diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/refactoring/ImplementMethod.rts b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/refactoring/ImplementMethod.rts
index e3f3d765002..0a355db5c23 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/refactoring/ImplementMethod.rts
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/resources/refactoring/ImplementMethod.rts
@@ -688,3 +688,27 @@ void Class::test()
 
 
 
+//! Bug 238253 Pointer refence of the return value lost
+//#org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests.refactoring.implementmethod.ImplementMethodRefactoringTest
+//@.config
+filename=A.h
+//@A.h
+
+class TestClass {
+public:
+	//$int* get(char* val);$//
+};
+
+
+//@A.cpp
+#include "A.h"
+
+//=
+#include "A.h"
+
+int *TestClass::get(char *val)
+{
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/refactoring/implementmethod/ImplementMethodRefactoring.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/refactoring/implementmethod/ImplementMethodRefactoring.java
index 266ccad3062..e1043ba2de8 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/refactoring/implementmethod/ImplementMethodRefactoring.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/refactoring/implementmethod/ImplementMethodRefactoring.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTFunctionDeclarator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTFunctionDefinition;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTName;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTNode;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTPointerOperator;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTSimpleDeclaration;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTTranslationUnit;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.cpp.ICPPASTDeclSpecifier;
@@ -181,6 +182,9 @@ public class ImplementMethodRefactoring extends CRefactoring {
 		createdMethodDeclarator = new CPPASTFunctionDeclarator();
 		createdMethodDeclarator.setName(qname);
 		createdMethodDeclarator.setConst(functionDeclarator.isConst());
+		for(IASTPointerOperator pop : functionDeclarator.getPointerOperators()) {
+			createdMethodDeclarator.addPointerOperator(pop);
+		}
 	
 		func.setDeclarator(createdMethodDeclarator);
 		func.setBody(new CPPASTCompoundStatement());