diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 67e9931cf..820c9dbd2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -413,6 +413,8 @@ Currently, the `@compat` macro supports the following syntaxes:
 
 * `isalpha` is now `isletter` ([#27077]).
 
+* `cfunction` is now `@cfunction` ([#26486]).
+
 ## New macros
 
 * `@__DIR__` has been added ([#18380])
@@ -637,6 +639,7 @@ includes this fix. Find the minimum version from there.
 [#26369]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/26369
 [#26436]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/26436
 [#26442]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/26442
+[#26486]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/26486
 [#26660]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/26660
 [#26670]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/26670
 [#27077]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/27077
diff --git a/src/Compat.jl b/src/Compat.jl
index 9acef20b5..108d1234f 100644
--- a/src/Compat.jl
+++ b/src/Compat.jl
@@ -1891,6 +1891,14 @@ end
     const isletter = isalpha
 end
 
+# 0.7.0-DEV.4762
+@static if !isdefined(Base, Symbol("@cfunction"))
+    macro cfunction(f, rt, tup)
+        :(Base.cfunction($f, $rt, Tuple{$tup...}))
+    end
+    export @cfunction
+end
+
 include("deprecated.jl")
 
 end # module Compat
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 8222eff93..7e9ca5e30 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -1757,4 +1757,10 @@ end
 @test isletter('β')
 @test !isletter('3')
 
+# 0.7.0-DEV.4762
+let ptr = @cfunction(+, Int, (Int, Int))
+    @test ptr isa Cvoid
+    @test ptr != C_NULL
+end
+
 nothing