diff --git a/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala b/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala
index 000f84199c27..179445134b88 100644
--- a/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ class QuotesImpl private (using val ctx: Context) extends Quotes, QuoteUnpickler
     end ClassDefTypeTest
 
     object ClassDef extends ClassDefModule:
+      def apply(cls: Symbol, parents: List[Tree], body: List[Statement]): ClassDef =
+        val untpdCtr = untpd.DefDef(nme.CONSTRUCTOR, Nil, tpd.TypeTree(dotc.core.Symbols.defn.UnitClass.typeRef), untpd.EmptyTree)
+        val ctr = ctx.typeAssigner.assignType(untpdCtr, cls.primaryConstructor)
+        tpd.ClassDefWithParents(cls.asClass, ctr, parents, body)
+
       def copy(original: Tree)(name: String, constr: DefDef, parents: List[Tree], selfOpt: Option[ValDef], body: List[Statement]): ClassDef = {
         val dotc.ast.Trees.TypeDef(_, originalImpl: tpd.Template) = original
         tpd.cpy.TypeDef(original)(name.toTypeName, tpd.cpy.Template(originalImpl)(constr, parents, derived = Nil, selfOpt.getOrElse(tpd.EmptyValDef), body))
@@ -260,6 +265,7 @@ class QuotesImpl private (using val ctx: Context) extends Quotes, QuoteUnpickler
 
     object DefDef extends DefDefModule:
       def apply(symbol: Symbol, rhsFn: List[List[Tree]] => Option[Term]): DefDef =
+        assert(symbol.isTerm, s"expected a term symbol but received $symbol")
         withDefaultPos(tpd.DefDef(symbol.asTerm, prefss =>
           xCheckMacroedOwners(xCheckMacroValidExpr(rhsFn(prefss)), symbol).getOrElse(tpd.EmptyTree)
         ))
@@ -1804,7 +1810,7 @@ class QuotesImpl private (using val ctx: Context) extends Quotes, QuoteUnpickler
         (x.prefix, x.name.toString)
     end TermRef
 
-    type TypeRef = dotc.core.Types.NamedType
+    type TypeRef = dotc.core.Types.TypeRef
 
     object TypeRefTypeTest extends TypeTest[TypeRepr, TypeRef]:
       def unapply(x: TypeRepr): Option[TypeRef & x.type] = x match
@@ -2454,6 +2460,19 @@ class QuotesImpl private (using val ctx: Context) extends Quotes, QuoteUnpickler
       def requiredModule(path: String): Symbol = dotc.core.Symbols.requiredModule(path)
       def requiredMethod(path: String): Symbol = dotc.core.Symbols.requiredMethod(path)
       def classSymbol(fullName: String): Symbol = dotc.core.Symbols.requiredClass(fullName)
+
+      def newClass(owner: Symbol, name: String, parents: List[TypeRepr], decls: Symbol => List[Symbol], selfInfo: Option[TypeRepr]): Symbol =
+        val cls = dotc.core.Symbols.newNormalizedClassSymbol(
+          owner,
+          name.toTypeName,
+          Flags.EmptyFlags,
+          parents,
+          selfInfo.getOrElse(Types.NoType),
+          dotc.core.Symbols.NoSymbol)
+        cls.enter(dotc.core.Symbols.newConstructor(cls, dotc.core.Flags.Synthetic, Nil, Nil))
+        for sym <- decls(cls) do cls.enter(sym)
+        cls
+
       def newMethod(owner: Symbol, name: String, tpe: TypeRepr): Symbol =
         newMethod(owner, name, tpe, Flags.EmptyFlags, noSymbol)
       def newMethod(owner: Symbol, name: String, tpe: TypeRepr, flags: Flags, privateWithin: Symbol): Symbol =
diff --git a/library/src/scala/quoted/Quotes.scala b/library/src/scala/quoted/Quotes.scala
index a9e2db108f40..a6579ebcb42b 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/quoted/Quotes.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/quoted/Quotes.scala
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ trait Quotes { self: runtime.QuoteUnpickler & runtime.QuoteMatching =>
 
     /** Methods of the module object `val ClassDef` */
     trait ClassDefModule { this: ClassDef.type =>
+      @experimental def apply(cls: Symbol, parents: List[Tree /* Term | TypeTree */], body: List[Statement]): ClassDef
       def copy(original: Tree)(name: String, constr: DefDef, parents: List[Tree /* Term | TypeTree */], selfOpt: Option[ValDef], body: List[Statement]): ClassDef
       def unapply(cdef: ClassDef): (String, DefDef, List[Tree /* Term | TypeTree */], Option[ValDef], List[Statement])
     }
@@ -3533,6 +3534,8 @@ trait Quotes { self: runtime.QuoteUnpickler & runtime.QuoteMatching =>
       /** The class Symbol of a global class definition */
       def classSymbol(fullName: String): Symbol
 
