diff --git a/src/policy/copyspace.rs b/src/policy/copyspace.rs
index c2c9b35e15..6b30f80117 100644
--- a/src/policy/copyspace.rs
+++ b/src/policy/copyspace.rs
@@ -252,11 +252,12 @@ impl<VM: VMBinding> CopySpace<VM> {
                 object,
                 semantics.unwrap(),
                 worker.get_copy_context_mut(),
+                |_new_object| {
+                    #[cfg(feature = "vo_bit")]
+                    crate::util::metadata::vo_bit::set_vo_bit(_new_object);
+                },
             );
 
-            #[cfg(feature = "vo_bit")]
-            crate::util::metadata::vo_bit::set_vo_bit(new_object);
-
             trace!("Forwarding pointer");
             queue.enqueue(new_object);
             trace!("Copied [{:?} -> {:?}]", object, new_object);
diff --git a/src/policy/immix/immixspace.rs b/src/policy/immix/immixspace.rs
index bc24e3c960..6ebd9c255e 100644
--- a/src/policy/immix/immixspace.rs
+++ b/src/policy/immix/immixspace.rs
@@ -660,15 +660,15 @@ impl<VM: VMBinding> ImmixSpace<VM> {
                 // We are forwarding objects. When the copy allocator allocates the block, it should
                 // mark the block. So we do not need to explicitly mark it here.
 
-                // Clippy complains if the "vo_bit" feature is not enabled.
-                #[allow(clippy::let_and_return)]
-                let new_object =
-                    object_forwarding::forward_object::<VM>(object, semantics, copy_context);
-
-                #[cfg(feature = "vo_bit")]
-                vo_bit::helper::on_object_forwarded::<VM>(new_object);
-
-                new_object
+                object_forwarding::forward_object::<VM>(
+                    object,
+                    semantics,
+                    copy_context,
+                    |_new_object| {
+                        #[cfg(feature = "vo_bit")]
+                        vo_bit::helper::on_object_forwarded::<VM>(_new_object);
+                    },
+                )
             };
             debug_assert_eq!(
                 Block::containing(new_object).get_state(),
diff --git a/src/util/object_forwarding.rs b/src/util/object_forwarding.rs
index 85c2aaaad5..4b3f2411e9 100644
--- a/src/util/object_forwarding.rs
+++ b/src/util/object_forwarding.rs
@@ -74,12 +74,30 @@ pub fn spin_and_get_forwarded_object<VM: VMBinding>(
     }
 }
 
+/// Copy an object and set the forwarding state.
+///
+/// The caller can use `on_after_forwarding` to set extra metadata (including VO bits, mark bits,
+/// etc.) after the object is copied, but before the forwarding state is changed to `FORWARDED`. The
+/// atomic memory operation that sets the forwarding bits to `FORWARDED` has the `SeqCst` order.  It
+/// will guarantee that if another GC worker thread that attempts to forward the same object sees
+/// the forwarding bits being `FORWARDED`, it is guaranteed to see those extra metadata set.
+///
+/// Arguments:
+///
+/// *   `object`: The object to copy.
+/// *   `semantics`: The copy semantics.
+/// *   `copy_context`: A reference ot the `CopyContext` instance of the current GC worker.
+/// *   `on_after_forwarding`: A callback function that is called after `object` is copied, but
+///     before the forwarding bits are set.  Its argument is a reference to the new copy of
+///     `object`.
 pub fn forward_object<VM: VMBinding>(
     object: ObjectReference,
     semantics: CopySemantics,
     copy_context: &mut GCWorkerCopyContext<VM>,
+    on_after_forwarding: impl FnOnce(ObjectReference),
 ) -> ObjectReference {
     let new_object = VM::VMObjectModel::copy(object, semantics, copy_context);
+    on_after_forwarding(new_object);
     if let Some(shift) = forwarding_bits_offset_in_forwarding_pointer::<VM>() {
         VM::VMObjectModel::LOCAL_FORWARDING_POINTER_SPEC.store_atomic::<VM, usize>(
             object,