests for the CallAndCatchPybind11Exceptions wrapper function."""
+
+from google3.testing.pybase import googletest
+from pybind11_abseil.tests import status_from_cpp_exc_test_lib
+
+
+class StatusFromCppExcTest(googletest.TestCase):
+
+  def test_catches_error_already_set(self):
+    statuses = status_from_cpp_exc_test_lib.CollectVariousStatuses()
+
+    def clean_source_location_trace(s):
+      return s.partition(r'=== Source Location Trace: ===')[0]
+    statuses = [clean_source_location_trace(s) for s in statuses]
+
+    self.assertEqual(statuses[0], 'OUT_OF_RANGE: ValueError: test error\n')
+    self.assertEqual(statuses[1], 'OUT_OF_RANGE: ValueError: test error 2\n')
+    self.assertStartsWith(
+        statuses[2],
+        'UNKNOWN: RuntimeError: Unable to cast Python instance of type'
+        " <class 'int'> to ",
+    )
+    self.assertEqual(
+        statuses[3], 'RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED: test error 3\n'
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  googletest.main()
diff --git a/pybind11_abseil/tests/status_from_cpp_exc_test_lib.cc b/pybind11_abseil/tests/status_from_cpp_exc_test_lib.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2db85f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pybind11_abseil/tests/status_from_cpp_exc_test_lib.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "absl/status/status.h"
+#include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
+#include "third_party/pybind11/include/pybind11/pybind11.h"
+#include "third_party/pybind11/include/pybind11/stl.h"
+#include "pybind11_abseil/compat/status_from_cpp_exc.h"
+
+namespace pybind11_abseil::compat {
+
+namespace {
+
+absl::Status CatchesErrorAlreadySet() {
+  pybind11::gil_scoped_acquire gil;
+  return CallAndCatchPybind11Exceptions([&]() -> absl::Status {
+    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "test error");
+    throw pybind11::error_already_set();
+  });
+}
+
+absl::Status CatchesBuiltinException() {
+  pybind11::gil_scoped_acquire gil;
+  return CallAndCatchPybind11Exceptions(
+      [&]() -> absl::Status { throw pybind11::value_error("test error 2"); });
+}
+
+absl::Status CatchesCastError() {
+  pybind11::gil_scoped_acquire gil;
+  return CallAndCatchPybind11Exceptions([&]() -> absl::Status {
+    pybind11::object o = pybind11::int_(1);
+    o.cast<std::string>();
+    return absl::OkStatus();
+  });
+}
+
+absl::Status CatchesStatusNotOk() {
+  pybind11::gil_scoped_acquire gil;
+  return CallAndCatchPybind11Exceptions([&]() -> absl::Status {
+    return absl::ResourceExhaustedError("test error 3");
+  });
+}
+
+// This function shows that Python and pybind11 exceptions can be caught, and
+// transferred to code that follows Google conventions (i.e. never use C++
+// exceptions, but use absl::Status instead).
+std::vector<std::string> CollectVariousStatuses() {
+  return {
+      absl::StrCat(CatchesErrorAlreadySet()),
+      absl::StrCat(CatchesBuiltinException()),
+      absl::StrCat(CatchesCastError()),
+      absl::StrCat(CatchesStatusNotOk()),
+  };
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+
+PYBIND11_MODULE(status_from_cpp_exc_test_lib, m) {
+  m.def("CollectVariousStatuses", &CollectVariousStatuses);
+}
+
+}  // namespace pybind11_abseil::compat