diff --git a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
index 41d0bd30613..63a3927c58e 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-08-15  Tobias Burnus  <burnus@net-b.de>
+
+	* interface.c (compare_pointer, ): Allow passing TARGETs to pointers
+	dummies with intent(in).
+
 2010-08-15  Daniel Kraft  <d@domob.eu>
 
 	PR fortran/45197
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/interface.c b/gcc/fortran/interface.c
index 1e72a90a7c4..fa32c5c6999 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/interface.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/interface.c
@@ -1368,6 +1368,11 @@ compare_pointer (gfc_symbol *formal, gfc_expr *actual)
   if (formal->attr.pointer)
     {
       attr = gfc_expr_attr (actual);
+
+      /* Fortran 2008 allows non-pointer actual arguments.  */
+      if (!attr.pointer && attr.target && formal->attr.intent == INTENT_IN)
+	return 2;
+
       if (!attr.pointer)
 	return 0;
     }
@@ -2113,6 +2118,17 @@ compare_actual_formal (gfc_actual_arglist **ap, gfc_formal_arglist *formal,
 	  return 0;
 	}
 
+      if (a->expr->expr_type != EXPR_NULL
+	  && (gfc_option.allow_std & GFC_STD_F2008) == 0
+	  && compare_pointer (f->sym, a->expr) == 2)
+	{
+	  if (where)
+	    gfc_error ("Fortran 2008: Non-pointer actual argument at %L to "
+		       "pointer dummy '%s'", &a->expr->where,f->sym->name);
+	  return 0;
+	}
+	
+
       /* Fortran 2008, C1242.  */
       if (f->sym->attr.pointer && gfc_is_coindexed (a->expr))
 	{
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 138258fab41..3cdef810b02 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2010-08-15  Tobias Burnus  <burnus@net-b.de>
+
+	* gfortran.dg/pointer_target_1.f90: New.
+	* gfortran.dg/pointer_target_2.f90: New.
+	* gfortran.dg/pointer_target_3.f90: New.
+
 2010-08-15  Daniel Kraft  <d@domob.eu>
 
 	PR fortran/45197
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pointer_target_1.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pointer_target_1.f90
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0f1b7129b8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pointer_target_1.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+! { dg-do run }
+!
+! TARGET actual to POINTER dummy with INTENT(IN)
+!
+program test
+  implicit none
+  integer, target :: a
+  a = 66
+  call foo(a)
+  if (a /= 647) call abort()
+contains
+  subroutine foo(p)
+    integer, pointer, intent(in) :: p
+    if (a /= 66) call abort()
+    if (p /= 66) call abort()
+    p = 647
+    if (p /= 647) call abort()
+    if (a /= 647) call abort()
+  end subroutine foo
+end program test
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pointer_target_2.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pointer_target_2.f90
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95c3e5f7956
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pointer_target_2.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+! { dg-do compile }
+! { dg-options "-std=f2003" }
+!
+! TARGET actual to POINTER dummy with INTENT(IN)
+!
+program test
+  implicit none
+  integer, target :: a
+  a = 66
+  call foo(a) ! { dg-error "Fortran 2008: Non-pointer actual argument" }
+  if (a /= 647) call abort()
+contains
+  subroutine foo(p)
+    integer, pointer, intent(in) :: p
+    if (a /= 66) call abort()
+    if (p /= 66) call abort()
+    p = 647
+    if (p /= 647) call abort()
+    if (a /= 647) call abort()
+  end subroutine foo
+end program test
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pointer_target_3.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pointer_target_3.f90
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..85e4981cacf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/pointer_target_3.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+! { dg-do compile }
+!
+! TARGET actual to POINTER dummy with INTENT(IN)
+!
+program test
+  implicit none
+  integer, target :: a
+  integer :: b
+  call foo(a) ! OK
+  call foo(b) ! { dg-error "must be a pointer" }
+  call bar(a) ! { dg-error "must be a pointer" }
+  call bar(b) ! { dg-error "must be a pointer" }
+contains
+  subroutine foo(p)
+    integer, pointer, intent(in) :: p
+  end subroutine foo
+  subroutine bar(p)
+    integer, pointer :: p
+  end subroutine bar
+end program test