diff --git a/CHANGELOG_VULKANO.md b/CHANGELOG_VULKANO.md
index fbd903bb..ff196af9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG_VULKANO.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG_VULKANO.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Unreleased
 
+- Allow applications to access the instance and device pointers
+
 # Version 0.18.0 (2020-03-11)
 
 - **Breaking** Update dependency `winit` 0.21 -> 0.22
diff --git a/vulkano/src/device/mod.rs b/vulkano/src/device/mod.rs
index 71e5c467..6f8e2e8b 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/device/mod.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/device/mod.rs
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ impl Device {
 
     /// Grants access to the pointers to the Vulkan functions of the device.
     #[inline]
-    pub(crate) fn pointers(&self) -> &vk::DevicePointers {
+    pub fn pointers(&self) -> &vk::DevicePointers {
         &self.vk
     }
 
diff --git a/vulkano/src/instance/instance.rs b/vulkano/src/instance/instance.rs
index 69a667c1..0196975b 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/instance/instance.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/instance/instance.rs
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ impl Instance {
 
     /// Grants access to the Vulkan functions of the instance.
     #[inline]
-    pub(crate) fn pointers(&self) -> &vk::InstancePointers {
+    pub fn pointers(&self) -> &vk::InstancePointers {
         &self.vk
     }