diff --git a/include/SDL_stdinc.h b/include/SDL_stdinc.h
index c21e54c06..c0bc8aa1a 100644
--- a/include/SDL_stdinc.h
+++ b/include/SDL_stdinc.h
@@ -501,6 +501,11 @@ extern DECLSPEC void *SDLCALL SDL_memset(SDL_OUT_BYTECAP(len) void *dst, int c,
 #define SDL_zerop(x) SDL_memset((x), 0, sizeof(*(x)))
 #define SDL_zeroa(x) SDL_memset((x), 0, sizeof((x)))
 
+#define SDL_copyp(dst, src)                                                                 \
+    { SDL_COMPILE_TIME_ASSERT(SDL_copyp, sizeof (*(dst)) == sizeof (*(src))); }             \
+    SDL_memcpy((dst), (src), sizeof (*(src)))
+
+
 /* Note that memset() is a byte assignment and this is a 32-bit assignment, so they're not directly equivalent. */
 SDL_FORCE_INLINE void SDL_memset4(void *dst, Uint32 val, size_t dwords)
 {
diff --git a/src/audio/SDL_audio.c b/src/audio/SDL_audio.c
index ac3ac1fc2..8cabcd9a2 100644
--- a/src/audio/SDL_audio.c
+++ b/src/audio/SDL_audio.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ add_audio_device(const char *name, SDL_AudioSpec *spec, void *handle, SDL_AudioD
     item->dupenum = 0;
     item->name = item->original_name;
     if (spec != NULL) {
-        SDL_memcpy(&item->spec, spec, sizeof(SDL_AudioSpec));
+        SDL_copyp(&item->spec, spec);
     } else {
         SDL_zero(item->spec);
     }
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ SDL_GetAudioDeviceSpec(int index, int iscapture, SDL_AudioSpec *spec)
             SDL_assert(item != NULL);
         }
         SDL_assert(item != NULL);
-        SDL_memcpy(spec, &item->spec, sizeof(SDL_AudioSpec));
+        SDL_copyp(spec, &item->spec);
         retval = 0;
     } else {
         retval = SDL_InvalidParamError("index");
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ close_audio_device(SDL_AudioDevice * device)
 static int
 prepare_audiospec(const SDL_AudioSpec * orig, SDL_AudioSpec * prepared)
 {
-    SDL_memcpy(prepared, orig, sizeof(SDL_AudioSpec));
+    SDL_copyp(prepared, orig);
 
     if (orig->freq == 0) {
         const char *env = SDL_getenv("SDL_AUDIO_FREQUENCY");
diff --git a/src/core/linux/SDL_fcitx.c b/src/core/linux/SDL_fcitx.c
index b7a0cfacf..1ce8bd11f 100644
--- a/src/core/linux/SDL_fcitx.c
+++ b/src/core/linux/SDL_fcitx.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ SDL_Fcitx_UpdateTextRect(SDL_Rect *rect)
     SDL_Rect *cursor = &fcitx_client.cursor_rect;
 
     if (rect) {
-        SDL_memcpy(cursor, rect, sizeof(SDL_Rect));
+        SDL_copyp(cursor, rect);
     }
 
     focused_win = SDL_GetKeyboardFocus();
diff --git a/src/events/SDL_gesture.c b/src/events/SDL_gesture.c
index 8d97f3138..2cdb0d594 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_gesture.c
+++ b/src/events/SDL_gesture.c
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ int SDL_GestureDelTouch(SDL_TouchID touchId)
 
