diff --git a/src/libraries/turtle/log.hpp b/src/libraries/turtle/log.hpp
index 7261454..911bdb3 100644
--- a/src/libraries/turtle/log.hpp
+++ b/src/libraries/turtle/log.hpp
@@ -105,11 +105,7 @@ namespace detail3
 }
 
     template< typename T >
-    BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::disable_if<
-        boost::function_types::is_callable_builtin< T >,
-        stream&
-    >::type
-    operator<<( stream& s, const T& t )
+    stream& operator<<( stream& s, const T& t )
     {
         using namespace detail3;
         *s.s_ << t;
@@ -257,9 +253,19 @@ namespace detail
         boost::function_types::is_callable_builtin< T >,
         stream&
     >::type
-    operator<<( stream& s, const T& )
+    operator<<( stream& s, T* )
     {
-         return s << '?';
+        return s << '?';
+    }
+    template< typename T >
+    BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::disable_if<
+        boost::function_types::is_callable_builtin< T >,
+        stream&
+    >::type
+    operator<<( stream& s, T* t )
+    {
+        *s.s_ << t;
+        return s;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tests/turtle_test/log_with_conversions_test.cpp b/src/tests/turtle_test/log_with_conversions_test.cpp
index e462130..695e8a6 100644
--- a/src/tests/turtle_test/log_with_conversions_test.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/turtle_test/log_with_conversions_test.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #define MOCK_USE_CONVERSIONS
 #include <turtle/log.hpp>
 #include <boost/assign.hpp>
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <vector>
 #include <deque>
 #include <list>
@@ -30,6 +31,20 @@ namespace
     }
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( pointer_yields_its_value_when_serialized_with_conversions )
+{
+    {
+        int i = 0;
+        BOOST_CHECK_NE( "?", to_string( &i ) );
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( boost::lexical_cast< std::string >( &i ), to_string( &i ) );
+    }
+    {
+        const int i = 0;
+        BOOST_CHECK_NE( "?", to_string( &i ) );
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( boost::lexical_cast< std::string >( &i ), to_string( &i ) );
+    }
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( base_type_yields_its_value_when_serialized_with_conversions )
 {
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( "42", to_string( 42 ) );
diff --git a/src/tests/turtle_test/log_without_conversions_test.cpp b/src/tests/turtle_test/log_without_conversions_test.cpp
index b0cdbe5..95a801c 100644
--- a/src/tests/turtle_test/log_without_conversions_test.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/turtle_test/log_without_conversions_test.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <turtle/log.hpp>
 #include <boost/assign.hpp>
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <vector>
 #include <deque>
 #include <list>
@@ -29,6 +30,20 @@ namespace
     }
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( pointer_yields_its_value_when_serialized_without_conversions )
+{
+    {
+        int i = 0;
+        BOOST_CHECK_NE( "?", to_string( &i ) );
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( boost::lexical_cast< std::string >( &i ), to_string( &i ) );
+    }
+    {
+        const int i = 0;
+        BOOST_CHECK_NE( "?", to_string( &i ) );
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( boost::lexical_cast< std::string >( &i ), to_string( &i ) );
+    }
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( base_type_yields_its_value_when_serialized_without_conversions )
 {
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( "42", to_string( 42 ) );