diff --git a/py/emitglue.c b/py/emitglue.c
index 7dc3080870..415aa3a3d3 100644
--- a/py/emitglue.c
+++ b/py/emitglue.c
@@ -199,13 +199,15 @@ mp_obj_t mp_make_function_from_proto_fun(mp_proto_fun_t proto_fun, const mp_modu
     switch (rc->kind) {
         #if MICROPY_EMIT_NATIVE
         case MP_CODE_NATIVE_PY:
-        case MP_CODE_NATIVE_VIPER:
             fun = mp_obj_new_fun_native(def_args, rc->fun_data, context, rc->children);
             // Check for a generator function, and if so change the type of the object
             if (rc->is_generator) {
                 ((mp_obj_base_t *)MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(fun))->type = &mp_type_native_gen_wrap;
             }
             break;
+        case MP_CODE_NATIVE_VIPER:
+            fun = mp_obj_new_fun_viper(rc->fun_data, context, rc->children);
+            break;
         #endif
         #if MICROPY_EMIT_INLINE_ASM
         case MP_CODE_NATIVE_ASM:
diff --git a/py/obj.h b/py/obj.h
index f686fa44ca..9f2bb46e41 100644
--- a/py/obj.h
+++ b/py/obj.h
@@ -834,6 +834,7 @@ extern const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_fun_builtin_3;
 extern const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_fun_builtin_var;
 extern const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_fun_bc;
 extern const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_fun_native;
+extern const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_fun_viper;
 extern const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_fun_asm;
 extern const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_module;
 extern const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_staticmethod;
diff --git a/py/objfun.c b/py/objfun.c
index ba0ba37068..1bdbb39166 100644
--- a/py/objfun.c
+++ b/py/objfun.c
@@ -427,6 +427,27 @@ MP_DEFINE_CONST_OBJ_TYPE(
 
 #endif // MICROPY_EMIT_NATIVE
 
+/******************************************************************************/
+/* viper functions                                                           */
+
+#if MICROPY_EMIT_NATIVE
+
+STATIC mp_obj_t fun_viper_call(mp_obj_t self_in, size_t n_args, size_t n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+    MP_STACK_CHECK();
+    mp_obj_fun_bc_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
+    mp_call_fun_t fun = MICROPY_MAKE_POINTER_CALLABLE((void *)self->bytecode);
+    return fun(self_in, n_args, n_kw, args);
+}
+
+MP_DEFINE_CONST_OBJ_TYPE(
+    mp_type_fun_viper,
+    MP_QSTR_function,
+    MP_TYPE_FLAG_BINDS_SELF,
+    call, fun_viper_call
+    );
+
+#endif // MICROPY_EMIT_NATIVE
+
 /******************************************************************************/
 /* inline assembler functions                                                 */
 
diff --git a/py/objfun.h b/py/objfun.h
index b6350d7b67..ddb148dd19 100644
--- a/py/objfun.h
+++ b/py/objfun.h
@@ -54,11 +54,21 @@ mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_fun_bc(const mp_obj_t *def_args, const byte *code, const mp_
 void mp_obj_fun_bc_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest);
 
 #if MICROPY_EMIT_NATIVE
+
 static inline mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_fun_native(const mp_obj_t *def_args, const void *fun_data, const mp_module_context_t *mc, struct _mp_raw_code_t *const *child_table) {
     mp_obj_fun_bc_t *o = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(mp_obj_new_fun_bc(def_args, (const byte *)fun_data, mc, child_table));
     o->base.type = &mp_type_fun_native;
     return MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(o);
 }
+
+static inline mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_fun_viper(const void *fun_data, const mp_module_context_t *mc, struct _mp_raw_code_t *const *child_table) {
+    mp_obj_fun_bc_t *o = mp_obj_malloc(mp_obj_fun_bc_t, &mp_type_fun_viper);
+    o->bytecode = fun_data;
+    o->context = mc;
+    o->child_table = child_table;
+    return MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(o);
+}
+
 #endif
 
 #if MICROPY_EMIT_INLINE_ASM