diff --git a/Interop/Runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlinx/cinterop/Types.kt b/Interop/Runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlinx/cinterop/Types.kt
index b2d762d8bc1..c3aec59c927 100644
--- a/Interop/Runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlinx/cinterop/Types.kt
+++ b/Interop/Runtime/src/main/kotlin/kotlinx/cinterop/Types.kt
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ abstract class CPointed(rawPtr: NativePtr) : NativePointed(rawPtr)
  * Passing [CValues] has nearly the same semantics as passing by value: the C function receives
  * the pointer to the temporary copy of these values, and the caller can't observe the modifications to this copy.
  * The copy is valid until the C function returns.
+ * There are also other implementations of [CValuesRef] that provide temporary pointer,
+ * e.g. Kotlin Native specific [refTo] functions to pass primitive arrays directly to native.
  */
 abstract class CValuesRef<T : CPointed> {
     /**
diff --git a/Interop/Runtime/src/native/kotlin/kotlinx/cinterop/Pinning.kt b/Interop/Runtime/src/native/kotlin/kotlinx/cinterop/Pinning.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05e40ece05b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Interop/Runtime/src/native/kotlin/kotlinx/cinterop/Pinning.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2017 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package kotlinx.cinterop
+
+data class Pinned<out T : Any> internal constructor(private val stablePtr: COpaquePointer) {
+
+    /**
+     * Disposes the handle. It must not be [used][get] after that.
+     */
+    fun unpin() {
+        disposeStablePointer(this.stablePtr)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the underlying pinned object.
+     */
+    fun get(): T = @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST") (derefStablePointer(stablePtr) as T)
+
+}
+
+fun <T : Any> T.pin() = Pinned<T>(createStablePointer(this))
+
+inline fun <T : Any, R> T.usePinned(block: (Pinned<T>) -> R): R {
+    val pinned = this.pin()
+    return try {
+        block(pinned)
+    } finally {
+        pinned.unpin()
+    }
+}
+
+fun Pinned<ByteArray>.addressOf(index: Int): CPointer<ByteVar> = this.addressOfElement(index)
+fun ByteArray.refTo(index: Int): CValuesRef<ByteVar> = this.usingPinned { addressOf(index) }
+
+fun Pinned<ShortArray>.addressOf(index: Int): CPointer<ShortVar> = this.addressOfElement(index)
+fun ShortArray.refTo(index: Int): CValuesRef<ShortVar> = this.usingPinned { addressOf(index) }
+
+fun Pinned<IntArray>.addressOf(index: Int): CPointer<IntVar> = this.addressOfElement(index)
+fun IntArray.refTo(index: Int): CValuesRef<IntVar> = this.usingPinned { addressOf(index) }
+
+fun Pinned<LongArray>.addressOf(index: Int): CPointer<LongVar> = this.addressOfElement(index)
+fun LongArray.refTo(index: Int): CValuesRef<LongVar> = this.usingPinned { addressOf(index) }
+
+fun Pinned<FloatArray>.addressOf(index: Int): CPointer<FloatVar> = this.addressOfElement(index)
+fun FloatArray.refTo(index: Int): CValuesRef<FloatVar> = this.usingPinned { addressOf(index) }
+
+fun Pinned<DoubleArray>.addressOf(index: Int): CPointer<DoubleVar> = this.addressOfElement(index)
+fun DoubleArray.refTo(index: Int): CValuesRef<DoubleVar> = this.usingPinned { addressOf(index) }
+
+private inline fun <T : Any, P : CPointed> T.usingPinned(
+        crossinline block: Pinned<T>.() -> CPointer<P>
+) = object : CValuesRef<P>() {
+
+    override fun getPointer(scope: AutofreeScope): CPointer<P> {
+        val pinned = this@usingPinned.pin()
+        scope.defer { pinned.unpin() }
+        return pinned.block()
+    }
+}
+
+@SymbolName("Kotlin_Arrays_getAddressOfElement")
+private external fun getAddressOfElement(array: Any, index: Int): COpaquePointer
+
+@Suppress("NOTHING_TO_INLINE")
+private inline fun <P : CVariable> Pinned<*>.addressOfElement(index: Int): CPointer<P> =
+        getAddressOfElement(this.get(), index).reinterpret()
diff --git a/backend.native/tests/interop/basics/3.kt b/backend.native/tests/interop/basics/3.kt
index 1d957758697..5ed1ba182cc 100644
--- a/backend.native/tests/interop/basics/3.kt
+++ b/backend.native/tests/interop/basics/3.kt
@@ -1,27 +1,19 @@
 import kotlinx.cinterop.*
 
 fun main(args: Array<String>) {
-    memScoped {
-        val count = 5
+    val values = intArrayOf(14, 12, 9, 13, 8)
+    val count = values.size
 
-        val values = allocArray<IntVar>(count)
-        values[0] = 14
-        values[1] = 12
-        values[2] = 9
-        values[3] = 13
-        values[4] = 8
+    cstdlib.qsort(values.refTo(0), count.toLong(), IntVar.size, staticCFunction { a, b ->
+        val aValue = a!!.reinterpret<IntVar>()[0]
+        val bValue = b!!.reinterpret<IntVar>()[0]
 
-        cstdlib.qsort(values, count.toLong(), IntVar.size, staticCFunction { a, b ->
-            val aValue = a!!.reinterpret<IntVar>()[0]
-            val bValue = b!!.reinterpret<IntVar>()[0]
+        (aValue - bValue)
+    })
 
-            (aValue - bValue)
-        })
-
-        for (i in 0 .. count - 1) {
-            print(values[i])
-            print(" ")
-        }
-        println()
+    for (i in 0..count - 1) {
+        print(values[i])
+        print(" ")
     }
+    println()
 }
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/cpp/Arrays.cpp b/runtime/src/main/cpp/Arrays.cpp
index 913e573ea44..8c4c432ef54 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/cpp/Arrays.cpp
+++ b/runtime/src/main/cpp/Arrays.cpp
@@ -350,4 +350,13 @@ KNativePtr Kotlin_ImmutableBinaryBlob_asCPointerImpl(KRef thiz, KInt offset) {
   return PrimitiveArrayAddressOfElementAt<KByte>(array, offset);
 }
 
+KNativePtr Kotlin_Arrays_getAddressOfElement(KRef thiz, KInt index) {
+  ArrayHeader* array = thiz->array();
+  if (index < 0 || index >= array->count_) {
+    ThrowArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException();
+  }
+
+  return AddressOfElementAt(array, index);
+}
+
 }  // extern "C"