diff --git a/extras/backends/pipewire/miniaudio_pipewire.c b/extras/backends/pipewire/miniaudio_pipewire.c
index d055e0b2..555f1fb1 100644
--- a/extras/backends/pipewire/miniaudio_pipewire.c
+++ b/extras/backends/pipewire/miniaudio_pipewire.c
@@ -2895,6 +2895,12 @@ ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_pipewire = &ma_gDeviceBackendVTable_
 ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_pipewire = NULL;
 #endif  /* MA_HAS_PIPEWIRE */
 
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_pipewire_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_device_backend_pipewire;
+}
+
+
 MA_API ma_context_config_pipewire ma_context_config_pipewire_init(void)
 {
     ma_context_config_pipewire config;
diff --git a/extras/backends/pipewire/miniaudio_pipewire.h b/extras/backends/pipewire/miniaudio_pipewire.h
index 6b7d1b61..8320a54f 100644
--- a/extras/backends/pipewire/miniaudio_pipewire.h
+++ b/extras/backends/pipewire/miniaudio_pipewire.h
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_pipewire;
-
-
 typedef struct
 {
     int _unused;
@@ -27,6 +24,10 @@ typedef struct
 
 MA_API ma_device_config_pipewire ma_device_config_pipewire_init(void);
 
+
+extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_pipewire;
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_pipewire_get_vtable(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/extras/backends/sdl2/miniaudio_sdl2.c b/extras/backends/sdl2/miniaudio_sdl2.c
index e5855613..59ab5e7a 100644
--- a/extras/backends/sdl2/miniaudio_sdl2.c
+++ b/extras/backends/sdl2/miniaudio_sdl2.c
@@ -685,6 +685,11 @@ ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_sdl2 = &ma_gDeviceBackendVTable_SDL2
 ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_sdl2 = NULL;
 #endif  /* MA_HAS_SDL2 */
 
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_sdl2_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_device_backend_sdl2;
+}
+
 
 MA_API ma_context_config_sdl2 ma_context_config_sdl2_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/extras/backends/sdl2/miniaudio_sdl2.h b/extras/backends/sdl2/miniaudio_sdl2.h
index 9264edbf..10aa1eba 100644
--- a/extras/backends/sdl2/miniaudio_sdl2.h
+++ b/extras/backends/sdl2/miniaudio_sdl2.h
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ and device configs.
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_sdl2;
-
-
 typedef struct
 {
     int _unused;
@@ -28,6 +25,10 @@ typedef struct
 
 MA_API ma_device_config_sdl2 ma_device_config_sdl2_init(void);
 
+
+extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_sdl2;
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_sdl2_get_vtable(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/extras/decoders/libopus/miniaudio_libopus.c b/extras/decoders/libopus/miniaudio_libopus.c
index f0c9ea1d..4598c2e5 100644
--- a/extras/decoders/libopus/miniaudio_libopus.c
+++ b/extras/decoders/libopus/miniaudio_libopus.c
@@ -555,4 +555,9 @@ ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_decoding_backend_libopus = &ma_gDecodingBackendVT
 ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_decoding_backend_libopus = NULL;
 #endif
 
+MA_API ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_libopus_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_decoding_backend_libopus;
+}
+
 #endif  /* miniaudio_libopus_c */
diff --git a/extras/decoders/libopus/miniaudio_libopus.h b/extras/decoders/libopus/miniaudio_libopus.h
index 80dce280..de67e731 100644
--- a/extras/decoders/libopus/miniaudio_libopus.h
+++ b/extras/decoders/libopus/miniaudio_libopus.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ MA_API ma_result ma_libopus_get_length_in_pcm_frames(ma_libopus* pOpus, ma_uint6
 
 /* Decoding backend vtable. This is what you'll plug into ma_decoder_config.pBackendVTables. No user data required. */
 extern ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_decoding_backend_libopus;
+MA_API ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_libopus_get_vtable(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/extras/decoders/libvorbis/miniaudio_libvorbis.c b/extras/decoders/libvorbis/miniaudio_libvorbis.c
index d678888b..ad8d538a 100644
--- a/extras/decoders/libvorbis/miniaudio_libvorbis.c
+++ b/extras/decoders/libvorbis/miniaudio_libvorbis.c
@@ -609,4 +609,9 @@ ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_decoding_backend_libvorbis = &ma_gDecodingBackend
 ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_decoding_backend_libvorbis = NULL;
 #endif
 
+MA_API ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_libvorbis_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_decoding_backend_libvorbis;
+}
+
 #endif /* miniaudio_libvorbis_c */
diff --git a/extras/decoders/libvorbis/miniaudio_libvorbis.h b/extras/decoders/libvorbis/miniaudio_libvorbis.h
index 6699266c..e5316a8d 100644
--- a/extras/decoders/libvorbis/miniaudio_libvorbis.h
+++ b/extras/decoders/libvorbis/miniaudio_libvorbis.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ MA_API ma_result ma_libvorbis_get_length_in_pcm_frames(ma_libvorbis* pVorbis, ma
 
