diff --git a/Include/cpython/objimpl.h b/Include/cpython/objimpl.h
index 8e3c964cf44e76..2f802e92a6cdf8 100644
--- a/Include/cpython/objimpl.h
+++ b/Include/cpython/objimpl.h
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyObject_GC_Calloc(size_t size);
 /* Test if a type supports weak references */
 #define PyType_SUPPORTS_WEAKREFS(t) ((t)->tp_weaklistoffset > 0)
 
-#define PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(o) \
-    ((PyObject **) (((char *) (o)) + Py_TYPE(o)->tp_weaklistoffset))
+PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject **) PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(PyObject *op);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_object.h b/Include/internal/pycore_object.h
index 10a5746997ec72..002b70007b639c 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_object.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_object.h
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ extern void _Py_PrintReferences(FILE *);
 extern void _Py_PrintReferenceAddresses(FILE *);
 #endif
 
+static inline PyObject **
+_PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(PyObject *op)
+{
+    Py_ssize_t offset = Py_TYPE(op)->tp_weaklistoffset;
+    return (PyObject **)((char *)op + offset);
+}
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2020-04-05-00-10-45.bpo-40170.6nFYbY.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2020-04-05-00-10-45.bpo-40170.6nFYbY.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3c4e33b9da1347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2020-04-05-00-10-45.bpo-40170.6nFYbY.rst	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Convert the :c:func:`PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR` macro to a function to hide
+implementation details: the macro accessed directly to the
+:c:member:`PyTypeObject.tp_weaklistoffset` member.
diff --git a/Modules/_weakref.c b/Modules/_weakref.c
index cd7c4c159ac1b6..e33cba2a3dd81f 100644
--- a/Modules/_weakref.c
+++ b/Modules/_weakref.c
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #include "Python.h"
+#include "pycore_object.h"   // _PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR
 
 
 #define GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(o) \
-        ((PyWeakReference **) PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(o))
+        ((PyWeakReference **) _PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(o))
 
 /*[clinic input]
 module _weakref
diff --git a/Modules/gcmodule.c b/Modules/gcmodule.c
index cf164c17d7bf17..1bc41fb83d8a60 100644
--- a/Modules/gcmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/gcmodule.c
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ handle_weakrefs(PyGC_Head *unreachable, PyGC_Head *old)
 
         /* It supports weakrefs.  Does it have any? */
         wrlist = (PyWeakReference **)
-                                PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(op);
+                                _PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(op);
 
         /* `op` may have some weakrefs.  March over the list, clear
          * all the weakrefs, and move the weakrefs with callbacks
diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index e6d0da1c775c26..05241e8a740d14 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -2206,6 +2206,14 @@ _Py_Dealloc(PyObject *op)
     (*dealloc)(op);
 }
 
+
+PyObject **
+PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(PyObject *op)
+{
+    return _PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(op);
+}
+
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index bed50d1e7f2d3c..bdd16af929079f 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ subtype_dealloc(PyObject *self)
         if (type->tp_weaklistoffset && !base->tp_weaklistoffset) {
             /* Modeled after GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR() */
             PyWeakReference **list = (PyWeakReference **) \
-                PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(self);
+                _PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(self);
             while (*list)
                 _PyWeakref_ClearRef(*list);
         }
diff --git a/Objects/weakrefobject.c b/Objects/weakrefobject.c
index 7a5d9fb88af14d..1e6697b729c9c0 100644
--- a/Objects/weakrefobject.c
+++ b/Objects/weakrefobject.c
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #include "Python.h"
+#include "pycore_object.h"   // _PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR
 #include "structmember.h"
 
 
 #define GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(o) \
-        ((PyWeakReference **) PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(o))
+        ((PyWeakReference **) _PyObject_GET_WEAKREFS_LISTPTR(o))
 
 
 Py_ssize_t