diff --git a/nac3core/src/codegen/model/pointer.rs b/nac3core/src/codegen/model/pointer.rs
index 22f3c765..bdb29d51 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/model/pointer.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/model/pointer.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use inkwell::{
     AddressSpace,
 };
 
-use crate::codegen::CodeGenContext;
+use crate::codegen::{model::*, CodeGenContext};
 
 use super::{core::*, OpaqueModel};
 
@@ -111,4 +111,16 @@ impl<'ctx, E: Model<'ctx>> Pointer<'ctx, E> {
             .unwrap();
         casted_ptr_model.believe_value(casted_ptr)
     }
+
+    pub fn is_null(&self, ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>, name: &str) -> NInt<'ctx, Bool> {
+        let model = NIntModel(Bool);
+        let value = ctx.builder.build_is_null(self.value, name).unwrap();
+        model.believe_value(value)
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_not_null(&self, ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>, name: &str) -> NInt<'ctx, Bool> {
+        let model = NIntModel(Bool);
+        let value = ctx.builder.build_is_not_null(self.value, name).unwrap();
+        model.believe_value(value)
+    }
 }