diff --git a/include/internal/catch_evaluate.hpp b/include/internal/catch_evaluate.hpp
index 90acad2..38e14f1 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_evaluate.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_evaluate.hpp
@@ -174,16 +174,26 @@ namespace Internal
     template<Operator Op, typename T>
     bool compare( long lhs, const T* rhs )
     {
-        return Evaluator<T*, T*, Op>::evaluate( reinterpret_cast<T*>( NULL ), rhs );
-
+        return Evaluator<const T*, const T*, Op>::evaluate( reinterpret_cast<const T*>( lhs ), rhs );
     }
     
     template<Operator Op, typename T>
     bool compare( long lhs, T* rhs )
     {
         return Evaluator<T*, T*, Op>::evaluate( reinterpret_cast<T*>( lhs ), rhs );
-        
     }
+
+    template<Operator Op, typename T>
+    bool compare( const T* lhs, long rhs )
+    {
+        return Evaluator<const T*, const T*, Op>::evaluate( lhs, reinterpret_cast<const T*>( rhs ) );
+    }    
+    
+    template<Operator Op, typename T>
+    bool compare( T* lhs, long rhs )
+    {
+        return Evaluator<T*, T*, Op>::evaluate( lhs, reinterpret_cast<T*>( rhs ) );
+    }    
     
 } // end of namespace Internal
 } // end of namespace Catch
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/ConditionTests.cpp b/projects/SelfTest/ConditionTests.cpp
index f14da68..e9a8f68 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/ConditionTests.cpp
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/ConditionTests.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ TEST_CASE(  "succeeding/conditions/negative ints",
 }
 #endif
 
+inline const char* returnsConstNull(){ return NULL; }
+inline char* returnsNull(){ return NULL; }
+
 TEST_CASE(  "./succeeding/conditions/ptr", 
             "Pointers can be compared to null" )
 {
@@ -241,6 +244,9 @@ TEST_CASE(  "./succeeding/conditions/ptr",
     const TestData* const cpc = p;
     REQUIRE( cpc != NULL );
 
+    REQUIRE( returnsNull() == NULL );
+    REQUIRE( returnsConstNull() == NULL );
+    
 //    REQUIRE( NULL != p ); // gives warning, but should compile and run ok
 }
 
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/TestMain.cpp b/projects/SelfTest/TestMain.cpp
index a95402d..48932dc 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/TestMain.cpp
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/TestMain.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ TEST_CASE( "selftest/main", "Runs all Catch self tests and checks their results"
                     "Number of 'succeeding' tests is fixed" )
         {
             runner.runMatching( "./succeeding/*" );
-            CHECK( runner.getTotals().assertions.passed == 273 );
+            CHECK( runner.getTotals().assertions.passed == 275 );
             CHECK( runner.getTotals().assertions.failed == 0 );
         }