diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_collection.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_collection.h
index dd7866d83e5..61f3e675391 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_collection.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_collection.h
@@ -153,6 +153,14 @@ bool BKE_collection_object_remove(struct Main *bmain,
                                   struct Collection *collection,
                                   struct Object *object,
                                   bool free_us);
+/**
+ * Replace one object with another in a collection (managing user counts).
+ */
+bool BKE_collection_object_replace(struct Main *bmain,
+                                   struct Collection *collection,
+                                   struct Object *ob_old,
+                                   struct Object *ob_new);
+
 /**
  * Move object from a collection into another
  *
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/collection.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/collection.c
index 8b430546644..a28c623057f 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/collection.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/collection.c
@@ -1214,6 +1214,28 @@ bool BKE_collection_object_remove(Main *bmain,
   return true;
 }
 
+bool BKE_collection_object_replace(Main *bmain,
+                                   Collection *collection,
+                                   Object *ob_old,
+                                   Object *ob_new)
+{
+  CollectionObject *cob = BLI_findptr(
+      &collection->gobject, ob_old, offsetof(CollectionObject, ob));
+  if (cob == NULL) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  id_us_min(&cob->ob->id);
+  cob->ob = ob_new;
+  id_us_plus(&cob->ob->id);
+
+  if (BKE_collection_is_in_scene(collection)) {
+    BKE_main_collection_sync(bmain);
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * Remove object from all collections of scene
  * \param collection_skip: Don't remove base from this collection.
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_collection.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_collection.c
index 4fbefb68d6b..74e1f74d486 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_collection.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_collection.c
@@ -193,24 +193,11 @@ static bool rna_Collection_objects_override_apply(Main *bmain,
     return true;
   }
 
-  CollectionObject *cob_dst = BLI_findptr(
-      &coll_dst->gobject, ob_dst, offsetof(CollectionObject, ob));
-
-  if (cob_dst == NULL) {
+  if (!BKE_collection_object_replace(bmain, coll_dst, ob_dst, ob_src)) {
     BLI_assert_msg(0, "Could not find destination object in destination collection!");
     return false;
   }
 
-  /* XXX TODO: We most certainly rather want to have a 'swap object pointer in collection'
-   * util in BKE_collection. This is only temp quick dirty test! */
-  id_us_min(&cob_dst->ob->id);
-  cob_dst->ob = ob_src;
-  id_us_plus(&cob_dst->ob->id);
-
-  if (BKE_collection_is_in_scene(coll_dst)) {
-    BKE_main_collection_sync(bmain);
-  }
-
   RNA_property_update_main(bmain, NULL, ptr_dst, prop_dst);
   return true;
 }