diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 31e353323..53bfa4ab2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ name = "examples"
 version = "0.22.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "atomic_refcell",
  "byte-slice-cast",
  "cairo-rs",
  "cocoa",
diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index 58b3b480b..5254f9df9 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ pangocairo = { git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/gtk-rs-core", optional = true }
 raw-window-handle = { version = "0.5", optional = true }
 uds = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
 winit = { version = "0.29", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["rwh_05"] }
+atomic_refcell = "0.1"
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 windows = { version = "0.52", features=["Win32_Graphics_Direct3D11",
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/subclass_vfuncs/iirfilter/imp.rs b/examples/src/bin/subclass_vfuncs/iirfilter/imp.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89ff47d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/src/bin/subclass_vfuncs/iirfilter/imp.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+// In the imp submodule we include the actual implementation
+
+use std::{collections::VecDeque, sync::Mutex};
+
+use glib::{once_cell::sync::Lazy, prelude::*};
+use gst_audio::subclass::prelude::*;
+
+use byte_slice_cast::*;
+
+use atomic_refcell::AtomicRefCell;
+
+// The debug category we use below for our filter
+pub static CAT: Lazy<gst::DebugCategory> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    gst::DebugCategory::new(
+        "rsiirfilter",
+        gst::DebugColorFlags::empty(),
+        Some("Rust IIR Filter"),
+    )
+});
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+// This is the state of our filter
+struct State {
+    a: Vec<f64>,
+    b: Vec<f64>,
+    x: VecDeque<f64>,
+    y: VecDeque<f64>,
+}
+
+// This is the private data of our filter
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct IirFilter {
+    coeffs: Mutex<Option<(Vec<f64>, Vec<f64>)>>,
+    state: AtomicRefCell<State>,
+}
+
+// This trait registers our type with the GObject object system and
+// provides the entry points for creating a new instance and setting
+// up the class data
+#[glib::object_subclass]
+impl ObjectSubclass for IirFilter {
+    const NAME: &'static str = "RsIirFilter";
+    const ABSTRACT: bool = true;
+    type Type = super::IirFilter;
+    type ParentType = gst_audio::AudioFilter;
+    type Class = super::Class;
+
+    fn class_init(class: &mut Self::Class) {
+        class.set_rate = |obj, rate| obj.imp().set_rate_default(rate);
+    }
+}
+
+// Implementation of glib::Object virtual methods
+impl ObjectImpl for IirFilter {}
+
+impl GstObjectImpl for IirFilter {}
+
+// Implementation of gst::Element virtual methods
+impl ElementImpl for IirFilter {}
+
+// Implementation of gst_base::BaseTransform virtual methods
+impl BaseTransformImpl for IirFilter {
+    // Configure basetransform so that we are always running in-place,
+    // don't passthrough on same caps and also never call transform_ip
+    // in passthrough mode (which does not matter for us here).
+    //
+    // The way how our processing is implemented, in-place transformation
+    // is simpler.
+    const MODE: gst_base::subclass::BaseTransformMode =
+        gst_base::subclass::BaseTransformMode::AlwaysInPlace;
+    const PASSTHROUGH_ON_SAME_CAPS: bool = false;
+    const TRANSFORM_IP_ON_PASSTHROUGH: bool = false;
+
+    fn start(&self) -> Result<(), gst::ErrorMessage> {
+        self.parent_start()?;
+
+        *self.state.borrow_mut() = State::default();
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn stop(&self) -> Result<(), gst::ErrorMessage> {
+        self.parent_stop()?;
+
+        *self.state.borrow_mut() = State::default();
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn transform_ip(&self, buf: &mut gst::BufferRef) -> Result<gst::FlowSuccess, gst::FlowError> {
+        let mut state = self.state.borrow_mut();
+
+        // Update coefficients if new coefficients were set
+        {
+            let mut coeffs = self.coeffs.lock().unwrap();
+
+            if let Some((a, b)) = coeffs.take() {
+                state.x.clear();
+                state.y.clear();
+                if !a.is_empty() {
+                    state.y.resize(a.len() - 1, 0.0);
+                }
+                if !b.is_empty() {
+                    state.x.resize(b.len() - 1, 0.0);
+                }
+                state.a = a;
+                state.b = b;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if state.a.is_empty() | state.b.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(gst::FlowSuccess::Ok);
+        }
+
+        let mut map = buf.map_writable().map_err(|_| {
+            gst::error!(CAT, imp: self, "Failed to map buffer writable");
+            gst::FlowError::Error
+        })?;
+
+        let samples = map.as_mut_slice_of::<f32>().unwrap();
+
+        assert!(state.b.len() - 1 == state.x.len());
+        assert!(state.a.len() - 1 == state.y.len());
+
+        for sample in samples.iter_mut() {
+            let mut val = state.b[0] * *sample as f64;
+
+            for (b, x) in Iterator::zip(state.b.iter().skip(1), state.x.iter()) {
+                val += b * x;
+            }
+
+            for (a, y) in Iterator::zip(state.a.iter().skip(1), state.y.iter()) {
+                val -= a * y;
+            }
+
+            val /= state.a[0];
+
+            let _ = state.x.pop_back().unwrap();
+            state.x.push_front(*sample as f64);
+
+            let _ = state.y.pop_back().unwrap();
+            state.y.push_front(val);
+
+            *sample = val as f32;
+        }
+
+        Ok(gst::FlowSuccess::Ok)
+    }
+}
+
+impl AudioFilterImpl for IirFilter {
+    fn allowed_caps() -> &'static gst::Caps {
+        static CAPS: Lazy<gst::Caps> = Lazy::new(|| {
+            // On both of pads we can only handle F32 mono at any sample rate.
