diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/callable_traits.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/callable_traits.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..447d39c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/callable_traits.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// This file is distributed under the BSD License.
+// See "license.txt" for details.
+// Copyright 2009-2012, Jonathan Turner (jonathan@emptycrate.com)
+// Copyright 2009-2015, Jason Turner (jason@emptycrate.com)
+// http://www.chaiscript.com
+
+#ifndef CHAISCRIPT_CALLABLE_TRAITS_HPP_
+#define CHAISCRIPT_CALLABLE_TRAITS_HPP_
+
+namespace chaiscript {
+  namespace dispatch {
+    namespace detail {
+
+      template<typename T>
+        struct Function_Signature
+        {
+          typedef T Signature;
+        };
+
+      template<typename T>
+        struct Callable_Traits
+        {
+
+          template<typename Ret, typename ... Param>
+            static Ret deduce_ret_type(Ret (T::*)(Param...) const);
+
+          template<typename Ret, typename ... Param>
+            static Function_Signature<Ret (Param...)> deduce_sig_type(Ret (T::*)(Param...) const);
+
+          typedef decltype(deduce_ret_type(&T::operator())) Return_Type;
+          typedef typename decltype(deduce_sig_type(&T::operator()))::Signature Signature;
+          typedef decltype(deduce_sig_type(&T::operator())) Signature_Object;
+        };
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp
index 39011ca..0bd8b7c 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp
@@ -549,6 +549,45 @@ namespace chaiscript
         virtual bool compare_types_with_cast(const std::vector<Boxed_Value> &vals, const Type_Conversions &t_conversions) const = 0;
     };
 
+
+
+    /// For any callable object
+    template<typename Func, typename Callable>
+      class Proxy_Function_Callable_Impl : public Proxy_Function_Impl_Base
+    {
+      public:
+        Proxy_Function_Callable_Impl(Callable f)
+          : Proxy_Function_Impl_Base(detail::build_param_type_list(static_cast<Func *>(nullptr))),
+            m_f(std::move(f)), m_dummy_func(nullptr)
+        {
+        }
+
+        virtual ~Proxy_Function_Callable_Impl() {}
+
+        virtual bool compare_types_with_cast(const std::vector<Boxed_Value> &vals, const Type_Conversions &t_conversions) const CHAISCRIPT_OVERRIDE
+        {
+          return detail::compare_types_cast(m_dummy_func, vals, t_conversions);
+        }
+
+        virtual bool operator==(const Proxy_Function_Base &t_func) const CHAISCRIPT_OVERRIDE
+        {
+          return dynamic_cast<const Proxy_Function_Callable_Impl<Func, Callable> *>(&t_func) != nullptr;
+        }
+
+
+      protected:
+        virtual Boxed_Value do_call(const std::vector<Boxed_Value> &params, const Type_Conversions &t_conversions) const CHAISCRIPT_OVERRIDE
+        {
+          typedef typename detail::Callable_Traits<Callable>::Return_Type Return_Type;
+          return detail::Do_Call<Return_Type>::go(m_f, params, t_conversions);
+        }
+
+
+      private:
+        Callable m_f;
+        Func *m_dummy_func;
+    };
+
     /// The standard typesafe function call implementation of Proxy_Function
     /// It takes a std::function<> object and performs runtime 
     /// type checking of Boxed_Value parameters, in a type safe manner
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions_detail.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions_detail.hpp
index b90c8d6..66e7713 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions_detail.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions_detail.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "boxed_value.hpp"
 #include "handle_return.hpp"
 #include "type_info.hpp"
+#include "callable_traits.hpp"
 
 namespace chaiscript {
 class Type_Conversions;
@@ -111,8 +112,8 @@ namespace chaiscript
         struct Call_Func
         {
 
