diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 25785b7..06cf488 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -21933,6 +21933,15 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+    int
+translated_function_exists(name)
+    char_u	*name;
+{
+    if (builtin_function(name))
+	return find_internal_func(name) >= 0;
+    return find_func(name) != NULL;
+}
+
 /*
  * Return TRUE if a function "name" exists.
  */
@@ -21950,12 +21959,7 @@
     /* Only accept "funcname", "funcname ", "funcname (..." and
      * "funcname(...", not "funcname!...". */
     if (p != NULL && (*nm == NUL || *nm == '('))
-    {
-	if (builtin_function(p))
-	    n = (find_internal_func(p) >= 0);
-	else
-	    n = (find_func(p) != NULL);
-    }
+	n = translated_function_exists(p);
     vim_free(p);
     return n;
 }
@@ -21971,18 +21975,9 @@
     p = trans_function_name(&nm, FALSE, TFN_INT|TFN_QUIET, NULL);
 
     if (p != NULL && *nm == NUL)
-    {
-	if (!check)
+	if (!check || translated_function_exists(p))
 	    return p;
-	else if (builtin_function(p))
-	{
-	    if (find_internal_func(p) >= 0)
-		return p;
-	}
-	else
-	    if (find_func(p) != NULL)
-		return p;
-    }
+
     vim_free(p);
     return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/src/if_py_both.h b/src/if_py_both.h
index bf7110d..f19feda 100644
--- a/src/if_py_both.h
+++ b/src/if_py_both.h
@@ -1991,30 +1991,73 @@
 
 static PyTypeObject FunctionType;
 
+#define NEW_FUNCTION(name) FunctionNew(&FunctionType, name)
+
     static PyObject *
-FunctionNew(char_u *name)
+FunctionNew(PyTypeObject *subtype, char_u *name)
 {
     FunctionObject	*self;
 
-    self = PyObject_NEW(FunctionObject, &FunctionType);
+    self = (FunctionObject *) subtype->tp_alloc(subtype, 0);
+
     if (self == NULL)
 	return NULL;
-    self->name = PyMem_New(char_u, STRLEN(name) + 1);
-    if (self->name == NULL)
+
+    if (isdigit(*name))
     {
-	PyErr_NoMemory();
+	if (!translated_function_exists(name))
+	{
+	    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
+		    _("unnamed function does not exist"));
+	    return NULL;
+	}
+	self->name = vim_strsave(name);
+	func_ref(self->name);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+	self->name = get_expanded_name(name, TRUE);
+	if (self->name == NULL)
+	{
+	    if (script_autoload(name, TRUE) && !aborting())
+		self->name = get_expanded_name(name, TRUE);
+	    if (self->name == NULL)
+	    {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, _("function does not exist"));
+		return NULL;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+    return (PyObject *)(self);
+}
+
+    static PyObject *
+FunctionConstructor(PyTypeObject *subtype, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
+{
+    PyObject	*self;
+    char_u	*name;
+
+    if (kwargs)
+    {
+	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+		_("function constructor does not accept keyword arguments"));
 	return NULL;
     }
-    STRCPY(self->name, name);
-    func_ref(name);
-    return (PyObject *)(self);
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &name))
+	return NULL;
+
+    self = FunctionNew(subtype, name);
+
+    return self;
 }
 
     static void
 FunctionDestructor(FunctionObject *self)
 {
     func_unref(self->name);
-    PyMem_Free(self->name);
+    vim_free(self->name);
 
