diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps.h b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps.h
index 972af772f..2b3b74ff8 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps.h
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public:
     void init_items(Component *c, ItemTree items) const
     {
         cbindgen_private::sixtyfps_component_init_items(
-                vtable::VRef<ComponentVTable> { &Component::component_type, c }, items, &inner);
+                vtable::VRef<ComponentVTable> { &Component::static_vtable, c }, items, &inner);
     }
 
     template<typename Component>
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ public:
     vtable::VRef<private_api::ComponentVTable> item_at(int i) const
     {
         const auto &x = inner->data.at(i);
-        return { &C::component_type, const_cast<C *>(&(**x.ptr)) };
+        return { &C::static_vtable, const_cast<C *>(&(**x.ptr)) };
     }
 
     void compute_layout(cbindgen_private::Rect parent_rect) const
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ public:
         if (!inner)
             return;
         for (auto &x : inner->data) {
-            (*x.ptr)->apply_layout({ &C::component_type, const_cast<C *>(&(**x.ptr)) },
+            (*x.ptr)->apply_layout({ &C::static_vtable, const_cast<C *>(&(**x.ptr)) },
                                    parent_rect);
         }
     }
diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/vtable.h b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/vtable.h
index f4d664167..9c7a82c48 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/vtable.h
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/vtable.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct VRcInner {
     template<typename VTable_, typename X_> friend class VWeak;
 private:
     VRcInner() : layout {} {}
-    const VTable *vtable = &X::component_type;
+    const VTable *vtable = &X::static_vtable;
     int strong_ref = 1;
     int weak_ref = 1;
     std::uint16_t data_offset = offsetof(VRcInner, data);
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ public:
         new(this) VRc(other);
         return *this;
     }
+    /// Construct a new VRc holding an X.
+    ///
+    /// The type X must have a static member `static_vtable` of type VTable
     template<typename ...Args> static VRc make(Args... args) {
         auto mem = ::operator new(sizeof(VRcInner<VTable, X>), static_cast<std::align_val_t>(alignof(VRcInner<VTable, X>)));
         auto inner = new (mem) VRcInner<VTable, X>;
diff --git a/sixtyfps_compiler/generator/cpp.rs b/sixtyfps_compiler/generator/cpp.rs
index 6b58e8bea..3b6ff2cfe 100644
--- a/sixtyfps_compiler/generator/cpp.rs
+++ b/sixtyfps_compiler/generator/cpp.rs
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ fn generate_component(
                             .to_owned(),
                     statements: Some(vec![
                         "float vp_w = viewport_width->get();".to_owned(),
-                        format!("apply_layout({{&component_type, const_cast<void *>(static_cast<const void *>(this))}}, sixtyfps::Rect{{ 0, *offset_y, vp_w, {h} }});", h = "0/*FIXME: should compute the heigth somehow*/"),
+                        format!("apply_layout({{&static_vtable, const_cast<void *>(static_cast<const void *>(this))}}, sixtyfps::Rect{{ 0, *offset_y, vp_w, {h} }});", h = "0/*FIXME: should compute the heigth somehow*/"),
                         format!("{}.set(*offset_y);", p_y), // FIXME: shouldn't that be handled by apply layout?
