diff --git a/pykd/typeinfo.cpp b/pykd/typeinfo.cpp
index 9949acf..932cc45 100644
--- a/pykd/typeinfo.cpp
+++ b/pykd/typeinfo.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ TypeInfoPtr  TypeInfo::getTypeInfo( pyDia::SymbolPtr &typeSym )
 {
     ULONG  tag = typeSym->getSymTag();
 
-    switch( typeSym->getSymTag() )
+    const ULONG symTag = typeSym->getSymTag();
+    switch( symTag )
     {
     case SymTagBaseType:
         return getBaseTypeInfo( typeSym );
@@ -219,7 +220,14 @@ BitFieldTypeInfo::BitFieldTypeInfo(  pyDia::SymbolPtr &symbol )
 
 PointerTypeInfo::PointerTypeInfo( pyDia::SymbolPtr &symbol  ) 
 {
-    m_derefType = TypeInfo::getTypeInfo( symbol->getType() );
+    try
+    {
+        m_derefType = TypeInfo::getTypeInfo( symbol->getType() );
+    }
+    catch (const SymbolException &)
+    {
+        m_derefType.swap( TypeInfoPtr() );
+    }
     m_size = (ULONG)symbol->getSize();
 }
 
@@ -227,7 +235,14 @@ PointerTypeInfo::PointerTypeInfo( pyDia::SymbolPtr &symbol  )
 
 PointerTypeInfo::PointerTypeInfo( pyDia::SymbolPtr &symScope, const std::string &symName ) 
 {
-    m_derefType = TypeInfo::getTypeInfo( symScope, symName );
+    try
+    {
+        m_derefType = TypeInfo::getTypeInfo( symScope, symName );
+    }
+    catch (const SymbolException &)
+    {
+        m_derefType.swap( TypeInfoPtr() );
+    }
     m_size = (symScope->getMachineType() == IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_AMD64) ? 8 : 4;
 }
 
diff --git a/pykd/typeinfo.h b/pykd/typeinfo.h
index 72a3b1e..4f465ff 100644
--- a/pykd/typeinfo.h
+++ b/pykd/typeinfo.h
@@ -285,10 +285,14 @@ public:
     }
 
     virtual TypeInfoPtr deref() {
+        if (!m_derefType)
+            throw TypeException("<ptr>", "this pointer can not be dereferenced");
         return m_derefType;
     }
 
     TypeInfoPtr getDerefType() {
+        if (!m_derefType)
+            throw TypeException("<ptr>", "this pointer can not be dereferenced");
         return m_derefType;
     }
 
diff --git a/test/scripts/typedvar.py b/test/scripts/typedvar.py
index 015342b..6375f35 100644
--- a/test/scripts/typedvar.py
+++ b/test/scripts/typedvar.py
@@ -168,3 +168,13 @@ class TypedVarTest( unittest.TestCase ):
         tv = target.module.typedVar( "g_unNamedStruct" )
         self.assertEqual( 4, tv.m_fieldNestedStruct )
         self.assertEqual( 5, tv.m_fieldOfUnNamed )
+
+    def testPointerToFunction( self ):
+        tv1 = target.module.typedVar( "g_unTypedPtrToFunction" )
+        self.assertEqual( target.module.offset("EnumWindowsProc2"), tv1 )
+
+        tv2 = target.module.typedVar( "g_unTypedPtrToFunction" )
+        self.assertEqual( tv1, tv2 )
+
+        self.assertRaises( pykd.TypeException, tv1.deref )
+        self.assertRaises( pykd.TypeException, tv2.deref )
diff --git a/test/targetapp/targetapp.cpp b/test/targetapp/targetapp.cpp
index 7373968..d7b76ba 100644
--- a/test/targetapp/targetapp.cpp
+++ b/test/targetapp/targetapp.cpp
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ struct StructWithNested {
 StructWithNested g_structWithNested;
 StructWithNested::Nested g_structNested;
 
+WNDENUMPROC g_ptrToFunction;
+void *g_unTypedPtrToFunction;
 #pragma pack( pop )
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -276,6 +278,7 @@ void FuncWithName0()
     std::cout << g_classChild.m_enumField;
     std::cout << g_unNamedStruct.m_fieldNestedStruct;
     std::cout << g_structNested.m_nestedFiled;
+    std::cout << g_unTypedPtrToFunction;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -295,6 +298,7 @@ void FuncWithName1(int a)
     std::cout << g_string;
     std::cout << g_unNamedStruct.m_fieldOfUnNamed;
     std::cout << g_structWithNested.m_field;
+    std::cout << g_ptrToFunction;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -392,6 +396,9 @@ int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
         g_structWithNested.m_field = 34;
         g_structNested.m_nestedFiled = 46;
 
+        g_ptrToFunction = &EnumWindowsProc2;
+        g_unTypedPtrToFunction = &EnumWindowsProc2;
+
         // Let test scripts to execute
         __debugbreak();