diff --git a/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h b/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
index 09e469e5..f6e877d2 100644
--- a/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
+++ b/include/gmock/gmock-matchers.h
@@ -1784,7 +1784,8 @@ template <typename Class, typename FieldType, typename T>
 bool MatchAndExplain(const FieldMatcher<Class, FieldType>& matcher,
                      T& value, MatchResultListener* listener) {
   return matcher.MatchAndExplain(
-      typename ::testing::internal::is_pointer<T>::type(), value, listener);
+      typename ::testing::internal::is_pointer<GMOCK_REMOVE_CONST_(T)>::type(),
+      value, listener);
 }
 
 // Implements the Property() matcher for matching a property
@@ -1849,7 +1850,8 @@ template <typename Class,  typename PropertyType, typename T>
 bool MatchAndExplain(const PropertyMatcher<Class, PropertyType>& matcher,
                      T& value, MatchResultListener* listener) {
   return matcher.MatchAndExplain(
-      typename ::testing::internal::is_pointer<T>::type(), value, listener);
+      typename ::testing::internal::is_pointer<GMOCK_REMOVE_CONST_(T)>::type(),
+      value, listener);
 }
 
 // Type traits specifying various features of different functors for ResultOf.
@@ -2018,7 +2020,8 @@ class ContainerEqMatcher {
             *os << "Only in actual: ";
             printed_header = true;
           }
-          UniversalPrinter<typename LhsStlContainer::value_type>::Print(*it, os);
+          UniversalPrinter<typename LhsStlContainer::value_type>::
+              Print(*it, os);
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc b/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
index e69844fa..e10b7275 100644
--- a/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
+++ b/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
@@ -2648,6 +2648,16 @@ TEST(FieldForPointerTest, WorksForPointerToNonConst) {
   EXPECT_FALSE(m.Matches(&a));
 }
 
+// Tests that Field() works when the argument is a reference to a const pointer.
+TEST(FieldForPointerTest, WorksForReferenceToConstPointer) {
+  Matcher<AStruct* const&> m = Field(&AStruct::x, Ge(0));
+
+  AStruct a;
+  EXPECT_TRUE(m.Matches(&a));
+  a.x = -1;
+  EXPECT_FALSE(m.Matches(&a));
+}
+
 // Tests that Field() does not match the NULL pointer.
 TEST(FieldForPointerTest, DoesNotMatchNull) {
   Matcher<const AStruct*> m = Field(&AStruct::x, _);
@@ -2846,6 +2856,19 @@ TEST(PropertyForPointerTest, WorksForPointerToNonConst) {
   EXPECT_FALSE(m.Matches(&a));
 }
 
+// Tests that Property() works when the argument is a reference to a
+// const pointer.
+TEST(PropertyForPointerTest, WorksForReferenceToConstPointer) {
+  Matcher<AClass* const&> m = Property(&AClass::s, StartsWith("hi"));
+
+  AClass a;
+  a.set_s("hill");
+  EXPECT_TRUE(m.Matches(&a));
+
+  a.set_s("hole");
+  EXPECT_FALSE(m.Matches(&a));
+}
+
 // Tests that Property() does not match the NULL pointer.
 TEST(PropertyForPointerTest, WorksForReferenceToNonConstProperty) {
   Matcher<const AClass*> m = Property(&AClass::x, _);