diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Type.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Type.h
index a284d80bb5c3..e80c8760691f 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Type.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Type.h
@@ -364,6 +364,10 @@ public:
   ///
   void removeAbstractTypeUser(AbstractTypeUser *U) const;
 
+  /// getPointerTo - Return a pointer to the current type.  This is equivalent
+  /// to PointerType::get(Foo, AddrSpace).
+  PointerType *getPointerTo(unsigned AddrSpace = 0) const;
+
 private:
   /// isSizedDerivedType - Derived types like structures and arrays are sized
   /// iff all of the members of the type are sized as well.  Since asking for
diff --git a/llvm/lib/VMCore/Type.cpp b/llvm/lib/VMCore/Type.cpp
index 642fc1907ef7..edd8cf35022f 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/VMCore/Type.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/VMCore/Type.cpp
@@ -1214,6 +1214,10 @@ PointerType *PointerType::get(const Type *ValueType, unsigned AddressSpace) {
   return PT;
 }
 
+PointerType *Type::getPointerTo(unsigned addrs) const {
+  return PointerType::get(this, addrs);
+}
+
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 //                     Derived Type Refinement Functions
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//