diff --git a/src/perl/common/Channel.xs b/src/perl/common/Channel.xs
index 4763e708..f425dc2b 100644
--- a/src/perl/common/Channel.xs
+++ b/src/perl/common/Channel.xs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PREINIT:
 	GSList *tmp;
 PPCODE:
 	for (tmp = channels; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
-		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(irssi_bless((CHANNEL_REC *) tmp->data)));
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(iobject_bless((CHANNEL_REC *) tmp->data)));
 	}
 
 Irssi::Channel
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PREINIT:
 	GSList *tmp;
 PPCODE:
 	for (tmp = server->channels; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
-		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(irssi_bless((CHANNEL_REC *) tmp->data)));
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(iobject_bless((CHANNEL_REC *) tmp->data)));
 	}
 
 void
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ PPCODE:
 	list = nicklist_get_same(server, nick);
 
 	for (tmp = list; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next->next) {
-		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(irssi_bless((CHANNEL_REC *) tmp->data)));
-		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(irssi_bless((NICK_REC *) tmp->next->data)));
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(iobject_bless((CHANNEL_REC *) tmp->data)));
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(iobject_bless((NICK_REC *) tmp->next->data)));
 	}
 	g_slist_free(list);
 
@@ -119,6 +119,6 @@ PPCODE:
 	list = nicklist_getnicks(channel);
 
 	for (tmp = list; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
-		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(irssi_bless((NICK_REC *) tmp->data)));
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(iobject_bless((NICK_REC *) tmp->data)));
 	}
 	g_slist_free(list);
diff --git a/src/perl/common/Query.xs b/src/perl/common/Query.xs
index b0766b91..54a0582c 100644
--- a/src/perl/common/Query.xs
+++ b/src/perl/common/Query.xs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PPCODE:
 	for (tmp = queries; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
 		QUERY_REC *rec = tmp->data;
 
-		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(irssi_bless(rec)));
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(iobject_bless(rec)));
 	}
 
 Irssi::Query
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ PPCODE:
 	for (tmp = server->queries; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
 		QUERY_REC *rec = tmp->data;
 
-		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(irssi_bless(rec)));
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(iobject_bless(rec)));
 	}
 
 Irssi::Query
diff --git a/src/perl/common/Server.xs b/src/perl/common/Server.xs
index 2bb992e9..1ae534cf 100644
--- a/src/perl/common/Server.xs
+++ b/src/perl/common/Server.xs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PREINIT:
 	GSList *tmp;
 PPCODE:
 	for (tmp = servers; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
-		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(irssi_bless((SERVER_REC *) tmp->data)));
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(iobject_bless((SERVER_REC *) tmp->data)));
 	}
 
 void
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ PREINIT:
 	GSList *tmp;
 PPCODE:
 	for (tmp = chatnets; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
-		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(irssi_bless((CHATNET_REC *) tmp->data)));
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(iobject_bless((CHATNET_REC *) tmp->data)));
 	}
 
 Irssi::Connect
diff --git a/src/perl/common/typemap b/src/perl/common/typemap
index f7829f58..5b7e0c32 100644
--- a/src/perl/common/typemap
+++ b/src/perl/common/typemap
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ T_PlainObj
 OUTPUT
 
 T_IrssiObj
-	$arg = irssi_bless((SERVER_REC *)$var);
+	$arg = iobject_bless((SERVER_REC *)$var);
 
 T_PlainObj
 	$arg = plain_bless($var, \"$type\");
diff --git a/src/perl/get-signals.pl b/src/perl/get-signals.pl
index e4df4a51..df4667ce 100755
--- a/src/perl/get-signals.pl
+++ b/src/perl/get-signals.pl
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ while (<STDIN>) {
 	s/NETSPLIT_SERVER_REC[^,]*/Irssi::Irc::Netsplitserver/g;
 
 	# irc modules
-	s/DCC_REC[^,]*/Irssi::Irc::Dcc/g;
+	s/DCC_REC[^,]*/siobject/g;
 	s/AUTOIGNORE_REC[^,]*/Irssi::Irc::Autoignore/g;
 	s/NOTIFYLIST_REC[^,]*/Irssi::Irc::Notifylist/g;
 
diff --git a/src/perl/irc/Dcc.xs b/src/perl/irc/Dcc.xs
index a46f171f..657783a7 100644
--- a/src/perl/irc/Dcc.xs
+++ b/src/perl/irc/Dcc.xs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ PREINIT:
 	GSList *tmp;
 PPCODE:
 	for (tmp = dcc_conns; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) 
-		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(dcc_bless((DCC_REC *) tmp->data)));
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(simple_iobject_bless((DCC_REC *) tmp->data)));
 
