diff --git a/compiler/ccgtypes.nim b/compiler/ccgtypes.nim
index a32be954e076..32e31e204eb2 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgtypes.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgtypes.nim
@@ -1149,11 +1149,14 @@ proc isReloadable(m: BModule; prc: PSym): bool =
 proc isNonReloadable(m: BModule; prc: PSym): bool =
   return m.hcrOn and sfNonReloadable in prc.flags
 
-proc parseVFunctionDecl(val: string; name, params, retType, superCall: var string; isFnConst, isOverride: var bool; isCtor: bool) =
-  var afterParams: string = ""
+proc parseVFunctionDecl(val: string; name, params, retType, superCall: var string; isFnConst, isOverride, isMemberVirtual: var bool; isCtor: bool) =
+  var afterParams: string
   if scanf(val, "$*($*)$s$*", name, params, afterParams):
     isFnConst = afterParams.find("const") > -1
     isOverride = afterParams.find("override") > -1
+    isMemberVirtual = name.find("virtual ") > -1
+    if isMemberVirtual:
+      name = name.replace("virtual ", "")
     if isCtor:
       discard scanf(afterParams, ":$s$*", superCall)
     else:
@@ -1164,7 +1167,6 @@ proc parseVFunctionDecl(val: string; name, params, retType, superCall: var strin
 proc genMemberProcHeader(m: BModule; prc: PSym; result: var Rope; asPtr: bool = false, isFwdDecl : bool = false) =
   assert sfCppMember * prc.flags != {}
   let isCtor = sfConstructor in prc.flags
-  let isVirtual = sfVirtual in prc.flags
   var check = initIntSet()
   fillBackendName(m, prc)
   fillLoc(prc.loc, locProc, prc.ast[namePos], OnUnknown)
@@ -1179,10 +1181,11 @@ proc genMemberProcHeader(m: BModule; prc: PSym; result: var Rope; asPtr: bool =
     memberOp = "#->"
   var typDesc = getTypeDescWeak(m, typ, check, dkParam)
   let asPtrStr = rope(if asPtr: "_PTR" else: "")
-  var name, params, rettype, superCall: string = ""
-  var isFnConst, isOverride: bool = false
-  parseVFunctionDecl(prc.constraint.strVal, name, params, rettype, superCall, isFnConst, isOverride, isCtor)
+  var name, params, rettype, superCall: string
+  var isFnConst, isOverride, isMemberVirtual: bool
+  parseVFunctionDecl(prc.constraint.strVal, name, params, rettype, superCall, isFnConst, isOverride, isMemberVirtual, isCtor)
   genMemberProcParams(m, prc, superCall, rettype, name, params, check, true, false) 
+  let isVirtual = sfVirtual in prc.flags or isMemberVirtual
   var fnConst, override: string
   if isCtor:
     name = typDesc
diff --git a/tests/cpp/tmember.nim b/tests/cpp/tmember.nim
index b0f630a9209a..3f498c722488 100644
--- a/tests/cpp/tmember.nim
+++ b/tests/cpp/tmember.nim
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ discard """
   output: '''
 2
 false
+hello foo
+hello boo
+hello boo
 destructing
 destructing
 '''
@@ -11,18 +14,40 @@ destructing
 proc print(s: cstring) {.importcpp:"printf(@)", header:"<stdio.h>".}
 
 type
-  Foo  {.exportc.} = object
+  Doo  {.exportc.} = object
     test: int
 
-proc memberProc(f: Foo) {.exportc, member.} = 
+proc memberProc(f: Doo) {.exportc, member.} = 
   echo $f.test
 
-proc destructor(f: Foo) {.member: "~'1()", used.} = 
+proc destructor(f: Doo) {.member: "~'1()", used.} = 
   print "destructing\n"
 
-proc `==`(self, other: Foo): bool {.member:"operator==('2 const & #2) const -> '0"} = 
+proc `==`(self, other: Doo): bool {.member:"operator==('2 const & #2) const -> '0"} = 
   self.test == other.test
 
-let foo = Foo(test: 2)
-foo.memberProc()
-echo foo == Foo(test: 1)
+let doo = Doo(test: 2)
+doo.memberProc()
+echo doo == Doo(test: 1)
+
+#virtual
+proc newCpp*[T](): ptr T {.importcpp:"new '*0()".}
+type 
+  Foo = object of RootObj
+  FooPtr = ptr Foo
+  Boo = object of Foo
+  BooPtr = ptr Boo
+
+proc salute(self: FooPtr) {.member: "virtual $1()".} = 
+  echo "hello foo"
+
+proc salute(self: BooPtr) {.member: "virtual $1()".} =
+  echo "hello boo"
+
+let foo = newCpp[Foo]()
+let boo = newCpp[Boo]()
+let booAsFoo = cast[FooPtr](newCpp[Boo]())  
+
+foo.salute()
+boo.salute()
+booAsFoo.salute()