diff --git a/cmd/genbindings/config-allowlist.go b/cmd/genbindings/config-allowlist.go
index a391fd5a..9c124e3c 100644
--- a/cmd/genbindings/config-allowlist.go
+++ b/cmd/genbindings/config-allowlist.go
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ func AllowClass(className string) bool {
 
 	switch className {
 	case
-		"QTextStreamManipulator",     // Only seems to contain garbage methods
-		"QException",                 // Extends std::exception, too hard
-		"QUnhandledException",        // As above (child class)
-		"QItemSelection",             // Extends a QList<>, too hard
+		"QTextStreamManipulator", // Only seems to contain garbage methods
+		"QException",             // Extends std::exception, too hard
+		"QUnhandledException",    // As above (child class)
+		// "QItemSelection",             // Extends a QList<>, too hard
 		"QXmlStreamAttributes",       // Extends a QList<>, too hard
 		"QPolygon",                   // Extends a QVector<QPoint> template class, too hard
 		"QPolygonF",                  // Extends a QVector<QPoint> template class, too hard
diff --git a/cmd/genbindings/emitgo.go b/cmd/genbindings/emitgo.go
index 03f69ff0..2eaf9b27 100644
--- a/cmd/genbindings/emitgo.go
+++ b/cmd/genbindings/emitgo.go
@@ -738,7 +738,10 @@ import "C"
 		// on these types already
 		for _, base := range c.DirectInherits {
 
-			if pkg, ok := KnownClassnames[base]; ok && pkg.PackageName != gfs.currentPackageName {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(base, `QList<`) {
+				ret.WriteString("/* Also inherits unprojectable " + base + " */\n")
+
+			} else if pkg, ok := KnownClassnames[base]; ok && pkg.PackageName != gfs.currentPackageName {
 				// Cross-package parent class
 				ret.WriteString("*" + path.Base(pkg.PackageName) + "." + cabiClassName(base) + "\n")
 				gfs.imports[importPathForQtPackage(pkg.PackageName)] = struct{}{}
@@ -788,12 +791,9 @@ import "C"
 			extraUnsafeArgs += ", h_" + cabiClassName(base) + " unsafe.Pointer"
 		}
 
-		for _, base := range c.DirectInherits {
+		for _, pkg := range c.DirectInheritClassInfo() {
 			ctorPrefix := ""
-			pkg, ok := KnownClassnames[base]
-			if !ok {
-				panic("Class " + c.ClassName + " has unknown parent " + base)
-			}
+			base := pkg.Class.ClassName
 
 			constructRequiresParams := pkg.Class.AllInherits()
 			var ixxParams []string = make([]string, 0, len(constructRequiresParams)+1)
diff --git a/cmd/genbindings/intermediate.go b/cmd/genbindings/intermediate.go
index d6c30637..9346f788 100644
--- a/cmd/genbindings/intermediate.go
+++ b/cmd/genbindings/intermediate.go
@@ -435,10 +435,12 @@ func (c *CppClass) VirtualMethods() []CppMethod {
 	// Only allow virtual overrides for direct inherits, not all inherits -
 	// Go will automatically allow virtual overrides for the base type because
 	// the parent struct is nested
-	for _, inh := range c.DirectInherits { // AllInherits() {
-		cinfo, ok := KnownClassnames[inh]
-		if !ok {
-			panic("Class " + c.ClassName + " inherits from unknown class " + inh)
+	for _, cinfo := range c.DirectInheritClassInfo() {
+
+		// If a base class is permanently unprojectable, the child classes
+		// should be too
+		if !AllowVirtualForClass(cinfo.Class.ClassName) {
+			return nil
 		}
 
 		for _, m := range cinfo.Class.Methods {
@@ -491,15 +493,9 @@ func (c *CppClass) AllInherits() []string {
 
 	// FIXME prevent duplicates arising from diamond inheritance
 
-	for _, baseClass := range c.DirectInherits {
+	for _, baseClassInfo := range c.DirectInheritClassInfo() {
 
-		ret = append(ret, baseClass)
-
-		// And everything that class inherits - unless - we've seen it before
-		baseClassInfo, ok := KnownClassnames[baseClass]
-		if !ok {
-			panic("Class " + c.ClassName + " inherits from unknown class " + baseClass)
-		}
+		ret = append(ret, baseClassInfo.Class.ClassName)
 
 		recurseInfo := baseClassInfo.Class.AllInherits()
 		for _, childClass := range recurseInfo {
@@ -510,6 +506,28 @@ func (c *CppClass) AllInherits() []string {
 	return ret
 }
 
+// DirectInheritClassInfo looks up the CppClass for each entry in DirectInherits.
+func (c *CppClass) DirectInheritClassInfo() []lookupResultClass {
+	var ret []lookupResultClass
+
+	for _, inh := range c.DirectInherits { // AllInherits() {
+		cinfo, ok := KnownClassnames[inh]
+		if !ok {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(inh, `QList<`) {
+				// OK, allow this one to slip through
+				// e.g. QItemSelection extends a QList<>
+				continue
+			} else {
+				panic("Class " + c.ClassName + " inherits from unknown class " + inh)
+			}
+		}
+
+		ret = append(ret, cinfo)
+	}
+
+	return ret
+}
+
 type CppTypedef struct {
 	Alias          string
 	UnderlyingType CppParameter