+            gst_audio::AudioCapsBuilder::new_interleaved()
+                .format(gst_audio::AUDIO_FORMAT_F32)
+                .channels(1)
+                .build()
+        });
+
+        &CAPS
+    }
+
+    fn setup(&self, info: &gst_audio::AudioInfo) -> Result<(), gst::LoggableError> {
+        self.parent_setup(info)?;
+
+        gst::debug!(CAT, imp: self, "Rate changed to {}", info.rate());
+        let obj = self.obj();
+        (obj.class().as_ref().set_rate)(&obj, info.rate());
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+/// Wrappers for public methods and associated helper functions.
+impl IirFilter {
+    pub(super) fn set_coeffs(&self, a: Vec<f64>, b: Vec<f64>) {
+        gst::debug!(CAT, imp: self, "Setting coefficients a: {a:?}, b: {b:?}");
+        *self.coeffs.lock().unwrap() = Some((a, b));
+    }
+}
+
+/// Default virtual method implementations.
+impl IirFilter {
+    fn set_rate_default(&self, _rate: u32) {}
+}
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/subclass_vfuncs/iirfilter/mod.rs b/examples/src/bin/subclass_vfuncs/iirfilter/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..babb6c742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/src/bin/subclass_vfuncs/iirfilter/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+use gst::{prelude::*, subclass::prelude::*};
+use gst_audio::subclass::prelude::*;
+
+mod imp;
+
+// This here defines the public interface of our element and implements
+// the corresponding traits so that it behaves like any other gst::Element
+//
+// GObject
+//     ╰──GstObject
+//         ╰──GstElement
+//             ╰──GstBaseTransform
+//                 ╰──GstAudioFilter
+//                     ╰──IirFilter
+glib::wrapper! {
+    pub struct IirFilter(ObjectSubclass<imp::IirFilter>) @extends gst_audio::AudioFilter, gst_base::BaseTransform, gst::Element, gst::Object;
+}
+
+/// Trait containing extension methods for `IirFilter`.
+pub trait IirFilterExt: IsA<IirFilter> {
+    // Sets the coefficients by getting access to the private struct and simply setting them
+    fn set_coeffs(&self, a: Vec<f64>, b: Vec<f64>) {
+        self.upcast_ref::<IirFilter>().imp().set_coeffs(a, b)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<O: IsA<IirFilter>> IirFilterExt for O {}
+
+/// Trait to implement in `IirFilter` subclasses.
+pub trait IirFilterImpl: AudioFilterImpl {
+    /// Called whenever the sample rate is changing.
+    fn set_rate(&self, rate: u32) {
+        self.parent_set_rate(rate);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Trait containing extension methods for `IirFilterImpl`, specifically methods for chaining
+/// up to the parent implementation of virtual methods.
+pub trait IirFilterImplExt: IirFilterImpl {
+    fn parent_set_rate(&self, rate: u32) {
+        unsafe {
+            let data = Self::type_data();
+            let parent_class = &*(data.as_ref().parent_class() as *mut Class);
+            (parent_class.set_rate)(self.obj().unsafe_cast_ref(), rate)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: IirFilterImpl> IirFilterImplExt for T {}
+
+/// Class struct for `IirFilter`.
