diff --git a/bindgen-tests/tests/expectations/tests/typedef-pointer-overlap.rs b/bindgen-tests/tests/expectations/tests/typedef-pointer-overlap.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d5c5aae8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindgen-tests/tests/expectations/tests/typedef-pointer-overlap.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+#![allow(
+    dead_code,
+    non_snake_case,
+    non_camel_case_types,
+    non_upper_case_globals
+)]
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone)]
+pub struct foo {
+    pub inner: ::std::os::raw::c_char,
+}
+#[test]
+fn bindgen_test_layout_foo() {
+    const UNINIT: ::std::mem::MaybeUninit<foo> =
+        ::std::mem::MaybeUninit::uninit();
+    let ptr = UNINIT.as_ptr();
+    assert_eq!(
+        ::std::mem::size_of::<foo>(),
+        1usize,
+        concat!("Size of: ", stringify!(foo))
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        ::std::mem::align_of::<foo>(),
+        1usize,
+        concat!("Alignment of ", stringify!(foo))
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        unsafe { ::std::ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).inner) as usize - ptr as usize },
+        0usize,
+        concat!(
+            "Offset of field: ",
+            stringify!(foo),
+            "::",
+            stringify!(inner)
+        )
+    );
+}
+pub type foo_ptr = *const foo;
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone)]
+pub struct bar {
+    pub inner: ::std::os::raw::c_char,
+}
+#[test]
+fn bindgen_test_layout_bar() {
+    const UNINIT: ::std::mem::MaybeUninit<bar> =
+        ::std::mem::MaybeUninit::uninit();
+    let ptr = UNINIT.as_ptr();
+    assert_eq!(
+        ::std::mem::size_of::<bar>(),
+        1usize,
+        concat!("Size of: ", stringify!(bar))
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        ::std::mem::align_of::<bar>(),
+        1usize,
+        concat!("Alignment of ", stringify!(bar))
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        unsafe { ::std::ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).inner) as usize - ptr as usize },
+        0usize,
+        concat!(
+            "Offset of field: ",
+            stringify!(bar),
+            "::",
+            stringify!(inner)
+        )
+    );
+}
+pub type bar_ptr = *mut bar;
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+pub struct baz {
+    _unused: [u8; 0],
+}
+pub type baz_ptr = *mut baz;
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+pub union cat {
+    pub standard_issue: ::std::os::raw::c_int,
+}
+#[test]
+fn bindgen_test_layout_cat() {
+    const UNINIT: ::std::mem::MaybeUninit<cat> =
+        ::std::mem::MaybeUninit::uninit();
+    let ptr = UNINIT.as_ptr();
+    assert_eq!(
+        ::std::mem::size_of::<cat>(),
+        4usize,
+        concat!("Size of: ", stringify!(cat))
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        ::std::mem::align_of::<cat>(),
+        4usize,
+        concat!("Alignment of ", stringify!(cat))
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        unsafe {
+            ::std::ptr::addr_of!((*ptr).standard_issue) as usize - ptr as usize
+        },
+        0usize,
+        concat!(
+            "Offset of field: ",
+            stringify!(cat),
+            "::",
+            stringify!(standard_issue)
+        )
+    );
+}
+impl Default for cat {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        let mut s = ::std::mem::MaybeUninit::<Self>::uninit();
+        unsafe {
+            ::std::ptr::write_bytes(s.as_mut_ptr(), 0, 1);
+            s.assume_init()
+        }
+    }
+}
+pub type cat_ptr = *mut cat;
+pub const mad_scientist: mad = 0;
+pub type mad = ::std::os::raw::c_uint;
+pub type mad_ptr = *mut mad;
+extern "C" {
+    pub fn takes_foo_ptr(arg1: foo_ptr);
+}
+extern "C" {
+    pub fn takes_foo_struct(arg1: foo);
+}
+extern "C" {
+    pub fn takes_bar_ptr(arg1: bar_ptr);
+}
+extern "C" {
+    pub fn takes_bar_struct(arg1: bar);
+}
+extern "C" {
+    pub fn takes_baz_ptr(arg1: baz_ptr);
+}
+extern "C" {
+    pub fn takes_baz_struct(arg1: baz);
+}
+extern "C" {
+    pub fn takes_cat_ptr(arg1: cat_ptr);
+}
+extern "C" {
+    pub fn takes_cat_union(arg1: cat);
+}
+extern "C" {
+    pub fn takes_mad_ptr(arg1: mad_ptr);
+}
+extern "C" {
+    pub fn takes_mad_enum(arg1: mad);
+}
diff --git a/bindgen-tests/tests/headers/typedef-pointer-overlap.h b/bindgen-tests/tests/headers/typedef-pointer-overlap.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c556c9b38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindgen-tests/tests/headers/typedef-pointer-overlap.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+typedef const struct foo {
+    char inner;
+} *foo;
+
+typedef struct bar {
+    char inner;
+} *bar;
+
+typedef struct baz *baz;
+
+typedef union cat {
+    int standard_issue;
+} *cat;
+
+typedef enum mad { scientist } *mad;
+
+void takes_foo_ptr(foo);
+void takes_foo_struct(struct foo);
+
+void takes_bar_ptr(bar);
+void takes_bar_struct(struct bar);
+
+void takes_baz_ptr(baz);
+void takes_baz_struct(struct baz);
+
+void takes_cat_ptr(cat);
+void takes_cat_union(union cat);
+
+void takes_mad_ptr(mad);
+void takes_mad_enum(enum mad);
diff --git a/bindgen/ir/ty.rs b/bindgen/ir/ty.rs
index c9403f66c9..fd6108f774 100644
--- a/bindgen/ir/ty.rs
+++ b/bindgen/ir/ty.rs
@@ -1094,9 +1094,9 @@ impl Type {
                 }
                 CXType_Typedef => {
                     let inner = cursor.typedef_type().expect("Not valid Type?");
-                    let inner =
+                    let inner_id =
                         Item::from_ty_or_ref(inner, location, None, ctx);
-                    if inner == potential_id {
+                    if inner_id == potential_id {
                         warn!(
                             "Generating oqaque type instead of self-referential \
                             typedef");
@@ -1104,7 +1104,22 @@ impl Type {
                         // within the clang parsing.
                         TypeKind::Opaque
                     } else {
-                        TypeKind::Alias(inner)
+                        // Check if this type definition is an alias to a pointer of a `struct` /
+                        // `union` / `enum` with the same name and add the `_ptr` suffix to it to
+                        // avoid name collisions.
+                        if let Some(ref mut name) = name {
+                            if inner.kind() == CXType_Pointer &&
+                                !ctx.options().c_naming
+                            {
+                                let pointee = inner.pointee_type().unwrap();
+                                if pointee.kind() == CXType_Elaborated &&
+                                    pointee.declaration().spelling() == *name
+                                {
+                                    *name += "_ptr";
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        TypeKind::Alias(inner_id)
                     }
                 }
                 CXType_Enum => {