diff --git a/objc2/src/message/mod.rs b/objc2/src/message/mod.rs
index 3b2e530b0..aff01ac08 100644
--- a/objc2/src/message/mod.rs
+++ b/objc2/src/message/mod.rs
@@ -252,8 +252,7 @@ unsafe impl<T: Message + ?Sized> MessageReceiver for NonNull<T> {
 unsafe impl<T: Message + ?Sized, O: Ownership> MessageReceiver for Id<T, O> {
     #[inline]
     fn as_raw_receiver(&self) -> *mut Object {
-        // TODO: Maybe don't dereference here, just to be safe?
-        (&**self).as_raw_receiver()
+        self.as_ptr() as *mut Object
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/objc2/src/rc/id.rs b/objc2/src/rc/id.rs
index 6f5f53433..4183fc962 100644
--- a/objc2/src/rc/id.rs
+++ b/objc2/src/rc/id.rs
@@ -187,6 +187,19 @@ impl<T: Message + ?Sized, O: Ownership> Id<T, O> {
         // SAFETY: Upheld by the caller
         NonNull::new(ptr).map(|ptr| unsafe { Id::new(ptr) })
     }
+
+    /// Returns a raw pointer to the object.
+    ///
+    /// The pointer is valid for at least as long as the `Id` is held.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut T {
+        // Note: This is not an associated function, which breaks the
+        // guideline that smart pointers shouldn't add inherent methods!
+        //
+        // However, this method is quite useful when migrating old codebases,
+        // so I think we'll let it be here for now.
+        self.ptr.as_ptr()
+    }
 }
 
 // TODO: Add ?Sized bound
@@ -246,7 +259,7 @@ impl<T: Message, O: Ownership> Id<T, O> {
         // retained objects it is hard to imagine a case where the inner type
         // has a method with the same name.
 
-        let ptr = ManuallyDrop::new(self).ptr.as_ptr() as *mut ffi::objc_object;
+        let ptr = ManuallyDrop::new(self).as_ptr() as *mut ffi::objc_object;
         // SAFETY: The `ptr` is guaranteed to be valid and have at least one
         // retain count.
         // And because of the ManuallyDrop, we don't call the Drop
diff --git a/objc2/src/rc/weak_id.rs b/objc2/src/rc/weak_id.rs
index 509e223b2..e245b486d 100644
--- a/objc2/src/rc/weak_id.rs
+++ b/objc2/src/rc/weak_id.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl<T: Message> WeakId<T> {
         // allow loading an `Id<T, Shared>` later on.
 
         // SAFETY: `obj` is valid
-        unsafe { Self::new_inner(&**obj as *const T as *mut T) }
+        unsafe { Self::new_inner(obj.as_ptr()) }
     }
 
     /// # Safety