diff --git a/src/protocol/v7.rs b/src/protocol/v7.rs
index a78e3ba1..3d33601d 100644
--- a/src/protocol/v7.rs
+++ b/src/protocol/v7.rs
@@ -196,6 +196,36 @@ impl fmt::Display for Addr {
     }
 }
 
+impl From<u64> for Addr {
+    fn from(addr: u64) -> Addr {
+        Addr(addr)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<u32> for Addr {
+    fn from(addr: u32) -> Addr {
+        Addr(addr as u64)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<usize> for Addr {
+    fn from(addr: usize) -> Addr {
+        Addr(addr as u64)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> From<*const T> for Addr {
+    fn from(addr: *const T) -> Addr {
+        Addr(addr as u64)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Into<u64> for Addr {
+    fn into(self: Addr) -> u64 {
+        self.0
+    }
+}
+
 /// Represents a single thread.
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Default, Clone, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(default)]
diff --git a/tests/test_protocol_v7.rs b/tests/test_protocol_v7.rs
index 397e7dbd..006c363e 100644
--- a/tests/test_protocol_v7.rs
+++ b/tests/test_protocol_v7.rs
@@ -550,6 +550,14 @@ fn test_addr_format() {
     assert_eq!(serde_json::from_str::<v7::Addr>("\"0X2A\"").unwrap(), v7::Addr(42));
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_addr_api() {
+    use std::ptr;
+    assert_eq!(v7::Addr::from(42u64), v7::Addr(42));
+    assert_eq!(v7::Addr::from(42u32), v7::Addr(42));
+    assert_eq!(v7::Addr::from(ptr::null::<()>()), v7::Addr(0));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_thread_id_format() {
     assert_eq!(serde_json::to_string(&v7::ThreadId::Int(0)).unwrap(), "0");