diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 300c5c9e6f..d00988e089 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -3940,6 +3940,12 @@ fn (mut g Gen) index_expr(node ast.IndexExpr) {
 				g.write('_ARR_LEN(')
 				g.expr(node.left)
 				g.write(')')
+			} else if node.left_type.is_ptr() {
+				g.write('(')
+				g.write('*')
+				g.expr(node.left)
+				g.write(')')
+				g.write('.len')
 			} else {
 				g.expr(node.left)
 				g.write('.len')
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/array_slice_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/array_slice_test.v
index 2cf12c25c1..e7cdb57368 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/array_slice_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/array_slice_test.v
@@ -37,3 +37,14 @@ fn test_fixed_array_slice() {
 	arr2 := fixed_array2[0..]
 	assert arr2 == [[1, 2], [2, 3], [3, 4],[4, 5]]
 }
+
+fn pointer_array_slice(mut a []int) {
+	assert a[0..] == [1,2,3]
+	assert a[..a.len] == [1,2,3]
+
+}
+
+fn test_pointer_array_slice() {
+	mut arr := [1,2,3]
+	pointer_array_slice(mut arr)
+}
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