 /* Decoding backend vtable. This is what you'll plug into ma_decoder_config.pBackendVTables. No user data required. */
 extern ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_decoding_backend_libvorbis;
+MA_API ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_libvorbis_get_vtable(void);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/miniaudio.h b/miniaudio.h
index cf4e16c3..3e7198f1 100644
--- a/miniaudio.h
+++ b/miniaudio.h
@@ -6791,6 +6791,7 @@ MA_API ma_device_config_wasapi ma_device_config_wasapi_init(void);
 
 
 extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_wasapi;
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_wasapi_get_vtable(void);
 /* END WASAPI */
 
 
@@ -6812,6 +6813,7 @@ MA_API ma_device_config_dsound ma_device_config_dsound_init(void);
 
 
 extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_dsound;
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_dsound_get_vtable(void);
 /* END DSOUND */
 
 
@@ -6833,6 +6835,7 @@ MA_API ma_device_config_winmm ma_device_config_winmm_init(void);
 
 
 extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_winmm;
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_winmm_get_vtable(void);
 /* END WINMM */
 
 
@@ -6883,6 +6886,7 @@ MA_API ma_device_config_coreaudio ma_device_config_coreaudio_init(void);
 
 
 extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_coreaudio;
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_coreaudio_get_vtable(void);
 /* END COREAUDIO */
 
 
@@ -6908,6 +6912,7 @@ MA_API ma_device_config_pulseaudio ma_device_config_pulseaudio_init(void);
 
 
 extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_pulseaudio;
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_pulseaudio_get_vtable(void);
 /* END PULSEAUDIO */
 
 
@@ -6933,6 +6938,7 @@ MA_API ma_device_config_alsa ma_device_config_alsa_init(void);
 
 
 extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_alsa;
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_alsa_get_vtable(void);
 /* END ALSA */
 
 
@@ -6955,6 +6961,7 @@ MA_API ma_device_config_jack ma_device_config_jack_init(void);
 
 
 extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_jack;
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_jack_get_vtable(void);
 /* END JACK */
 
 
@@ -6976,6 +6983,7 @@ MA_API ma_device_config_sndio ma_device_config_sndio_init(void);
 
 
 extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_sndio;
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_sndio_get_vtable(void);
 /* END SNDIO */
 
 
@@ -6997,6 +7005,7 @@ MA_API ma_device_config_audio4 ma_device_config_audio4_init(void);
 
 
 extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_audio4;
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_audio4_get_vtable(void);
 /* END AUDIO4 */
 
 
@@ -7018,6 +7027,7 @@ MA_API ma_device_config_oss ma_device_config_oss_init(void);
 
 
 extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_oss;
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_oss_get_vtable(void);
 /* END OSS */
 
 
@@ -7106,6 +7116,7 @@ MA_API ma_device_config_aaudio ma_device_config_aaudio_init(void);
 
 
 extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_aaudio;
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_aaudio_get_vtable(void);
 /* END AAUDIO */
 
 
@@ -7152,6 +7163,7 @@ MA_API ma_device_config_opensl ma_device_config_opensl_init(void);
 
 
 extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_opensl;
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_opensl_get_vtable(void);
 /* END OPENSL */
 
 
@@ -7181,6 +7193,7 @@ MA_API ma_device_config_webaudio ma_device_config_webaudio_init(void);
 
 
 extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_webaudio;
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_webaudio_get_vtable(void);
 /* END WEBAUDIO */
 
 
@@ -7202,6 +7215,7 @@ MA_API ma_device_config_null ma_device_config_null_init(void);
 
 
 extern ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_null;
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_null_get_vtable(void);
 /* END NULL */
 
 
@@ -9966,8 +9980,13 @@ MA_API ma_result ma_decode_memory(const void* pData, size_t dataSize, ma_decoder
 
 /* Expose our decoding backend vtables so they can be plugged into a priority list. */
 extern ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_decoding_backend_wav;
+MA_API ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_wav_get_vtable(void);
+
 extern ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_decoding_backend_flac;
+MA_API ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_flac_get_vtable(void);
+
 extern ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_decoding_backend_mp3;
+MA_API ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_mp3_get_vtable(void);
 
 #endif  /* MA_NO_DECODING */
 
@@ -21057,6 +21076,11 @@ ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_null = &ma_gDeviceBackendVTable_Null
 ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_null = NULL;
 #endif
 
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_null_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_device_backend_null;
+}
+
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -24911,6 +24935,12 @@ ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_wasapi = &ma_gDeviceBackendVTable_WA
 ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_wasapi = NULL;
 #endif
 
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_wasapi_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_device_backend_wasapi;
+}
+
+
 /******************************************************************************
 
