diff --git a/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/interp.c b/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/interp.c
index 54d4c7ea093d3..ed38874fbf5f3 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/interp.c
+++ b/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/interp.c
@@ -6088,6 +6088,11 @@ MINT_IN_CASE(MINT_BRTRUE_I8_SP) ZEROP_SP(gint64, !=); MINT_IN_BREAK;
 			ip += 4;
 			MINT_IN_BREAK;
 		}
+		MINT_IN_CASE(MINT_STOBJ_VT_NOREF) {
+			memcpy (LOCAL_VAR (ip [1], gpointer), locals + ip [2], ip [3]);
+			ip += 4;
+			MINT_IN_BREAK;
+		}
 		MINT_IN_CASE(MINT_CONV_OVF_U8_I4) {
 			gint32 val = LOCAL_VAR (ip [2], gint32);
 			if (val < 0)
diff --git a/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/mintops.def b/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/mintops.def
index 75097c79bfefa..f8b65c48c404d 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/mintops.def
+++ b/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/mintops.def
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ OPDEF(MINT_CPOBJ, "cpobj", 4, 0, 2, MintOpClassToken)
 OPDEF(MINT_CPOBJ_VT, "cpobj.vt", 4, 0, 2, MintOpClassToken)
 OPDEF(MINT_LDOBJ_VT, "ldobj.vt", 4, 1, 1, MintOpShortInt)
 OPDEF(MINT_STOBJ_VT, "stobj.vt", 4, 0, 2, MintOpClassToken)
+OPDEF(MINT_STOBJ_VT_NOREF, "stobj.vt.noref", 4, 0, 2, MintOpShortInt)
 OPDEF(MINT_CPBLK, "cpblk", 4, 0, 3, MintOpNoArgs)
 OPDEF(MINT_INITBLK, "initblk", 4, 0, 3, MintOpNoArgs)
 OPDEF(MINT_LOCALLOC, "localloc", 3, 1, 1, MintOpNoArgs)
diff --git a/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/transform.c b/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/transform.c
index 94f0ee6aae77d..b45cd93023c98 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/transform.c
+++ b/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/transform.c
@@ -1856,19 +1856,27 @@ interp_emit_ldobj (TransformData *td, MonoClass *klass)
 }
 
 static void
-interp_emit_stobj (TransformData *td, MonoClass *klass)
+interp_emit_stobj (TransformData *td, MonoClass *klass, gboolean reverse_order)
 {
 	int mt = mint_type (m_class_get_byval_arg (klass));
 
 	if (mt == MINT_TYPE_VT) {
-		interp_add_ins (td, MINT_STOBJ_VT);
-		td->last_ins->data [0] = get_data_item_index (td, klass);
+		if (m_class_has_references (klass)) {
+			interp_add_ins (td, MINT_STOBJ_VT);
+			td->last_ins->data [0] = get_data_item_index (td, klass);
+		} else {
+			interp_add_ins (td, MINT_STOBJ_VT_NOREF);
+			td->last_ins->data [0] = GINT32_TO_UINT16 (mono_class_value_size (klass, NULL));
+		}
 	} else {
 		int opcode = interp_get_stind_for_mt (mt);
 		interp_add_ins (td, opcode);
 	}
 	td->sp -= 2;
-	interp_ins_set_sregs2 (td->last_ins, td->sp [0].local, td->sp [1].local);
+	if (reverse_order)
+		interp_ins_set_sregs2 (td->last_ins, td->sp [1].local, td->sp [0].local);
+	else
+		interp_ins_set_sregs2 (td->last_ins, td->sp [0].local, td->sp [1].local);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1993,7 +2001,7 @@ interp_handle_intrinsics (TransformData *td, MonoMethod *target_method, MonoClas
 			store_local (td, local);
 			interp_emit_ldelema (td, target_method->klass, value_class);
 			load_local (td, local);
-			interp_emit_stobj (td, element_class);
+			interp_emit_stobj (td, element_class, FALSE);
 			td->ip += 5;
 			return TRUE;
 		} else if (!strcmp (tm, "UnsafeStore")) {
@@ -2210,7 +2218,7 @@ interp_handle_intrinsics (TransformData *td, MonoMethod *target_method, MonoClas
 			MonoClass *klass = mono_class_from_mono_type_internal (type);
 
 			interp_emit_ldobj (td, klass);
-			interp_emit_stobj (td, klass);
+			interp_emit_stobj (td, klass, FALSE);
 
 			td->ip += 5;
 			return TRUE;
@@ -4175,12 +4183,7 @@ interp_emit_sfld_access (TransformData *td, MonoClassField *field, MonoClass *fi
 				interp_ins_set_dreg (td->last_ins, td->sp [-1].local);
 			}
 		} else {
-			int opcode = (mt == MINT_TYPE_VT) ? MINT_STOBJ_VT : interp_get_stind_for_mt (mt);
-			interp_add_ins (td, opcode);
-			td->sp -= 2;
-			interp_ins_set_sregs2 (td->last_ins, td->sp [1].local, td->sp [0].local);
-			if (mt == MINT_TYPE_VT)
-				td->last_ins->data [0] = get_data_item_index (td, field_class);
+			interp_emit_stobj (td, field_class, TRUE);
 		}
 	} else {
 		gpointer field_addr = mono_static_field_get_addr (vtable, field);
@@ -6201,7 +6204,7 @@ generate_code (TransformData *td, MonoMethod *method, MonoMethodHeader *header,
 						interp_emit_metadata_update_ldflda (td, field, error);
 						goto_if_nok (error, exit);
 						load_local (td, local);
-						interp_emit_stobj (td, field_class);
+						interp_emit_stobj (td, field_class, FALSE);
 						td->ip += 5;
 						break;
 					}
@@ -6297,7 +6300,7 @@ generate_code (TransformData *td, MonoMethod *method, MonoMethodHeader *header,
 
 			BARRIER_IF_VOLATILE (td, MONO_MEMORY_BARRIER_REL);
 
-			interp_emit_stobj (td, klass);
+			interp_emit_stobj (td, klass, FALSE);
 
 			td->ip += 5;
 			break;