diff --git a/cpp2rust/converter/models/converter_refcount.cpp b/cpp2rust/converter/models/converter_refcount.cpp
index aa0a46aa..d88d0b30 100644
--- a/cpp2rust/converter/models/converter_refcount.cpp
+++ b/cpp2rust/converter/models/converter_refcount.cpp
@@ -2459,6 +2459,7 @@ std::string ConverterRefCount::ConvertMappedMethodCall(
 
 std::string ConverterRefCount::ConvertPointeeType(clang::QualType ptr_type) {
   assert(!ptr_type.isNull() && ptr_type->isPointerType());
+  PushConversionKind push(*this, ConversionKind::Unboxed);
   auto pointee = ptr_type->getPointeeType();
   if (!pointee->isRecordType()) {
     return ToString(pointee);
diff --git a/tests/unit/out/refcount/ptr_cast_init.rs b/tests/unit/out/refcount/ptr_cast_init.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1929e905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/out/refcount/ptr_cast_init.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+extern crate libcc2rs;
+use libcc2rs::*;
+use std::cell::RefCell;
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::io::prelude::*;
+use std::io::{Read, Seek, Write};
+use std::os::fd::AsFd;
+use std::rc::{Rc, Weak};
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct header {
+    pub tag: Value<i32>,
+    pub size: Value<i32>,
+}
+impl Clone for header {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            tag: Rc::new(RefCell::new((*self.tag.borrow()).clone())),
+            size: Rc::new(RefCell::new((*self.size.borrow()).clone())),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl ByteRepr for header {
+    fn byte_size() -> usize {
+        8
+    }
+    fn to_bytes(&self, buf: &mut [u8]) {
+        (*self.tag.borrow()).to_bytes(&mut buf[0..4]);
+        (*self.size.borrow()).to_bytes(&mut buf[4..8]);
+    }
+    fn from_bytes(buf: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            tag: Rc::new(RefCell::new(<i32>::from_bytes(&buf[0..4]))),
+            size: Rc::new(RefCell::new(<i32>::from_bytes(&buf[4..8]))),
+        }
+    }
+}
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct view {
+    pub tag: Value<i32>,
+}
+impl Clone for view {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            tag: Rc::new(RefCell::new((*self.tag.borrow()).clone())),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl ByteRepr for view {
+    fn byte_size() -> usize {
+        4
+    }
+    fn to_bytes(&self, buf: &mut [u8]) {
+        (*self.tag.borrow()).to_bytes(&mut buf[0..4]);
+    }
+    fn from_bytes(buf: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            tag: Rc::new(RefCell::new(<i32>::from_bytes(&buf[0..4]))),
+        }
+    }
+}
+pub fn main() {
+    std::process::exit(main_0());
+}
+fn main_0() -> i32 {
+    let text: Value<Box<[u8]>> = Rc::new(RefCell::new(Box::from(*b"hi\0")));
+    let cp: Value<Ptr<u8>> = Rc::new(RefCell::new((text.as_pointer() as Ptr<u8>)));
+    let u: Value<Ptr<u8>> = Rc::new(RefCell::new(
+        ((*cp.borrow()).reinterpret_cast::<u8>()).clone(),
+    ));
+    assert!(((((((*u.borrow()).offset((0) as isize).read()) as i32) == ('h' as i32)) as i32) != 0));
+    assert!(((((((*u.borrow()).offset((1) as isize).read()) as i32) == ('i' as i32)) as i32) != 0));
+    let h: Value<header> = Rc::new(RefCell::new(header {
+        tag: Rc::new(RefCell::new(7)),
+        size: Rc::new(RefCell::new(32)),
+    }));
+    let hp: Value<Ptr<header>> = Rc::new(RefCell::new((h.as_pointer())));
+    let v: Value<Ptr<view>> = Rc::new(RefCell::new(
+        ((*hp.borrow()).reinterpret_cast::<view>()).clone(),
+    ));
+    assert!(((((*(*(*v.borrow()).upgrade().deref()).tag.borrow()) == 7) as i32) != 0));
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/out/unsafe/ptr_cast_init.rs b/tests/unit/out/unsafe/ptr_cast_init.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f61bd869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/out/unsafe/ptr_cast_init.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+extern crate libc;
+use libc::*;
+extern crate libcc2rs;
+use libcc2rs::*;
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::io::{Read, Seek, Write};
+use std::os::fd::{AsFd, FromRawFd, IntoRawFd};
+use std::rc::Rc;
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct header {
+    pub tag: i32,
+    pub size: i32,
+}
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct view {
+    pub tag: i32,
+}
+pub fn main() {
+    unsafe {
+        std::process::exit(main_0() as i32);
+    }
+}
+unsafe fn main_0() -> i32 {
+    let text: [libc::c_char; 3] = std::mem::transmute(*b"hi\0");
+    let mut cp: *const libc::c_char = text.as_ptr();
+    let mut u: *mut u8 = (cp as *mut u8);
+    assert!((((((*u.offset((0) as isize)) as i32) == ('h' as i32)) as i32) != 0));
+    assert!((((((*u.offset((1) as isize)) as i32) == ('i' as i32)) as i32) != 0));
+    let mut h: header = header { tag: 7, size: 32 };
+    let mut hp: *mut header = (&mut h as *mut header);
+    let mut v: *mut view = (hp as *mut view);
+    assert!((((((*v).tag) == (7)) as i32) != 0));
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/ptr_cast_init.c b/tests/unit/ptr_cast_init.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78543c61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/ptr_cast_init.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include <assert.h>
+
+struct header {
+  int tag;
+  int size;
+};
+
+struct view {
+  int tag;
+};
+
+int main(void) {
+  const char text[] = "hi";
+  const char *cp = text;
+  unsigned char *u = (unsigned char *)cp;
+  assert(u[0] == 'h');
+  assert(u[1] == 'i');
+
+  struct header h = {7, 32};
+  struct header *hp = &h;
+  struct view *v = (struct view *)hp;
+  assert(v->tag == 7);
+  return 0;
+}