diff --git a/include/godot_cpp/classes/wrapped.hpp b/include/godot_cpp/classes/wrapped.hpp
index f8f921b3..eea161c2 100644
--- a/include/godot_cpp/classes/wrapped.hpp
+++ b/include/godot_cpp/classes/wrapped.hpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 namespace godot {
 
 class ClassDB;
+template <class T>
+class ClassCreator;
 
 typedef void GodotObject;
 
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ typedef void GodotObject;
 class Wrapped {
 	friend class GDExtensionBinding;
 	friend void postinitialize_handler(Wrapped *);
+	template <class T>
+	friend class ClassCreator;
 
 protected:
 #ifdef HOT_RELOAD_ENABLED
@@ -132,16 +136,41 @@ struct EngineClassRegistration {
 } // namespace godot
 
 #ifdef HOT_RELOAD_ENABLED
-#define _GDCLASS_RECREATE(m_class, m_inherits)                                                   \
+#define _GDCLASS_RECREATE(m_class)                                                               \
 	m_class *new_instance = (m_class *)memalloc(sizeof(m_class));                                \
 	Wrapped::RecreateInstance recreate_data = { new_instance, obj, Wrapped::recreate_instance }; \
 	Wrapped::recreate_instance = &recreate_data;                                                 \
 	memnew_placement(new_instance, m_class);                                                     \
 	return new_instance;
 #else
-#define _GDCLASS_RECREATE(m_class, m_inherits) return nullptr;
+#define _GDCLASS_RECREATE(m_class) return nullptr;
 #endif
 
+namespace godot {
+
+template <class T>
+class ClassCreator {
+public:
+	static GDExtensionObjectPtr create(void *data) {
+		if constexpr (!std::is_abstract_v<T>) {
+			T *new_object = memnew(T);
+			return new_object->_owner;
+		} else {
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+	};
+
+	static GDExtensionClassInstancePtr recreate(void *data, GDExtensionObjectPtr obj) {
+		if constexpr (!std::is_abstract_v<T>) {
+			_GDCLASS_RECREATE(T)
+		} else {
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+	}
+};
+
+} // namespace godot
+
 // Use this on top of your own classes.
 // Note: the trail of `***` is to keep sane diffs in PRs, because clang-format otherwise moves every `\` which makes
 // every line of the macro different
@@ -226,15 +255,6 @@ public:
 		return m_inherits::get_class_static();                                                                                                                                         \
 	}                                                                                                                                                                                  \
                                                                                                                                                                                        \
-	static GDExtensionObjectPtr create(void *data) {                                                                                                                                   \
-		m_class *new_object = memnew(m_class);                                                                                                                                         \
-		return new_object->_owner;                                                                                                                                                     \
-	}                                                                                                                                                                                  \
-                                                                                                                                                                                       \
-	static GDExtensionClassInstancePtr recreate(void *data, GDExtensionObjectPtr obj) {                                                                                                \
-		_GDCLASS_RECREATE(m_class, m_inherits);                                                                                                                                        \
-	}                                                                                                                                                                                  \
-                                                                                                                                                                                       \
 	static void notification_bind(GDExtensionClassInstancePtr p_instance, int32_t p_what, GDExtensionBool p_reversed) {                                                                \
 		if (p_instance && m_class::_get_notification()) {                                                                                                                              \
 			if (m_class::_get_notification() != m_inherits::_get_notification()) {                                                                                                     \
diff --git a/include/godot_cpp/core/class_db.hpp b/include/godot_cpp/core/class_db.hpp
index 4196a76b..8a8b7648 100644
--- a/include/godot_cpp/core/class_db.hpp
+++ b/include/godot_cpp/core/class_db.hpp
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ void ClassDB::_register_class(bool p_virtual, bool p_exposed) {
 		T::to_string_bind, // GDExtensionClassToString to_string_func;
 		nullptr, // GDExtensionClassReference reference_func;
 		nullptr, // GDExtensionClassUnreference unreference_func;
-		T::create, // GDExtensionClassCreateInstance create_instance_func; /* this one is mandatory */
+		ClassCreator<T>::create, // GDExtensionClassCreateInstance create_instance_func; /* this one is mandatory */
 		T::free, // GDExtensionClassFreeInstance free_instance_func; /* this one is mandatory */
-		T::recreate, // GDExtensionClassRecreateInstance recreate_instance_func;
+		ClassCreator<T>::recreate, // GDExtensionClassRecreateInstance recreate_instance_func;
 		&ClassDB::get_virtual_func, // GDExtensionClassGetVirtual get_virtual_func;
 		nullptr, // GDExtensionClassGetVirtualCallData get_virtual_call_data_func;
 		nullptr, // GDExtensionClassCallVirtualWithData call_virtual_func;
diff --git a/test/src/example.h b/test/src/example.h
index 72f6783d..32d66d56 100644
--- a/test/src/example.h
+++ b/test/src/example.h
@@ -205,4 +205,22 @@ protected:
 	static void _bind_methods() {}
 };
 
+class ExamplePureVirtualBase : public Object {
+	GDCLASS(ExamplePureVirtualBase, Object);
+
+protected:
+	static void _bind_methods() {}
+
+	virtual int test_function() = 0;
+};
+
+class ExamplePureVirtual : public ExamplePureVirtualBase {
+	GDCLASS(ExamplePureVirtual, ExamplePureVirtualBase);
+
+protected:
+	static void _bind_methods() {}
+
+	int test_function() override { return 25; }
+};
+
 #endif // EXAMPLE_CLASS_H
diff --git a/test/src/register_types.cpp b/test/src/register_types.cpp
index dbb37d90..5b99d385 100644
--- a/test/src/register_types.cpp
+++ b/test/src/register_types.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ void initialize_example_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level) {
 	ClassDB::register_class<Example>();
 	ClassDB::register_class<ExampleVirtual>(true);
 	ClassDB::register_abstract_class<ExampleAbstract>();
+
+	GDREGISTER_VIRTUAL_CLASS(ExamplePureVirtualBase);
+	GDREGISTER_CLASS(ExamplePureVirtual);
 }
 
 void uninitialize_example_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level) {