diff --git a/include/rapidjson/pointer.h b/include/rapidjson/pointer.h
index 13e688e..a1411e9 100644
--- a/include/rapidjson/pointer.h
+++ b/include/rapidjson/pointer.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public:
     //@{
 
     //! Default constructor.
-    GenericPointer() : allocator_(), ownAllocator_(), nameBuffer_(), tokens_(), tokenCount_(), parseErrorOffset_(), parseErrorCode_(kPointerParseErrorNone) {}
+    GenericPointer(Allocator* allocator = 0) : allocator_(allocator), ownAllocator_(), nameBuffer_(), tokens_(), tokenCount_(), parseErrorOffset_(), parseErrorCode_(kPointerParseErrorNone) {}
 
     //! Constructor that parses a string or URI fragment representation.
     /*!
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public:
     GenericPointer(const Token* tokens, size_t tokenCount) : allocator_(), ownAllocator_(), nameBuffer_(), tokens_(const_cast<Token*>(tokens)), tokenCount_(tokenCount), parseErrorOffset_(), parseErrorCode_(kPointerParseErrorNone) {}
 
     //! Copy constructor.
-    GenericPointer(const GenericPointer& rhs) : allocator_(), ownAllocator_(), nameBuffer_(), tokens_(), tokenCount_(), parseErrorOffset_(), parseErrorCode_(kPointerParseErrorNone) {
+    GenericPointer(const GenericPointer& rhs, Allocator* allocator = 0) : allocator_(allocator), ownAllocator_(), nameBuffer_(), tokens_(), tokenCount_(), parseErrorOffset_(), parseErrorCode_(kPointerParseErrorNone) {
         *this = rhs;
     }
 
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ public:
 
     //@}
 
+    //! Get the allocator of this pointer.
+    Allocator& GetAllocator() { return *allocator_; }
+
     //!@name Tokens
     //@{