diff --git a/lib/std/io/formatter.c3 b/lib/std/io/formatter.c3
index b4762b4e8..4d5e740bd 100644
--- a/lib/std/io/formatter.c3
+++ b/lib/std/io/formatter.c3
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ fn usz! Formatter.print_with_function(&self, Printable arg)
 			self.width = old_width;
 			self.prec = old_prec;
 		}
+		if (!arg) return self.out_substr("(null)");
 		return arg.to_format(self);
 	}
 	if (&arg.to_new_string)
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ fn usz! Formatter.print_with_function(&self, Printable arg)
 			self.width = old_width;
 			self.prec = old_prec;
 		}
+		if (!arg) return self.out_substr("(null)");
 		@stack_mem(1024; Allocator mem)
 		{
 			return self.out_substr(arg.to_new_string(mem));
@@ -150,17 +152,8 @@ fn usz! Formatter.out_str(&self, any arg) @private
 		default:
 	}
 	usz! n = self.print_with_function((Printable)arg);
-	if (catch err = n)
-	{
-		case SearchResult.MISSING:
-			break;
-		default:
-			return err?;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		return n;
-	}
+	if (try n) return n;
+	if (@catch(n) != SearchResult.MISSING) n!;
 	switch (arg.type.kindof)
 	{
 		case ENUM:
@@ -186,9 +179,14 @@ fn usz! Formatter.out_str(&self, any arg) @private
 			}
 			return self.out_str(arg.as_inner());
 		case POINTER:
-			if (*(void**)arg == null)
+			typeid inner = arg.type.inner;
+			void** pointer = arg.ptr;
+			if (arg.type.inner != void.typeid)
 			{
-				return self.out_substr("(null)");
+				any deref = any_make(*pointer, inner);
+				n = self.print_with_function((Printable)deref);
+				if (try n) return n;
+				if (@catch(n) != SearchResult.MISSING) n!;
 			}
 			PrintFlags flags = self.flags;
 			uint width = self.width;
@@ -197,8 +195,8 @@ fn usz! Formatter.out_str(&self, any arg) @private
 				self.flags = flags;
 				self.width = width;
 			}
-			self.flags = {};
 			self.width = 0;
+			self.out_substr("0x")!;
 			return self.ntoa_any(arg, 16);
 		case ARRAY:
 			// this is SomeType[*] so grab the "SomeType"
diff --git a/releasenotes.md b/releasenotes.md
index 857d72320..3e4ccb0c8 100644
--- a/releasenotes.md
+++ b/releasenotes.md
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 - Added `@tag` `tagof` and `has_tagof` to user defined types and members.
 - Added `c-include-dirs` project/manifest setting.
 - The compiler now skips UTF8 BOM.
+- Printable values passed to the Formatter as pointers, will print as if passed by value.
+- Pointers are rendered with "0x" prefix when passed to '%s'.
 
 ### Fixes
 
diff --git a/test/unit/stdlib/core/formatter.c3 b/test/unit/stdlib/core/formatter.c3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..625910603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/stdlib/core/formatter.c3
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+module std::core::formatter_test;
+
+import std;
+
+struct Foo (Printable) { int a; }
+fn usz! Foo.to_format(&self, Formatter *f) @dynamic
+{
+	return f.printf("Foo[%d]", self.a);
+}
+
+fn void test_ref() @test
+{
+	Foo* f = &&Foo{ 8 };
+	Foo* f0 = null;
+	int* a = (void*)(uptr)0x40;
+	int* b = null;
+	String s = string::new_format("%s %s %s %s %s", a, b, f0, f, *f);
+	defer free(s);
+	assert(s == "0x40 0x0 (null) Foo[8] Foo[8]");
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/stdlib/core/string.c3 b/test/unit/stdlib/core/string.c3
index 045bd87cd..e9ed50f58 100644
--- a/test/unit/stdlib/core/string.c3
+++ b/test/unit/stdlib/core/string.c3
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ fn void test_print_null()
 	ZString w = "hello";
 	String s = string::new_format("%s %s %s", z, w, y);
 	defer free(s);
-	assert(s == "(null) hello (null)");
+	assert(s == "(null) hello 0x0");
 }
 
 fn void test_strip()