diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
index 6e0154875..099206763 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
@@ -966,6 +966,12 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> LateLintPass<'a, 'tcx> for Pass {
                 }
             }
 
+            // if return type is mutable pointer
+            if let TyKind::RawPtr(ty::TypeAndMut{ty: ret_type, ..}) = ret_ty.sty {
+                // then the pointer must point to Self
+                if same_tys(cx, ty, ret_type) { return; }
+            }
+
             if name == "new" && !same_tys(cx, ret_ty, ty) {
                 span_lint(cx,
                           NEW_RET_NO_SELF,
diff --git a/tests/ui/new_ret_no_self.rs b/tests/ui/new_ret_no_self.rs
index 777311496..b267a3aec 100644
--- a/tests/ui/new_ret_no_self.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/new_ret_no_self.rs
@@ -119,3 +119,24 @@ impl TupleReturnerBad {
     // should trigger lint
     pub fn new() -> (u32, u32) { unimplemented!(); }
 }
+
+struct MutPointerReturnerOk;
+
+impl MutPointerReturnerOk {
+    // should not trigger lint
+    pub fn new() -> *mut Self { unimplemented!(); }
+}
+
+struct MutPointerReturnerOk2;
+
+impl MutPointerReturnerOk2 {
+    // should not trigger lint
+    pub fn new() -> *const Self { unimplemented!(); }
+}
+
+struct MutPointerReturnerBad;
+
+impl MutPointerReturnerBad {
+    // should trigger lint
+    pub fn new() -> *mut V { unimplemented!(); }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/new_ret_no_self.stderr b/tests/ui/new_ret_no_self.stderr
index 6f8e2d136..20f0dbbe8 100644
--- a/tests/ui/new_ret_no_self.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/new_ret_no_self.stderr
@@ -30,5 +30,11 @@ error: methods called `new` usually return `Self`
 120 |     pub fn new() -> (u32, u32) { unimplemented!(); }
     |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-error: aborting due to 4 previous errors
+error: methods called `new` usually return `Self`
+   --> $DIR/new_ret_no_self.rs:141:5
+    |
+141 |     pub fn new() -> *mut V { unimplemented!(); }
+    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+error: aborting due to 5 previous errors