diff --git a/include/godot_cpp/core/method_ptrarg.hpp b/include/godot_cpp/core/method_ptrarg.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c7ee4278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/godot_cpp/core/method_ptrarg.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/**************************************************************************/
+/*  method_ptrarg.hpp                                                     */
+/**************************************************************************/
+/*                         This file is part of:                          */
+/*                             GODOT ENGINE                               */
+/*                        https://godotengine.org                         */
+/**************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (c) 2014-present Godot Engine contributors (see AUTHORS.md). */
+/* Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                  */
+/*                                                                        */
+/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining  */
+/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the        */
+/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including    */
+/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,    */
+/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to     */
+/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to  */
+/* the following conditions:                                              */
+/*                                                                        */
+/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be         */
+/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.        */
+/*                                                                        */
+/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,        */
+/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF     */
+/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. */
+/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY   */
+/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,   */
+/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE      */
+/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                 */
+/**************************************************************************/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <godot_cpp/core/defs.hpp>
+
+#include <godot_cpp/variant/array.hpp>
+#include <godot_cpp/variant/builtin_types.hpp>
+
+#include <type_traits>
+
+namespace godot {
+
+template <typename T>
+struct PtrToArg;
+
+template <typename T, typename = std::void_t<>>
+struct ConvertiblePtrToArg : std::false_type {};
+
+template <typename T>
+struct ConvertiblePtrToArg<T, std::void_t<decltype(PtrToArg<T>::encode_arg(std::declval<T>()))>> : std::true_type {};
+
+}
diff --git a/include/godot_cpp/core/method_ptrcall.hpp b/include/godot_cpp/core/method_ptrcall.hpp
index 92aa497fb..250d083ef 100644
--- a/include/godot_cpp/core/method_ptrcall.hpp
+++ b/include/godot_cpp/core/method_ptrcall.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <godot_cpp/core/defs.hpp>
+#include <godot_cpp/core/method_ptrarg.hpp>
 
 #include <godot_cpp/core/object.hpp>
 #include <godot_cpp/godot.hpp>
@@ -38,9 +39,6 @@
 
 namespace godot {
 
-template <typename T>
-struct PtrToArg {};
-
 #define MAKE_PTRARG(m_type) \
 	template <> \
 	struct PtrToArg<m_type> { \
diff --git a/include/godot_cpp/variant/variant.hpp b/include/godot_cpp/variant/variant.hpp
index bfabea2f6..ce1ad00f0 100644
--- a/include/godot_cpp/variant/variant.hpp
+++ b/include/godot_cpp/variant/variant.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <godot_cpp/core/defs.hpp>
+#include <godot_cpp/core/method_ptrarg.hpp>
 
 #include <godot_cpp/variant/array.hpp>
 #include <godot_cpp/variant/builtin_types.hpp>
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <gdextension_interface.h>
 
 #include <array>
+#include <type_traits>
 
 namespace godot {
 
@@ -215,6 +217,9 @@ class Variant {
 	Variant(const PackedVector3Array &v);
 	Variant(const PackedColorArray &v);
 	Variant(const PackedVector4Array &v);
+	template <typename T, typename = std::enable_if_t<ConvertiblePtrToArg<T>::value>>
+	explicit Variant(T v) :
+			Variant(PtrToArg<T>::encode_arg(v)) {}
 	~Variant();
 
 	operator bool() const;