     DESTRUCTOR_FINISH(self);
 }
@@ -2093,7 +2136,6 @@
 }
 
 static struct PyMethodDef FunctionMethods[] = {
-    {"__call__",(PyCFunction)FunctionCall,  METH_VARARGS|METH_KEYWORDS,	""},
     {"__dir__",	(PyCFunction)FunctionDir,   METH_NOARGS,		""},
     { NULL,	NULL,			0,				NULL}
 };
@@ -4895,7 +4937,7 @@
 	case VAR_DICT:
 	    return NEW_DICTIONARY(tv->vval.v_dict);
 	case VAR_FUNC:
-	    return FunctionNew(tv->vval.v_string == NULL
+	    return NEW_FUNCTION(tv->vval.v_string == NULL
 					  ? (char_u *)"" : tv->vval.v_string);
 	case VAR_UNKNOWN:
 	    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
@@ -5105,10 +5147,12 @@
     FunctionType.tp_basicsize = sizeof(FunctionObject);
     FunctionType.tp_dealloc = (destructor)FunctionDestructor;
     FunctionType.tp_call = (ternaryfunc)FunctionCall;
-    FunctionType.tp_flags = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT;
+    FunctionType.tp_flags = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE;
     FunctionType.tp_doc = "object that calls vim function";
     FunctionType.tp_methods = FunctionMethods;
     FunctionType.tp_repr = (reprfunc)FunctionRepr;
+    FunctionType.tp_new = (newfunc)FunctionConstructor;
+    FunctionType.tp_alloc = (allocfunc)PyType_GenericAlloc;
 #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
     FunctionType.tp_getattro = (getattrofunc)FunctionGetattro;
 #else
diff --git a/src/proto/eval.pro b/src/proto/eval.pro
index 8cb0dd6..56f91bb 100644
--- a/src/proto/eval.pro
+++ b/src/proto/eval.pro
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 char_u *get_function_name __ARGS((expand_T *xp, int idx));
 char_u *get_expr_name __ARGS((expand_T *xp, int idx));
 char_u *get_expanded_name __ARGS((char_u *name, int check));
+int translated_function_exists __ARGS((char_u *name));
 int func_call __ARGS((char_u *name, typval_T *args, dict_T *selfdict, typval_T *rettv));
 void mzscheme_call_vim __ARGS((char_u *name, typval_T *args, typval_T *rettv));
 long do_searchpair __ARGS((char_u *spat, char_u *mpat, char_u *epat, int dir, char_u *skip, int flags, pos_T *match_pos, linenr_T lnum_stop, long time_limit));
diff --git a/src/testdir/test86.in b/src/testdir/test86.in
index dfba65d..981d5e5 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test86.in
+++ b/src/testdir/test86.in
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 :"
 :" Extending Dictionary directly with different types
 :let d = {}
+:fun d.f()
+:  return 1
+:endfun
 py << EOF
 d=vim.bindeval('d')
 d['1']='asd'
@@ -44,12 +47,13 @@
 dv.sort(key=repr)
 di.sort(key=repr)
 EOF
+:$put =pyeval('d[''f''](self={})')
 :$put =pyeval('repr(dk)')
 :$put =substitute(pyeval('repr(dv)'),'0x\x\+','','g')
 :$put =substitute(pyeval('repr(di)'),'0x\x\+','','g')
-:for [key, val] in sort(items(d))
-:  $put =string(key) . ' : ' . string(val)
-:  unlet key val
+:for [key, Val] in sort(items(d))
+:  $put =string(key) . ' : ' . string(Val)
+:  unlet key Val
 :endfor
 :"
 :" removing items with del
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@
 :$put =string(l)
 :"
 :py del d['-1']
+:py del d['f']
 :$put =string(pyeval('d.get(''b'', 1)'))
 :$put =string(pyeval('d.pop(''b'')'))
 :$put =string(pyeval('d.get(''b'', 1)'))
@@ -187,9 +192,10 @@
 :catch
 :   $put =v:exception[:16]
 :endtry
+:py f=l[0]
 :delfunction New