     SDL_numGestureTouches--;
     if (i != SDL_numGestureTouches) {
-        SDL_memcpy(&SDL_gestureTouch[i], &SDL_gestureTouch[SDL_numGestureTouches], sizeof(SDL_gestureTouch[i]));
+        SDL_copyp(&SDL_gestureTouch[i], &SDL_gestureTouch[SDL_numGestureTouches]);
     }
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/render/SDL_render.c b/src/render/SDL_render.c
index 7d9d97eef..8537be397 100644
--- a/src/render/SDL_render.c
+++ b/src/render/SDL_render.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ QueueCmdSetViewport(SDL_Renderer *renderer)
             if (retval < 0) {
                 cmd->command = SDL_RENDERCMD_NO_OP;
             } else {
-                SDL_memcpy(&renderer->last_queued_viewport, &renderer->viewport, sizeof (SDL_DRect));
+                SDL_copyp(&renderer->last_queued_viewport, &renderer->viewport);
                 renderer->viewport_queued = SDL_TRUE;
             }
         }
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ QueueCmdSetClipRect(SDL_Renderer *renderer)
             cmd->data.cliprect.rect.y = (int)SDL_floor(renderer->clip_rect.y);
             cmd->data.cliprect.rect.w = (int)SDL_floor(renderer->clip_rect.w);
             cmd->data.cliprect.rect.h = (int)SDL_floor(renderer->clip_rect.h);
-            SDL_memcpy(&renderer->last_queued_cliprect, &renderer->clip_rect, sizeof (SDL_DRect));
+            SDL_copyp(&renderer->last_queued_cliprect, &renderer->clip_rect);
             renderer->last_queued_cliprect_enabled = renderer->clipping_enabled;
             renderer->cliprect_queued = SDL_TRUE;
         }
diff --git a/src/render/direct3d/SDL_render_d3d.c b/src/render/direct3d/SDL_render_d3d.c
index 2708d2d00..3d0eac892 100644
--- a/src/render/direct3d/SDL_render_d3d.c
+++ b/src/render/direct3d/SDL_render_d3d.c
@@ -1207,8 +1207,8 @@ D3D_RunCommandQueue(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, void *verti
 
             case SDL_RENDERCMD_SETVIEWPORT: {
                 SDL_Rect *viewport = &data->drawstate.viewport;
-                if (SDL_memcmp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect)) != 0) {
-                    SDL_memcpy(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect));
+                if (SDL_memcmp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof(cmd->data.viewport.rect)) != 0) {
+                    SDL_copyp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect);
                     data->drawstate.viewport_dirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
                 break;
@@ -1221,8 +1221,8 @@ D3D_RunCommandQueue(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, void *verti
                     data->drawstate.cliprect_enabled_dirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
 
-                if (SDL_memcmp(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect)) != 0) {
-                    SDL_memcpy(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect));
+                if (SDL_memcmp(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect, sizeof(*rect)) != 0) {
+                    SDL_copyp(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect);
                     data->drawstate.cliprect_dirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
                 break;
diff --git a/src/render/direct3d11/SDL_render_d3d11.c b/src/render/direct3d11/SDL_render_d3d11.c
index 30c44ce48..49a193ab0 100644
--- a/src/render/direct3d11/SDL_render_d3d11.c
+++ b/src/render/direct3d11/SDL_render_d3d11.c
@@ -1982,7 +1982,7 @@ D3D11_SetDrawState(SDL_Renderer * renderer, const SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, ID3D11
     }
 
     if (updateSubresource == SDL_TRUE || SDL_memcmp(&rendererData->vertexShaderConstantsData.model, newmatrix, sizeof (*newmatrix)) != 0) {
-        SDL_memcpy(&rendererData->vertexShaderConstantsData.model, newmatrix, sizeof (*newmatrix));
+        SDL_copyp(&rendererData->vertexShaderConstantsData.model, newmatrix);
         ID3D11DeviceContext_UpdateSubresource(rendererData->d3dContext,
             (ID3D11Resource *)rendererData->vertexShaderConstants,
             0,
@@ -2101,8 +2101,8 @@ D3D11_RunCommandQueue(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, void *ver
 