 void
 dcc_register_type(type)
diff --git a/src/perl/irc/Irc.xs b/src/perl/irc/Irc.xs
index 2f742fad..7b6d0ae5 100644
--- a/src/perl/irc/Irc.xs
+++ b/src/perl/irc/Irc.xs
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ static void perl_dcc_fill_hash(HV *hv, DCC_REC *dcc)
 	hv_store(hv, "orig_type", 9, new_pv(dcc_type2str(dcc->orig_type)), 0);
 	hv_store(hv, "created", 7, newSViv(dcc->created), 0);
 
-	hv_store(hv, "server", 6, irssi_bless(dcc->server), 0);
+	hv_store(hv, "server", 6, iobject_bless(dcc->server), 0);
 	hv_store(hv, "servertag", 9, new_pv(dcc->servertag), 0);
 	hv_store(hv, "mynick", 6, new_pv(dcc->mynick), 0);
 	hv_store(hv, "nick", 4, new_pv(dcc->nick), 0);
 
-	hv_store(hv, "chat", 4, dcc_bless(dcc->chat), 0);
+	hv_store(hv, "chat", 4, simple_iobject_bless(dcc->chat), 0);
 	hv_store(hv, "target", 6, new_pv(dcc->target), 0);
 	hv_store(hv, "arg", 3, new_pv(dcc->arg), 0);
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static void perl_netsplit_server_fill_hash(HV *hv, NETSPLIT_SERVER_REC *rec)
 static void perl_netsplit_channel_fill_hash(HV *hv, NETSPLIT_CHAN_REC *rec)
 {
 	hv_store(hv, "name", 4, new_pv(rec->name), 0);
-	hv_store(hv, "nick", 4, irssi_bless(&rec->nick), 0);
+	hv_store(hv, "nick", 4, iobject_bless(&rec->nick), 0);
 }
 
 static void perl_notifylist_fill_hash(HV *hv, NOTIFYLIST_REC *notify)
diff --git a/src/perl/irc/module.h b/src/perl/irc/module.h
index d90bb1bf..89aaff06 100644
--- a/src/perl/irc/module.h
+++ b/src/perl/irc/module.h
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
 #include "dcc/dcc-send.h"
 #include "notifylist/notifylist.h"
 
-#define dcc_bless(dcc) \
-	((dcc) == NULL ? &PL_sv_undef : \
-	irssi_bless_iobject((dcc)->type, 0, dcc))
-
 typedef IRC_SERVER_REC *Irssi__Irc__Server;
 typedef IRC_SERVER_CONNECT_REC *Irssi__Irc__Connect;
 typedef IRC_CHANNEL_REC *Irssi__Irc__Channel;
diff --git a/src/perl/irc/typemap b/src/perl/irc/typemap
index 621cec1d..d5604a77 100644
--- a/src/perl/irc/typemap
+++ b/src/perl/irc/typemap
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ T_PlainObj
 OUTPUT
 
 T_IrssiObj
-	$arg = irssi_bless((SERVER_REC *)$var);
+	$arg = iobject_bless((SERVER_REC *)$var);
 
 T_DccObj
-	$arg = dcc_bless((DCC_REC *)$var);
+	$arg = simple_iobject_bless((DCC_REC *)$var);
 
 T_PlainObj
 	$arg = plain_bless($var, \"$type\");
diff --git a/src/perl/perl-common.c b/src/perl/perl-common.c
index 96961cd8..8de38ad0 100644
--- a/src/perl/perl-common.c
+++ b/src/perl/perl-common.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ void perl_window_item_fill_hash(HV *hv, WI_ITEM_REC *item)
 	hv_store(hv, "chat_type", 9, new_pv(chat_type), 0);
 
 	if (item->server != NULL) {
-		hv_store(hv, "server", 6, irssi_bless(item->server), 0);
+		hv_store(hv, "server", 6, iobject_bless(item->server), 0);
 	}
 	hv_store(hv, "name", 4, new_pv(item->name), 0);
 
diff --git a/src/perl/perl-common.h b/src/perl/perl-common.h
index da099062..13ea3d4e 100644
--- a/src/perl/perl-common.h
+++ b/src/perl/perl-common.h
@@ -28,10 +28,14 @@ char *perl_function_get_package(const char *function);
 #  define PL_sv_undef sv_undef
 #endif
 
