diff --git a/src/codegen/mod.rs b/src/codegen/mod.rs
index af202a0204..79e63de61d 100644
--- a/src/codegen/mod.rs
+++ b/src/codegen/mod.rs
@@ -1419,23 +1419,6 @@ impl CodeGenerator for CompInfo {
         let layout = ty.layout(ctx);
         let mut packed = self.is_packed(ctx, &layout);
 
-        // generate tuple struct if struct or union is a forward declaration,
-        // skip for now if template parameters are needed.
-        //
-        // NB: We generate a proper struct to avoid struct/function name
-        // collisions.
-        if self.is_forward_declaration() && used_template_params.is_none() {
-            let struct_name = item.canonical_name(ctx);
-            let struct_name = ctx.rust_ident_raw(struct_name);
-            let tuple_struct = quote! {
-                #[repr(C)]
-                #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
-                pub struct #struct_name { _unused: [u8; 0] }
-            };
-            result.push(tuple_struct);
-            return;
-        }
-
         let canonical_name = item.canonical_name(ctx);
         let canonical_ident = ctx.rust_ident(&canonical_name);
 
@@ -1491,14 +1474,6 @@ impl CodeGenerator for CompInfo {
             }
         }
 
-        let is_union = self.kind() == CompKind::Union;
-        if is_union {
-            result.saw_union();
-            if !self.can_be_rust_union(ctx) {
-                result.saw_bindgen_union();
-            }
-        }
-
         let mut methods = vec![];
         if !is_opaque {
             let codegen_depth = item.codegen_depth(ctx);
@@ -1523,8 +1498,14 @@ impl CodeGenerator for CompInfo {
             }
         }
 
+        let is_union = self.kind() == CompKind::Union;
         let layout = item.kind().expect_type().layout(ctx);
-        if is_union && !is_opaque {
+        if is_union && !is_opaque && !self.is_forward_declaration() {
+            result.saw_union();
+            if !self.can_be_rust_union(ctx) {
+                result.saw_bindgen_union();
+            }
+
             let layout = layout.expect("Unable to get layout information?");
             let ty = helpers::blob(layout);
 
@@ -1588,7 +1569,11 @@ impl CodeGenerator for CompInfo {
         //
         // NOTE: This check is conveniently here to avoid the dummy fields we
         // may add for unused template parameters.
-        if item.is_zero_sized(ctx) {
+        if self.is_forward_declaration() {
+            fields.push(quote! {
+                _unused: [u8; 0],
+            });
+        } else if item.is_zero_sized(ctx) {
             let has_address = if is_opaque {
                 // Generate the address field if it's an opaque type and
                 // couldn't determine the layout of the blob.
@@ -1658,12 +1643,11 @@ impl CodeGenerator for CompInfo {
         if item.can_derive_default(ctx) {
             derives.push("Default");
         } else {
-            needs_default_impl = ctx.options().derive_default;
+            needs_default_impl =
+                ctx.options().derive_default && !self.is_forward_declaration();
         }
 
-        if item.can_derive_copy(ctx) && !item.annotations().disallow_copy() &&
-            ctx.options().derive_copy
-        {
+        if item.can_derive_copy(ctx) && !item.annotations().disallow_copy() {
             derives.push("Copy");
 
             if ctx.options().rust_features().builtin_clone_impls() ||
@@ -1756,7 +1740,7 @@ impl CodeGenerator for CompInfo {
                 }
             }
 
-            if ctx.options().layout_tests {
+            if ctx.options().layout_tests && !self.is_forward_declaration() {
                 if let Some(layout) = layout {
                     let fn_name =
                         format!("bindgen_test_layout_{}", canonical_ident.as_str());
diff --git a/src/ir/analysis/derive_copy.rs b/src/ir/analysis/derive_copy.rs
index 8da47a7f3a..94d457d543 100644
--- a/src/ir/analysis/derive_copy.rs
+++ b/src/ir/analysis/derive_copy.rs
@@ -235,9 +235,10 @@ impl<'ctx> MonotoneFramework for CannotDeriveCopy<'ctx> {
 
                 if info.kind() == CompKind::Union {
                     if !self.ctx.options().rust_features().untagged_union() {
-                        // NOTE: If there's no template parameters we can derive copy
-                        // unconditionally, since arrays are magical for rustc, and
-                        // __BindgenUnionField always implements copy.
+                        // NOTE: If there's no template parameters we can derive
+                        // copy unconditionally, since arrays are magical for
+                        // rustc, and __BindgenUnionField always implements
+                        // copy.
                         trace!(
                             "    comp can always derive debug if it's a Union and no template parameters"
                         );
diff --git a/src/ir/analysis/derive_default.rs b/src/ir/analysis/derive_default.rs
index f8f02df75d..2c79a4377f 100644
--- a/src/ir/analysis/derive_default.rs
+++ b/src/ir/analysis/derive_default.rs
@@ -265,6 +265,11 @@ impl<'ctx> MonotoneFramework for CannotDeriveDefault<'ctx> {
                     "The early ty.is_opaque check should have handled this case"
                 );
 