             case SDL_RENDERCMD_SETVIEWPORT: {
                 SDL_Rect *viewport = &rendererData->currentViewport;
-                if (SDL_memcmp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect)) != 0) {
-                    SDL_memcpy(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect));
+                if (SDL_memcmp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof(cmd->data.viewport.rect)) != 0) {
+                    SDL_copyp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect);
                     rendererData->viewportDirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
                 break;
@@ -2114,8 +2114,8 @@ D3D11_RunCommandQueue(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, void *ver
                     rendererData->currentCliprectEnabled = cmd->data.cliprect.enabled;
                     rendererData->cliprectDirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
-                if (SDL_memcmp(&rendererData->currentCliprect, rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect)) != 0) {
-                    SDL_memcpy(&rendererData->currentCliprect, rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect));
+                if (SDL_memcmp(&rendererData->currentCliprect, rect, sizeof(*rect)) != 0) {
+                    SDL_copyp(&rendererData->currentCliprect, rect);
                     rendererData->cliprectDirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
                 break;
diff --git a/src/render/direct3d12/SDL_render_d3d12.c b/src/render/direct3d12/SDL_render_d3d12.c
index ac191f1dc..413e1d880 100644
--- a/src/render/direct3d12/SDL_render_d3d12.c
+++ b/src/render/direct3d12/SDL_render_d3d12.c
@@ -2591,8 +2591,8 @@ D3D12_RunCommandQueue(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, void *ver
 
             case SDL_RENDERCMD_SETVIEWPORT: {
                 SDL_Rect *viewport = &rendererData->currentViewport;
-                if (SDL_memcmp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect)) != 0) {
-                    SDL_memcpy(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect));
+                if (SDL_memcmp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof(cmd->data.viewport.rect)) != 0) {
+                    SDL_copyp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect);
                     rendererData->viewportDirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
                 break;
@@ -2609,8 +2609,8 @@ D3D12_RunCommandQueue(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, void *ver
                        since direct3d12 doesn't allow disabling the scissor rectangle */
                     rect = &rendererData->currentViewport;
                 }
-                if (SDL_memcmp(&rendererData->currentCliprect, rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect)) != 0) {
-                    SDL_memcpy(&rendererData->currentCliprect, rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect));
+                if (SDL_memcmp(&rendererData->currentCliprect, rect, sizeof(*rect)) != 0) {
+                    SDL_copyp(&rendererData->currentCliprect, rect);
                     rendererData->cliprectDirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
                 break;
diff --git a/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c b/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c
index b5af52af3..dbbb7ee52 100644
--- a/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c
+++ b/src/render/opengl/SDL_render_gl.c
@@ -1254,8 +1254,8 @@ GL_RunCommandQueue(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, void *vertic
 
             case SDL_RENDERCMD_SETVIEWPORT: {
                 SDL_Rect *viewport = &data->drawstate.viewport;
-                if (SDL_memcmp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect)) != 0) {
-                    SDL_memcpy(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect));
+                if (SDL_memcmp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof(cmd->data.viewport.rect)) != 0) {
+                    SDL_copyp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect);
                     data->drawstate.viewport_dirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
                 break;
@@ -1268,8 +1268,8 @@ GL_RunCommandQueue(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, void *vertic
                     data->drawstate.cliprect_enabled_dirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
 
-                if (SDL_memcmp(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect)) != 0) {
-                    SDL_memcpy(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect));
+                if (SDL_memcmp(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect, sizeof(*rect)) != 0) {
+                    SDL_copyp(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect);
                     data->drawstate.cliprect_dirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
                 break;
diff --git a/src/render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c b/src/render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c
index a6b58f2d7..9afd8d1af 100644
--- a/src/render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c
+++ b/src/render/opengles/SDL_render_gles.c
@@ -796,8 +796,8 @@ GLES_RunCommandQueue(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, void *vert
 
