diff --git a/pango/Gir.toml b/pango/Gir.toml
index 89a08a923130..d8e6079822b9 100644
--- a/pango/Gir.toml
+++ b/pango/Gir.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ generate = [
     "Pango.FontsetSimple",
     "Pango.Glyph",
     "Pango.GlyphItem",
-    "Pango.GlyphItemIter",
     "Pango.GlyphString",
     "Pango.GlyphUnit",
     "Pango.Gravity",
@@ -237,6 +236,14 @@ status = "generate"
         name = "language"
         const = true
 
+[[object]]
+name = "Pango.GlyphItemIter"
+status = "generate"
+    [[object.function]]
+    pattern = "init.*"
+    # converted to proper constructors
+    manual = true
+
 [[object]]
 name = "Pango.Layout"
 status = "generate"
diff --git a/pango/src/auto/glyph_item_iter.rs b/pango/src/auto/glyph_item_iter.rs
index 93fa9620dfc4..b3c3a745f95a 100644
--- a/pango/src/auto/glyph_item_iter.rs
+++ b/pango/src/auto/glyph_item_iter.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // from gir-files (https://github.com/gtk-rs/gir-files)
 // DO NOT EDIT
 
-use crate::GlyphItem;
 use glib::translate::*;
 
 glib::wrapper! {
@@ -17,28 +16,6 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 }
 
 impl GlyphItemIter {
-    #[doc(alias = "pango_glyph_item_iter_init_end")]
-    pub fn init_end(&mut self, glyph_item: &mut GlyphItem, text: &str) -> bool {
-        unsafe {
-            from_glib(ffi::pango_glyph_item_iter_init_end(
-                self.to_glib_none_mut().0,
-                glyph_item.to_glib_none_mut().0,
-                text.to_glib_none().0,
-            ))
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[doc(alias = "pango_glyph_item_iter_init_start")]
-    pub fn init_start(&mut self, glyph_item: &mut GlyphItem, text: &str) -> bool {
-        unsafe {
-            from_glib(ffi::pango_glyph_item_iter_init_start(
-                self.to_glib_none_mut().0,
-                glyph_item.to_glib_none_mut().0,
-                text.to_glib_none().0,
-            ))
-        }
-    }
-
     #[doc(alias = "pango_glyph_item_iter_next_cluster")]
     pub fn next_cluster(&mut self) -> bool {
         unsafe {
diff --git a/pango/src/glyph_item_iter.rs b/pango/src/glyph_item_iter.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..029d6c3868d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pango/src/glyph_item_iter.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Take a look at the license at the top of the repository in the LICENSE file.
+
+use crate::GlyphItem;
+use crate::GlyphItemIter;
+use glib::translate::*;
+use std::mem;
+
+impl GlyphItemIter {
+    #[doc(alias = "pango_glyph_item_iter_init_end")]
+    pub fn new_end(glyph_item: &GlyphItem, text: &str) -> Result<Self, glib::BoolError> {
+        unsafe {
+            let mut iter = mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed();
+            let res: bool = from_glib(ffi::pango_glyph_item_iter_init_end(
+                iter.as_mut_ptr(),
+                mut_override(glyph_item.to_glib_none().0),
+                text.to_glib_none().0,
+            ));
+
+            if res {
+                Ok(from_glib_none(&iter.assume_init() as *const _))
+            } else {
+                Err(glib::bool_error!("Failed to create glyph item iter"))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[doc(alias = "pango_glyph_item_iter_init_start")]
+    pub fn new_start(glyph_item: &GlyphItem, text: &str) -> Result<Self, glib::BoolError> {
+        unsafe {
+            let mut iter = mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed();
+            let res: bool = from_glib(ffi::pango_glyph_item_iter_init_start(
+                iter.as_mut_ptr(),
+                mut_override(glyph_item.to_glib_none().0),
+                text.to_glib_none().0,
+            ));
+
+            if res {
+                Ok(from_glib_none(&iter.assume_init() as *const _))
+            } else {
+                Err(glib::bool_error!("Failed to create glyph item iter"))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pango/src/lib.rs b/pango/src/lib.rs
index fe9e5788c4d1..fac53402c009 100644
--- a/pango/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pango/src/lib.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ pub mod rectangle;
 pub use crate::rectangle::Rectangle;
 pub mod glyph;
 pub use glyph::{GlyphGeometry, GlyphInfo};
+mod glyph_item_iter;
 
 mod coverage;
 pub use crate::coverage::*;