diff --git a/crates/api/src/instance.rs b/crates/api/src/instance.rs
index 7d1d8c18e3..48b080528b 100644
--- a/crates/api/src/instance.rs
+++ b/crates/api/src/instance.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use anyhow::{Error, Result};
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::rc::Rc;
-use wasmtime_jit::{instantiate, Resolver, SetupError};
+use wasmtime_jit::{CompiledModule, Resolver};
 use wasmtime_runtime::{Export, InstanceHandle, InstantiationError};
 
 struct SimpleResolver<'a> {
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ impl Resolver for SimpleResolver<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn instantiate_in_context(
+fn instantiate_in_context(
+    store: &Store,
     data: &[u8],
     imports: &[Extern],
     module_name: Option<&str>,
@@ -34,18 +35,24 @@ pub fn instantiate_in_context(
     let mut contexts = HashSet::new();
     let debug_info = context.debug_info();
     let mut resolver = SimpleResolver { imports };
-    let instance = instantiate(
+    let mut compiled_module = CompiledModule::new(
         &mut context.compiler(),
         data,
         module_name,
         &mut resolver,
         exports,
         debug_info,
-    )
-    .map_err(|e| -> Error {
+    )?;
+
+    // Register all module signatures
+    for signature in compiled_module.module().signatures.values() {
+        store.register_wasmtime_signature(signature);
+    }
+
+    let instance = compiled_module.instantiate().map_err(|e| -> Error {
         if let Some(trap) = take_api_trap() {
             trap.into()
-        } else if let SetupError::Instantiate(InstantiationError::StartTrap(msg)) = e {
+        } else if let InstantiationError::StartTrap(msg) = e {
             Trap::new(msg).into()
         } else {
             e.into()
@@ -73,6 +80,7 @@ impl Instance {
         let context = store.context().clone();
         let exports = store.global_exports().clone();
         let (mut instance_handle, contexts) = instantiate_in_context(
+            module.store(),
             module.binary().expect("binary"),
             externs,
             module.name(),
diff --git a/crates/api/tests/invoke_func_via_table.rs b/crates/api/tests/invoke_func_via_table.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c10d696ef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/api/tests/invoke_func_via_table.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+use anyhow::{Context as _, Result};
+use wasmtime::*;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_invoke_func_via_table() -> Result<()> {
+    let store = Store::default();
+
+    let binary = wat::parse_str(
+        r#"
+          (module
+            (func $f (result i64) (i64.const 42))
+
+            (table (export "table") 1 1 anyfunc)
+            (elem (i32.const 0) $f)
+          )
+        "#,
+    )?;
+    let module = Module::new(&store, &binary).context("> Error compiling module!")?;
+    let instance = Instance::new(&store, &module, &[]).context("> Error instantiating module!")?;
+
+    let f = instance
+        .find_export_by_name("table")
+        .unwrap()
+        .table()
+        .unwrap()
+        .get(0)
+        .funcref()
+        .unwrap()
+        .clone();
+    let result = f.call(&[]).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(result[0].unwrap_i64(), 42);
+    Ok(())
+}