diff --git a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
--- a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@
   have been removed.
 * Removed ``LLVMPassManagerBuilderRef`` and functions interacting with it.
   These belonged to the no longer supported legacy pass manager.
+* Added the convenience ``LLVMPointerType2`` function to create an opaque
+  pointer in the global context.
 
 Changes to the FastISel infrastructure
 --------------------------------------
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h b/llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm-c/Core.h
@@ -1483,6 +1483,13 @@
  */
 LLVMTypeRef LLVMPointerType(LLVMTypeRef ElementType, unsigned AddressSpace);
 
+/**
+ * Create an opaque pointer type in the global context.
+ *
+ * @see llvm::PointerType::get()
+ */
+LLVMTypeRef LLVMPointerType2(unsigned AddressSpace);
+
 /**
  * Determine whether a pointer is opaque.
  *
diff --git a/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/Core.cpp
@@ -857,6 +857,9 @@
   return wrap(Type::getMetadataTy(*unwrap(C)));
 }
 
+LLVMTypeRef LLVMPointerType2(unsigned AddressSpace) {
+  return LLVMPointerTypeInContext(LLVMGetGlobalContext(), AddressSpace);
+}
 LLVMTypeRef LLVMVoidType(void)  {
   return LLVMVoidTypeInContext(LLVMGetGlobalContext());
 }