 :try
-:   py l[0](1, 2, 3)
+:   py f(1, 2, 3)
 :catch
 :   $put =v:exception[:16]
 :endtry
@@ -737,6 +743,7 @@
 :$put =string(pyeval('vim.Dictionary(((''a'', 1),))'))
 :$put =string(pyeval('vim.List()'))
 :$put =string(pyeval('vim.List(iter(''abc''))'))
+:$put =string(pyeval('vim.Function(''tr'')'))
 :"
 :" Test stdout/stderr
 :redir => messages
@@ -747,6 +754,10 @@
 :redir END
 :$put =string(substitute(messages, '\d\+', '', 'g'))
 :" Test subclassing
+:fun Put(...)
+:   $put =string(a:000)
+:   return a:000
+:endfun
 py << EOF
 class DupDict(vim.Dictionary):
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
@@ -762,10 +773,17 @@
 dl = DupList()
 dl2 = DupList(iter('abc'))
 dl.extend(dl2[0])
+
+class DupFun(vim.Function):
+    def __call__(self, arg):
+        return super(DupFun, self).__call__(arg, arg)
+
+df = DupFun('Put')
 EOF
 :$put =string(sort(keys(pyeval('dd'))))
 :$put =string(pyeval('dl'))
 :$put =string(pyeval('dl2'))
+:$put =string(pyeval('df(2)'))
 :"
 :" Test exceptions
 :fun Exe(e)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test86.ok b/src/testdir/test86.ok
index b484ec6..34e1e68 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test86.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test86.ok
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 Vim(put):E684:
 [0, 'as''d', [1, 2, function('strlen'), {'a': 1}]]
 [0, function('strlen'), [1, 2, function('strlen'), {'a': 1}]]
-['-1', '0', '1', 'b']
-['asd', -1L, <vim.dictionary object at >, <vim.list object at >]
-[('-1', <vim.dictionary object at >), ('0', -1L), ('1', 'asd'), ('b', <vim.list object at >)]
+1
+['-1', '0', '1', 'b', 'f']
+['asd', -1L, <vim.Function '1'>, <vim.dictionary object at >, <vim.list object at >]
+[('-1', <vim.dictionary object at >), ('0', -1L), ('1', 'asd'), ('b', <vim.list object at >), ('f', <vim.Function '1'>)]
 '-1' : {'a': 1}
 '0' : -1
 '1' : 'asd'
 'b' : [1, 2, function('strlen')]
+'f' : function('1')
 [0, function('strlen')]
 [3]
 [1, 2, function('strlen')]
@@ -407,13 +409,14 @@
 range:__dir__,__members__,append,end,start
 dictionary:__dir__,__members__,get,has_key,items,keys,locked,pop,popitem,scope,update,values
 list:__dir__,__members__,extend,locked
-function:__call__,__dir__,__members__,softspace
+function:__dir__,__members__,softspace
 output:__dir__,__members__,flush,softspace,write,writelines
 {}
 {'a': 1}
 {'a': 1}
 []
 ['a', 'b', 'c']
+function('tr')
 '
 abcdef
 line  :
@@ -424,6 +427,8 @@
 ['a', 'dup_a']
 ['a', 'a']
 ['a', 'b', 'c']
+[2, 2]
+[2, 2]
 (<class 'vim.error'>, error('abc',))
 (<class 'vim.error'>, error('def',))
 (<class 'vim.error'>, error('ghi',))
diff --git a/src/testdir/test87.in b/src/testdir/test87.in
index 82edc8b..776d53a 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test87.in
+++ b/src/testdir/test87.in
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 :"
 :" Extending Dictionary directly with different types
 :let d = {}
+:fun d.f()
+:  return 1
+:endfun
 py3 << EOF
 d=vim.bindeval('d')
 d['1']='asd'
@@ -39,12 +42,13 @@
 dv.sort(key=repr)
 di.sort(key=repr)
 EOF
+:$put =py3eval('d[''f''](self={})')
 :$put =py3eval('repr(dk)')
 :$put =substitute(py3eval('repr(dv)'),'0x\x\+','','g')
 :$put =substitute(py3eval('repr(di)'),'0x\x\+','','g')
-:for [key, val] in sort(items(d))
-:  $put =string(key) . ' : ' . string(val)
