diff --git a/dlls/ole32/compobj.c b/dlls/ole32/compobj.c
index 32283e6d958..8e78519dc80 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/compobj.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/compobj.c
@@ -922,12 +922,12 @@ static const ISynchronizeHandleVtbl SynchronizeHandleVtbl = {
     SynchronizeHandle_GetHandle
 };
 
-static HRESULT ManualResetEvent_Construct(IUnknown *punkouter, REFIID iid, void **ppv)
+HRESULT WINAPI ManualResetEvent_CreateInstance(IClassFactory *iface, IUnknown *outer, REFIID iid, void **ppv)
 {
     MREImpl *This = HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, sizeof(MREImpl));
     HRESULT hr;
 
-    if(punkouter)
+    if (outer)
         FIXME("Aggregation not implemented.\n");
 
     This->ref = 1;
@@ -3004,7 +3004,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH CoCreateInstanceEx(
     }
 
     if (IsEqualCLSID(&clsid, &CLSID_ManualResetEvent)) {
-        hres = ManualResetEvent_Construct(pUnkOuter, pResults[0].pIID, (void**)&unk);
+        hres = ManualResetEvent_CreateInstance(&ManualResetEventCF, pUnkOuter, pResults[0].pIID, (void**)&unk);
         if (FAILED(hres))
             return hres;
         return return_multi_qi(unk, cmq, pResults, TRUE);
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/compobj_private.h b/dlls/ole32/compobj_private.h
index 3156f86f898..974c230ddce 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/compobj_private.h
+++ b/dlls/ole32/compobj_private.h
@@ -322,6 +322,9 @@ extern IClassFactory GlobalOptionsCF DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern HRESULT WINAPI GlobalInterfaceTable_CreateInstance(IClassFactory *iface, IUnknown *outer, REFIID riid,
         void **obj) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern IClassFactory GlobalInterfaceTableCF DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+extern HRESULT WINAPI ManualResetEvent_CreateInstance(IClassFactory *iface, IUnknown *outer, REFIID riid,
+        void **obj) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+extern IClassFactory ManualResetEventCF DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
 /* Exported non-interface Data Advise Holder functions */
 HRESULT DataAdviseHolder_OnConnect(IDataAdviseHolder *iface, IDataObject *pDelegate) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/oleproxy.c b/dlls/ole32/oleproxy.c
index 93ff5b0da84..29cd391e127 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/oleproxy.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/oleproxy.c
@@ -170,6 +170,17 @@ static const IClassFactoryVtbl GlobalInterfaceTableCFVtbl =
 
 IClassFactory GlobalInterfaceTableCF = { &GlobalInterfaceTableCFVtbl };
 
+static const IClassFactoryVtbl ManualResetEventCFVtbl =
+{
+    ClassFactory_QueryInterface,
+    ClassFactory_AddRef,
+    ClassFactory_Release,
+    ManualResetEvent_CreateInstance,
+    ClassFactory_LockServer
+};
+
+IClassFactory ManualResetEventCF = { &ManualResetEventCFVtbl };
+
 /***********************************************************************
  *           DllGetClassObject [OLE32.@]
  */
@@ -186,6 +197,8 @@ HRESULT WINAPI DllGetClassObject(REFCLSID rclsid, REFIID iid,LPVOID *ppv)
 	return MARSHAL_GetStandardMarshalCF(ppv);
     if (IsEqualCLSID(rclsid, &CLSID_StdGlobalInterfaceTable))
         return IClassFactory_QueryInterface(&GlobalInterfaceTableCF, iid, ppv);
+    if (IsEqualCLSID(rclsid, &CLSID_ManualResetEvent))
+        return IClassFactory_QueryInterface(&ManualResetEventCF, iid, ppv);
     if (IsEqualCLSID(rclsid, &CLSID_FileMoniker))
         return IClassFactory_QueryInterface(&FileMonikerCF, iid, ppv);
     if (IsEqualCLSID(rclsid, &CLSID_ItemMoniker))
diff --git a/dlls/ole32/tests/marshal.c b/dlls/ole32/tests/marshal.c
index e2608ecb768..ef608e66d01 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/tests/marshal.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/tests/marshal.c
@@ -4006,11 +4006,16 @@ static void test_manualresetevent(void)
 {
     ISynchronizeHandle *sync_handle;
     ISynchronize *psync1, *psync2;
+    IClassFactory *factory;
     IUnknown *punk;
     HANDLE handle;
     LONG ref;
     HRESULT hr;
 
+    hr = pDllGetClassObject(&CLSID_ManualResetEvent, &IID_IClassFactory, (void **)&factory);
+    ok(hr == S_OK, "Unexpected hr %#x.\n", hr);
+    IClassFactory_Release(factory);
+
     hr = CoCreateInstance(&CLSID_ManualResetEvent, NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, &IID_IUnknown, (void**)&punk);
     ok(hr == S_OK, "Got 0x%08x\n", hr);
     ok(!!punk, "Got NULL.\n");