                         format!("*offset_y += {}.get();", p_height),
                         format!("float w = {}.get();", p_width),
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ fn generate_component(
                     name: "box_layout_data".into(),
                     signature: "() const -> sixtyfps::BoxLayoutCellData".to_owned(),
                     statements: Some(vec![format!(
-                        "return {{ layouting_info({{&component_type, const_cast<void *>(static_cast<const void *>(this))}}), &{x}, &{y}, &{w}, &{h} }};",
+                        "return {{ layouting_info({{&static_vtable, const_cast<void *>(static_cast<const void *>(this))}}), &{x}, &{y}, &{w}, &{h} }};",
                         x = p_x,
                         y = p_y,
                         w = p_width,
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ fn generate_component(
             Access::Public,
             Declaration::Var(Var {
                 ty: "static const sixtyfps::private_api::ComponentVTable".to_owned(),
-                name: "component_type".to_owned(),
+                name: "static_vtable".to_owned(),
                 init: None,
             }),
         ));
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ fn generate_component(
     if !component.is_global() {
         file.definitions.push(Declaration::Var(Var {
             ty: "const sixtyfps::private_api::ComponentVTable".to_owned(),
-            name: format!("{}::component_type", component_id),
+            name: format!("{}::static_vtable", component_id),
             init: Some(format!(
                 "{{ visit_children, get_item_ref, layouting_info, apply_layout,  sixtyfps::private_api::drop_in_place<{}>, sixtyfps::private_api::dealloc }}",
                 component_id)
diff --git a/tests/cases/children/children_placeholder.60 b/tests/cases/children/children_placeholder.60
index fc43d5949..07cfbfe7b 100644
--- a/tests/cases/children/children_placeholder.60
+++ b/tests/cases/children/children_placeholder.60
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ TestCase := Container {
 ```cpp
 auto handle = TestCase::create();
 const TestCase &instance = *handle;
-TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::component_type, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 200});
+TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::static_vtable, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 200});
 assert(instance.get_rect1_pos_ok());
 ```
 
diff --git a/tests/cases/children/children_placeholder_two_levels.60 b/tests/cases/children/children_placeholder_two_levels.60
index 74ffca0ba..7adc0536b 100644
--- a/tests/cases/children/children_placeholder_two_levels.60
+++ b/tests/cases/children/children_placeholder_two_levels.60
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ TestCase := MegaContainer {
 ```cpp
 auto handle = TestCase::create();
 const TestCase &instance = *handle;
-TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::component_type, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 200});
+TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::static_vtable, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 200});
 assert(instance.get_rect1_pos_ok());
 ```
 
diff --git a/tests/cases/layout/box_alignment.60 b/tests/cases/layout/box_alignment.60
index 843af6a67..f49299bec 100644
--- a/tests/cases/layout/box_alignment.60
+++ b/tests/cases/layout/box_alignment.60
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ TestCase := Rectangle {
 ```cpp
 auto handle = TestCase::create();
 const TestCase &instance = *handle;
-TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::component_type, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
+TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::static_vtable, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
 assert(instance.get_v1());
 assert(instance.get_v2());
 assert(instance.get_v3());
diff --git a/tests/cases/layout/default_fill.60 b/tests/cases/layout/default_fill.60
index 5a63c880d..0f4380d36 100644
--- a/tests/cases/layout/default_fill.60
+++ b/tests/cases/layout/default_fill.60
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ TestCase := Rectangle {
 ```cpp
 auto handle = TestCase::create();
 const TestCase &instance = *handle;
-TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::component_type, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
+TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::static_vtable, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
 assert(instance.get_elem1_ok());
 assert(instance.get_elem2_ok());
 assert(instance.get_elem3_ok());
diff --git a/tests/cases/layout/grid.60 b/tests/cases/layout/grid.60
index 74f7893a3..91fc36f57 100644
--- a/tests/cases/layout/grid.60
+++ b/tests/cases/layout/grid.60
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ TestCase := Rectangle {
 ```cpp
 auto handle = TestCase::create();
 const TestCase &instance = *handle;
-TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::component_type, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
+TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::static_vtable, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
 assert(instance.get_rect1_pos_ok());
 assert(instance.get_rect2_pos_ok());
 assert(instance.get_rect3_pos_ok());
diff --git a/tests/cases/layout/grid_fixed_size.60 b/tests/cases/layout/grid_fixed_size.60
index c6661f38b..4ed44af67 100644
--- a/tests/cases/layout/grid_fixed_size.60
+++ b/tests/cases/layout/grid_fixed_size.60
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ TestCase := Rectangle {
 ```cpp
 auto handle = TestCase::create();
 const TestCase &instance = *handle;
-TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::component_type, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
+TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::static_vtable, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
 assert(instance.get_rect1_pos_ok());
 assert(instance.get_rect2_pos_ok());
 assert(instance.get_rect3_pos_ok());
diff --git a/tests/cases/layout/grid_min_max.60 b/tests/cases/layout/grid_min_max.60
index 37bf43d75..c89da4254 100644
--- a/tests/cases/layout/grid_min_max.60
+++ b/tests/cases/layout/grid_min_max.60
