diff --git a/tests/snippets/class.py b/tests/snippets/class.py
index e226f9c4b4..f5dce24257 100644
--- a/tests/snippets/class.py
+++ b/tests/snippets/class.py
@@ -42,12 +42,9 @@ def kungfu(x):
 
 
 bar = Bar()
-bar.fubar(2)
 
-# TODO: make below work:
-# Bar.fubar(2)
+bar.fubar(2)
+Bar.fubar(2)
 
 bar.kungfu(3)
-# TODO: make below work:
-# Bar.kungfu(3)
-
+Bar.kungfu(3)
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objfunction.rs b/vm/src/obj/objfunction.rs
index d4e4dafce2..955f2643e5 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objfunction.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objfunction.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::super::pyobject::{
-    AttributeProtocol, PyContext, PyFuncArgs, PyObject, PyObjectKind, PyObjectRef, PyResult,
-    TypeProtocol,
+    AttributeProtocol, IdProtocol, PyContext, PyFuncArgs, PyObject, PyObjectKind, PyObjectRef,
+    PyResult, TypeProtocol,
 };
 use super::super::vm::VirtualMachine;
 use super::objtype;
@@ -22,7 +22,17 @@ pub fn init(context: &PyContext) {
 }
 
 fn bind_method(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
-    Ok(vm.new_bound_method(args.args[0].clone(), args.args[1].clone()))
+    arg_check!(
+        vm,
+        args,
+        required = [(function, None), (obj, None), (cls, None)]
+    );
+
+    if obj.is(&vm.get_none()) && !cls.is(&obj.typ()) {
+        Ok(function.clone())
+    } else {
+        Ok(vm.ctx.new_bound_method(function.clone(), obj.clone()))
+    }
 }
 
 fn member_get(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, mut args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
@@ -50,7 +60,7 @@ fn classmethod_get(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
     match cls.get_attr("function") {
         Some(function) => {
             let py_obj = owner.clone();
-            let py_method = vm.new_bound_method(function, py_obj);
+            let py_method = vm.ctx.new_bound_method(function, py_obj);
             Ok(py_method)
         }
         None => {
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objproperty.rs b/vm/src/obj/objproperty.rs
index d2972a2686..1876915cb0 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objproperty.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objproperty.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fn property_get(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
 
     match cls.get_attr("fget") {
         Some(getter) => {
-            let py_method = vm.new_bound_method(getter, inst.clone());
+            let py_method = vm.ctx.new_bound_method(getter, inst.clone());
             vm.invoke(py_method, PyFuncArgs::default())
         }
         None => {
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objtype.rs b/vm/src/obj/objtype.rs
index 7f68a37e63..86818cf98f 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objtype.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objtype.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub fn init(context: &PyContext) {
     type_type.set_attr("__class__", context.new_member_descriptor(type_new));
     type_type.set_attr("__repr__", context.new_rustfunc(type_repr));
     type_type.set_attr("__prepare__", context.new_rustfunc(type_prepare));
+    type_type.set_attr("__getattribute__", context.new_rustfunc(type_getattribute));
 }
 
 fn type_mro(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ pub fn get_type_name(typ: &PyObjectRef) -> String {
 }
 
 pub fn type_new(vm: &mut VirtualMachine, args: PyFuncArgs) -> PyResult {
-    debug!("type.__new__{:?}", args);
+    debug!("type.__new__ {:?}", args);
     if args.args.len() == 2 {
         arg_check!(
             vm,
diff --git a/vm/src/vm.rs b/vm/src/vm.rs
index 05ecade75d..17c89ba0b6 100644
--- a/vm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/vm/src/vm.rs
@@ -92,10 +92,6 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
         self.ctx.none()
     }
 
-    pub fn new_bound_method(&self, function: PyObjectRef, object: PyObjectRef) -> PyObjectRef {
-        self.ctx.new_bound_method(function, object)
-    }
-
     pub fn get_type(&self) -> PyObjectRef {
         self.ctx.type_type()
     }
@@ -202,7 +198,13 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
         let cls = obj.typ();
         match cls.get_attr(method_name) {
             Some(func) => {
-                trace!("vm.call_method {:?} {:?} -> {:?}", obj, method_name, func);
+                trace!(
+                    "vm.call_method {:?} {:?} {:?} -> {:?}",
+                    obj,
+                    cls,
+                    method_name,
+                    func
+                );
                 let wrapped = self.call_get_descriptor(func, obj.clone())?;
                 self.invoke(wrapped, args)
             }
@@ -423,6 +425,7 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
 
     // get_attribute should be used for full attribute access (usually from user code).
     pub fn get_attribute(&mut self, obj: PyObjectRef, attr_name: PyObjectRef) -> PyResult {
+        trace!("vm.__getattribute__: {:?} {:?}", obj, attr_name);
         self.call_method(&obj, "__getattribute__", vec![attr_name])
     }