diff --git a/include/msgpack/adaptor/char_ptr.hpp b/include/msgpack/adaptor/char_ptr.hpp
index dca1acff..7a8c5cd2 100644
--- a/include/msgpack/adaptor/char_ptr.hpp
+++ b/include/msgpack/adaptor/char_ptr.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ inline void operator<< (object& o, const char* v)
     o.via.str.size = static_cast<uint32_t>(size);
 }
 
+template <typename Stream>
+inline packer<Stream>& operator<< (packer<Stream>& o, char* v)
+{
+    return msgpack::operator<<(o, static_cast<const char*>(v));
+}
+
+inline void operator<< (object::with_zone& o, char* v)
+{
+    msgpack::operator<<(o, static_cast<const char*>(v));
+}
+
+inline void operator<< (object& o, char* v)
+{
+    msgpack::operator<<(o, static_cast<const char*>(v));
+}
+
 }  // MSGPACK_API_VERSION_NAMESPACE(v1)
 
 }  // namespace msgpack
diff --git a/include/msgpack/adaptor/char_ptr_fwd.hpp b/include/msgpack/adaptor/char_ptr_fwd.hpp
index f6290e6a..7d044456 100644
--- a/include/msgpack/adaptor/char_ptr_fwd.hpp
+++ b/include/msgpack/adaptor/char_ptr_fwd.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ packer<Stream>& operator<< (packer<Stream>& o, const char* v);
 void operator<< (object::with_zone& o, const char* v);
 void operator<< (object& o, const char* v);
 
+template <typename Stream>
+packer<Stream>& operator<< (packer<Stream>& o, char* v);
+void operator<< (object::with_zone& o, char* v);
+void operator<< (object& o, char* v);
+
 }  // MSGPACK_API_VERSION_NAMESPACE(v1)
 
 }  // namespace msgpack