diff --git a/CodeGen/CustomTypes/SteamNetworkingTypes/SteamNetworkingMessage_t.cs b/CodeGen/CustomTypes/SteamNetworkingTypes/SteamNetworkingMessage_t.cs
index 4fff04cc..7bebdbb1 100644
--- a/CodeGen/CustomTypes/SteamNetworkingTypes/SteamNetworkingMessage_t.cs
+++ b/CodeGen/CustomTypes/SteamNetworkingTypes/SteamNetworkingMessage_t.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public struct SteamNetworkingMessage_t
 		/// usually be something like:
 		///
 		/// free( pMsg->m_pData );
-		internal IntPtr m_pfnFreeData;
+		public IntPtr m_pfnFreeData;
 
 		/// Function to used to decrement the internal reference count and, if
 		/// it's zero, release the message.  You should not set this function pointer,
@@ -79,7 +79,20 @@ public struct SteamNetworkingMessage_t
 		/// You MUST call this when you're done with the object,
 		/// to free up memory, etc.
 		public void Release() {
-			NativeMethods.SteamAPI_SteamNetworkingMessage_t_Release(m_pfnRelease);
+			throw new System.NotImplementedException("Please use the static Release function instead which takes an IntPtr.");
+		}
+
+		/// You MUST call this when you're done with the object,
+		/// to free up memory, etc.
+		/// This is a Steamworks.NET extension.
+		public static void Release(IntPtr pointer) {
+			NativeMethods.SteamAPI_SteamNetworkingMessage_t_Release(pointer);
+		}
+
+		/// Convert an IntPtr received from ISteamNetworkingSockets.ReceiveMessagesOnPollGroup into our structure.
+		/// This is a Steamworks.NET extension.
+		public static SteamNetworkingMessage_t FromIntPtr(IntPtr pointer) {
+			return (SteamNetworkingMessage_t)Marshal.PtrToStructure(pointer, typeof(SteamNetworkingMessage_t));
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/com.rlabrecque.steamworks.net/Runtime/types/SteamNetworkingTypes/SteamNetworkingMessage_t.cs b/com.rlabrecque.steamworks.net/Runtime/types/SteamNetworkingTypes/SteamNetworkingMessage_t.cs
index 7335075f..31b5f843 100644
--- a/com.rlabrecque.steamworks.net/Runtime/types/SteamNetworkingTypes/SteamNetworkingMessage_t.cs
+++ b/com.rlabrecque.steamworks.net/Runtime/types/SteamNetworkingTypes/SteamNetworkingMessage_t.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public struct SteamNetworkingMessage_t
 		/// usually be something like:
 		///
 		/// free( pMsg->m_pData );
-		internal IntPtr m_pfnFreeData;
+		public IntPtr m_pfnFreeData;
 
 		/// Function to used to decrement the internal reference count and, if
 		/// it's zero, release the message.  You should not set this function pointer,
@@ -95,7 +95,20 @@ public struct SteamNetworkingMessage_t
 		/// You MUST call this when you're done with the object,
 		/// to free up memory, etc.
 		public void Release() {
-			NativeMethods.SteamAPI_SteamNetworkingMessage_t_Release(m_pfnRelease);
+			throw new System.NotImplementedException("Please use the static Release function instead which takes an IntPtr.");
+		}
+
+		/// You MUST call this when you're done with the object,
+		/// to free up memory, etc.
+		/// This is a Steamworks.NET extension.
+		public static void Release(IntPtr pointer) {
+			NativeMethods.SteamAPI_SteamNetworkingMessage_t_Release(pointer);
+		}
+
+		/// Convert an IntPtr received from ISteamNetworkingSockets.ReceiveMessagesOnPollGroup into our structure.
+		/// This is a Steamworks.NET extension.
+		public static SteamNetworkingMessage_t FromIntPtr(IntPtr pointer) {
+			return (SteamNetworkingMessage_t)Marshal.PtrToStructure(pointer, typeof(SteamNetworkingMessage_t));
 		}
 	}
 }