Index: llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
===================================================================
--- llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
+++ llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
@@ -1442,6 +1442,13 @@
  */
 LLVMTypeRef LLVMPointerType(LLVMTypeRef ElementType, unsigned AddressSpace);
 
+/**
+ * Create an opaque pointer type in a context
+ *
+ * @see llvm::PointerType::get()
+ */
+LLVMTypeRef LLVMPointerTypeInContext(LLVMContextRef C, unsigned AddressSpace);
+
 /**
  * Obtain the address space of a pointer type.
  *
Index: llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
===================================================================
--- llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
+++ llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
@@ -824,6 +824,10 @@
 
 /*--.. Operations on other types ...........................................--*/
 
+LLVMTypeRef LLVMPointerTypeInContext(LLVMContextRef C, unsigned AddressSpace)  {
+  return wrap(PointerType::get(*unwrap(C), AddressSpace));
+}
+
 LLVMTypeRef LLVMVoidTypeInContext(LLVMContextRef C)  {
   return wrap(Type::getVoidTy(*unwrap(C)));
 }