diff --git a/gdextension/gdextension_interface.h b/gdextension/gdextension_interface.h
index 43931cc8cd..06d733bbf1 100644
--- a/gdextension/gdextension_interface.h
+++ b/gdextension/gdextension_interface.h
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ typedef void (*GDExtensionClassReference)(GDExtensionClassInstancePtr p_instance
 typedef void (*GDExtensionClassUnreference)(GDExtensionClassInstancePtr p_instance);
 typedef void (*GDExtensionClassCallVirtual)(GDExtensionClassInstancePtr p_instance, const GDExtensionConstTypePtr *p_args, GDExtensionTypePtr r_ret);
 typedef GDExtensionObjectPtr (*GDExtensionClassCreateInstance)(void *p_userdata);
+typedef GDExtensionClassInstancePtr (*GDExtensionClassRecreateInstance)(void *p_userdata, GDExtensionObjectPtr p_object);
 typedef void (*GDExtensionClassFreeInstance)(void *p_userdata, GDExtensionClassInstancePtr p_instance);
 typedef GDExtensionClassCallVirtual (*GDExtensionClassGetVirtual)(void *p_userdata, GDExtensionConstStringNamePtr p_name);
 
@@ -285,6 +286,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	GDExtensionClassGetVirtual get_virtual_func; // Queries a virtual function by name and returns a callback to invoke the requested virtual function.
 	GDExtensionClassGetRID get_rid_func;
 	void *class_userdata; // Per-class user data, later accessible in instance bindings.
+	GDExtensionClassRecreateInstance recreate_instance_func;
 } GDExtensionClassCreationInfo;
 
 typedef void *GDExtensionClassLibraryPtr;
diff --git a/include/godot_cpp/classes/wrapped.hpp b/include/godot_cpp/classes/wrapped.hpp
index f2efbd091e..a06e55bc09 100644
--- a/include/godot_cpp/classes/wrapped.hpp
+++ b/include/godot_cpp/classes/wrapped.hpp
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ private:
 	friend class ::godot::ClassDB;                                                                                                                                                     \
                                                                                                                                                                                        \
 protected:                                                                                                                                                                             \
+	m_class(GodotObject *p_godot_object) : m_inherits(p_godot_object) {}                                                                                                               \
+                                                                                                                                                                                       \
 	virtual const ::godot::StringName *_get_extension_class_name() const override {                                                                                                    \
 		static ::godot::StringName string_name = get_class_static();                                                                                                                   \
 		return &string_name;                                                                                                                                                           \
@@ -187,6 +189,11 @@ public:
 		return new_object->_owner;                                                                                                                                                     \
 	}                                                                                                                                                                                  \
                                                                                                                                                                                        \
+	static GDExtensionClassInstancePtr recreate(void *data, GDExtensionObjectPtr obj) {                                                                                               \
+		m_class *new_instance = memnew(m_class((GodotObject *)obj));                                                                                                                   \
+		return new_instance;                                                                                                                                                           \
+	}                                                                                                                                                                                  \
+                                                                                                                                                                                       \
 	static void notification_bind(GDExtensionClassInstancePtr p_instance, int32_t p_what) {                                                                                            \
 		if (p_instance && m_class::_get_notification()) {                                                                                                                              \
 			if (m_class::_get_notification() != m_inherits::_get_notification()) {                                                                                                     \
diff --git a/include/godot_cpp/core/class_db.hpp b/include/godot_cpp/core/class_db.hpp
index 0802a45dcb..c1946e3474 100644
--- a/include/godot_cpp/core/class_db.hpp
+++ b/include/godot_cpp/core/class_db.hpp
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ void ClassDB::_register_class(bool p_virtual) {
 		&ClassDB::get_virtual_func, // GDExtensionClassGetVirtual get_virtual_func;
 		nullptr, // GDExtensionClassGetRID get_rid;
 		(void *)&T::get_class_static(), // void *class_userdata;
+		T::recreate,
 	};
 
 	internal::gdextension_interface_classdb_register_extension_class(internal::library, cl.name._native_ptr(), cl.parent_name._native_ptr(), &class_info);
diff --git a/src/core/class_db.cpp b/src/core/class_db.cpp
index 159c03142d..908404a17c 100644
--- a/src/core/class_db.cpp
+++ b/src/core/class_db.cpp
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ void ClassDB::deinitialize(GDExtensionInitializationLevel p_level) {
 		for (auto method : cl.method_map) {
 			memdelete(method.second);
 		}
+
+		classes.erase(*i);
+		class_register_order.erase((i+1).base());
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/linux.py b/tools/linux.py
index 099a04847a..0219374ab5 100644
--- a/tools/linux.py
+++ b/tools/linux.py
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ def generate(env):
     if env["use_llvm"]:
         clang.generate(env)
         clangxx.generate(env)
+    else:
+        # Required for extensions to truly unload (for hot reloading).
+        env.Append(CXXFLAGS=["-fno-gnu-unique"])
 
     env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-fPIC", "-Wwrite-strings"])
     env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-Wl,-R,'$$ORIGIN'"])