diff --git a/try/try.go b/try/try.go
index 5048fe3..414e8df 100644
--- a/try/try.go
+++ b/try/try.go
@@ -169,3 +169,32 @@ func (p *Plan) Done() {
 	}()
 	p.main()
 }
+
+/*
+	Panics again with the original error.
+
+	If the error is a `UnknownPanicError` (i.e., a `CatchAll` block that's handling something
+	that wasn't originally an `error` type, so it was wrapped), it will unwrap that re-panic
+	with that original error -- in other words, this is a "do the right thing" method in all scenarios.
+
+	You may simply `panic(err)` for all other typed `Catch` blocks (since they are never wraps),
+	though there's no harm in using `Repanic` consistently if you prefer.  It is also safe to
+	use `Repanic` on other non-`error` types (though you're really not helping anyone with that
+	behavior) and objects that didn't originally come in as the handler's error.  No part of
+	the error handling or finally handlers chain will change execution order as a result;
+	`panic` and `Repanic` cause identical behavior in that regard.
+*/
+func Repanic(err error) {
+	wrapper, ok := err.(*errors.Error)
+	if !ok {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	if !wrapper.Is(UnknownPanicError) {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	data := errors.GetData(err, OriginalPanic)
+	if data == nil {
+		panic(errors.ProgrammerError.New("misuse of try internals", errors.SetData(OriginalPanic, err)))
+	}
+	panic(data)
+}
diff --git a/try/try_test.go b/try/try_test.go
index 667ddf5..c6131d8 100644
--- a/try/try_test.go
+++ b/try/try_test.go
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func ExampleStringCrashInFinally() {
 	// outer error caught
 }
 
-func ExampleStringRethrowInFinally() {
+func ExampleStringRepanicCoversFinally() {
 	try.Do(func() {
 		try.Do(func() {
 			fmt.Println("function called")
@@ -298,3 +298,31 @@ func ExampleStringRethrowInFinally() {
 	// finally block called
 	// outer error caught
 }
+
+// this is a particularly useful pattern for doing cleanup on error, but not on success.
+func ExampleObjectRepanicOriginal() {
+	obj := struct{}{}
+	try.Do(func() {
+		try.Do(func() {
+			fmt.Println("function called")
+			panic(obj)
+		}).Finally(func() {
+			fmt.Println("finally block called")
+		}).CatchAll(func(e error) {
+			fmt.Println("catch wildcard called")
+			// repanic... with the original error!
+			try.Repanic(e)
+		}).Done()
+	}).CatchAll(func(e error) {
+		// this example is a little funny, because it got re-wrapped again
+		// but the important part is yes, the (pointer equal!) object is in there.
+		data := errors.GetData(e, try.OriginalPanic)
+		fmt.Printf("outer error equals original: %v\n", data == obj)
+	}).Done()
+
+	// Output:
+	// function called
+	// catch wildcard called
+	// finally block called
+	// outer error equals original: true
+}