diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir-c/IR.h b/mlir/include/mlir-c/IR.h
--- a/mlir/include/mlir-c/IR.h
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir-c/IR.h
@@ -558,6 +558,9 @@
 /// Takes a block owned by the caller and destroys it.
 MLIR_CAPI_EXPORTED void mlirBlockDestroy(MlirBlock block);
 
+/// Detach a block from the owning region and assume ownership.
+MLIR_CAPI_EXPORTED void mlirBlockDetach(MlirBlock block);
+
 /// Checks whether a block is null.
 static inline bool mlirBlockIsNull(MlirBlock block) { return !block.ptr; }
 
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Bindings/Python/IRCore.cpp b/mlir/lib/Bindings/Python/IRCore.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Bindings/Python/IRCore.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Bindings/Python/IRCore.cpp
@@ -2755,6 +2755,15 @@
           py::arg("parent"), py::arg("arg_types") = py::list(),
           "Creates and returns a new Block at the beginning of the given "
           "region (with given argument types).")
+      .def(
+          "append_to",
+          [](PyBlock &self, PyRegion &region) {
+            MlirBlock b = self.get();
+            if (!mlirRegionIsNull(mlirBlockGetParentRegion(b)))
+              mlirBlockDetach(b);
+            mlirRegionAppendOwnedBlock(region.get(), b);
+          },
+          "Append this block to a region, transferring ownership if necessary")
       .def(
           "create_before",
           [](PyBlock &self, py::args pyArgTypes) {
diff --git a/mlir/lib/CAPI/IR/IR.cpp b/mlir/lib/CAPI/IR/IR.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/CAPI/IR/IR.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/CAPI/IR/IR.cpp
@@ -634,6 +634,11 @@
 
 void mlirBlockDestroy(MlirBlock block) { delete unwrap(block); }
 
+void mlirBlockDetach(MlirBlock block) {
+  Block *b = unwrap(block);
+  b->getParent()->getBlocks().remove(b);
+}
+
 intptr_t mlirBlockGetNumArguments(MlirBlock block) {
   return static_cast<intptr_t>(unwrap(block)->getNumArguments());
 }
diff --git a/mlir/test/CAPI/ir.c b/mlir/test/CAPI/ir.c
--- a/mlir/test/CAPI/ir.c
+++ b/mlir/test/CAPI/ir.c
@@ -510,15 +510,18 @@
   MlirType i2 = mlirIntegerTypeGet(ctx, 2);
   MlirType i3 = mlirIntegerTypeGet(ctx, 3);
   MlirType i4 = mlirIntegerTypeGet(ctx, 4);
+  MlirType i5 = mlirIntegerTypeGet(ctx, 5);
   MlirBlock block1 = mlirBlockCreate(1, &i1, &loc);
   MlirBlock block2 = mlirBlockCreate(1, &i2, &loc);
   MlirBlock block3 = mlirBlockCreate(1, &i3, &loc);
   MlirBlock block4 = mlirBlockCreate(1, &i4, &loc);
+  MlirBlock block5 = mlirBlockCreate(1, &i5, &loc);
   // Insert blocks so as to obtain the 1-2-3-4 order,
   mlirRegionInsertOwnedBlockBefore(region, nullBlock, block3);
   mlirRegionInsertOwnedBlockBefore(region, block3, block2);
   mlirRegionInsertOwnedBlockAfter(region, nullBlock, block1);
   mlirRegionInsertOwnedBlockAfter(region, block3, block4);
+  mlirRegionInsertOwnedBlockBefore(region, block3, block5);
 
   MlirOperationState op1State =
       mlirOperationStateGet(mlirStringRefCreateFromCString("dummy.op1"), loc);
@@ -534,6 +537,8 @@
       mlirOperationStateGet(mlirStringRefCreateFromCString("dummy.op6"), loc);
   MlirOperationState op7State =
       mlirOperationStateGet(mlirStringRefCreateFromCString("dummy.op7"), loc);
+  MlirOperationState op8State =
+      mlirOperationStateGet(mlirStringRefCreateFromCString("dummy.op8"), loc);
   MlirOperation op1 = mlirOperationCreate(&op1State);
   MlirOperation op2 = mlirOperationCreate(&op2State);
   MlirOperation op3 = mlirOperationCreate(&op3State);
@@ -541,6 +546,7 @@
   MlirOperation op5 = mlirOperationCreate(&op5State);
   MlirOperation op6 = mlirOperationCreate(&op6State);
   MlirOperation op7 = mlirOperationCreate(&op7State);
+  MlirOperation op8 = mlirOperationCreate(&op8State);
 
   // Insert operations in the first block so as to obtain the 1-2-3-4 order.
   MlirOperation nullOperation = mlirBlockGetFirstOperation(block1);
@@ -555,6 +561,11 @@
   mlirBlockAppendOwnedOperation(block2, op5);
   mlirBlockAppendOwnedOperation(block3, op6);
   mlirBlockAppendOwnedOperation(block4, op7);
+  mlirBlockAppendOwnedOperation(block5, op8);
+
+  // Remove block5.
+  mlirBlockDetach(block5);
+  mlirBlockDestroy(block5);
 
   mlirOperationDump(op);
   mlirOperationDestroy(op);
@@ -568,6 +579,8 @@
   // CHECK-NEXT:   "dummy.op4"
   // CHECK:      ^{{.*}}(%{{.*}}: i2
   // CHECK:        "dummy.op5"
+  // CHECK-NOT:  ^{{.*}}(%{{.*}}: i5
+  // CHECK-NOT:    "dummy.op8"
   // CHECK:      ^{{.*}}(%{{.*}}: i3
   // CHECK:        "dummy.op6"
   // CHECK:      ^{{.*}}(%{{.*}}: i4
diff --git a/mlir/test/python/ir/blocks.py b/mlir/test/python/ir/blocks.py
--- a/mlir/test/python/ir/blocks.py
+++ b/mlir/test/python/ir/blocks.py
@@ -70,3 +70,27 @@
     print(module)
     assert module.operation.verify()
     assert f.body.blocks[0] == entry_block
+
+
+# CHECK-LABEL: TEST: testBlockMove
+# CHECK:  %0 = "realop"() ({
+# CHECK:  ^bb0([[ARG0:%.+]]: f32):
+# CHECK:    "ret"([[ARG0]]) : (f32) -> ()
+# CHECK:  }) : () -> f32
+@run
+def testBlockMove():
+  with Context() as ctx, Location.unknown():
+    ctx.allow_unregistered_dialects = True
+    module = Module.create()
+    f32 = F32Type.get()
+    with InsertionPoint(module.body):
+      dummy = Operation.create("dummy", regions=1)
+      block = Block.create_at_start(dummy.operation.regions[0], [f32])
+      with InsertionPoint(block):
+        ret_op = Operation.create("ret", operands=[block.arguments[0]])
+      realop = Operation.create("realop",
+                                results=[r.type for r in ret_op.operands],
+                                regions=1)
+      block.append_to(realop.operation.regions[0])
+      dummy.operation.erase()
+    print(module)