diff --git a/include/wrenpp/vm_fun.hpp b/include/wrenpp/vm_fun.hpp
index f0ea7c9..61b48f0 100644
--- a/include/wrenpp/vm_fun.hpp
+++ b/include/wrenpp/vm_fun.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ namespace wren {
 	template <typename R, typename... Args>
 	R call (VM& vm, const ModuleAndName& object, const Handle& method, const Args&... args);
 
+	template <typename R, std::size_t N, typename... Args>
+	R call (VM& vm, const Handle& object, const char (&method)[N], const Args&... args);
+
 	template <typename R, std::size_t N, typename... Args>
 	R call (VM& vm, const ModuleAndName& object, const char (&method)[N], const Args&... args);
 
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ namespace wren {
 	}
 
 	template <typename R, std::size_t N, typename... Args>
-	inline R call (VM& vm, const ModuleAndName& object, const char (&method)[N], const Args&... args) {
+	inline R call (VM& vm, const Handle& object, const char (&method)[N], const Args&... args) {
 		const constexpr char dummy_name_buff[N] = {0};
 		const constexpr auto params = dhandy::bt::string<N, char>(dummy_name_buff) +
 			dhandy::bt::make_string("(") +
@@ -177,4 +180,12 @@ namespace wren {
 		std::copy(params.data() + N - 1, params.data() + params.size() + 1, cat_buff + N - 1);
 		return call<R, Args...>(vm, object, vm.make_call_handle(cat_buff), args...);
 	}
+
+	template <typename R, std::size_t N, typename... Args>
+	inline R call (VM& vm, const ModuleAndName& object, const char (&method)[N], const Args&... args) {
+		vm.ensure_slots(sizeof...(args) + 1);
+		variable(vm, object, 0);
+		Handle obj_handle = vm.slot_handle(0);
+		return call<R, N, Args...>(vm, obj_handle, method, args...);
+	}
 } //namespace wren