diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9cca7f2..74aa449 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ pbkdf2 = { version = "0.4.0", default-features = false }
 rand = "0.7.3"
 once_cell = { version = "1.4.0", features = [ "parking_lot" ] }
 unicode-normalization = "0.1.13"
+zeroize = { version = "1.1.1", features = ["zeroize_derive"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 hex = "0.4.2"
diff --git a/src/language.rs b/src/language.rs
index 49e5ca6..76e738a 100644
--- a/src/language.rs
+++ b/src/language.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::error::ErrorKind;
 use crate::util::{Bits, Bits11};
 use failure::Error;
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
+use zeroize::Zeroize;
 
 pub struct WordMap {
     inner: FxHashMap<&'static str, Bits11>,
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ impl WordList {
         let count = self.inner[start..].iter()
             .take_while(|word| word.starts_with(prefix))
             .count();
-    
+
         &self.inner[start..start + count]
     }
 }
@@ -113,7 +114,8 @@ mod lazy {
 ///
 /// [Mnemonic]: ./mnemonic/struct.Mnemonic.html
 /// [Seed]: ./seed/struct.Seed.html
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Zeroize)]
+#[zeroize(drop)]
 pub enum Language {
     English,
     #[cfg(feature = "chinese-simplified")]
diff --git a/src/mnemonic.rs b/src/mnemonic.rs
index 9b676fe..12ff4c2 100644
--- a/src/mnemonic.rs
+++ b/src/mnemonic.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use std::fmt;
 use failure::Error;
+use std::mem;
 use unicode_normalization::UnicodeNormalization;
+use zeroize::Zeroize;
 use crate::crypto::{gen_random_bytes, sha256_first_byte};
 use crate::error::ErrorKind;
 use crate::language::Language;
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ use crate::util::{checksum, BitWriter, IterExt};
 /// but beware that the entropy value is **not the same thing** as an HD wallet seed, and should
 /// *never* be used that way.
 ///
+/// [`Mnemonic`][Mnemonic] implements [`Zeroize`][Zeroize], so it's bytes will be zeroed when it's dropped.
+///
 /// [Mnemonic]: ./mnemonic/struct.Mnemonic.html
 /// [Mnemonic::new()]: ./mnemonic/struct.Mnemonic.html#method.new
 /// [Mnemonic::from_phrase()]: ./mnemonic/struct.Mnemonic.html#method.from_phrase
@@ -30,7 +34,8 @@ use crate::util::{checksum, BitWriter, IterExt};
 /// [Seed::new()]: ./seed/struct.Seed.html#method.new
 /// [Seed::as_bytes()]: ./seed/struct.Seed.html#method.as_bytes
 ///
-#[derive(Clone)]
+#[derive(Clone, Zeroize)]
+#[zeroize(drop)]
 pub struct Mnemonic {
     phrase: String,
     lang: Language,
@@ -220,10 +225,11 @@ impl Mnemonic {
     }
 
     /// Consume the `Mnemonic` and return the phrase as a `String`.
-    ///
-    /// This operation doesn't perform any allocations.
-    pub fn into_phrase(self) -> String {
-        self.phrase
+    pub fn into_phrase(mut self) -> String {
+        // Create an empty string and swap values with the mnemonic's phrase.
+        // This allows `Mnemonic` to implement `Drop`, while still returning the phrase.
+        mem::replace(&mut self.phrase, String:new());
+        phrase
     }
 
     /// Get the original entropy value of the mnemonic phrase as a slice.
diff --git a/src/seed.rs b/src/seed.rs
index babba88..e2bdae7 100644
--- a/src/seed.rs
+++ b/src/seed.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::fmt;
 use unicode_normalization::UnicodeNormalization;
+use zeroize::Zeroize;
 use crate::crypto::pbkdf2;
 use crate::mnemonic::Mnemonic;
 
@@ -13,11 +14,14 @@ use crate::mnemonic::Mnemonic;
 /// HD wallet addresses using another crate (deriving HD wallet addresses is outside the scope of this
 /// crate and the BIP39 standard).
 ///
+/// [`Seed`][Seed] implements [`Zeroize`][Zeroize], so it's bytes will be zeroed when it's dropped.
+///
 /// [Mnemonic]: ./mnemonic/struct.Mnemonic.html
 /// [Seed]: ./seed/struct.Seed.html
 /// [Seed::as_bytes()]: ./seed/struct.Seed.html#method.as_bytes
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
+#[derive(Clone, Zeroize)]
+#[zeroize(drop)]
 pub struct Seed {
     bytes: Vec<u8>,
 }