+                if info.is_forward_declaration() {
+                    trace!("    cannot derive Default for forward decls");
+                    return self.insert(id);
+                }
+
                 if info.kind() == CompKind::Union {
                     if self.ctx.options().rust_features().untagged_union() {
                         trace!("    cannot derive Default for Rust unions");
diff --git a/src/ir/analysis/derive_hash.rs b/src/ir/analysis/derive_hash.rs
index 4679023242..3fc31b3968 100644
--- a/src/ir/analysis/derive_hash.rs
+++ b/src/ir/analysis/derive_hash.rs
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ impl<'ctx> MonotoneFramework for CannotDeriveHash<'ctx> {
                     "The early ty.is_opaque check should have handled this case"
                 );
 
+                if info.is_forward_declaration() {
+                    trace!("    cannot derive Hash for forward decls");
+                    return self.insert(id);
+                }
+
                 if info.kind() == CompKind::Union {
                     if self.ctx.options().rust_features().untagged_union() {
                         trace!("    cannot derive Hash for Rust unions");
diff --git a/src/ir/analysis/derive_partialeq_or_partialord.rs b/src/ir/analysis/derive_partialeq_or_partialord.rs
index 92861341b2..2641d2b3f3 100644
--- a/src/ir/analysis/derive_partialeq_or_partialord.rs
+++ b/src/ir/analysis/derive_partialeq_or_partialord.rs
@@ -236,6 +236,11 @@ impl<'ctx> CannotDerivePartialEqOrPartialOrd<'ctx> {
                     "The early ty.is_opaque check should have handled this case"
                 );
 
+                if info.is_forward_declaration() {
+                    trace!("    cannot derive for forward decls");
+                    return CanDerive::No;
+                }
+
                 if info.kind() == CompKind::Union {
                     if self.ctx.options().rust_features().untagged_union() {
                         trace!(
diff --git a/src/ir/comp.rs b/src/ir/comp.rs
index 5008dcfd70..50d0ddb16e 100644
--- a/src/ir/comp.rs
+++ b/src/ir/comp.rs
@@ -1543,13 +1543,20 @@ impl CompInfo {
     ///     1. Current RustTarget allows for `untagged_union`
     ///     2. Each field can derive `Copy`
     pub fn can_be_rust_union(&self, ctx: &BindgenContext) -> bool {
-        ctx.options().rust_features().untagged_union() &&
-            self.fields().iter().all(|f| match *f {
-                Field::DataMember(ref field_data) => {
-                    field_data.ty().can_derive_copy(ctx)
-                }
-                Field::Bitfields(_) => true,
-            })
+        if !ctx.options().rust_features().untagged_union() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if self.is_forward_declaration() {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        self.fields().iter().all(|f| match *f {
+            Field::DataMember(ref field_data) => {
+                field_data.ty().can_derive_copy(ctx)
+            }
+            Field::Bitfields(_) => true,
+        })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ir/context.rs b/src/ir/context.rs
index cddbeb2d13..21801c9f71 100644
--- a/src/ir/context.rs
+++ b/src/ir/context.rs
@@ -222,8 +222,7 @@ where
     T: Copy + Into<ItemId>
 {
     fn can_derive_default(&self, ctx: &BindgenContext) -> bool {
-        ctx.options().derive_default &&
-            ctx.lookup_can_derive_default(*self)
+        ctx.options().derive_default && ctx.lookup_can_derive_default(*self)
     }
 }
 
@@ -232,7 +231,7 @@ where
     T: Copy + Into<ItemId>
 {
     fn can_derive_copy(&self, ctx: &BindgenContext) -> bool {
-        ctx.lookup_can_derive_copy(*self)
+        ctx.options().derive_copy && ctx.lookup_can_derive_copy(*self)
     }
 }
 