-#define irssi_bless(object) \
+#define iobject_bless(object) \
 	((object) == NULL ? &PL_sv_undef : \
 	irssi_bless_iobject((object)->type, (object)->chat_type, object))
 
+#define simple_iobject_bless(object) \
+	((object) == NULL ? &PL_sv_undef : \
+	irssi_bless_iobject((object)->type, 0, object))
+
 #define plain_bless(object, stash) \
 	((object) == NULL ? &PL_sv_undef : \
 	irssi_bless_plain(stash, object))
diff --git a/src/perl/perl-signals.c b/src/perl/perl-signals.c
index 3dd248fe..2d7940df 100644
--- a/src/perl/perl-signals.c
+++ b/src/perl/perl-signals.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static void perl_call_signal(const char *func, int signal_id,
 
 			ptr = arg;
 			for (tmp = *ptr; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
-				sv = is_iobject ? irssi_bless((SERVER_REC *) tmp->data) :
+				sv = is_iobject ? iobject_bless((SERVER_REC *) tmp->data) :
 					is_str ? new_pv(tmp->data) :
 					irssi_bless_plain(rec->args[n]+9, tmp->data);
 				av_push(av, sv);
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static void perl_call_signal(const char *func, int signal_id,
                         is_iobject = strcmp(rec->args[n]+7, "iobject") == 0;
 			av = newAV();
 			for (tmp = arg; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
-				sv = is_iobject ? irssi_bless((SERVER_REC *) tmp->data) :
+				sv = is_iobject ? iobject_bless((SERVER_REC *) tmp->data) :
 					irssi_bless_plain(rec->args[n]+7, tmp->data);
 				av_push(av, sv);
 			}
@@ -140,9 +140,13 @@ static void perl_call_signal(const char *func, int signal_id,
 			perlarg = newSViv(0);
 		} else if (strcmp(rec->args[n], "iobject") == 0) {
 			/* "irssi object" - any struct that has
-			   "int type; int chat_type" as its first
+			   "int type; int chat_type" as it's first
 			   variables (server, channel, ..) */
-			perlarg = irssi_bless((SERVER_REC *) arg);
+			perlarg = iobject_bless((SERVER_REC *) arg);
+		} else if (strcmp(rec->args[n], "siobject") == 0) {
+			/* "simple irssi object" - any struct that has
+			   int type; as it's first variable (dcc) */
+			perlarg = simple_iobject_bless((SERVER_REC *) arg);
 		} else {
 			/* blessed object */
 			perlarg = plain_bless(arg, rec->args[n]);
diff --git a/src/perl/ui/UI.xs b/src/perl/ui/UI.xs
index e1ed56b4..04fce9fe 100644
--- a/src/perl/ui/UI.xs
+++ b/src/perl/ui/UI.xs
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ static void perl_window_fill_hash(HV *hv, WINDOW_REC *window)
 	hv_store(hv, "height", 6, newSViv(window->height), 0);
 
 	if (window->active)
-		hv_store(hv, "active", 6, irssi_bless(window->active), 0);
+		hv_store(hv, "active", 6, iobject_bless(window->active), 0);
 	if (window->active_server)
-		hv_store(hv, "active_server", 13, irssi_bless(window->active_server), 0);
+		hv_store(hv, "active_server", 13, iobject_bless(window->active_server), 0);
 
 	hv_store(hv, "servertag", 9, new_pv(window->servertag), 0);
 	hv_store(hv, "level", 5, newSViv(window->level), 0);
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static void perl_window_fill_hash(HV *hv, WINDOW_REC *window)
 static void perl_text_dest_fill_hash(HV *hv, TEXT_DEST_REC *dest)
 {
 	hv_store(hv, "window", 6, plain_bless(dest->window, "Irssi::UI::Window"), 0);
-	hv_store(hv, "server", 6, irssi_bless(dest->server), 0);
+	hv_store(hv, "server", 6, iobject_bless(dest->server), 0);
 	hv_store(hv, "target", 6, new_pv(dest->target), 0);
 	hv_store(hv, "level", 5, newSViv(dest->level), 0);
 
diff --git a/src/perl/ui/Window.xs b/src/perl/ui/Window.xs
index afe523c4..debc767c 100644
--- a/src/perl/ui/Window.xs
+++ b/src/perl/ui/Window.xs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ PPCODE:
 	for (tmp = window->items; tmp != NULL; tmp = tmp->next) {
                 CHANNEL_REC *rec = tmp->data;
 
-		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(irssi_bless(rec)));
+		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(iobject_bless(rec)));
 	}
 
 void