diff --git a/include/pybind11/cast.h b/include/pybind11/cast.h
index 60dfea5b6..c635791fe 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/cast.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/cast.h
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ public:
             parent);
     }
 
+    template <typename SrcType>
+    static handle cast(SrcType *src, return_value_policy policy, handle parent) {
+        return cast(*src, policy, parent);
+    }
+
     bool load(handle src, bool convert) {
         handle native_enum
             = global_internals_native_enum_type_map_get_item(std::type_index(typeid(EnumType)));
diff --git a/tests/test_native_enum.cpp b/tests/test_native_enum.cpp
index c919cde2f..0ec6d8554 100644
--- a/tests/test_native_enum.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_native_enum.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,15 @@ TEST_SUBMODULE(native_enum, m) {
     m.def("pass_color", [](color e) { return static_cast<int>(e); });
     m.def("return_color", [](int i) { return static_cast<color>(i); });
 
+    m.def("return_color_const_ptr", []() -> const color * {
+        static const color test_color = color::red;
+        return &test_color;
+    });
+    m.def("return_color_mutbl_ptr", []() -> color * {
+        static color test_color = color::green;
+        return &test_color;
+    });
+
     py::native_enum<func_sig_rendering>(m, "func_sig_rendering", "enum.Enum").finalize();
     m.def(
         "pass_and_return_func_sig_rendering",
diff --git a/tests/test_native_enum.py b/tests/test_native_enum.py
index 621a9cfd4..b039747ee 100644
--- a/tests/test_native_enum.py
+++ b/tests/test_native_enum.py
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ def test_return_color_fail():
     assert str(excinfo_cast.value) == str(excinfo_direct.value)
 
 
+def test_return_color_ptr():
+    assert m.return_color_const_ptr() == m.color.red
+    assert m.return_color_mutbl_ptr() == m.color.green
+
+
 def test_property_type_hint():
     prop = m.class_with_enum.__dict__["nested_value"]
     assert isinstance(prop, property)