diff --git a/fixtures/proc-macro/src/callback_interface.rs b/fixtures/proc-macro/src/callback_interface.rs
index 17cf73a1bf..c15813467a 100644
--- a/fixtures/proc-macro/src/callback_interface.rs
+++ b/fixtures/proc-macro/src/callback_interface.rs
@@ -12,4 +12,10 @@ pub trait TestCallbackInterface {
     fn with_bytes(&self, rwb: RecordWithBytes) -> Vec<u8>;
     fn try_parse_int(&self, value: String) -> Result<u32, BasicError>;
     fn callback_handler(&self, h: std::sync::Arc<Object>) -> u32;
+    fn get_other_callback_interface(&self) -> Box<dyn OtherCallbackInterface>;
+}
+
+#[uniffi::export(callback_interface)]
+pub trait OtherCallbackInterface {
+    fn multiply(&self, a: u32, b: u32) -> u32;
 }
diff --git a/fixtures/proc-macro/src/lib.rs b/fixtures/proc-macro/src/lib.rs
index 1448d90106..2d58798512 100644
--- a/fixtures/proc-macro/src/lib.rs
+++ b/fixtures/proc-macro/src/lib.rs
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ fn call_callback_interface(cb: Box<dyn TestCallbackInterface>) {
         Err(BasicError::UnexpectedError { .. }),
     ));
     assert_eq!(42, cb.callback_handler(Object::new()));
+
+    assert_eq!(6, cb.get_other_callback_interface().multiply(2, 3));
 }
 
 // Type that's defined in the UDL and not wrapped with #[uniffi::export]
diff --git a/fixtures/proc-macro/tests/bindings/test_proc_macro.kts b/fixtures/proc-macro/tests/bindings/test_proc_macro.kts
index cd30ce26bf..79327d8699 100644
--- a/fixtures/proc-macro/tests/bindings/test_proc_macro.kts
+++ b/fixtures/proc-macro/tests/bindings/test_proc_macro.kts
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ class KtTestCallbackInterface : TestCallbackInterface {
         val v = o.takeError(BasicException.InvalidInput());
         return v
     }
+
+    override fun getOtherCallbackInterface() = KtTestCallbackInterface2()
+}
+
+class KtTestCallbackInterface2 : OtherCallbackInterface {
+    override fun multiply(a: UInt, b: UInt) = a * b
 }
 
 callCallbackInterface(KtTestCallbackInterface())
diff --git a/fixtures/proc-macro/tests/bindings/test_proc_macro.py b/fixtures/proc-macro/tests/bindings/test_proc_macro.py
index 03d321642f..ec0e05b3b7 100644
--- a/fixtures/proc-macro/tests/bindings/test_proc_macro.py
+++ b/fixtures/proc-macro/tests/bindings/test_proc_macro.py
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ def callback_handler(self, h):
         v = h.take_error(BasicError.InvalidInput())
         return v
 
+    def get_other_callback_interface(self):
+        return PyTestCallbackInterface2()
+
+class PyTestCallbackInterface2(OtherCallbackInterface):
+    def multiply(self, a, b):
+        return a * b
+
 call_callback_interface(PyTestCallbackInterface())
 
 # udl exposed functions with procmacro types.
diff --git a/fixtures/proc-macro/tests/bindings/test_proc_macro.swift b/fixtures/proc-macro/tests/bindings/test_proc_macro.swift
index 3613d8303e..f8a1618f15 100644
--- a/fixtures/proc-macro/tests/bindings/test_proc_macro.swift
+++ b/fixtures/proc-macro/tests/bindings/test_proc_macro.swift
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ class SwiftTestCallbackInterface : TestCallbackInterface {
         var v = h.takeError(e: BasicError.InvalidInput)
         return v
     }
+
+    func getOtherCallbackInterface() -> OtherCallbackInterface {
+        SwiftTestCallbackInterface2()
+    }
+}
+
+class SwiftTestCallbackInterface2 : OtherCallbackInterface {
+    func multiply(a: UInt32, b: UInt32) -> UInt32 {
+        return a * b;
+    }
 }
 
 callCallbackInterface(cb: SwiftTestCallbackInterface())
diff --git a/uniffi_macros/src/export/callback_interface.rs b/uniffi_macros/src/export/callback_interface.rs
index 6dcf702b97..576df52c98 100644
--- a/uniffi_macros/src/export/callback_interface.rs
+++ b/uniffi_macros/src/export/callback_interface.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 use crate::{
     export::ImplItem,
     fnsig::{FnKind, FnSignature, ReceiverArg},
-    util::{create_metadata_items, ident_to_string, mod_path, tagged_impl_header},
+    util::{
+        create_metadata_items, derive_ffi_traits, ident_to_string, mod_path, tagged_impl_header,
+    },
 };
 use proc_macro2::{Span, TokenStream};
 use quote::quote;
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ pub fn ffi_converter_callback_interface_impl(
     let dyn_trait = quote! { dyn #trait_ident };
     let box_dyn_trait = quote! { ::std::boxed::Box<#dyn_trait> };
     let lift_impl_spec = tagged_impl_header("Lift", &box_dyn_trait, udl_mode);
-    let lift_ref_impl_spec = tagged_impl_header("LiftRef", &dyn_trait, udl_mode);
+    let derive_ffi_traits = derive_ffi_traits(&box_dyn_trait, udl_mode, &["LiftRef", "LiftReturn"]);
     let mod_path = match mod_path() {
         Ok(p) => p,
         Err(e) => return e.into_compile_error(),
@@ -125,9 +127,7 @@ pub fn ffi_converter_callback_interface_impl(
             .concat_str(#trait_name);
         }
 
