diff --git a/lib/cmock_unityhelper_parser.rb b/lib/cmock_unityhelper_parser.rb
index d4c3ce8..3ddffb3 100644
--- a/lib/cmock_unityhelper_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/cmock_unityhelper_parser.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class CMockUnityHelperParser
       lookup = lookup + '*'
       return [@c_types[lookup], '&'] if (@c_types[lookup])
     end
+    return ['UNITY_TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_PTR', ''] if (ctype =~ /cmock_\w+_ptr\d+/)
     raise("Don't know how to test #{ctype} and memory tests are disabled!") unless @config.memcmp_if_unknown
     return (lookup =~ /\*$/) ? [@fallback, '&'] : [@fallback, '']
   end
diff --git a/test/system/test_interactions/function_pointer_handling.yml b/test/system/test_interactions/function_pointer_handling.yml
index 66c9e5c..61b2a1c 100644
--- a/test/system/test_interactions/function_pointer_handling.yml
+++ b/test/system/test_interactions/function_pointer_handling.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 :cmock:
   :plugins:
   - # none
+  :treat_as:
+    FUNCTION_T: PTR
 
 :systest:
   :types: |
+    typedef void (*FUNCTION_T)(void);
 
   :mockable: |
+    void takes_function_type( FUNCTION_T myfunc );
     void takes_function_ptr( unsigned int (*func_ptr)(int, char) );
     void takes_const_function_ptr( unsigned int (* const)(int, char) );
     unsigned short (*returns_function_ptr( const char op_code ))( int, long int );