diff --git a/src/bin/elua/core/util.lua b/src/bin/elua/core/util.lua
index 93c2152e4a..6f02fdf5e1 100644
--- a/src/bin/elua/core/util.lua
+++ b/src/bin/elua/core/util.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ local ffi = require("ffi")
 
 local M = {}
 
+local getmetatable, setmetatable = getmetatable, setmetatable
+
 M.Object = {
     __call = function(self, ...)
         local r = {
@@ -41,6 +43,20 @@ M.Object = {
     end
 }
 
+local newproxy = newproxy
+
+M.Readonly_Object = Object:clone {
+    __call = function(self, ...)
+        local r = newproxy(true)
+        local rmt = getmetatable(r)
+        rmt.__index = self
+        rmt.__tostring = self.__tostring
+        rmt.__metatable = false
+        if self.__ctor then self.__ctor(r, rmt, ...) end
+        return r
+    end
+}
+
 local loaded_libs = {}
 local loaded_libc = {}
 
diff --git a/src/bindings/luajit/eina/list.lua b/src/bindings/luajit/eina/list.lua
index a21d11e005..2ed279b2ca 100644
--- a/src/bindings/luajit/eina/list.lua
+++ b/src/bindings/luajit/eina/list.lua
@@ -168,65 +168,76 @@ local List = ffi.metatype("Eina_List", {
     }
 })
 
-local List_Base = util.Object:clone {
-    __ctor = function(self, list, freefunc)
+local dgetmt = debug.getmetatable
+
+local List_Base = util.Readonly_Object:clone {
+    __ctor = function(self, selfmt, list, freefunc)
         if list and freefunc then
             list = ffi.gc(list, freefunc)
-            self.__free = freefunc
+            selfmt.__free = freefunc
         end
         if list == nil then return end
-        self.__list = list
+        selfmt.__list = list
     end,
 
     free = function(self)
+        self = dgetmt(self)
         local  ffunc, l = self.__free, self.__list
         if not ffunc or l == nil then return end
         ffunc(ffi.gc(self.__list, nil))
     end,
 
     count = function(self)
+        self = dgetmt(self)
         local l = self.__list
         if l == nil then return 0 end
         return #l
     end,
 
     nth = function(self, n)
+        self = dgetmt(self)
         local l = self.__list
         if l == nil then return nil end
         return l:nth()
     end,
 
     nth_list = function(self, n)
+        self = dgetmt(self)
         local l = self.__list
         if l == nil then return nil end
         return self.__index(l:nth_list())
     end,
 
     last = function(self, n)
+        self = dgetmt(self)
         local l = self.__list
         if l == nil then return nil end
         return self.__index(l:last())
     end,
 
     next = function(self, n)
+        self = dgetmt(self)
         local l = self.__list
         if l == nil then return nil end
         return self.__index(l:next())
     end,
 
     prev = function(self, n)
+        self = dgetmt(self)
         local l = self.__list
         if l == nil then return nil end
         return self.__index(l:prev())
     end,
 
     data_get = function(self, ptr)
+        self = dgetmt(self)
         local l = self.__list
         if l == nil then return nil end
         return l:data_get(ptr)
     end,
 
     to_array = function(self)
+        self = dgetmt(self)
         local l = self.__list
         if l == nil then return {}, 0 end
         local n = 0
@@ -246,7 +257,7 @@ M.List_Base = List_Base
 
 M.String_List = List_Base:clone {
     data_get = function(self, ptr)
-        ptr = List_Base:data_get(ptr)
+        ptr = List_Base.data_get(self, ptr)
         return ffi.string(ptr)
     end
 }
diff --git a/src/bindings/luajit/eolian.lua b/src/bindings/luajit/eolian.lua
index 45f2528483..d6438a48ce 100644
--- a/src/bindings/luajit/eolian.lua
+++ b/src/bindings/luajit/eolian.lua
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ local List_Base = list.List_Base
 
 local Eolian_Functions_List = List_Base:clone {
     data_get = function(self, ptr)
-        ptr = List_Base:data_get(ptr)
+        ptr = List_Base.data_get(self, ptr)
         return ffi.cast("Eolian_Function", ptr)
     end
 }
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ end
 
 local Eolian_Parameters_List = List_Base:clone {
     data_get = function(self, ptr)
-        ptr = List_Base:data_get(ptr)
+        ptr = List_Base.data_get(self, ptr)
         return ffi.cast("Eolian_Function_Parameter", ptr)
     end
 }
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ ffi.metatype("Eolian_Function_Parameter", {
 
 local Eolian_Implements_List = List_Base:clone {
     data_get = function(self, ptr)
-        ptr = List_Base:data_get(ptr)
+        ptr = List_Base.data_get(self, ptr)
         return ffi.cast("Eolian_Implement", ptr)
     end
 }
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ end
 
 local Eolian_Events_List = List_Base:clone {
     data_get = function(self, ptr)
-        ptr = List_Base:data_get(ptr)
+        ptr = List_Base.data_get(self, ptr)
         return ffi.cast("Eolian_Event", ptr)
     end
 }