diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index ce6ed4c7fae6..b14bbd8e707e 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -264,10 +264,11 @@ proc new*[T](a: var ref T, finalizer: proc (x: ref T) {.nimcall.}) {.
   ## **Note**: The `finalizer` refers to the type `T`, not to the object!
   ## This means that for each object of type `T` the finalizer will be called!
 
-proc reset*[T](obj: var T) {.magic: "Reset", noSideEffect.}
-  ## Resets an object `obj` to its initial (binary zero) value.
-  ##
-  ## This needs to be called before any possible `object branch transition`:idx:.
+when not defined(nimV2):
+  proc reset*[T](obj: var T) {.magic: "Reset", noSideEffect.}
+    ## Resets an object `obj` to its initial (binary zero) value.
+    ##
+    ## This needs to be called before any possible `object branch transition`:idx:.
 
 proc wasMoved*[T](obj: var T) {.magic: "WasMoved", noSideEffect.} =
   ## Resets an object `obj` to its initial (binary zero) value to signify
@@ -4441,6 +4442,14 @@ when defined(genode):
         # and return to thread entrypoint.
 
 
+when defined(nimV2):
+  proc reset*[T](obj: var T) =
+    ## Resets an object `obj` to its initial (binary zero) value.
+    ## Destructor is invoked if T type has destructor.
+    mixin `=destroy`
+    `=destroy`(obj)
+    zeroMem(obj.addr, sizeof(obj))
+
 import system/widestrs
 export widestrs
 
diff --git a/tests/destructor/tnewruntime_strutils.nim b/tests/destructor/tnewruntime_strutils.nim
index 5b8684354ac6..a372ff4ead76 100644
--- a/tests/destructor/tnewruntime_strutils.nim
+++ b/tests/destructor/tnewruntime_strutils.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 discard """
   cmd: '''nim c --newruntime $file'''
-  output: '''442 442'''
+  output: '''442 442
+443 443
+'''
 """
 
 import strutils, os
@@ -187,5 +189,16 @@ proc staticTests =
 nonStaticTests()
 staticTests()
 
-let (a, d) = allocCounters()
-discard cprintf("%ld %ld\n", a, d)
+block:
+  let (a, d) = allocCounters()
+  discard cprintf("%ld %ld\n", a, d)
+
+var x = newSeq[string](2)
+reset(x)
+
+var x2 = 2
+reset(x2)
+
+block:
+  let (a, d) = allocCounters()
+  discard cprintf("%ld %ld\n", a, d)