-        unsafe #lift_ref_impl_spec {
-            type LiftType = #box_dyn_trait;
-        }
+        #derive_ffi_traits
     }
 }
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ pub(super) fn metadata_items(
 
     iter::once(Ok(callback_interface_items))
         .chain(items.iter().map(|item| match item {
-            ImplItem::Method(sig) => sig.metadata_items(),
+            ImplItem::Method(sig) => sig.metadata_items_for_callback_interface(),
             _ => unreachable!("traits have no constructors"),
         }))
         .collect()
diff --git a/uniffi_macros/src/fnsig.rs b/uniffi_macros/src/fnsig.rs
index 610672ad83..bcf1e21876 100644
--- a/uniffi_macros/src/fnsig.rs
+++ b/uniffi_macros/src/fnsig.rs
@@ -316,6 +316,65 @@ impl FnSignature {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Generate metadata items for callback interfaces
+    ///
+    /// Unfortunately, most of this is duplicate code from [Self::metadata_items] and
+    /// [Self::metadata_expr].  However, one issue with that code is that it needs to assume if the
+    /// arguments are being lifted vs lowered in order to get TYPE_ID_META.  That code uses
+    /// `<Type as Lift>::TYPE_ID_META` for arguments and `<Type as LowerReturn>::TYPE_ID_META` for
+    /// return types, which works for accidental/historical reasons.
+    ///
+    /// The one exception is callback interfaces (#1947), which are handled by this method.
+    ///
+    /// TODO: fix the metadata system so that this is not needed.
+    pub(crate) fn metadata_items_for_callback_interface(&self) -> syn::Result<TokenStream> {
+        let Self {
+            name,
+            return_ty,
+            is_async,
+            mod_path,
+            docstring,
+            ..
+        } = &self;
+        match &self.kind {
+            FnKind::TraitMethod {
+                self_ident, index, ..
+            } => {
+                let object_name = ident_to_string(self_ident);
+                let args_len = try_metadata_value_from_usize(
+                    // Use param_lifts to calculate this instead of sig.inputs to avoid counting any self
+                    // params
+                    self.args.len(),
+                    "UniFFI limits functions to 256 arguments",
+                )?;
+                let arg_metadata_calls = self.args.iter().map(NamedArg::arg_metadata);
+                let metadata_expr = quote! {
+                    ::uniffi::MetadataBuffer::from_code(::uniffi::metadata::codes::TRAIT_METHOD)
+                        .concat_str(#mod_path)
+                        .concat_str(#object_name)
+                        .concat_u32(#index)
+                        .concat_str(#name)
+                        .concat_bool(#is_async)
+                        .concat_value(#args_len)
+                        #(#arg_metadata_calls)*
+                        .concat(<#return_ty as ::uniffi::LiftReturn<crate::UniFfiTag>>::TYPE_ID_META)
+                        .concat_long_str(#docstring)
+                };
+                Ok(create_metadata_items(
+                    "method",
+                    &format!("{object_name}_{name}"),
+                    metadata_expr,
+                    Some(self.checksum_symbol_name()),
+                ))
+            }
+
+            // This should never happen and indicates an error in the internal code
+            _ => panic!(
+                "metadata_items_for_callback_interface can only be called with `TraitMethod` sigs"
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn checksum_symbol_name(&self) -> String {
         let name = &self.name;
         match &self.kind {
diff --git a/uniffi_macros/src/util.rs b/uniffi_macros/src/util.rs
index 378f9c793a..863ac51f65 100644
--- a/uniffi_macros/src/util.rs
+++ b/uniffi_macros/src/util.rs
@@ -224,7 +224,11 @@ pub(crate) fn derive_all_ffi_traits(ty: &Ident, udl_mode: bool) -> TokenStream {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn derive_ffi_traits(ty: &Ident, udl_mode: bool, trait_names: &[&str]) -> TokenStream {
+pub(crate) fn derive_ffi_traits(
+    ty: impl ToTokens,
+    udl_mode: bool,
+    trait_names: &[&str],
+) -> TokenStream {
     let trait_idents = trait_names
         .iter()
         .map(|name| Ident::new(name, Span::call_site()));