-          template<typename ... InnerParams>
-          static Ret do_call(const std::function<Ret (Params...)> &f,
+          template<typename Callable, typename ... InnerParams>
+          static Ret do_call(const Callable &f,
               const std::vector<Boxed_Value> &params, const Type_Conversions &t_conversions, InnerParams &&... innerparams)
           {
             return Call_Func<Ret, count - 1, Params...>::do_call(f, params, t_conversions, std::forward<InnerParams>(innerparams)..., params[sizeof...(Params) - count]);
@@ -126,8 +127,8 @@ namespace chaiscript
 #pragma warning(push)
 #pragma warning(disable : 4100) /// Disable unreferenced formal parameter warning, which only shows up in MSVC I don't think there's any way around it \todo evaluate this
 #endif
-          template<typename ... InnerParams>
-            static Ret do_call(const std::function<Ret (Params...)> &f,
+          template<typename Callable, typename ... InnerParams>
+            static Ret do_call(const Callable &f,
                 const std::vector<Boxed_Value> &, const Type_Conversions &t_conversions, InnerParams &&... innerparams)
             {
               return f(boxed_cast<Params>(std::forward<InnerParams>(innerparams), &t_conversions)...);
@@ -143,8 +144,8 @@ namespace chaiscript
        * if any unboxing fails the execution of the function fails and
        * the bad_boxed_cast is passed up to the caller.
        */
-      template<typename Ret, typename ... Params>
-        Ret call_func(const std::function<Ret (Params...)> &f,
+      template<typename Callable, typename Ret, typename ... Params>
+        Ret call_func(const chaiscript::dispatch::detail::Function_Signature<Ret (Params...)> &, const Callable &f,
             const std::vector<Boxed_Value> &params, const Type_Conversions &t_conversions)
         {
           if (params.size() == sizeof...(Params))
@@ -170,20 +171,20 @@ namespace chaiscript
     template<typename Ret>
       struct Do_Call
       {
-        template<typename Fun>
-          static Boxed_Value go(const std::function<Fun> &fun, const std::vector<Boxed_Value> &params, const Type_Conversions &t_conversions)
+        template<typename Callable>
+          static Boxed_Value go(const Callable &fun, const std::vector<Boxed_Value> &params, const Type_Conversions &t_conversions)
           {
-            return Handle_Return<Ret>::handle(call_func(fun, params, t_conversions));
+            return Handle_Return<Ret>::handle(call_func(typename Callable_Traits<Callable>::Signature_Object(), fun, params, t_conversions));
           }
       };
 
     template<>
       struct Do_Call<void>
       {
-        template<typename Fun>
-          static Boxed_Value go(const std::function<Fun> &fun, const std::vector<Boxed_Value> &params, const Type_Conversions &t_conversions)
+        template<typename Callable>
+          static Boxed_Value go(const Callable &fun, const std::vector<Boxed_Value> &params, const Type_Conversions &t_conversions)
           {
-            call_func(fun, params, t_conversions);
+            call_func(typename Callable_Traits<Callable>::Signature_Object(), fun, params, t_conversions);
             return Handle_Return<void>::handle();
           }
       };
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp
index 4998ede..e526de5 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
   {
     namespace detail
     {
+
       template<typename T>
         struct FunctionSignature
         {
@@ -108,8 +109,17 @@ namespace chaiscript
   template<typename T>
     Proxy_Function fun(const T &t)
     {
+      typedef typename dispatch::detail::Callable_Traits<T>::Signature Signature;
+
       return Proxy_Function(
-          chaiscript::make_shared<dispatch::Proxy_Function_Base, dispatch::Proxy_Function_Impl<typename dispatch::detail::FunctionSignature<decltype(dispatch::detail::to_function(t)) >::Signature>>(dispatch::detail::to_function(t)));
+          chaiscript::make_shared<dispatch::Proxy_Function_Base, dispatch::Proxy_Function_Callable_Impl<Signature, T>>(t));
+    }
+
+  template<typename Ret, typename ... Param>
+    Proxy_Function fun(Ret (*func)(Param...))
+    {
+      return Proxy_Function(
+          chaiscript::make_shared<dispatch::Proxy_Function_Base, dispatch::Proxy_Function_Impl<typename dispatch::detail::FunctionSignature<decltype(dispatch::detail::to_function(func)) >::Signature>>(dispatch::detail::to_function(func)));
     }
 
   template<typename Ret, typename Class, typename ... Param>