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct Class {
+    parent: <<imp::IirFilter as ObjectSubclass>::ParentType as glib::ObjectType>::GlibClassType,
+
+    set_rate: fn(&IirFilter, rate: u32),
+}
+
+unsafe impl ClassStruct for Class {
+    type Type = imp::IirFilter;
+}
+
+impl std::ops::Deref for Class {
+    type Target = glib::Class<<<Self as ClassStruct>::Type as ObjectSubclass>::ParentType>;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        unsafe { &*(&self.parent as *const _ as *const _) }
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe impl<T: IirFilterImpl> IsSubclassable<T> for IirFilter {
+    fn class_init(class: &mut glib::Class<Self>) {
+        Self::parent_class_init::<T>(class);
+
+        let class = class.as_mut();
+
+        class.set_rate = |obj, rate| unsafe {
+            let imp = obj.unsafe_cast_ref::<T::Type>().imp();
+            imp.set_rate(rate);
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/subclass_vfuncs/lowpass/imp.rs b/examples/src/bin/subclass_vfuncs/lowpass/imp.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..280e91e95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/src/bin/subclass_vfuncs/lowpass/imp.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+// In the imp submodule we include the actual implementation
+
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+
+use glib::{once_cell::sync::Lazy, prelude::*};
+use gst::prelude::*;
+use gst_audio::subclass::prelude::*;
+
+use crate::iirfilter::{IirFilterExt, IirFilterImpl};
+
+// These are the property values of our filter
+pub struct Settings {
+    cutoff: f32,
+}
+
+impl Default for Settings {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Settings { cutoff: 0.0 }
+    }
+}
+
+// This is the state of our filter
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct State {
+    rate: Option<u32>,
+}
+
+// This is the private data of our filter
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct Lowpass {
+    settings: Mutex<Settings>,
+    state: Mutex<State>,
+}
+
+// This trait registers our type with the GObject object system and
+// provides the entry points for creating a new instance and setting
+// up the class data
+#[glib::object_subclass]
+impl ObjectSubclass for Lowpass {
+    const NAME: &'static str = "RsLowpass";
+    type Type = super::Lowpass;
+    type ParentType = crate::iirfilter::IirFilter;
+}
+
+// Implementation of glib::Object virtual methods
+impl ObjectImpl for Lowpass {
+    fn properties() -> &'static [glib::ParamSpec] {
+        static PROPERTIES: Lazy<Vec<glib::ParamSpec>> = Lazy::new(|| {
+            vec![glib::ParamSpecFloat::builder("cutoff")
+                .nick("Cutoff")
+                .blurb("Cutoff frequency in Hz")
+                .default_value(Settings::default().cutoff)
+                .minimum(0.0)
+                .mutable_playing()
+                .build()]
+        });
+
+        PROPERTIES.as_ref()
+    }
+
+    fn set_property(&self, _id: usize, value: &glib::Value, pspec: &glib::ParamSpec) {
+        match pspec.name() {
+            "cutoff" => {
+                self.settings.lock().unwrap().cutoff = value.get().unwrap();
+                self.calculate_coeffs();
+            }
+            _ => unimplemented!(),
+        };
+    }
+
+    fn property(&self, _id: usize, pspec: &glib::ParamSpec) -> glib::Value {
+        match pspec.name() {
+            "cutoff" => self.settings.lock().unwrap().cutoff.to_value(),
+            _ => unimplemented!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl GstObjectImpl for Lowpass {}
+
+// Implementation of gst::Element virtual methods
+impl ElementImpl for Lowpass {
+    // The element specific metadata. This information is what is visible from
+    // gst-inspect-1.0 and can also be programmatically retrieved from the gst::Registry
+    // after initial registration without having to load the plugin in memory.
