diff --git a/vte/Vte.metadata b/vte/Vte.metadata
index d3c6e91ff..353a24d50 100644
--- a/vte/Vte.metadata
+++ b/vte/Vte.metadata
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='VteReaper']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@cname='VteTerminal']/method[@name='ForkCommand']/return-type" name="type">gint</attr>
   <attr path="//return-type[@type='GNone']" name="type">void</attr>
-  <attr path="//signal/parameters/parameter[@name='p0']" name="type">VteTerminal</attr>
+  <attr path="//signal/parameters/parameter[@name='p0']" name="type">VteTerminal*</attr>
 </metadata>
diff --git a/vte/vte-api.xml b/vte/vte-api.xml
index 40cd0b3c9..ac85b7e4c 100644
--- a/vte/vte-api.xml
+++ b/vte/vte-api.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       <signal name="RootPixmapChanged" cname="root-pixmap-changed" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <method name="Get" cname="vte_bg_get" shared="true">
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
       <signal name="ChildExited" cname="child-exited" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <method name="Get" cname="vte_reaper_get" shared="true">
@@ -85,163 +85,163 @@
       <signal name="Eof" cname="eof" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="ChildExited" cname="child-exited" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="WindowTitleChanged" cname="window-title-changed" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="IconTitleChanged" cname="icon-title-changed" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="EncodingChanged" cname="encoding-changed" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="Commit" cname="commit" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="EmulationChanged" cname="emulation-changed" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="CharSizeChanged" cname="char-size-changed" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="SelectionChanged" cname="selection-changed" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="ContentsChanged" cname="contents-changed" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="CursorMoved" cname="cursor-moved" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="DeiconifyWindow" cname="deiconify-window" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="IconifyWindow" cname="iconify-window" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="RaiseWindow" cname="raise-window" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="LowerWindow" cname="lower-window" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="RefreshWindow" cname="refresh-window" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="RestoreWindow" cname="restore-window" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="MaximizeWindow" cname="maximize-window" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="ResizeWindow" cname="resize-window" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="MoveWindow" cname="move-window" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="StatusLineChanged" cname="status-line-changed" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="IncreaseFontSize" cname="increase-font-size" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="DecreaseFontSize" cname="decrease-font-size" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="TextModified" cname="text-modified" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="TextInserted" cname="text-inserted" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="TextDeleted" cname="text-deleted" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <signal name="TextScrolled" cname="text-scrolled" when="LAST">
         <return-type type="void" />
         <parameters>
-          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal" />
+          <parameter name="p0" type="VteTerminal*" />
         </parameters>
       </signal>
       <method name="CopyClipboard" cname="vte_terminal_copy_clipboard">