diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageTk.py b/src/PIL/ImageTk.py
index e51eeff6a36..16daa7ae183 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageTk.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageTk.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ def _pyimagingtkcall(
 ) -> None:
     tk = photo.tk
     ptr_str = repr(ptr).strip("<>")
+    # Replace pointer to actual one for pypy
+    ptr_str = ptr_str.rpartition("0x")[0] + hex(id(ptr))
     try:
         tk.call(command, photo, ptr_str)
     except tkinter.TclError:
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ def _pyimagingtkcall(
         from . import _imagingtk
 
         _imagingtk.tkinit(tk.interpaddr())
+        print(">>> _pyimagingtkcall ref", ptr_str)
         tk.call(command, photo, ptr_str)
 
 
diff --git a/src/Tk/tkImaging.c b/src/Tk/tkImaging.c
index 9c0acdf0875..1b68a31c6db 100644
--- a/src/Tk/tkImaging.c
+++ b/src/Tk/tkImaging.c
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ ImagingFind(const char *name) {
     PyObject *capsule;
     const char *expected = "capsule object \"" IMAGING_MAGIC "\" at 0x";
 
+    printf(">>> ImagingFind '%s'", name);
+    printf(">>> expected '%s'", expected);
+
     if (strncmp(name, expected, strlen(expected))) {
         return NULL;
     }