In a form such as this: (defclass ebdb-field-id (ebdb-field-labeled ebdb-field-obfuscated ebdb-field-user) ((label-list :initform 'ebdb-id-label-list) ... )) All the symbols in (ebdb-field-labeled ebdb-field-obfuscated ebdb-field-user) should be recognized by `elisp--xref-infer-namespace' as 'function. Right now, this is treated like a function call (ie like '(function variable variable)). I can't promise that the attached patch is exactly the right thing, but it ought to be pretty close. Thanks, Eric