diff --git a/pykd/customtypes.cpp b/pykd/customtypes.cpp
index 0b1020a..86ebd3a 100644
--- a/pykd/customtypes.cpp
+++ b/pykd/customtypes.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ TypeInfoPtr PtrToVoid()
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+TypeInfoPtr PtrTo(TypeInfoPtr type)
+{
+    return TypeInfoPtr( new PointerTypeInfo(type, ptrSize()) );
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 }   // namespace pykd
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/pykd/customtypes.h b/pykd/customtypes.h
index 32c0747..b217e9e 100644
--- a/pykd/customtypes.h
+++ b/pykd/customtypes.h
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ TypeInfoPtr PtrToVoid();
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+TypeInfoPtr PtrTo(TypeInfoPtr type);
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 }   // namespace pykd
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/pykd/pymod.cpp b/pykd/pymod.cpp
index bc14370..678cc8f 100644
--- a/pykd/pymod.cpp
+++ b/pykd/pymod.cpp
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE( pykd )
         "Create empty union. Use append() method for building" );
     python::def( "pVoid", &PtrToVoid,
         "Create \"Void *\" type" );
+    python::def( "ptrTo", &PtrTo,
+        "Create pointer to target type" );
 
     python::class_<intBase>( "intBase", "intBase", python::no_init )
         .def( python::init<python::object&>() )
diff --git a/test/scripts/typedvar.py b/test/scripts/typedvar.py
index 94a5c47..47feaa9 100644
--- a/test/scripts/typedvar.py
+++ b/test/scripts/typedvar.py
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ class TypedVarTest( unittest.TestCase ):
         self.assertEqual( -4, target.module.typedVar( "g_longValue" ) )
         self.assertEqual( -8, target.module.typedVar( "g_longlongValue" ) )
 
+    def testPtrTo(self):
+        tv1 = target.module.typedVar( "g_ulonglongValue" )
+        tv2 = pykd.typedVar( pykd.ptrTo(tv1.type()), 
+                             target.module.offset("g_pUlonglongValue") )
+        self.assertEqual( tv1, tv2.deref() )
+
+        tv3 = pykd.typedVar( pykd.ptrTo( target.module.type("structTest") ).deref(),
+                             target.module.offset("g_structTest") )
+        self.assertEqual( 500, tv3.m_field1 )
+
     def testConst(self):
         self.assertEqual( True, target.module.typedVar( "g_constBoolValue" ) )
         self.assertEqual( 0x5555, target.module.typedVar( "g_constNumValue" ) )
diff --git a/test/targetapp/targetapp.cpp b/test/targetapp/targetapp.cpp
index 00b0f0d..9af0bcc 100644
--- a/test/targetapp/targetapp.cpp
+++ b/test/targetapp/targetapp.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ UCHAR g_ucharValue = 1;
 USHORT g_ushortValue = 2;
 ULONG g_ulongValue = 4;
 ULONGLONG g_ulonglongValue = 8;
+ULONGLONG *g_pUlonglongValue = &g_ulonglongValue;
 
 CHAR g_charValue = -1;
 SHORT g_shortValue = -2;
@@ -391,6 +392,7 @@ void FuncWithName0()
     std::cout << g_ushortValue;
     std::cout << g_ulongValue;
     std::cout << g_ulonglongValue;
+    std::cout << *g_pUlonglongValue;
     std::cout << g_charValue;
     std::cout << g_shortValue;
     std::cout << g_longValue;