-:  unlet key val
+:for [key, Val] in sort(items(d))
+:  $put =string(key) . ' : ' . string(Val)
+:  unlet key Val
 :endfor
 :"
 :" removing items with del
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@
 :$put =string(l)
 :"
 :py3 del d['-1']
+:py3 del d['f']
 :$put =string(py3eval('d.get(''b'', 1)'))
 :$put =string(py3eval('d.pop(''b'')'))
 :$put =string(py3eval('d.get(''b'', 1)'))
@@ -182,9 +187,10 @@
 :catch
 :   $put =v:exception[:13]
 :endtry
+:py3 f=l[0]
 :delfunction New
 :try
-:   py3 l[0](1, 2, 3)
+:   py3 f(1, 2, 3)
 :catch
 :   $put =v:exception[:13]
 :endtry
@@ -698,6 +704,7 @@
 :$put =string(py3eval('vim.Dictionary(((''a'', 1),))'))
 :$put =string(py3eval('vim.List()'))
 :$put =string(py3eval('vim.List(iter(''abc''))'))
+:$put =string(py3eval('vim.Function(''tr'')'))
 :"
 :" Test stdout/stderr
 :redir => messages
@@ -708,6 +715,10 @@
 :redir END
 :$put =string(substitute(messages, '\d\+', '', 'g'))
 :" Test subclassing
+:fun Put(...)
+:   $put =string(a:000)
+:   return a:000
+:endfun
 py3 << EOF
 class DupDict(vim.Dictionary):
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
@@ -723,10 +734,17 @@
 dl = DupList()
 dl2 = DupList(iter('abc'))
 dl.extend(dl2[0])
+
+class DupFun(vim.Function):
+    def __call__(self, arg):
+        return super(DupFun, self).__call__(arg, arg)
+
+df = DupFun('Put')
 EOF
 :$put =string(sort(keys(py3eval('dd'))))
 :$put =string(py3eval('dl'))
 :$put =string(py3eval('dl2'))
+:$put =string(py3eval('df(2)'))
 :"
 :" Test exceptions
 :fun Exe(e)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test87.ok b/src/testdir/test87.ok
index 0945396..2d732fd 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test87.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test87.ok
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 Vim(put):E684:
 [0, 'as''d', [1, 2, function('strlen'), {'a': 1}]]
 [0, function('strlen'), [1, 2, function('strlen'), {'a': 1}]]
-[b'-1', b'0', b'1', b'b']
-[-1, <vim.dictionary object at >, <vim.list object at >, b'asd']
-[(b'-1', <vim.dictionary object at >), (b'0', -1), (b'1', b'asd'), (b'b', <vim.list object at >)]
+1
+[b'-1', b'0', b'1', b'b', b'f']
+[-1, <vim.Function '1'>, <vim.dictionary object at >, <vim.list object at >, b'asd']
+[(b'-1', <vim.dictionary object at >), (b'0', -1), (b'1', b'asd'), (b'b', <vim.list object at >), (b'f', <vim.Function '1'>)]
 '-1' : {'a': 1}
 '0' : -1
 '1' : 'asd'
 'b' : [1, 2, function('strlen')]
+'f' : function('1')
 [0, function('strlen')]
 [3]
 [1, 2, function('strlen')]
@@ -396,13 +398,14 @@
 range:__dir__,append,end,start
 dictionary:__dir__,get,has_key,items,keys,locked,pop,popitem,scope,update,values
 list:__dir__,extend,locked
-function:__call__,__dir__,softspace
+function:__dir__,softspace
 output:__dir__,flush,softspace,write,writelines
 {}
 {'a': 1}
 {'a': 1}
 []
 ['a', 'b', 'c']
+function('tr')
 '
 abcdef
 line  :
@@ -413,6 +416,8 @@
 ['a', 'dup_a']
 ['a', 'a']
 ['a', 'b', 'c']
+[2, 2]
+[2, 2]
 (<class 'vim.error'>, error('abc',))
 (<class 'vim.error'>, error('def',))
 (<class 'vim.error'>, error('ghi',))
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index fa27fad..b05dc0e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -729,6 +729,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1063,
+/**/
     1062,
 /**/
     1061,