diff --git a/include/qom/object.h b/include/qom/object.h
index d378f13a11..1634294e4f 100644
--- a/include/qom/object.h
+++ b/include/qom/object.h
@@ -1747,7 +1747,7 @@ ObjectProperty *object_property_add_uint8_ptr(Object *obj, const char *name,
 
 ObjectProperty *object_class_property_add_uint8_ptr(ObjectClass *klass,
                                          const char *name,
-                                         const uint8_t *v,
+                                         ptrdiff_t offset,
                                          ObjectPropertyFlags flags);
 
 /**
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ ObjectProperty *object_property_add_uint16_ptr(Object *obj, const char *name,
 
 ObjectProperty *object_class_property_add_uint16_ptr(ObjectClass *klass,
                                           const char *name,
-                                          const uint16_t *v,
+                                          ptrdiff_t offset,
                                           ObjectPropertyFlags flags);
 
 /**
@@ -1789,7 +1789,7 @@ ObjectProperty *object_property_add_uint32_ptr(Object *obj, const char *name,
 
 ObjectProperty *object_class_property_add_uint32_ptr(ObjectClass *klass,
                                           const char *name,
-                                          const uint32_t *v,
+                                          ptrdiff_t offset,
                                           ObjectPropertyFlags flags);
 
 /**
@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@ ObjectProperty *object_property_add_uint64_ptr(Object *obj, const char *name,
 
 ObjectProperty *object_class_property_add_uint64_ptr(ObjectClass *klass,
                                           const char *name,
-                                          const uint64_t *v,
+                                          ptrdiff_t offset,
                                           ObjectPropertyFlags flags);
 
 /**
diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
index 17692ed5c3..bb32f5d3ad 100644
--- a/qom/object.c
+++ b/qom/object.c
@@ -2450,13 +2450,22 @@ static char *object_get_type(Object *obj, Error **errp)
 }
 
 typedef struct {
-    /* Pointer to property value */
-    void *ptr;
+    bool is_offset;
+    union {
+        /* Pointer to property value.  Valid if is_offset=false */
+        void *ptr;
+        /* Offset in Object struct.  Valid if is_offset=true */
+        ptrdiff_t offset;
+    };
 } PointerProperty;
 
 static void *pointer_property_get_ptr(Object *obj, PointerProperty *prop)
 {
-    return prop->ptr;
+    if (prop->is_offset) {
+        return (void *)obj + prop->offset;
+    } else {
+        return prop->ptr;
+    }
 }
 
 static void property_get_uint8_ptr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
@@ -2573,10 +2582,11 @@ object_class_property_add_uint_ptr(ObjectClass *oc, const char *name,
                                    ObjectPropertyAccessor getter,
                                    ObjectPropertyAccessor setter,
                                    ObjectPropertyFlags flags,
-                                   void *ptr)
+                                   ptrdiff_t offset)
 {
     PointerProperty *prop = g_new0(PointerProperty, 1);
-    prop->ptr = ptr;
+    prop->is_offset = true;
+    prop->offset = offset;
     return object_class_property_add(oc, name, type,
                                      (flags & OBJ_PROP_FLAG_READ) ? getter : NULL,
                                      (flags & OBJ_PROP_FLAG_WRITE) ? setter : NULL,
@@ -2597,13 +2607,13 @@ object_property_add_uint8_ptr(Object *obj, const char *name,
 
 ObjectProperty *
 object_class_property_add_uint8_ptr(ObjectClass *klass, const char *name,
-                                    const uint8_t *v,
+                                    ptrdiff_t offset,
                                     ObjectPropertyFlags flags)
 {
     return object_class_property_add_uint_ptr(klass, name, "uint8",
                                               property_get_uint8_ptr,
                                               property_set_uint8_ptr,
-                                              flags, (void *)v);
+                                              flags, offset);
 }
 
 ObjectProperty *
@@ -2620,13 +2630,13 @@ object_property_add_uint16_ptr(Object *obj, const char *name,
 
