diff --git a/CuTest.c b/CuTest.c
index f075cfb..602a814 100644
--- a/CuTest.c
+++ b/CuTest.c
@@ -231,6 +231,14 @@ void CuAssertPtrEquals_LineMsg(CuTest* tc, const char* file, int line, const cha
 	CuFail_Line(tc, file, line, message, buf);
 }
 
+void CuAssertPtrEqualsNull_LineMsg(CuTest* tc, const char* file, int line, const char* message, 
+	void* actual)
+{
+	char buf[STRING_MAX];
+	if (expected == NULL) return;
+	sprintf(buf, "expected NULL pointer but was <0x%p>", actual);
+	CuFail_Line(tc, file, line, message, buf);
+}
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*
  * CuSuite
diff --git a/CuTest.h b/CuTest.h
index 603dc18..93691d1 100644
--- a/CuTest.h
+++ b/CuTest.h
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ void CuAssertDblEquals_LineMsg(CuTest* tc,
 void CuAssertPtrEquals_LineMsg(CuTest* tc, 
 	const char* file, int line, const char* message, 
 	void* expected, void* actual);
+void CuAssertPtrEquals_LineMsg(CuTest* tc, 
+	const char* file, int line, const char* message, 
+	void* actual);
 
 /* public assert functions */
 
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ void CuAssertPtrEquals_LineMsg(CuTest* tc,
 #define CuAssertDblEquals(tc,ex,ac,dl)        CuAssertDblEquals_LineMsg((tc),__FILE__,__LINE__,NULL,(ex),(ac),(dl))
 #define CuAssertDblEquals_Msg(tc,ms,ex,ac,dl) CuAssertDblEquals_LineMsg((tc),__FILE__,__LINE__,(ms),(ex),(ac),(dl))
 #define CuAssertPtrEquals(tc,ex,ac)           CuAssertPtrEquals_LineMsg((tc),__FILE__,__LINE__,NULL,(ex),(ac))
+#define CuAssertPtrEquals(tc,ac)           CuAssertPtrEquals_LineMsg((tc),__FILE__,__LINE__,NULL,(ac))
 #define CuAssertPtrEquals_Msg(tc,ms,ex,ac)    CuAssertPtrEquals_LineMsg((tc),__FILE__,__LINE__,(ms),(ex),(ac))
 
 #define CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc,p)        CuAssert_Line((tc),__FILE__,__LINE__,"null pointer unexpected",(p != NULL))