Index: include/llvm/Analysis/TargetFolder.h
===================================================================
--- include/llvm/Analysis/TargetFolder.h
+++ include/llvm/Analysis/TargetFolder.h
@@ -211,6 +211,13 @@
     return Fold(ConstantExpr::getTruncOrBitCast(C, DestTy));
   }
 
+  Constant *CreatePointerBitCastOrAddrSpaceCast(Constant *C,
+                                                Type *DestTy) const {
+    if (C->getType() == DestTy)
+      return C; // avoid calling Fold
+    return Fold(ConstantExpr::getPointerBitCastOrAddrSpaceCast(C, DestTy));
+  }
+
   //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===//
   // Compare Instructions
   //===--------------------------------------------------------------------===//
Index: include/llvm/IR/ConstantFolder.h
===================================================================
--- include/llvm/IR/ConstantFolder.h
+++ include/llvm/IR/ConstantFolder.h
@@ -159,6 +159,12 @@
   Constant *CreatePointerCast(Constant *C, Type *DestTy) const {
     return ConstantExpr::getPointerCast(C, DestTy);
   }
+
+  Constant *CreatePointerBitCastOrAddrSpaceCast(Constant *C,
+                                                Type *DestTy) const {
+    return ConstantExpr::getPointerBitCastOrAddrSpaceCast(C, DestTy);
+  }
+
   Constant *CreateIntCast(Constant *C, Type *DestTy,
                           bool isSigned) const {
     return ConstantExpr::getIntegerCast(C, DestTy, isSigned);
Index: include/llvm/IR/IRBuilder.h
===================================================================
--- include/llvm/IR/IRBuilder.h
+++ include/llvm/IR/IRBuilder.h
@@ -1198,6 +1198,21 @@
       return Insert(Folder.CreatePointerCast(VC, DestTy), Name);
     return Insert(CastInst::CreatePointerCast(V, DestTy), Name);
   }
+
+  Value *CreatePointerBitCastOrAddrSpaceCast(Value *V, Type *DestTy,
+                                             const Twine &Name = "") {
+    if (V->getType() == DestTy)
+      return V;
+
+    if (Constant *VC = dyn_cast<Constant>(V)) {
+      return Insert(Folder.CreatePointerBitCastOrAddrSpaceCast(VC, DestTy),
+                    Name);
+    }
+
+    return Insert(CastInst::CreatePointerBitCastOrAddrSpaceCast(V, DestTy),
+                  Name);
+  }
+
   Value *CreateIntCast(Value *V, Type *DestTy, bool isSigned,
                        const Twine &Name = "") {
     if (V->getType() == DestTy)
Index: include/llvm/IR/InstrTypes.h
===================================================================
--- include/llvm/IR/InstrTypes.h
+++ include/llvm/IR/InstrTypes.h
@@ -475,6 +475,22 @@
     Instruction *InsertBefore = nullptr ///< Place to insert the instruction
   );
 
+  /// @brief Create a BitCast or an AddrSpaceCast cast instruction.
+  static CastInst *CreatePointerBitCastOrAddrSpaceCast(
+    Value *S,                ///< The pointer value to be casted (operand 0)
+    Type *Ty,          ///< The type to which operand is casted
+    const Twine &Name, ///< The name for the instruction
+    BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd  ///< The block to insert the instruction into
+  );
+
+  /// @brief Create a BitCast or an AddrSpaceCast cast instruction.
+  static CastInst *CreatePointerBitCastOrAddrSpaceCast(
+    Value *S,                ///< The pointer value to be casted (operand 0)
+    Type *Ty,          ///< The type to which cast should be made
+    const Twine &Name = "", ///< Name for the instruction
+    Instruction *InsertBefore = 0 ///< Place to insert the instruction
+  );
+
   /// @brief Create a ZExt, BitCast, or Trunc for int -> int casts.
   static CastInst *CreateIntegerCast(
     Value *S,                ///< The pointer value to be casted (operand 0)
Index: lib/IR/Instructions.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/IR/Instructions.cpp
+++ lib/IR/Instructions.cpp
@@ -2478,11 +2478,7 @@
   if (Ty->isIntOrIntVectorTy())
     return Create(Instruction::PtrToInt, S, Ty, Name, InsertAtEnd);
 
-  Type *STy = S->getType();
-  if (STy->getPointerAddressSpace() != Ty->getPointerAddressSpace())
-    return Create(Instruction::AddrSpaceCast, S, Ty, Name, InsertAtEnd);
-
-  return Create(Instruction::BitCast, S, Ty, Name, InsertAtEnd);
+  return CreatePointerBitCastOrAddrSpaceCast(S, Ty, Name, InsertAtEnd);
 }
 
 /// @brief Create a BitCast or a PtrToInt cast instruction
@@ -2500,14 +2496,36 @@
   if (Ty->isIntOrIntVectorTy())
     return Create(Instruction::PtrToInt, S, Ty, Name, InsertBefore);
 
-  Type *STy = S->getType();
-  if (STy->getPointerAddressSpace() != Ty->getPointerAddressSpace())
+  return CreatePointerBitCastOrAddrSpaceCast(S, Ty, Name, InsertBefore);
+}
+
+CastInst *CastInst::CreatePointerBitCastOrAddrSpaceCast(
+  Value *S, Type *Ty,
+  const Twine &Name,
+  BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd) {
+  assert(S->getType()->isPtrOrPtrVectorTy() && "Invalid cast");
+  assert(Ty->isPtrOrPtrVectorTy() && "Invalid cast");
+
+  if (S->getType()->getPointerAddressSpace() != Ty->getPointerAddressSpace())
+    return Create(Instruction::AddrSpaceCast, S, Ty, Name, InsertAtEnd);
+
+  return Create(Instruction::BitCast, S, Ty, Name, InsertAtEnd);
+}
+
+CastInst *CastInst::CreatePointerBitCastOrAddrSpaceCast(
+  Value *S, Type *Ty,
+  const Twine &Name,
+  Instruction *InsertBefore) {
+  assert(S->getType()->isPtrOrPtrVectorTy() && "Invalid cast");
+  assert(Ty->isPtrOrPtrVectorTy() && "Invalid cast");
+
+  if (S->getType()->getPointerAddressSpace() != Ty->getPointerAddressSpace())
     return Create(Instruction::AddrSpaceCast, S, Ty, Name, InsertBefore);
 
   return Create(Instruction::BitCast, S, Ty, Name, InsertBefore);
 }
 
-CastInst *CastInst::CreateIntegerCast(Value *C, Type *Ty, 
+CastInst *CastInst::CreateIntegerCast(Value *C, Type *Ty,
                                       bool isSigned, const Twine &Name,
                                       Instruction *InsertBefore) {
   assert(C->getType()->isIntOrIntVectorTy() && Ty->isIntOrIntVectorTy() &&