 DirectSound Backend
@@ -26582,6 +26612,11 @@ ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_dsound = &ma_gDeviceBackendVTable_DS
 ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_dsound = NULL;
 #endif
 
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_dsound_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_device_backend_dsound;
+}
+
 
 
 /******************************************************************************
@@ -27668,6 +27703,11 @@ ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_winmm = &ma_gDeviceBackendVTable_Win
 ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_winmm = NULL;
 #endif
 
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_winmm_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_device_backend_winmm;
+}
+
 
 
 
@@ -30056,6 +30096,11 @@ ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_alsa = &ma_gDeviceBackendVTable_ALSA
 ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_alsa = NULL;
 #endif  /* MA_HAS_ALSA */
 
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_alsa_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_device_backend_alsa;
+}
+
 
 
 /******************************************************************************
@@ -32594,6 +32639,12 @@ ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_pulseaudio = &ma_gDeviceBackendVTabl
 ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_pulseaudio = NULL;
 #endif
 
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_pulseaudio_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_device_backend_pulseaudio;
+}
+
+
 
 /******************************************************************************
 
@@ -33377,6 +33428,11 @@ ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_jack = &ma_gDeviceBackendVTable_JACK
 ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_jack = NULL;
 #endif  /* MA_HAS_JACK */
 
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_jack_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_device_backend_jack;
+}
+
 
 
 /******************************************************************************
@@ -36852,6 +36908,11 @@ ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_coreaudio = &ma_gDeviceBackendVTable
 ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_coreaudio = NULL;
 #endif  /* MA_HAS_COREAUDIO */
 
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_coreaudio_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_device_backend_coreaudio;
+}
+
 
 
 /******************************************************************************
@@ -37962,6 +38023,11 @@ ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_sndio = &ma_gDeviceBackendVTable_snd
 ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_sndio = NULL;
 #endif  /* MA_HAS_SNDIO */
 
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_sndio_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_device_backend_sndio;
+}
+
 
 
 /******************************************************************************
@@ -38948,6 +39014,12 @@ ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_audio4 = &ma_gDeviceBackendVTable_Au
 ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_audio4 = NULL;
 #endif  /* MA_HAS_AUDIO4 */
 
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_audio4_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_device_backend_audio4;
+}
+
+
 
 /******************************************************************************
 
@@ -39891,7 +39963,10 @@ ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_oss = &ma_gDeviceBackendVTable_OSS;
 ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_oss = NULL;
 #endif  /* MA_HAS_OSS */
 
-
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_oss_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_device_backend_oss;
+}
 
 
 
@@ -41118,6 +41193,12 @@ ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_aaudio = &ma_gDeviceBackendVTable_AA
 ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_aaudio = NULL;
 #endif  /* AAudio */
 
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_aaudio_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_device_backend_aaudio;
+}
+
+
 
 /******************************************************************************
 
@@ -42367,6 +42448,12 @@ ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_opensl = &ma_gDeviceBackendVTable_Op
 ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_opensl = NULL;
 #endif  /* OpenSL|ES */
 
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_opensl_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_device_backend_opensl;
+}
+
+
 
 /******************************************************************************
 
@@ -43500,6 +43587,12 @@ ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_webaudio = &ma_gDeviceBackendVTable_
 ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_device_backend_webaudio = NULL;
 #endif  /* MA_HAS_WEBAUDIO */
 
+MA_API ma_device_backend_vtable* ma_webaudio_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_device_backend_webaudio;
+}
+
+
 
 MA_API void ma_get_device_backend_info(ma_device_backend_vtable* pBackendVTable, ma_device_backend_info* pBackendInfo)
 {
@@ -65228,6 +65321,12 @@ ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_decoding_backend_wav = &ma_gDecodingBackendVTable
 ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_decoding_backend_wav = NULL;
 #endif  /* ma_dr_wav_h */
 
+MA_API ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_wav_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_decoding_backend_wav;
+}
+
+
 /* FLAC */
 #ifdef ma_dr_flac_h
 
@@ -65863,6 +65962,12 @@ ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_decoding_backend_flac = &ma_gDecodingBackendVTabl
 ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_decoding_backend_flac = NULL;
 #endif  /* ma_dr_flac_h */
 
+MA_API ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_flac_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_decoding_backend_flac;
+}
+
+
 /* MP3 */
 #ifdef ma_dr_mp3_h
 
@@ -66552,6 +66657,12 @@ ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_decoding_backend_mp3 = &ma_gDecodingBackendVTable
 ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_decoding_backend_mp3 = NULL;
 #endif  /* ma_dr_mp3_h */
 
+MA_API ma_decoding_backend_vtable* ma_mp3_get_vtable(void)
+{
+    return ma_decoding_backend_mp3;
+}
+
+
 /* Vorbis */
 #ifdef STB_VORBIS_INCLUDE_STB_VORBIS_H
 #define MA_HAS_VORBIS