4 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/parser/contexts.h b/src/parser/contexts.h
index e360a7175..6a3ab9614 100644
--- a/src/parser/contexts.h
+++ b/src/parser/contexts.h
@@ -388,9 +388,8 @@ struct NullInstrParserCtx {
     return Ok{};
   }
   Result<> makeRefIsNull(Index) { return Ok{}; }
-
+  Result<> makeRefFunc(Index, FuncIdxT) { return Ok{}; }
   Result<> makeRefEq(Index) { return Ok{}; }
-
   Result<> makeRefI31(Index) { return Ok{}; }
   Result<> makeI31Get(Index, bool) { return Ok{}; }
 
@@ -1259,6 +1258,10 @@ struct ParseDefsCtx : TypeParserCtx<ParseDefsCtx> {
     return withLoc(pos, irBuilder.makeRefIsNull());
   }
 
+  Result<> makeRefFunc(Index pos, Name func) {
+    return withLoc(pos, irBuilder.makeRefFunc(func));
+  }
+
   Result<> makeRefEq(Index pos) { return withLoc(pos, irBuilder.makeRefEq()); }
 
   Result<> makeRefI31(Index pos) {
diff --git a/src/parser/parsers.h b/src/parser/parsers.h
index 44c4f959e..eb93fa717 100644
--- a/src/parser/parsers.h
+++ b/src/parser/parsers.h
@@ -1218,7 +1218,9 @@ template<typename Ctx> Result<> makeRefIsNull(Ctx& ctx, Index pos) {
 }
 
 template<typename Ctx> Result<> makeRefFunc(Ctx& ctx, Index pos) {
-  return ctx.in.err("unimplemented instruction");
+  auto func = funcidx(ctx);
+  CHECK_ERR(func);
+  return ctx.makeRefFunc(pos, *func);
 }
 
 template<typename Ctx> Result<> makeRefEq(Ctx& ctx, Index pos) {
diff --git a/src/wasm-ir-builder.h b/src/wasm-ir-builder.h
index c249fbf60..2fc03326b 100644
--- a/src/wasm-ir-builder.h
+++ b/src/wasm-ir-builder.h
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ namespace wasm {
 //
 // To use, call CHECK_ERR(visit(...)) or CHECK_ERR(makeXYZ(...)) on each
 // expression in the sequence, then call build().
+//
+// Unlike `Builder`, `IRBuilder` requires referenced module-level items (e.g.
+// globals, tables, functions, etc.) to already exist in the module.
 class IRBuilder : public UnifiedExpressionVisitor<IRBuilder, Result<>> {
 public:
   IRBuilder(Module& wasm, Function* func = nullptr)
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ public:
   // [[nodiscard]] Result<> makePop();
   [[nodiscard]] Result<> makeRefNull(HeapType type);
   [[nodiscard]] Result<> makeRefIsNull();
-  // [[nodiscard]] Result<> makeRefFunc();
+  [[nodiscard]] Result<> makeRefFunc(Name func);
   [[nodiscard]] Result<> makeRefEq();
   // [[nodiscard]] Result<> makeTableGet();
   // [[nodiscard]] Result<> makeTableSet();
diff --git a/src/wasm/wasm-ir-builder.cpp b/src/wasm/wasm-ir-builder.cpp
index c866cce20..0c5f0830e 100644
--- a/src/wasm/wasm-ir-builder.cpp
+++ b/src/wasm/wasm-ir-builder.cpp
@@ -840,7 +840,10 @@ Result<> IRBuilder::makeRefIsNull() {
   return Ok{};
 }
 
-// Result<> IRBuilder::makeRefFunc() {}
+Result<> IRBuilder::makeRefFunc(Name func) {
+  push(builder.makeRefFunc(func, wasm.getFunction(func)->type));
+  return Ok{};
+}
 
 Result<> IRBuilder::makeRefEq() {
   RefEq curr;