diff --git a/codec_context.go b/codec_context.go
index 5ea3044..3758d43 100644
--- a/codec_context.go
+++ b/codec_context.go
@@ -349,6 +349,10 @@ func (cc *CodecContext) SetExtraHardwareFrames(n int) {
 	cc.c.extra_hw_frames = C.int(n)
 }
 
+func (cc *CodecContext) UnsafePointer() unsafe.Pointer {
+	return unsafe.Pointer(cc.c)
+}
+
 type CodecContextPixelFormatCallback func(pfs []PixelFormat) PixelFormat
 
 var (