+      @experimental def newClass(owner: Symbol, name: String, parents: List[TypeRepr], decls: Symbol => List[Symbol], selfInfo: Option[TypeRepr]): Symbol
+
       /** Generates a new method symbol with the given parent, name and type.
       *
       *  This symbol starts without an accompanying definition.
diff --git a/project/MiMaFilters.scala b/project/MiMaFilters.scala
index cac81eecc141..3a7890a9df8e 100644
--- a/project/MiMaFilters.scala
+++ b/project/MiMaFilters.scala
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ object MiMaFilters {
     ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("scala.compiletime.ops.long$"),
     ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule#CompilationInfoModule.XmacroSettings"),
     ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule#CompilationInfoModule.XmacroSettings"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule#ClassDefModule.apply"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule#ClassDefModule.apply"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule#SymbolModule.newClass"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[DirectMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule#SymbolModule.newClass"),
 
     // Private to the compiler - needed for forward binary compatibility
     ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("scala.annotation.since")
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/newClass.check b/tests/run-macros/newClass.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..581350beea39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-macros/newClass.check
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Constructing foo
+class Test_2$package$foo$1
+Constructing bar
+class Test_2$package$bar$1
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/newClass/Macro_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/newClass/Macro_1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..40ed128e43a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-macros/newClass/Macro_1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import scala.quoted.*
+
+inline def makeClass(inline name: String): Any = ${ makeClassExpr('name) }
+private def makeClassExpr(nameExpr: Expr[String])(using Quotes): Expr[Any] = {
+  import quotes.reflect.*
+
+  val name = nameExpr.valueOrAbort
+  val parents = List(TypeTree.of[Object])
+  def decls(cls: Symbol): List[Symbol] = Nil
+
+  val cls = Symbol.newClass(Symbol.spliceOwner, name, parents = parents.map(_.tpe), decls, selfInfo = None)
+
+  val clsDef = ClassDef(cls, parents, body = List('{println(s"Constructing ${$nameExpr}")}.asTerm))
+  val newCls = Typed(Apply(Select(New(TypeIdent(cls)), cls.primaryConstructor), Nil), TypeTree.of[Object])
+
+  Block(List(clsDef), newCls).asExpr
+  // '{
+  //   class `name`() { println("Constructing `name`") }
+  //   new `name`()
+  // }
+}
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/newClass/Test_2.scala b/tests/run-macros/newClass/Test_2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6868674547fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-macros/newClass/Test_2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+@main def Test: Unit = {
+  val foo = makeClass("foo")
+  println(foo.getClass)
+  val bar = makeClass("bar")
+  println(bar.getClass)
+}
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/newClassExtends.check b/tests/run-macros/newClassExtends.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c8f9c6373f19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-macros/newClassExtends.check
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Calling foo.foo
+class Test_2$package$foo$1
+Calling bar.foo
+class Test_2$package$bar$1
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/newClassExtends/Macro_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/newClassExtends/Macro_1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..58e568389fb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-macros/newClassExtends/Macro_1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import scala.quoted.*
+
+inline def makeClass(inline name: String): Foo = ${ makeClassExpr('name) }
+private def makeClassExpr(nameExpr: Expr[String])(using Quotes): Expr[Foo] = {
+  import quotes.reflect.*
+
+  val name = nameExpr.valueOrAbort
+  val parents = List(TypeTree.of[Object], TypeTree.of[Foo])
+  def decls(cls: Symbol): List[Symbol] =
+    List(Symbol.newMethod(cls, "foo", MethodType(Nil)(_ => Nil, _ => TypeRepr.of[Unit])))
+
+  val cls = Symbol.newClass(Symbol.spliceOwner, name, parents = parents.map(_.tpe), decls, selfInfo = None)
+  val fooSym = cls.declaredMethod("foo").head
+
+  val fooDef = DefDef(fooSym, argss => Some('{println(s"Calling ${$nameExpr}.foo")}.asTerm))
+  val clsDef = ClassDef(cls, parents, body = List(fooDef))
+  val newCls = Typed(Apply(Select(New(TypeIdent(cls)), cls.primaryConstructor), Nil), TypeTree.of[Foo])
+
+  Block(List(clsDef), newCls).asExprOf[Foo]
+
+  // '{
+  //   class `name`() extends Foo {
+  //     def foo(): Unit = println("Calling `name`.foo")
+  //   }
+  //   new `name`()
+  // }
+}
+
+trait Foo {
+  def foo(): Unit
+}
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/newClassExtends/Test_2.scala b/tests/run-macros/newClassExtends/Test_2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1db791749bab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-macros/newClassExtends/Test_2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+@main def Test: Unit = {
+  val foo: Foo = makeClass("foo")
+  foo.foo()
+  println(foo.getClass)
+  val bar: Foo = makeClass("bar")
+  bar.foo()
+  println(bar.getClass)
+}