diff --git a/pybindgen/enum.py b/pybindgen/enum.py
index bebbe82..fdf5e5e 100644
--- a/pybindgen/enum.py
+++ b/pybindgen/enum.py
@@ -88,13 +88,21 @@ class Enum(object):
             def __init__(self, ctype, name, *args, **kwargs):
                 super(ThisEnumRefParameter, self).__init__(self.full_type_name, name, *args, **kwargs)
 
+        class ThisEnumPtrParameter(inttype.IntPtrParam):
+            CTYPES = []
+            full_type_name = self.full_name + " *"
+            def __init__(self, ctype, name, *args, **kwargs):
+                super(ThisEnumPtrParameter, self).__init__(self.full_type_name, name, *args, **kwargs)
+
         self.ThisEnumParameter = ThisEnumParameter
         self.ThisEnumReturn = ThisEnumReturn
         self.ThisEnumRefParameter = ThisEnumRefParameter
+        self.ThisEnumPtrParameter = ThisEnumPtrParameter
 
         param_type_matcher.register(self.full_name, self.ThisEnumParameter)
         return_type_matcher.register(self.full_name, self.ThisEnumReturn)
         param_type_matcher.register(self.full_name + ' &', self.ThisEnumRefParameter)
+        param_type_matcher.register(self.full_name + ' *', self.ThisEnumPtrParameter)
 
         if self.name != self.full_name:
             try:
@@ -109,6 +117,10 @@ class Enum(object):
                 param_type_matcher.register(self.name+' &', self.ThisEnumRefParameter)
             except ValueError:
                 pass
+            try:
+                param_type_matcher.register(self.name+' *', self.ThisEnumPtrParameter)
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
 
 
     module = property(get_module, set_module)
diff --git a/pybindgen/typehandlers/inttype.py b/pybindgen/typehandlers/inttype.py
index b6dd914..bad4289 100644
--- a/pybindgen/typehandlers/inttype.py
+++ b/pybindgen/typehandlers/inttype.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class IntPtrParam(PointerParameter):
             wrapper.parse_params.add_parameter("i", [self.value], self.name)
 
     def convert_python_to_c(self, wrapper):
-        name = wrapper.declarations.declare_variable('int', self.name)
+        name = wrapper.declarations.declare_variable(self.ctype_no_const[:-1], self.name)
         wrapper.call_params.append('&'+name)
         if self.direction & self.DIRECTION_IN:
             wrapper.parse_params.add_parameter('i', ['&'+name], self.name)
diff --git a/tests/foo.cc b/tests/foo.cc
index 19da25c..42087ac 100644
--- a/tests/foo.cc
+++ b/tests/foo.cc
@@ -237,6 +237,13 @@ namespace xpto
         type = oldfooType;
     }
 
+    void set_foo_type_ptr (FooType *type)
+    {
+        FooType oldfooType = g_fooType;
+        g_fooType = *type;
+        *type = oldfooType;
+    }
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/foo.h b/tests/foo.h
index d7cc057..02b07aa 100644
--- a/tests/foo.h
+++ b/tests/foo.h
@@ -499,6 +499,9 @@ namespace xpto
     FooType get_foo_type ();
     void set_foo_type (FooType type);
 
+    // -#- @type(direction=inout) -#-
+    void set_foo_type_ptr (FooType *type);
+
     // -#- @type(direction=inout) -#-
     void set_foo_type_inout (FooType &type);
 
diff --git a/tests/foomodulegen.py b/tests/foomodulegen.py
index 036bb60..25b7ebb 100755
--- a/tests/foomodulegen.py
+++ b/tests/foomodulegen.py
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ int %s::custom_method_added_by_a_hook(int x)
     xpto.add_function('set_foo_type', ReturnValue.new('void'), [Parameter.new("FooType", 'type')])
     xpto.add_function('set_foo_type_inout', ReturnValue.new('void'),
                       [Parameter.new("FooType&", 'type', direction=Parameter.DIRECTION_INOUT)])
+    xpto.add_function('set_foo_type_ptr', ReturnValue.new('void'),
+                      [Parameter.new("FooType*", 'type', direction=Parameter.DIRECTION_INOUT)])
 
 
     xpto_SomeClass = xpto.add_class('SomeClass', docstring="This is the docstring for SomeClass")
diff --git a/tests/footest.py b/tests/footest.py
index fa90905..9e2e6a7 100644
--- a/tests/footest.py
+++ b/tests/footest.py
@@ -597,9 +597,13 @@ class TestFoo(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_enum(self):
         foo.xpto.set_foo_type(foo.xpto.FOO_TYPE_BBB)
         self.assertEqual(foo.xpto.get_foo_type(), foo.xpto.FOO_TYPE_BBB)
+
         old = foo.xpto.set_foo_type_inout(foo.xpto.FOO_TYPE_CCC)
         self.assertEqual(old, foo.xpto.FOO_TYPE_BBB)
 
+        old = foo.xpto.set_foo_type_ptr(foo.xpto.FOO_TYPE_AAA)
+        self.assertEqual(old, foo.xpto.FOO_TYPE_CCC)
+
     def test_virtual_overload(self):
         ## first test the plain object
         obj = foo.SomeObject("")