diff --git a/derive/src/lib.rs b/derive/src/lib.rs
index 19f3c48..a56512b 100644
--- a/derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ fn expand_function_body(function: Function) -> TokenStream2 {
         }
     }
 
+    // Do not apply the caller's span to our "unsafe" token. Otherwise
+    // `forbid(unsafe_code)` at caller would reject the expanded code.
+    let our_unsafe = quote!(unsafe);
     quote_spanned! {semi_token.span=>
         #(#attrs)*
         #inline_attr
@@ -366,7 +369,7 @@ fn expand_function_body(function: Function) -> TokenStream2 {
             let _ = ::ref_cast::__private::CurrentCrate::<#from_type, #to_type> {};
 
             #allow_unused_unsafe // in case they are building with deny(unsafe_op_in_unsafe_fn)
-            unsafe {
+            #our_unsafe {
                 ::ref_cast::__private::transmute::<#from_type, #to_type>(#arg)
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/test_trivial.rs b/tests/test_trivial.rs
index c5ec85a..d96959c 100644
--- a/tests/test_trivial.rs
+++ b/tests/test_trivial.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,20 @@ pub struct Unsized<'a> {
     pub value: str,
 }
 
+#[forbid(unsafe_code)]
+mod forbid_unsafe {
+    use ref_cast::{ref_cast_custom, RefCastCustom};
+
+    #[derive(RefCastCustom)]
+    #[repr(transparent)]
+    pub struct Custom(str);
+
+    impl Custom {
+        #[ref_cast_custom]
+        pub fn new(s: &str) -> &Custom;
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_trivial() {
     ImplicitUnit::ref_cast(&0);
@@ -49,4 +63,5 @@ fn test_trivial() {
     ExplicitTrivial::ref_cast(&0);
     Override::<u8, i8>::ref_cast(&PhantomData::<i8>);
     Unsized::ref_cast("...");
+    forbid_unsafe::Custom::new("...");
 }