 ObjectProperty *
 object_class_property_add_uint16_ptr(ObjectClass *klass, const char *name,
-                                     const uint16_t *v,
+                                     ptrdiff_t offset,
                                      ObjectPropertyFlags flags)
 {
     return object_class_property_add_uint_ptr(klass, name, "uint16",
                                               property_get_uint16_ptr,
                                               property_set_uint16_ptr,
-                                              flags, (void *)v);
+                                              flags, offset);
 }
 
 ObjectProperty *
@@ -2643,13 +2653,13 @@ object_property_add_uint32_ptr(Object *obj, const char *name,
 
 ObjectProperty *
 object_class_property_add_uint32_ptr(ObjectClass *klass, const char *name,
-                                     const uint32_t *v,
+                                     ptrdiff_t offset,
                                      ObjectPropertyFlags flags)
 {
     return object_class_property_add_uint_ptr(klass, name, "uint32",
                                               property_get_uint32_ptr,
                                               property_set_uint32_ptr,
-                                              flags, (void *)v);
+                                              flags, offset);
 }
 
 ObjectProperty *
@@ -2666,13 +2676,13 @@ object_property_add_uint64_ptr(Object *obj, const char *name,
 
 ObjectProperty *
 object_class_property_add_uint64_ptr(ObjectClass *klass, const char *name,
-                                     const uint64_t *v,
+                                     ptrdiff_t offset,
                                      ObjectPropertyFlags flags)
 {
     return object_class_property_add_uint_ptr(klass, name, "uint64",
                                               property_get_uint64_ptr,
                                               property_set_uint64_ptr,
-                                              flags, (void *)v);
+                                              flags, offset);
 }
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/tests/check-qom-proplist.c b/tests/check-qom-proplist.c
index 1b76581980..fba30c20b2 100644
--- a/tests/check-qom-proplist.c
+++ b/tests/check-qom-proplist.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct DummyObject {
     bool bv;
     DummyAnimal av;
     char *sv;
+    uint8_t u8v;
 };
 
 struct DummyObjectClass {
@@ -141,6 +142,9 @@ static void dummy_class_init(ObjectClass *cls, void *data)
                                    &dummy_animal_map,
                                    dummy_get_av,
                                    dummy_set_av);
+    object_class_property_add_uint8_ptr(cls, "u8v",
+                                        offsetof(DummyObject, u8v),
+                                        OBJ_PROP_FLAG_READWRITE);
 }
 
 
@@ -385,12 +389,14 @@ static void test_dummy_createlist(void)
                    "bv", "yes",
                    "sv", "Hiss hiss hiss",
                    "av", "platypus",
+                   "u8v", "42",
                    NULL));
 
     g_assert(err == NULL);
     g_assert_cmpstr(dobj->sv, ==, "Hiss hiss hiss");
     g_assert(dobj->bv == true);
     g_assert(dobj->av == DUMMY_PLATYPUS);
+    g_assert_cmpint(dobj->u8v, ==, 42);
 
     g_assert(object_resolve_path_component(parent, "dummy0")
              == OBJECT(dobj));
@@ -531,7 +537,7 @@ static void test_dummy_iterator(void)
 {
     const char *expected[] = {
         "type",                 /* inherited from TYPE_OBJECT */
-        "sv", "av",             /* class properties */
+        "sv", "av", "u8v",      /* class properties */
         "bv"};                  /* instance property */
     Object *parent = object_get_objects_root();
     DummyObject *dobj = DUMMY_OBJECT(
@@ -552,7 +558,7 @@ static void test_dummy_iterator(void)
 
 static void test_dummy_class_iterator(void)
 {
-    const char *expected[] = { "type", "av", "sv" };
+    const char *expected[] = { "type", "av", "sv", "u8v" };
     ObjectPropertyIterator iter;
     ObjectClass *klass = object_class_by_name(TYPE_DUMMY);
 