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ TestCase := Rectangle {
 ```cpp
 auto handle = TestCase::create();
 const TestCase &instance = *handle;
-TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::component_type, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
+TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::static_vtable, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
 assert(instance.get_rect1_pos_ok());
 assert(instance.get_rect2_pos_ok());
 assert(instance.get_rect3_pos_ok());
diff --git a/tests/cases/layout/grid_padding.60 b/tests/cases/layout/grid_padding.60
index 11b2da0fc..71bdb1d09 100644
--- a/tests/cases/layout/grid_padding.60
+++ b/tests/cases/layout/grid_padding.60
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ TestCase := Rectangle {
 ```cpp
 auto handle = TestCase::create();
 const TestCase &instance = *handle;
-TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::component_type, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 600, 300});
+TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::static_vtable, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 600, 300});
 assert(instance.get_rect1_pos_ok());
 assert(instance.get_rect2_pos_ok());
 ```
diff --git a/tests/cases/layout/grid_within_for.60 b/tests/cases/layout/grid_within_for.60
index cd9bdb8b4..bc802941d 100644
--- a/tests/cases/layout/grid_within_for.60
+++ b/tests/cases/layout/grid_within_for.60
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ TestCase := Rectangle {
 auto handle = TestCase::create();
 const TestCase &instance = *handle;
 sixtyfps::testing::send_mouse_click(&handle, -1., -1.); // FIXME: Force creation of repeater components before computing the layout
-TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::component_type, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
+TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::static_vtable, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
 
 sixtyfps::testing::send_mouse_click(&handle, 190., 190.);
 assert_eq(instance.get_value(), 1+1);
diff --git a/tests/cases/layout/horizontal_sizes.60 b/tests/cases/layout/horizontal_sizes.60
index f227ae198..3c8600b84 100644
--- a/tests/cases/layout/horizontal_sizes.60
+++ b/tests/cases/layout/horizontal_sizes.60
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ TestCase := Rectangle {
 ```cpp
 auto handle = TestCase::create();
 const TestCase &instance = *handle;
-TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::component_type, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
+TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::static_vtable, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
 assert(instance.get_blue_rect_ok());
 assert(instance.get_red_rect_ok());
 assert(instance.get_green_rect_ok());
diff --git a/tests/cases/layout/nested_boxes.60 b/tests/cases/layout/nested_boxes.60
index 6e2b06f8c..383a911b1 100644
--- a/tests/cases/layout/nested_boxes.60
+++ b/tests/cases/layout/nested_boxes.60
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ TestCase := Rectangle {
 ```cpp
 auto handle = TestCase::create();
 const TestCase &instance = *handle;
-TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::component_type, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
+TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::static_vtable, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
 assert(instance.get_rect_blue_ok());
 assert(instance.get_rect_orange_ok());
 assert(instance.get_rect_red_ok());
diff --git a/tests/cases/layout/nested_grid.60 b/tests/cases/layout/nested_grid.60
index f45d2e803..6cad91a10 100644
--- a/tests/cases/layout/nested_grid.60
+++ b/tests/cases/layout/nested_grid.60
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ TestCase := Rectangle {
 ```cpp
 auto handle = TestCase::create();
 const TestCase &instance = *handle;
-TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::component_type, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
+TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::static_vtable, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
 assert(instance.get_rect1_pos_ok());
 assert(instance.get_rect2_pos_ok());
 assert(instance.get_rect3_pos_ok());
diff --git a/tests/cases/layout/nested_grid_2.60 b/tests/cases/layout/nested_grid_2.60
index 683e06513..cbd194e9e 100644
--- a/tests/cases/layout/nested_grid_2.60
+++ b/tests/cases/layout/nested_grid_2.60
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ TestCase := Rectangle {
 ```cpp
 auto handle = TestCase::create();
 const TestCase &instance = *handle;
-TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::component_type, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
+TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::static_vtable, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
 assert(instance.get_rect1_pos_ok());
 assert(instance.get_rect2_pos_ok());
 assert(instance.get_rect3_pos_ok());
diff --git a/tests/cases/layout/nested_grid_minmax.60 b/tests/cases/layout/nested_grid_minmax.60
index ac3a073c9..e59bb1243 100644
--- a/tests/cases/layout/nested_grid_minmax.60
+++ b/tests/cases/layout/nested_grid_minmax.60
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ TestCase := Rectangle {
 ```cpp
 auto handle = TestCase::create();
 const TestCase &instance = *handle;
-TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::component_type, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
+TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::static_vtable, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
 assert(instance.get_rect1_pos_ok());
 assert(instance.get_rect2_pos_ok());
 ```
diff --git a/tests/cases/layout/path.60 b/tests/cases/layout/path.60
index 14e2f7bd9..94d732291 100644
--- a/tests/cases/layout/path.60
+++ b/tests/cases/layout/path.60
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ TestCase := Rectangle {
 ```cpp
 auto handle = TestCase::create();
 const TestCase &instance = *handle;
-TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::component_type, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
+TestCase::apply_layout({&TestCase::static_vtable, const_cast<TestCase*>(&instance) }, sixtyfps::Rect{0, 0, 300, 300});
 assert(instance.get_test1());
 assert(instance.get_test2());
 assert(instance.get_test3());