             case SDL_RENDERCMD_SETVIEWPORT: {
                 SDL_Rect *viewport = &data->drawstate.viewport;
-                if (SDL_memcmp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect)) != 0) {
-                    SDL_memcpy(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect));
+                if (SDL_memcmp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof(cmd->data.viewport.rect)) != 0) {
+                    SDL_copyp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect);
                     data->drawstate.viewport_dirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
                 break;
@@ -809,8 +809,8 @@ GLES_RunCommandQueue(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, void *vert
                     data->drawstate.cliprect_enabled = cmd->data.cliprect.enabled;
                     data->drawstate.cliprect_enabled_dirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
-                if (SDL_memcmp(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect)) != 0) {
-                    SDL_memcpy(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect));
+                if (SDL_memcmp(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect, sizeof(*rect)) != 0) {
+                    SDL_copyp(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect);
                     data->drawstate.cliprect_dirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
                 break;
diff --git a/src/render/opengles2/SDL_render_gles2.c b/src/render/opengles2/SDL_render_gles2.c
index c2f5d640f..112c1e8ac 100644
--- a/src/render/opengles2/SDL_render_gles2.c
+++ b/src/render/opengles2/SDL_render_gles2.c
@@ -1155,8 +1155,8 @@ GLES2_RunCommandQueue(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, void *ver
 
             case SDL_RENDERCMD_SETVIEWPORT: {
                 SDL_Rect *viewport = &data->drawstate.viewport;
-                if (SDL_memcmp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect)) != 0) {
-                    SDL_memcpy(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect));
+                if (SDL_memcmp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof(cmd->data.viewport.rect)) != 0) {
+                    SDL_copyp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect);
                     data->drawstate.viewport_dirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
                 break;
@@ -1169,8 +1169,8 @@ GLES2_RunCommandQueue(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, void *ver
                     data->drawstate.cliprect_enabled_dirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
 
-                if (SDL_memcmp(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect)) != 0) {
-                    SDL_memcpy(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect));
+                if (SDL_memcmp(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect, sizeof(*rect)) != 0) {
+                    SDL_copyp(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect);
                     data->drawstate.cliprect_dirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
                 break;
diff --git a/src/render/software/SDL_render_sw.c b/src/render/software/SDL_render_sw.c
index a1af12cd6..34092b58d 100644
--- a/src/render/software/SDL_render_sw.c
+++ b/src/render/software/SDL_render_sw.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ SW_QueueCopy(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, SDL_Texture * text
 
     cmd->data.draw.count = 1;
 
-    SDL_memcpy(verts, srcrect, sizeof (SDL_Rect));
+    SDL_copyp(verts, srcrect);
     verts++;
 
     verts->x = (int)dstrect->x;
@@ -290,14 +290,14 @@ SW_QueueCopyEx(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, SDL_Texture * te
 
     cmd->data.draw.count = 1;
 
-    SDL_memcpy(&verts->srcrect, srcrect, sizeof (SDL_Rect));
+    SDL_copyp(&verts->srcrect, srcrect);
 
     verts->dstrect.x = (int)dstrect->x;
     verts->dstrect.y = (int)dstrect->y;
     verts->dstrect.w = (int)dstrect->w;
     verts->dstrect.h = (int)dstrect->h;
     verts->angle = angle;
-    SDL_memcpy(&verts->center, center, sizeof (SDL_FPoint));
+    SDL_copyp(&verts->center, center);
     verts->flip = flip;
     verts->scale_x = scale_x;
     verts->scale_y = scale_y;
diff --git a/src/render/vitagxm/SDL_render_vita_gxm.c b/src/render/vitagxm/SDL_render_vita_gxm.c
index 98b03e629..a4b2cee6f 100644
--- a/src/render/vitagxm/SDL_render_vita_gxm.c
+++ b/src/render/vitagxm/SDL_render_vita_gxm.c
@@ -999,8 +999,8 @@ VITA_GXM_RunCommandQueue(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, void *
 
             case SDL_RENDERCMD_SETVIEWPORT: {
                 SDL_Rect *viewport = &data->drawstate.viewport;
-                if (SDL_memcmp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect)) != 0) {
-                    SDL_memcpy(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect));
+                if (SDL_memcmp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect, sizeof(cmd->data.viewport.rect)) != 0) {
+                    SDL_copyp(viewport, &cmd->data.viewport.rect);
                     data->drawstate.viewport_dirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
                 break;
@@ -1013,8 +1013,8 @@ VITA_GXM_RunCommandQueue(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, void *
                     data->drawstate.cliprect_enabled_dirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
 
