diff --git a/Include/longobject.h b/Include/longobject.h
index d9bc086..afb8af1 100644
--- a/Include/longobject.h
+++ b/Include/longobject.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 extern long PyLong_AsLong Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
 extern unsigned long PyLong_AsUnsignedLong Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
 extern double PyLong_AsDouble Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
+extern PyObject *PyLong_FromVoidPtr Py_PROTO((void *));
+extern void *PyLong_AsVoidPtr Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LONG_LONG
 #ifndef LONG_LONG
diff --git a/Modules/structmodule.c b/Modules/structmodule.c
index af8f1e5..a20d5ff 100644
--- a/Modules/structmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/structmodule.c
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
  l:long; L:unsigned long; f:float; d:double.\n\
 Special cases (preceding decimal count indicates length):\n\
  s:string (array of char); p: pascal string (w. count byte).\n\
+Special case (only available in native format):\n\
+ P:an integer type that is wide enough to hold a pointer.\n\
 Whitespace between formats is ignored.\n\
 \n\
 The variable struct.error is an exception raised on errors.";
@@ -86,12 +88,14 @@
 typedef struct { char c; long x; } s_long;
 typedef struct { char c; float x; } s_float;
 typedef struct { char c; double x; } s_double;
+typedef struct { char c; void *x; } s_void_p;
 
 #define SHORT_ALIGN (sizeof(s_short) - sizeof(short))
 #define INT_ALIGN (sizeof(s_int) - sizeof(int))
 #define LONG_ALIGN (sizeof(s_long) - sizeof(long))
 #define FLOAT_ALIGN (sizeof(s_float) - sizeof(float))
 #define DOUBLE_ALIGN (sizeof(s_double) - sizeof(double))
+#define VOID_P_ALIGN (sizeof(s_void_p) - sizeof(void *))
 
 #ifdef __powerc
 #pragma options align=reset
@@ -523,6 +527,14 @@
 	return PyFloat_FromDouble(x);
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+nu_void_p(p, f)
+	const char *p;
+	const formatdef *f;
+{
+	return PyLong_FromVoidPtr(*(void **)p);
+}
+
 static int
 np_byte(p, v, f)
 	char *p;
@@ -648,6 +660,24 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+np_void_p(p, v, f)
+	char *p;
+	PyObject *v;
+	const formatdef *f;
+{
+	void *x = PyLong_AsVoidPtr(v);
+	if (x == NULL && PyErr_Occurred()) {
+		/* ### hrm. PyLong_AsVoidPtr raises SystemError */
+		if (PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_TypeError))
+			PyErr_SetString(StructError,
+					"required argument is not an integer");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	*(void **)p = x;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static formatdef native_table[] = {
 	{'x',	sizeof(char),	0,		NULL},
 	{'b',	sizeof(char),	0,		nu_byte,	np_byte},
@@ -663,6 +693,7 @@
 	{'L',	sizeof(long),	LONG_ALIGN,	nu_ulong,	np_ulong},
 	{'f',	sizeof(float),	FLOAT_ALIGN,	nu_float,	np_float},
 	{'d',	sizeof(double),	DOUBLE_ALIGN,	nu_double,	np_double},
+	{'P',	sizeof(void *),	VOID_P_ALIGN,	nu_void_p,	np_void_p},
 	{0}
 };
 
diff --git a/Objects/longobject.c b/Objects/longobject.c
index 5a09255..7dbb542 100644
--- a/Objects/longobject.c
+++ b/Objects/longobject.c
@@ -277,6 +277,61 @@
 	return x * sign;
 }
 
+/* Create a new long (or int) object from a C pointer */
+
+PyObject *
+PyLong_FromVoidPtr(p)
+	void *p;
+{
+#if SIZEOF_VOID_P == SIZEOF_LONG
+	return PyInt_FromLong((long)p);
+#else
+	/* optimize null pointers */
+	if ( p == NULL )
+		return PyInt_FromLong(0);
+
+	/* we can assume that HAVE_LONG_LONG is true. if not, then the
+	   configuration process should have bailed (having big pointers
+	   without long longs seems non-sensical) */
+	return PyLong_FromLongLong((LONG_LONG)p);
+#endif /* SIZEOF_VOID_P == SIZEOF_LONG */
+}
+
+/* Get a C pointer from a long object (or an int object in some cases) */
+
+void *
+PyLong_AsVoidPtr(vv)
+	PyObject *vv;
+{
+	/* This function will allow int or long objects. If vv is neither,
+	   then the PyLong_AsLong*() functions will raise the exception:
+	   PyExc_SystemError, "bad argument to internal function"
+	*/
+
+#if SIZEOF_VOID_P == SIZEOF_LONG
+	long x;
+
+	if ( PyInt_Check(vv) )
+		x = PyInt_AS_LONG(vv);
+	else
+		x = PyLong_AsLong(vv);
+#else
+	/* we can assume that HAVE_LONG_LONG is true. if not, then the
+	   configuration process should have bailed (having big pointers
+	   without long longs seems non-sensical) */
+	LONG_LONG x;
+
+	if ( PyInt_Check(vv) )
+		x = PyInt_AS_LONG(vv);
+	else
+		x = PyLong_AsLongLong(vv);
+#endif /* SIZEOF_VOID_P == SIZEOF_LONG */
+
+	if (x == -1 && PyErr_Occurred())
+		return NULL;
+	return (void *)x;
+}
+
 #ifdef HAVE_LONG_LONG
 /*
  * LONG_LONG support by Chris Herborth (chrish@qnx.com)
diff --git a/PC/config.h b/PC/config.h
index b043df5..0818746 100644
--- a/PC/config.h
+++ b/PC/config.h
@@ -213,6 +213,12 @@
 #define SIZEOF_LONG 4
 #define SIZEOF_LONG_LONG 8
 
+#ifdef _M_ALPHA
+#define SIZEOF_VOID_P 8
+#else
+#define SIZEOF_VOID_P 4
+#endif
+
 /* EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE: When CHECK_IMPORT_CASE is defined, check case of
    imported modules against case of file; this causes "import String" to fail
    with a NameError exception when it finds "string.py".  Normally, you set
diff --git a/PC/python_nt.def b/PC/python_nt.def
index 323a935..f56ec66 100644
--- a/PC/python_nt.def
+++ b/PC/python_nt.def
@@ -215,12 +215,14 @@
 	PyLong_AsLongLong
 	PyLong_AsUnsignedLong
 	PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong
+	PyLong_AsVoidPtr
 	PyLong_FromDouble
 	PyLong_FromLong
 	PyLong_FromLongLong
 	PyLong_FromString
 	PyLong_FromUnsignedLong
 	PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong
+	PyLong_FromVoidPtr
 	PyMapping_Check
 	PyMapping_GetItemString
 	PyMapping_HasKey