diff --git a/doc/check.texi b/doc/check.texi
index 3af9ada5..9d0fa22a 100644
--- a/doc/check.texi
+++ b/doc/check.texi
@@ -1223,6 +1223,17 @@ used for comparison is different for each function and is indicated by
 the last two letters of the function name.  The abbreviations @code{eq} and
 @code{ne} correspond to @code{==} and @code{!=} respectively.
 
+@item ck_assert_ptr_null
+@itemx ck_assert_ptr_nonnull
+
+Compares a pointers against null and displays predefined message with
+condition and value of the input parameter on failure.
+@code{ck_assert_ptr_null} checks that pointer is equal to NULL and
+@code{ck_assert_ptr_nonnull} checks that pointer is not equal to NULL.
+@code{ck_assert_ptr_nonnull} is highly recommended to use in situations
+when a function call can return NULL as error indication (like functions
+that use malloc, calloc, strdup, mmap, etc).
+
 @item ck_assert_mem_eq
 @itemx ck_assert_mem_ne
 @itemx ck_assert_mem_lt
diff --git a/src/check.h.in b/src/check.h.in
index 81f1ad49..c1caecb3 100644
--- a/src/check.h.in
+++ b/src/check.h.in
@@ -1648,6 +1648,17 @@ do { \
   ck_assert_msg(_ck_x OP _ck_y, "Assertion '%s' failed: %s == %#x, %s == %#x", #X" "#OP" "#Y, #X, _ck_x, #Y, _ck_y); \
 } while (0)
 
+/* Pointer against NULL comparison macros with improved output
+ * compared to ck_assert(). */
+/* OP may only be == or !=  */
+#define _ck_assert_ptr_null(X, OP) do { \
+  const void* _ck_x = (X); \
+  ck_assert_msg(_ck_x OP NULL, \
+  "Assertion '%s' failed: %s == %#x", \
+  #X" "#OP" NULL", \
+  #X, _ck_x); \
+} while (0)
+
 /**
  * Check if two pointers are equal.
  *
@@ -1675,6 +1686,32 @@ do { \
  */
 #define ck_assert_ptr_ne(X, Y) _ck_assert_ptr(X, !=, Y)
 
+/**
+ * Check if a pointer is equal to NULL.
+ *
+ * If X != NULL, the test fails.
+ *
+ * @param X pointer to compare against NULL
+ *
+ * @note If the check fails, the remaining of the test is aborted
+ *
+ * @since 0.11.0
+ */
+#define ck_assert_ptr_null(X) _ck_assert_ptr_null(X, ==)
+
+/**
+ * Check if a pointer is not equal to NULL.
+ *
+ * If X == NULL, the test fails.
+ *
+ * @param X pointer to compare against NULL
+ *
+ * @note If the check fails, the remaining of the test is aborted
+ *
+ * @since 0.11.0
+ */
+#define ck_assert_ptr_nonnull(X) _ck_assert_ptr_null(X, !=)
+
 /**
  * Mark the last point reached in a unit test.
  *
diff --git a/tests/check_check_master.c b/tests/check_check_master.c
index 5ac5f8ce..e61361cb 100644
--- a/tests/check_check_master.c
+++ b/tests/check_check_master.c
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ static master_test_t master_tests[] = {
   { "Simple Tests", "test_ck_assert_pstr_ne_with_null", CK_FAILURE, "Assertion 't != s' failed: t == (null), s == (null)" },
   { "Simple Tests", "test_ck_assert_ptr_eq", CK_FAILURE, "Assertion 'x == y' failed: x == 0x1, y == 0x2" },
   { "Simple Tests", "test_ck_assert_ptr_ne", CK_FAILURE, "Assertion 'x != z' failed: x == 0x1, z == 0x1" },
+  { "Simple Tests", "test_ck_assert_ptr_null", CK_FAILURE, "Assertion 'x == NULL' failed: x == 0x1" },
+  { "Simple Tests", "test_ck_assert_ptr_nonnull", CK_FAILURE, "Assertion 'x != NULL' failed: x == 0" },
   { "Simple Tests", "test_ck_assert_mem_eq", CK_FAILURE, "Assertion '\"\\x00\\x00\\x00\\x00\\x01\" == s' failed: \"\\x00\\x00\\x00\\x00\\x01\" == \"0000000001\", s == \"0000000002\"" },
   { "Simple Tests", "test_ck_assert_mem_ne", CK_FAILURE, "Assertion 't != s' failed: t == \"0000000002\", s == \"0000000002\"" },
   { "Simple Tests", "test_ck_assert_mem_lt", CK_FAILURE, "Assertion 's < s' failed: s == \"0000000001\", s == \"0000000001\"" },
diff --git a/tests/check_check_sub.c b/tests/check_check_sub.c
index 77de05a7..b5aac1d2 100644
--- a/tests/check_check_sub.c
+++ b/tests/check_check_sub.c
@@ -2131,6 +2131,30 @@ START_TEST(test_ck_assert_ptr_ne)
 }
 END_TEST
 
+START_TEST(test_ck_assert_ptr_null)
+{
+  record_test_name(tcase_name());
+
+  void* x = (void*)0x1;
+  void* y = NULL;
+  ck_assert_ptr_null(y);
+  record_failure_line_num(__LINE__);
+  ck_assert_ptr_null(x);
+}
+END_TEST
+
+START_TEST(test_ck_assert_ptr_nonnull)
+{
+  record_test_name(tcase_name());
+
+  void* x = NULL;
+  void* y = (void*)0x1;
+  ck_assert_ptr_nonnull(y);
+  record_failure_line_num(__LINE__);
+  ck_assert_ptr_nonnull(x);
+}
+END_TEST
+
 START_TEST(test_ck_assert_mem_eq)
 {
   const char *s = "\x00\x00\x00\x00\x02";
@@ -2917,6 +2941,8 @@ Suite *make_sub_suite(void)
   tcase_add_test (tc_simple, test_ck_assert_pstr_ne_with_null);
   tcase_add_test (tc_simple, test_ck_assert_ptr_eq);
   tcase_add_test (tc_simple, test_ck_assert_ptr_ne);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_simple, test_ck_assert_ptr_null);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_simple, test_ck_assert_ptr_nonnull);
   tcase_add_test (tc_simple, test_ck_assert_mem_eq);
   tcase_add_test (tc_simple, test_ck_assert_mem_ne);
   tcase_add_test (tc_simple, test_ck_assert_mem_lt);