diff --git a/src/generators/cpp/cppContext.ml b/src/generators/cpp/cppContext.ml
index bcf900708df..874eb7aa2dd 100644
--- a/src/generators/cpp/cppContext.ml
+++ b/src/generators/cpp/cppContext.ml
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ let hash_keys hash =
   !key_list
 
 let is_gc_element ctx member_type =
-  Gctx.defined ctx.ctx_common Define.HxcppGcGenerational && (is_object_element member_type)
+  Gctx.defined ctx.ctx_common Define.HxcppGcGenerational &&
+  match member_type with
+  | CppAst.TCppFunction _ -> false
+  | _ -> is_object_element member_type
 
 let strip_file ctx file = match Gctx.defined ctx Define.AbsolutePath with
   | true -> Path.get_full_path file
diff --git a/tests/misc/cpp/projects/Issue13001/Main.hx b/tests/misc/cpp/projects/Issue13001/Main.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e52ebdd9c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/cpp/projects/Issue13001/Main.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+class Main {
+	static function main():Void {
+		var holder = new NativeCallbackHolder(cpp.Callable.fromStaticFunction(increment));
+		if (holder.callback.call(41) != 42) {
+			throw "Invalid native callback result";
+		}
+	}
+
+	static function increment(value:Int):Int {
+		return value + 1;
+	}
+}
+
+class NativeCallbackHolder {
+	public var callback:cpp.Function<Int->Int, cpp.abi.Abi>;
+
+	public function new(callback:cpp.Function<Int->Int, cpp.abi.Abi>) {
+		this.callback = callback;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/misc/cpp/projects/Issue13001/compile.hxml b/tests/misc/cpp/projects/Issue13001/compile.hxml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..029162d798e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/misc/cpp/projects/Issue13001/compile.hxml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-main Main
+-D HXCPP_GC_GENERATIONAL
+-cpp out