diff --git a/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_event.pyx b/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_event.pyx
index 944969852e..85d606e364 100644
--- a/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_event.pyx
+++ b/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_event.pyx
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ cdef class Event:
 
     @classmethod
     def _init(cls, device_id: int, ctx_handle: Context, options=None):
-        cdef Event self = Event.__new__(Event)
+        cdef Event self = Event.__new__(cls)
         cdef EventOptions opts = check_or_create_options(EventOptions, options, "Event options")
         flags = 0x0
         self._timing_disabled = False
diff --git a/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_stream.pyx b/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_stream.pyx
index dc8d8e942c..a40b6f90db 100644
--- a/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_stream.pyx
+++ b/cuda_core/cuda/core/experimental/_stream.pyx
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ cdef class Stream:
 
     @classmethod
     def _legacy_default(cls):
-        cdef Stream self = Stream.__new__(Stream)
+        cdef Stream self = Stream.__new__(cls)
         self._handle = driver.CUstream(driver.CU_STREAM_LEGACY)
         self._owner = None
         self._builtin = True
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ cdef class Stream:
 
     @classmethod
     def _per_thread_default(cls):
-        cdef Stream self = Stream.__new__(Stream)
+        cdef Stream self = Stream.__new__(cls)
         self._handle = driver.CUstream(driver.CU_STREAM_PER_THREAD)
         self._owner = None
         self._builtin = True
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ cdef class Stream:
 
     @classmethod
     def _init(cls, obj: Optional[IsStreamT] = None, options=None, device_id: int = None):
-        cdef Stream self = Stream.__new__(Stream)
+        cdef Stream self = Stream.__new__(cls)
         self._handle = None
         self._owner = None
         self._builtin = False
diff --git a/cuda_core/tests/test_event.py b/cuda_core/tests/test_event.py
index 827fa22b4c..d20914cbc0 100644
--- a/cuda_core/tests/test_event.py
+++ b/cuda_core/tests/test_event.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import cuda.core.experimental
 from cuda.core.experimental import (
     Device,
+    Event,
     EventOptions,
     LaunchConfig,
     LegacyPinnedMemoryResource,
@@ -191,3 +192,13 @@ def test_event_context(init_cuda):
     event = Device().create_event(options=EventOptions())
     context = event.context
     assert context is not None
+
+
+def test_event_subclassing():
+    class MyEvent(Event):
+        pass
+
+    dev = Device()
+    dev.set_current()
+    event = MyEvent._init(dev.device_id, dev.context)
+    assert isinstance(event, MyEvent)
diff --git a/cuda_core/tests/test_stream.py b/cuda_core/tests/test_stream.py
index 7a3ff8b2ca..1c782c7194 100644
--- a/cuda_core/tests/test_stream.py
+++ b/cuda_core/tests/test_stream.py
@@ -111,3 +111,29 @@ def test_per_thread_default_stream():
 def test_default_stream():
     stream = default_stream()
     assert isinstance(stream, Stream)
+
+
+def test_stream_subclassing(init_cuda):
+    class MyStream(Stream):
+        pass
+
+    dev = Device()
+    dev.set_current()
+    stream = MyStream._init(options=StreamOptions(), device_id=dev.device_id)
+    assert isinstance(stream, MyStream)
+
+
+def test_stream_legacy_default_subclassing():
+    class MyStream(Stream):
+        pass
+
+    stream = MyStream._legacy_default()
+    assert isinstance(stream, MyStream)
+
+
+def test_stream_per_thread_default_subclassing():
+    class MyStream(Stream):
+        pass
+
+    stream = MyStream._per_thread_default()
+    assert isinstance(stream, MyStream)