Index: vala/valamethod.vala
===================================================================
--- vala/valamethod.vala	(revision 409)
+++ vala/valamethod.vala	(working copy)
@@ -126,6 +126,24 @@
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the name of the vfunc of this method as it is used in C code.
+	 *
+	 *  @return the vfunc's name to be used in C code
+	 */
+	public string! vfunc_name {
+		get {
+			if (_vfunc_name == null) {
+				_vfunc_name = this.name;
+			}
+			return _vfunc_name;
+		}
+		set {
+			_vfunc_name = value;
+		}
+	}
+
 	
 	/**
 	 * Specifies whether this method expects printf-style format arguments.
@@ -135,6 +153,7 @@
 	private bool _instance = true;
 	private Gee.List<FormalParameter> parameters = new ArrayList<FormalParameter> ();
 	private string cname;
+	private string _vfunc_name;
 	private bool _no_array_length;
 	private Gee.List<TypeReference> error_domains = new ArrayList<TypeReference> ();
 
@@ -247,6 +266,7 @@
 	public void set_cname (string cname) {
 		this.cname = cname;
 	}
+
 	
 	private void process_ccode_attribute (Attribute a) {
 		if (a.has_argument ("cname")) {
@@ -258,6 +278,9 @@
 				add_cheader_filename (filename);
 			}
 		}
+		if (a.has_argument ("vfunc_name")) {
+			this.vfunc_name = a.get_string ("vfunc_name");
+		}
 	}
 	
 	/**
Index: gobject/valacodegeneratorclass.vala
===================================================================
--- gobject/valacodegeneratorclass.vala	(revision 409)
+++ gobject/valacodegeneratorclass.vala	(working copy)
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 			
 			var ccast = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("%s_CLASS".printf (((Class) base_type).get_upper_case_cname (null))));
 			ccast.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier ("klass"));
-			init_block.add_statement (new CCodeExpressionStatement (new CCodeAssignment (new CCodeMemberAccess.pointer (ccast, m.name), new CCodeIdentifier (m.get_real_cname ()))));
+			init_block.add_statement (new CCodeExpressionStatement (new CCodeAssignment (new CCodeMemberAccess.pointer (ccast, m.vfunc_name), new CCodeIdentifier (m.get_real_cname ()))));
 		}
 
 		/* create dup_func and destroy_func properties for generic types */
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
 			}
 			
 			var ciface = new CCodeIdentifier ("iface");
-			init_block.add_statement (new CCodeExpressionStatement (new CCodeAssignment (new CCodeMemberAccess.pointer (ciface, m.name), new CCodeIdentifier (m.get_real_cname ()))));
+			init_block.add_statement (new CCodeExpressionStatement (new CCodeAssignment (new CCodeMemberAccess.pointer (ciface, m.vfunc_name), new CCodeIdentifier (m.get_real_cname ()))));
 		}
 		
 		source_type_member_definition.append (iface_init);
Index: gobject/valacodegeneratormethod.vala
===================================================================
--- gobject/valacodegeneratormethod.vala	(revision 409)
+++ gobject/valacodegeneratormethod.vala	(working copy)
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 			
 			if (m.is_abstract || m.is_virtual) {
 				var vdecl = new CCodeDeclaration (m.return_type.get_cname ());
-				vdeclarator = new CCodeFunctionDeclarator (m.name);
+				vdeclarator = new CCodeFunctionDeclarator (m.vfunc_name);
 				vdecl.add_declarator (vdeclarator);
 				type_struct.add_declaration (vdecl);
 
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
 			}
 			vcast.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier ("self"));
 		
-			var vcall = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeMemberAccess.pointer (vcast, m.name));
+			var vcall = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeMemberAccess.pointer (vcast, m.vfunc_name));
 			vcall.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier ("self"));
 		
 			var params = m.get_parameters ();