diff --git a/BeefLibs/corlib/src/Variant.bf b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/Variant.bf
index 06198b54..8755920f 100644
--- a/BeefLibs/corlib/src/Variant.bf
+++ b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/Variant.bf
@@ -313,14 +313,24 @@ namespace System
 			if (IsObject)
 				return .Err;
 
+			var self = this;
 			var type = VariantType;
+			void* dataPtr = self.DataPtr;
+			if (type.IsPointer)
+			{
+				type = type.UnderlyingType;
+				var boxedType = type.BoxedType;
+				if (boxedType == null)
+					return .Err;
+				dataPtr = (void*)mData;
+			}
+
 			var boxedType = type.BoxedType;
 			if (boxedType == null)
 				return .Err;
 
-			var self = this;
 			var object = Try!(boxedType.CreateObject());
-			Internal.MemCpy((uint8*)Internal.UnsafeCastToPtr(object) + boxedType.[Friend]mMemberDataOffset, self.DataPtr, type.Size);
+			Internal.MemCpy((uint8*)Internal.UnsafeCastToPtr(object) + boxedType.[Friend]mMemberDataOffset, dataPtr, type.Size);
 			return object;
 		}