diff --git a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
index 405d4fb82..012094f6b 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ public:
      * @return The tag for the class template of the underlying type.
      */
     [[nodiscard]] inline meta_type template_type() const noexcept {
-        return node->templ.type;
+        return node->templ.type ? node->templ.type() : nullptr;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/entt/meta/node.hpp b/src/entt/meta/node.hpp
index f27db723a..322487cab 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/node.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/node.hpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ struct meta_template_node {
     using size_type = std::size_t;
 
     size_type arity{0u};
-    meta_type_node *type{nullptr};
+    meta_type_node *(*type)() noexcept {nullptr};
     meta_type_node *(*arg)(const size_type) noexcept {nullptr};
 };
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class ENTT_API meta_node {
         if constexpr(is_complete_v<meta_template_traits<Type>>) {
             return meta_template_node{
                 meta_template_traits<Type>::args_type::size,
-                meta_node<typename meta_template_traits<Type>::class_type>::resolve(),
+                &meta_node<typename meta_template_traits<Type>::class_type>::resolve,
                 +[](const std::size_t index) noexcept -> meta_type_node * { return meta_arg_node(typename meta_template_traits<Type>::args_type{}, index); }};
         } else {
             return meta_template_node{};