diff --git a/include/llvm/IR/Constants.h b/include/llvm/IR/Constants.h
index f1cee5a8f7f..dac20c9ec5c 100644
--- a/include/llvm/IR/Constants.h
+++ b/include/llvm/IR/Constants.h
@@ -943,12 +943,20 @@ public:
     Type *Ty ///< The type to trunc or bitcast C to
   );
 
-  /// @brief Create a BitCast or a PtrToInt cast constant expression
+  /// @brief Create a BitCast, AddrSpaceCast, or a PtrToInt cast constant
+  /// expression.
   static Constant *getPointerCast(
     Constant *C,   ///< The pointer value to be casted (operand 0)
     Type *Ty ///< The type to which cast should be made
   );
 
+  /// @brief Create a BitCast or AddrSpaceCast for a pointer type depending on
+  /// the address space.
+  static Constant *getPointerBitCastOrAddrSpaceCast(
+    Constant *C,   ///< The constant to addrspacecast or bitcast
+    Type *Ty ///< The type to bitcast or addrspacecast C to
+  );
+
   /// @brief Create a ZExt, Bitcast or Trunc for integer -> integer casts
   static Constant *getIntegerCast(
     Constant *C,    ///< The integer constant to be casted
diff --git a/lib/IR/Constants.cpp b/lib/IR/Constants.cpp
index a8a325ae27b..690ac597b06 100644
--- a/lib/IR/Constants.cpp
+++ b/lib/IR/Constants.cpp
@@ -1499,7 +1499,18 @@ Constant *ConstantExpr::getPointerCast(Constant *S, Type *Ty) {
   return getBitCast(S, Ty);
 }
 
-Constant *ConstantExpr::getIntegerCast(Constant *C, Type *Ty, 
+Constant *ConstantExpr::getPointerBitCastOrAddrSpaceCast(Constant *S,
+                                                         Type *Ty) {
+  assert(S->getType()->isPtrOrPtrVectorTy() && "Invalid cast");
+  assert(Ty->isPtrOrPtrVectorTy() && "Invalid cast");
+
+  if (S->getType()->getPointerAddressSpace() != Ty->getPointerAddressSpace())
+    return getAddrSpaceCast(S, Ty);
+
+  return getBitCast(S, Ty);
+}
+
+Constant *ConstantExpr::getIntegerCast(Constant *C, Type *Ty,
                                        bool isSigned) {
   assert(C->getType()->isIntOrIntVectorTy() &&
          Ty->isIntOrIntVectorTy() && "Invalid cast");