diff --git a/src/codegen/mod.rs b/src/codegen/mod.rs
index 5ce42c3449..ffb21d13b3 100644
--- a/src/codegen/mod.rs
+++ b/src/codegen/mod.rs
@@ -1045,7 +1045,8 @@ impl<'a> CodeGenerator for Vtable<'a> {
         // For now, we will only generate vtables for classes that:
         // - do not inherit from others (compilers merge VTable from primary parent class).
         // - do not contain a virtual destructor (requires ordering; platforms generate different vtables).
-        if self.comp_info.base_members().is_empty() &&
+        if ctx.options().vtable_generation &&
+            self.comp_info.base_members().is_empty() &&
             self.comp_info.destructor().is_none()
         {
             let class_ident = ctx.rust_ident(self.item_id.canonical_name(ctx));
@@ -1076,9 +1077,9 @@ impl<'a> CodeGenerator for Vtable<'a> {
                     let ret = utils::fnsig_return_ty(ctx, signature);
 
                     args[0] = if m.is_const() {
-                        quote! { this: & #class_ident }
+                        quote! { this: *const #class_ident }
                     } else {
-                        quote! { this: &mut #class_ident }
+                        quote! { this: *mut #class_ident }
                     };
 
                     Some(quote! {
@@ -1793,7 +1794,7 @@ impl CodeGenerator for CompInfo {
 
         if !is_opaque {
             if item.has_vtable_ptr(ctx) {
-                let vtable = Vtable::new(item.id(), &self);
+                let vtable = Vtable::new(item.id(), self);
                 vtable.codegen(ctx, result, item);
 
                 let vtable_type = vtable
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ea5c61b405..baea21b7e0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -569,6 +569,10 @@ impl Builder {
             output_vector.push("--explicit-padding".into());
         }
 
+        if self.options.vtable_generation {
+            output_vector.push("--vtable-generation".into());
+        }
+
         // Add clang arguments
 
         output_vector.push("--".into());
@@ -1450,6 +1454,14 @@ impl Builder {
         self
     }
 
+    /// If true, enables experimental support to generate vtable functions.
+    ///
+    /// Should mostly work, though some edge cases are likely to be broken.
+    pub fn vtable_generation(mut self, doit: bool) -> Self {
+        self.options.vtable_generation = doit;
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Generate the Rust bindings using the options built up thus far.
     pub fn generate(mut self) -> Result<Bindings, BindgenError> {
         // Add any extra arguments from the environment to the clang command line.
@@ -1981,6 +1993,9 @@ struct BindgenOptions {
 
     /// Always output explicit padding fields
     force_explicit_padding: bool,
+
+    /// Emit vtable functions.
+    vtable_generation: bool,
 }
 
 /// TODO(emilio): This is sort of a lie (see the error message that results from
@@ -2128,6 +2143,7 @@ impl Default for BindgenOptions {
             translate_enum_integer_types: false,
             c_naming: false,
             force_explicit_padding: false,
+            vtable_generation: false,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/options.rs b/src/options.rs
index 04d42ed5c3..081aad61da 100644
--- a/src/options.rs
+++ b/src/options.rs
@@ -542,6 +542,9 @@ where
             Arg::new("explicit-padding")
                 .long("explicit-padding")
                 .help("Always output explicit padding fields."),
+            Arg::new("vtable-generation")
+                .long("vtable-generation")
+                .help("Enables generation of vtable functions."),
         ]) // .args()
         .get_matches_from(args);
 
@@ -1008,6 +1011,10 @@ where
         builder = builder.explicit_padding(true);
     }
 
+    if matches.is_present("vtable-generation") {
+        builder = builder.vtable_generation(true);
+    }
+
     let verbose = matches.is_present("verbose");
 
     Ok((builder, output, verbose))
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/enum_and_vtable_mangling.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/enum_and_vtable_mangling.rs
index bd6f7ff603..5ae76c4c29 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/enum_and_vtable_mangling.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/enum_and_vtable_mangling.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub enum _bindgen_ty_1 {
 }
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct C__bindgen_vtable {
-    pub C_match: unsafe extern "C" fn(this: &mut C),
+    pub C_match: unsafe extern "C" fn(this: *mut C),
 }
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/nested_vtable.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/nested_vtable.rs
index 8747a59f11..7ee483044e 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/nested_vtable.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/nested_vtable.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct nsISupports__bindgen_vtable {
     pub nsISupports_QueryInterface:
-        unsafe extern "C" fn(this: &mut nsISupports) -> *mut nsISupports,
+        unsafe extern "C" fn(this: *mut nsISupports) -> *mut nsISupports,
 }
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/ref_argument_array.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/ref_argument_array.rs
index a99bf2c3bf..00a8e0ee35 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/ref_argument_array.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/ref_argument_array.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub const NSID_LENGTH: u32 = 10;
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct nsID__bindgen_vtable {
     pub nsID_ToProvidedString: unsafe extern "C" fn(
-        this: &mut nsID,
+        this: *mut nsID,
         aDest: *mut [::std::os::raw::c_char; 10usize],
     ),
 }
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/virtual_interface.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/virtual_interface.rs
index 7677c51fb6..be94f23205 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/virtual_interface.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/virtual_interface.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct PureVirtualIFace__bindgen_vtable {
-    pub PureVirtualIFace_Foo: unsafe extern "C" fn(this: &mut PureVirtualIFace),
+    pub PureVirtualIFace_Foo: unsafe extern "C" fn(this: *mut PureVirtualIFace),
     pub PureVirtualIFace_Bar: unsafe extern "C" fn(
-        this: &mut PureVirtualIFace,
+        this: *mut PureVirtualIFace,
         arg1: ::std::os::raw::c_uint,
     ),
 }
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl Default for PureVirtualIFace {
 }
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct AnotherInterface__bindgen_vtable {
-    pub AnotherInterface_Baz: unsafe extern "C" fn(this: &mut AnotherInterface),
+    pub AnotherInterface_Baz: unsafe extern "C" fn(this: *mut AnotherInterface),
 }
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/virtual_overloaded.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/virtual_overloaded.rs
index 3fcfe33e61..c117d9ef6c 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/virtual_overloaded.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/virtual_overloaded.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct C__bindgen_vtable {
     pub C_do_thing:
-        unsafe extern "C" fn(this: &mut C, arg1: ::std::os::raw::c_char),
+        unsafe extern "C" fn(this: *mut C, arg1: ::std::os::raw::c_char),
     pub C_do_thing1:
-        unsafe extern "C" fn(this: &mut C, arg1: ::std::os::raw::c_int),
+        unsafe extern "C" fn(this: *mut C, arg1: ::std::os::raw::c_int),
 }
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/vtable_recursive_sig.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/vtable_recursive_sig.rs
index dd1b0f4d16..74e1dc7914 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/vtable_recursive_sig.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/vtable_recursive_sig.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct Base__bindgen_vtable {
-    pub Base_AsDerived: unsafe extern "C" fn(this: &mut Base) -> *mut Derived,
+    pub Base_AsDerived: unsafe extern "C" fn(this: *mut Base) -> *mut Derived,
 }
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
diff --git a/tests/tests.rs b/tests/tests.rs
index 274c568301..1f116c93b3 100644
--- a/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/tests/tests.rs
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ fn create_bindgen_builder(header: &Path) -> Result<BuilderState, Error> {
         "--no-rustfmt-bindings",
         "--with-derive-default",
         "--disable-header-comment",
+        "--vtable-generation",
         header_str,
         "--raw-line",
         "",