diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/scilab/li_cpointer_runme.sci b/Examples/test-suite/scilab/li_cpointer_runme.sci
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0aa4339c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/scilab/li_cpointer_runme.sci
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+exec("swigtest.start", -1);
+
+p = new_intp();
+intp_assign(p, 3);
+checkequal(intp_value(p), 3, "intp_value(p)");
+delete_intp(p);
+
+exec("swigtest.quit", -1);
diff --git a/Lib/scilab/cpointer.i b/Lib/scilab/cpointer.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d824792fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/scilab/cpointer.i
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+%include <typemaps/cpointer.swg>