-                if (SDL_memcmp(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect)) != 0) {
-                    SDL_memcpy(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect, sizeof (SDL_Rect));
+                if (SDL_memcmp(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect, sizeof(*rect)) != 0) {
+                    SDL_copyp(&data->drawstate.cliprect, rect);
                     data->drawstate.cliprect_dirty = SDL_TRUE;
                 }
                 break;
diff --git a/src/thread/windows/SDL_syscond_cv.c b/src/thread/windows/SDL_syscond_cv.c
index 54d34084f..9c0ceb3a8 100644
--- a/src/thread/windows/SDL_syscond_cv.c
+++ b/src/thread/windows/SDL_syscond_cv.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ SDL_CreateCond(void)
         }
 #endif
 
-        SDL_memcpy(&SDL_cond_impl_active, impl, sizeof(SDL_cond_impl_active));
+        SDL_copyp(&SDL_cond_impl_active, impl);
     }
     return SDL_cond_impl_active.Create();
 }
diff --git a/src/thread/windows/SDL_sysmutex.c b/src/thread/windows/SDL_sysmutex.c
index b0b4abcb0..3974b3362 100644
--- a/src/thread/windows/SDL_sysmutex.c
+++ b/src/thread/windows/SDL_sysmutex.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ SDL_CreateMutex(void)
         }
 
         /* Copy instead of using pointer to save one level of indirection */
-        SDL_memcpy(&SDL_mutex_impl_active, impl, sizeof(SDL_mutex_impl_active));
+        SDL_copyp(&SDL_mutex_impl_active, impl);
     }
     return SDL_mutex_impl_active.Create();
 }
diff --git a/src/thread/windows/SDL_syssem.c b/src/thread/windows/SDL_syssem.c
index 794a713a8..629f2a9cc 100644
--- a/src/thread/windows/SDL_syssem.c
+++ b/src/thread/windows/SDL_syssem.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ SDL_CreateSemaphore(Uint32 initial_value)
 #endif
 
         /* Copy instead of using pointer to save one level of indirection */
-        SDL_memcpy(&SDL_sem_impl_active, impl, sizeof(SDL_sem_impl_active));
+        SDL_copyp(&SDL_sem_impl_active, impl);
     }
     return SDL_sem_impl_active.Create(initial_value);
 }
diff --git a/src/video/os2/SDL_os2video.c b/src/video/os2/SDL_os2video.c
index 65428da65..81e8e554f 100644
--- a/src/video/os2/SDL_os2video.c
+++ b/src/video/os2/SDL_os2video.c
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ static void OS2_GetDisplayModes(_THIS, SDL_VideoDisplay *display)
     SDL_DisplayMode mode;
 
     debug_os2("Enter");
-    SDL_memcpy(&mode, &display->current_mode, sizeof(SDL_DisplayMode));
+    SDL_copyp(&mode, &display->current_mode);
     mode.driverdata = (MODEDATA *) SDL_malloc(sizeof(MODEDATA));
     if (!mode.driverdata) return; /* yikes.. */
     SDL_memcpy(mode.driverdata, display->current_mode.driverdata, sizeof(MODEDATA));
diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandkeyboard.c b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandkeyboard.c
index ad91ca5c4..8f293a546 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandkeyboard.c
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandkeyboard.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Wayland_SetTextInputRect(_THIS, SDL_Rect *rect)
     if (driverdata->text_input_manager) {
         struct SDL_WaylandInput *input = driverdata->input;
         if (input != NULL && input->text_input) {
-            SDL_memcpy(&input->text_input->cursor_rect, rect, sizeof(SDL_Rect));
+            SDL_copyp(&input->text_input->cursor_rect, rect);
             zwp_text_input_v3_set_cursor_rectangle(input->text_input->text_input,
                                                    rect->x,
                                                    rect->y,