diff --git a/include/internal/catch_matchers.h b/include/internal/catch_matchers.h
index 29692fc0..aebd4c23 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_matchers.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_matchers.h
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ namespace Matchers {
         struct MatcherMethod {
             virtual bool match( ObjectT const& arg ) const = 0;
         };
-        template<typename PtrT>
-        struct MatcherMethod<PtrT*> {
-            virtual bool match( PtrT* arg ) const = 0;
-        };
 
 #ifdef __clang__
 #    pragma clang diagnostic pop
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/compact.sw.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/compact.sw.approved.txt
index 2b1b917a..41b63712 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/compact.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/compact.sw.approved.txt
@@ -679,6 +679,7 @@ Condition.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: cpc != 0 for: 0x<hex digits> != 0
 Condition.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: returnsNull() == 0 for: {null string} == 0
 Condition.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: returnsConstNull() == 0 for: {null string} == 0
 Condition.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: 0 != p for: 0 != 0x<hex digits>
+Matchers.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: "foo", Predicate<const char*>([] (const char* const&) { return true; }) for: "foo" matches undescribed predicate
 CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: result for: {?}
 CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: config.processName == "" for: "" == ""
 CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: result for: {?}
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt
index 7d3a4db4..9bcfda97 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt
@@ -1098,6 +1098,6 @@ due to unexpected exception with message:
   Why would you throw a std::string?
 
 ===============================================================================
-test cases:  215 |  162 passed |  49 failed |  4 failed as expected
-assertions: 1233 | 1104 passed | 108 failed | 21 failed as expected
+test cases:  216 |  163 passed |  49 failed |  4 failed as expected
+assertions: 1234 | 1105 passed | 108 failed | 21 failed as expected
 
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt
index da0950de..b58f8356 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt
@@ -5739,6 +5739,18 @@ PASSED:
 with expansion:
   0 != 0x<hex digits>
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Predicate matcher can accept const char*
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Matchers.tests.cpp:<line number>
+...............................................................................
+
+Matchers.tests.cpp:<line number>:
+PASSED:
+  REQUIRE_THAT( "foo", Predicate<const char*>([] (const char* const&) { return true; }) )
+with expansion:
+  "foo" matches undescribed predicate
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Process can be configured on command line
   empty args don't cause a crash
@@ -10885,6 +10897,6 @@ Misc.tests.cpp:<line number>:
 PASSED:
 
 ===============================================================================
-test cases:  215 |  149 passed |  62 failed |  4 failed as expected
-assertions: 1247 | 1104 passed | 122 failed | 21 failed as expected
+test cases:  216 |  150 passed |  62 failed |  4 failed as expected
+assertions: 1248 | 1105 passed | 122 failed | 21 failed as expected
 
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/junit.sw.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/junit.sw.approved.txt
index 0b726c8d..b62c62aa 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/junit.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/junit.sw.approved.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <testsuitesloose text artifact
 >
-  <testsuite name="<exe-name>" errors="17" failures="106" tests="1248" hostname="tbd" time="{duration}" timestamp="{iso8601-timestamp}">
+  <testsuite name="<exe-name>" errors="17" failures="106" tests="1249" hostname="tbd" time="{duration}" timestamp="{iso8601-timestamp}">
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="# A test name that starts with a #" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="#1005: Comparing pointer to int and long (NULL can be either on various systems)" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="#1027" time="{duration}"/>
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ Message.tests.cpp:<line number>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Parse test names and tags/empty quoted name" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Parse test names and tags/quoted string followed by tag exclusion" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Pointers can be compared to null" time="{duration}"/>
+    <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Predicate matcher can accept const char*" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Process can be configured on command line/empty args don't cause a crash" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Process can be configured on command line/default - no arguments" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Process can be configured on command line/test lists/Specify one test case using" time="{duration}"/>
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt
index f573f585..00ea5f76 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt
@@ -5964,6 +5964,17 @@
       </Expression>
       <OverallResult success="true"/>
     </TestCase>
+    <TestCase name="Predicate matcher can accept const char*" tags="[compilation][matchers]" filename="projects/<exe-name>/UsageTests/Matchers.tests.cpp" >
+      <Expression success="true" type="REQUIRE_THAT" filename="projects/<exe-name>/UsageTests/Matchers.tests.cpp" >
+        <Original>
+          "foo", Predicate&lt;const char*>([] (const char* const&amp;) { return true; })
+        </Original>
+        <Expanded>
+          "foo" matches undescribed predicate
+        </Expanded>
+      </Expression>
+      <OverallResult success="true"/>
+    </TestCase>
     <TestCase name="Process can be configured on command line" tags="[command-line][config]" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp" >
       <Section name="empty args don't cause a crash" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp" >
         <Expression success="true" type="CHECK" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp" >
@@ -11358,7 +11369,7 @@ loose text artifact
       </Section>
       <OverallResult success="true"/>
     </TestCase>
-    <OverallResults successes="1104" failures="123" expectedFailures="21"/>
+    <OverallResults successes="1105" failures="123" expectedFailures="21"/>
   </Group>
-  <OverallResults successes="1104" failures="122" expectedFailures="21"/>
+  <OverallResults successes="1105" failures="122" expectedFailures="21"/>
 </Catch>
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/UsageTests/Matchers.tests.cpp b/projects/SelfTest/UsageTests/Matchers.tests.cpp
index e09dad14..f07481d4 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/UsageTests/Matchers.tests.cpp
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/UsageTests/Matchers.tests.cpp
@@ -432,6 +432,10 @@ namespace { namespace MatchersTests {
             CHECK_THAT(actual, !UnorderedEquals(expected));
         }
 
+        TEST_CASE("Predicate matcher can accept const char*", "[matchers][compilation]") {
+            REQUIRE_THAT("foo", Predicate<const char*>([] (const char* const&) { return true; }));
+        }
+
 } } // namespace MatchersTests
 
 #endif // CATCH_CONFIG_DISABLE_MATCHERS