diff --git a/include/xo/alloc/Forwarding1.hpp b/include/xo/alloc/Forwarding1.hpp
index 4fb61d08..17a38df2 100644
--- a/include/xo/alloc/Forwarding1.hpp
+++ b/include/xo/alloc/Forwarding1.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace xo {
             explicit Forwarding1(gp<Object> dest);
 
             // inherited from Object..
+            virtual TaggedPtr   self_tp() const final override;
             virtual bool        _is_forwarded() const final override { return true; }
             virtual Object *    _offset_destination(Object * src) const final override;
             virtual Object *    _destination() final override;
diff --git a/include/xo/alloc/Object.hpp b/include/xo/alloc/Object.hpp
index 347b5018..47b26261 100644
--- a/include/xo/alloc/Object.hpp
+++ b/include/xo/alloc/Object.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "xo/reflect/SelfTagging.hpp"
+#include "xo/reflect/TaggedPtr.hpp"
 #include "IAlloc.hpp"
 #include <concepts>
 #include <cstdint>
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ namespace xo {
      *  but cost would be an extra layer of indirection
      **/
     class Object {
+    public:
+        using TaggedPtr = xo::reflect::TaggedPtr;
+
     public:
         virtual ~Object() = default;
 
@@ -148,6 +151,12 @@ namespace xo {
          **/
         static Object * _shallow_move(Object * src, gc::GC * gc);
 
+        // Reflection support
+
+        /** tagged pointer with runtime type information
+         **/
+        virtual TaggedPtr self_tp() const = 0;
+
         // GC support
 
         /** true iff this object represents a forwarding pointer.
diff --git a/src/alloc/Forwarding1.cpp b/src/alloc/Forwarding1.cpp
index 32d95b60..2122d248 100644
--- a/src/alloc/Forwarding1.cpp
+++ b/src/alloc/Forwarding1.cpp
@@ -4,15 +4,25 @@
  */
 
 #include "Forwarding1.hpp"
+#include "xo/reflect/Reflect.hpp"
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cassert>
 
 namespace xo {
+    using xo::reflect::Reflect;
+    using xo::reflect::TaggedPtr;
+
     namespace obj {
         Forwarding1::Forwarding1(gp<Object> dest)
             : dest_{dest}
         {}
 
+        TaggedPtr
+        Forwarding1::self_tp() const
+        {
+            return Reflect::make_tp(const_cast<Forwarding1*>(this));
+        }
+
         Object *
         Forwarding1::_offset_destination(Object * src) const
         {