diff --git a/examples/functions.cpp b/examples/functions.cpp
index fb5ceec..bf19a1d 100644
--- a/examples/functions.cpp
+++ b/examples/functions.cpp
@@ -353,6 +353,20 @@ JLCXX_MODULE init_test_module(jlcxx::Module& mod)
   {
     b = !b;
   });
+
+  mod.method("test_safe_cfunction_uint", [](jlcxx::SafeCFunction f_data)
+  {
+    auto f = jlcxx::make_function_pointer<int(unsigned int*,int)>(f_data);
+    unsigned int buffer[] = {1,2,3};
+    return f(buffer, 3);
+  });
+
+  mod.method("test_safe_cfunction_uint64", [](jlcxx::SafeCFunction f_data)
+  {
+    auto f = jlcxx::make_function_pointer<uint64_t*(int)>(f_data);
+    uint64_t* buffer = f(3);
+    return buffer[0] + buffer[1] + buffer[2];
+  });
  }
 
 }
diff --git a/include/jlcxx/functions.hpp b/include/jlcxx/functions.hpp
index 9357e13..695c0d1 100644
--- a/include/jlcxx/functions.hpp
+++ b/include/jlcxx/functions.hpp
@@ -137,6 +137,29 @@ struct ConvertToCpp<SafeCFunction>
 
 namespace detail
 {
+  // Allow fundamental pointer types to be passed as e.g. Ptr{Int32} instead of CxxPtr{Int32}
+  template<typename T>
+  struct FundamentalPtrT
+  {
+    static jl_datatype_t* value()
+    {
+      return julia_type<T>();
+    }
+  };
+
+  template<typename T>
+  struct FundamentalPtrT<T*>
+  {
+    static jl_datatype_t* value()
+    {
+      if constexpr (std::is_fundamental_v<T>)
+      {
+        return (jl_datatype_t*)jl_apply_type1((jl_value_t*)jl_pointer_type, (jl_value_t*)julia_type<T>());
+      }
+      return julia_type<T*>();
+    }
+  };
+
   template<typename SignatureT>
   struct SplitSignature;
 
@@ -146,11 +169,28 @@ namespace detail
     typedef R return_type;
     typedef R(*fptr_t)(ArgsT...);
 
-    std::vector<jl_datatype_t*> operator()()
+    jl_datatype_t* expected_return_type()
     {
+      create_if_not_exists<R>();
+      return julia_type<return_type>();
+    }
+
+    jl_datatype_t* fundamental_ptr_return_type()
+    {
+      return FundamentalPtrT<return_type>::value();
+    }
+
+    std::vector<jl_datatype_t*> arg_types()
+    {
+      (create_if_not_exists<ArgsT>(), ...);
       return std::vector<jl_datatype_t*>({julia_type<ArgsT>()...});
     }
 
+    std::vector<jl_datatype_t*> fundamental_ptr_types()
+    {
+      return std::vector<jl_datatype_t*>({FundamentalPtrT<ArgsT>::value()...});
+    }
+
     fptr_t cast_ptr(void* ptr)
     {
       return reinterpret_cast<fptr_t>(ptr);
@@ -166,15 +206,16 @@ typename detail::SplitSignature<SignatureT>::fptr_t make_function_pointer(SafeCF
   JL_GC_PUSH3(&data.fptr, &data.return_type, &data.argtypes);
 
   // Check return type
-  jl_datatype_t* expected_rt = julia_type<typename SplitterT::return_type>();
-  if(expected_rt != data.return_type)
+  jl_datatype_t* expected_rt = SplitterT().expected_return_type();
+  if(expected_rt != data.return_type && SplitterT().fundamental_ptr_return_type() != data.return_type)
   {
     JL_GC_POP();
     throw std::runtime_error("Incorrect datatype for cfunction return type, expected " + julia_type_name(expected_rt) + " but got " + julia_type_name(data.return_type));
   }
 
   // Check arguments
-  const std::vector<jl_datatype_t*> expected_argstypes = SplitterT()();
+  const std::vector<jl_datatype_t*> expected_argstypes = SplitterT().arg_types();
+  const std::vector<jl_datatype_t*> fundamental_ptr_argstypes = SplitterT().fundamental_ptr_types();
   ArrayRef<jl_value_t*> argtypes(data.argtypes);
   const int nb_args = expected_argstypes.size();
   if(nb_args != static_cast<int>(argtypes.size()))
@@ -187,7 +228,7 @@ typename detail::SplitSignature<SignatureT>::fptr_t make_function_pointer(SafeCF
   for(int i = 0; i != nb_args; ++i)
   {
     jl_datatype_t* argt = (jl_datatype_t*)argtypes[i];
-    if(argt != expected_argstypes[i])
+    if(argt != expected_argstypes[i] && argt != fundamental_ptr_argstypes[i])
     {
       std::stringstream err_sstr;
       err_sstr << "Incorrect argument type for cfunction at position " << i+1 << ", expected: " << julia_type_name(expected_argstypes[i]) << ", obtained: " << julia_type_name(argt);
diff --git a/include/jlcxx/jlcxx_config.hpp b/include/jlcxx/jlcxx_config.hpp
index b854a93..1ff5c30 100644
--- a/include/jlcxx/jlcxx_config.hpp
+++ b/include/jlcxx/jlcxx_config.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #define JLCXX_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define JLCXX_VERSION_MINOR 14
-#define JLCXX_VERSION_PATCH 7
+#define JLCXX_VERSION_PATCH 8
 
 // From https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5459868/concatenate-int-to-string-using-c-preprocessor
 #define __JLCXX_STR_HELPER(x) #x