+    fn metadata() -> Option<&'static gst::subclass::ElementMetadata> {
+        static ELEMENT_METADATA: Lazy<gst::subclass::ElementMetadata> = Lazy::new(|| {
+            gst::subclass::ElementMetadata::new(
+                "Lowpass Filter",
+                "Filter/Effect/Audio",
+                "A Lowpass audio filter",
+                "Sebastian Dröge <sebastian@centricular.com>",
+            )
+        });
+
+        Some(&*ELEMENT_METADATA)
+    }
+}
+
+// Implementation of gst_base::BaseTransform virtual methods
+impl BaseTransformImpl for Lowpass {
+    const MODE: gst_base::subclass::BaseTransformMode =
+        <<crate::iirfilter::IirFilter as glib::object::ObjectSubclassIs>::Subclass>::MODE;
+    const PASSTHROUGH_ON_SAME_CAPS: bool =
+        <<crate::iirfilter::IirFilter as glib::object::ObjectSubclassIs>::Subclass>::PASSTHROUGH_ON_SAME_CAPS;
+    const TRANSFORM_IP_ON_PASSTHROUGH: bool =
+        <<crate::iirfilter::IirFilter as glib::object::ObjectSubclassIs>::Subclass>::TRANSFORM_IP_ON_PASSTHROUGH;
+
+    fn start(&self) -> Result<(), gst::ErrorMessage> {
+        self.parent_start()?;
+
+        *self.state.lock().unwrap() = State::default();
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+// Implement of gst_audio::AudioFilter virtual methods
+impl AudioFilterImpl for Lowpass {}
+
+// Implement of IirFilter virtual methods
+impl IirFilterImpl for Lowpass {
+    fn set_rate(&self, rate: u32) {
+        self.state.lock().unwrap().rate = Some(rate);
+        self.calculate_coeffs();
+    }
+}
+
+impl Lowpass {
+    fn calculate_coeffs(&self) {
+        use std::f64;
+
+        let Some(rate) = self.state.lock().unwrap().rate else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let cutoff = self.settings.lock().unwrap().cutoff;
+
+        // See Audio EQ Cookbook
+        // https://www.w3.org/TR/audio-eq-cookbook
+        let cutoff = cutoff as f64 / rate as f64;
+
+        let omega = 2.0 * f64::consts::PI * cutoff;
+        let q = 1.0;
+
+        let alpha = f64::sin(omega) / (2.0 * q);
+
+        let mut b = vec![
+            (1.0 - f64::cos(omega)) / 2.0,
+            1.0 - f64::cos(omega),
+            (1.0 - f64::cos(omega) / 2.0),
+        ];
+
+        let mut a = vec![1.0 + alpha, -2.0 * f64::cos(omega), 1.0 - alpha];
+
+        let a0 = a[0];
+        for a in &mut a {
+            *a /= a0;
+        }
+        for b in &mut b {
+            *b /= a0;
+        }
+
+        self.obj().set_coeffs(a, b);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/subclass_vfuncs/lowpass/mod.rs b/examples/src/bin/subclass_vfuncs/lowpass/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..230a44170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/src/bin/subclass_vfuncs/lowpass/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+mod imp;
+
+// This here defines the public interface of our element and implements
+// the corresponding traits so that it behaves like any other gst::Element
+//
+// GObject
+//     ╰──GstObject
+//         ╰──GstElement
+//             ╰──GstBaseTransform
+//                 ╰──GstAudioFilter
+//                     ╰──IirFilter
+//                         ╰──Lowpass
+glib::wrapper! {
+    pub struct Lowpass(ObjectSubclass<imp::Lowpass>) @extends crate::iirfilter::IirFilter, gst_audio::AudioFilter, gst_base::BaseTransform, gst::Element, gst::Object;
+}
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/subclass_vfuncs/main.rs b/examples/src/bin/subclass_vfuncs/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa5e36544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/src/bin/subclass_vfuncs/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// This example implements a baseclass IirFilter, and a subclass Lowpass of that.
+//
+// The example shows how to provide and implement virtual methods, and how to provide non-virtual
+// methods on the base class.
+
+use gst::prelude::*;
+
+mod iirfilter;
+mod lowpass;
+
+#[path = "../../examples-common.rs"]
+mod examples_common;
+
+fn example_main() {
+    gst::init().unwrap();
+
+    let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::new();
+    let src = gst::ElementFactory::make("audiotestsrc")
+        .property_from_str("wave", "white-noise")
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
+    let filter = glib::Object::builder::<lowpass::Lowpass>()
+        .property("cutoff", 4000.0f32)
+        .build();
+    let conv = gst::ElementFactory::make("audioconvert").build().unwrap();
+    let sink = gst::ElementFactory::make("autoaudiosink").build().unwrap();
+
+    pipeline
+        .add_many([&src, filter.as_ref(), &conv, &sink])
+        .unwrap();
+    gst::Element::link_many([&src, filter.as_ref(), &conv, &sink]).unwrap();
+
+    let bus = pipeline.bus().unwrap();
+
+    pipeline
+        .set_state(gst::State::Playing)
+        .expect("Unable to set the pipeline to the `Playing` state");
+
+    for msg in bus.iter_timed(gst::ClockTime::NONE) {
+        use gst::MessageView;
+
+        match msg.view() {
+            MessageView::Eos(..) => break,
+            MessageView::Error(err) => {
+                println!(
+                    "Error from {:?}: {} ({:?})",
+                    err.src().map(|s| s.path_string()),
+                    err.error(),
+                    err.debug()
+                );
+                break;
+            }
+            _ => (),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pipeline
+        .set_state(gst::State::Null)
+        .expect("Unable to set the pipeline to the `Null` state");
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    // tutorials_common::run is only required to set up the application environment on macOS
+    // (but not necessary in normal Cocoa applications where this is set up automatically)
+    examples_common::run(example_main);
+}