@@ -2452,6 +2451,7 @@ impl BindgenContext {
         // Look up the computed value for whether the item with `id` can
         // derive `Copy` or not.
         let id = id.into();
+
         !self.lookup_has_type_param_in_array(id) &&
             !self.cannot_derive_copy.as_ref().unwrap().contains(&id)
     }
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/anon_union.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/anon_union.rs
index 689279142f..446cd58962 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/anon_union.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/anon_union.rs
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ pub enum TErrorResult_UnionState {
     HasMessage = 0,
 }
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct TErrorResult_Message {
-    pub _address: u8,
+    _unused: [u8; 0],
 }
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct TErrorResult_DOMExceptionInfo {
-    pub _address: u8,
+    _unused: [u8; 0],
 }
 #[repr(C)]
 pub union TErrorResult__bindgen_ty_1 {
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/anon_union_1_0.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/anon_union_1_0.rs
index 80111b9044..60e2e0c5cc 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/anon_union_1_0.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/anon_union_1_0.rs
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ pub enum TErrorResult_UnionState {
     HasMessage = 0,
 }
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct TErrorResult_Message {
-    pub _address: u8,
+    _unused: [u8; 0],
 }
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct TErrorResult_DOMExceptionInfo {
-    pub _address: u8,
+    _unused: [u8; 0],
 }
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/forward-declaration-autoptr.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/forward-declaration-autoptr.rs
index b465836d2f..5d3c3eaafb 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/forward-declaration-autoptr.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/forward-declaration-autoptr.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 /* automatically generated by rust-bindgen */
 
-
 #![allow(dead_code, non_snake_case, non_camel_case_types, non_upper_case_globals)]
 
-
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct Foo {
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/forward_declared_complex_types.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/forward_declared_complex_types.rs
index 970d6d59df..1132bfbe89 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/forward_declared_complex_types.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/forward_declared_complex_types.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 /* automatically generated by rust-bindgen */
 
-
 #![allow(dead_code, non_snake_case, non_camel_case_types, non_upper_case_globals)]
 
-
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct Foo_empty {
@@ -60,7 +58,7 @@ extern "C" {
     pub fn baz_struct(f: *mut Foo);
 }
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct Union {
     _unused: [u8; 0],
 }
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/forward_declared_complex_types_1_0.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/forward_declared_complex_types_1_0.rs
index 04fe9a3c7e..0a6a32be81 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/forward_declared_complex_types_1_0.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/forward_declared_complex_types_1_0.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 /* automatically generated by rust-bindgen */
 
-
 #![allow(dead_code, non_snake_case, non_camel_case_types, non_upper_case_globals)]
 
-
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Copy)]
 pub struct Foo_empty {
@@ -28,10 +26,15 @@ impl Clone for Foo_empty {
     }
 }
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy)]
 pub struct Foo {
     _unused: [u8; 0],
 }
+impl Clone for Foo {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        *self
+    }
+}
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy)]
 pub struct Bar {
@@ -70,19 +73,29 @@ extern "C" {
     pub fn baz_struct(f: *mut Foo);
 }
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+#[derive(Copy)]
 pub struct Union {
     _unused: [u8; 0],
 }
+impl Clone for Union {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        *self
+    }
+}
 extern "C" {
     #[link_name = "\u{1}_Z9baz_unionP5Union"]
     pub fn baz_union(u: *mut Union);
 }
 #[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Copy)]
 pub struct Quux {
     _unused: [u8; 0],
 }
+impl Clone for Quux {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        *self
+    }
+}
 extern "C" {
     #[link_name = "\u{1}_Z9baz_classP4Quux"]
     pub fn baz_class(q: *mut Quux);
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/issue-1238-fwd-no-copy.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/issue-1238-fwd-no-copy.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2156dfb5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/issue-1238-fwd-no-copy.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* automatically generated by rust-bindgen */
+
+#![allow(dead_code, non_snake_case, non_camel_case_types, non_upper_case_globals)]
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct MyType {
+    _unused: [u8; 0],
+}
+pub type MyTypeT = MyType;
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/issue-654-struct-fn-collision.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/issue-654-struct-fn-collision.rs
index 8b2bb533a8..fbd8cca3ec 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/issue-654-struct-fn-collision.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/issue-654-struct-fn-collision.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 /* automatically generated by rust-bindgen */
 
-
 #![allow(dead_code, non_snake_case, non_camel_case_types, non_upper_case_globals)]
 
-
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct foo {
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/issue-801-opaque-sloppiness.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/issue-801-opaque-sloppiness.rs
index b3ad9d05a9..76deebbaa5 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/issue-801-opaque-sloppiness.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/issue-801-opaque-sloppiness.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 /* automatically generated by rust-bindgen */
 
-
 #![allow(dead_code, non_snake_case, non_camel_case_types, non_upper_case_globals)]
 
-
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct A {
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/layout_array.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/layout_array.rs
index 51676999d2..8429c4d4b5 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/layout_array.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/layout_array.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 /* automatically generated by rust-bindgen */
 
-
 #![allow(dead_code, non_snake_case, non_camel_case_types, non_upper_case_globals)]
 
-
 pub const RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE: ::std::os::raw::c_uint = 64;
 pub const RTE_MEMPOOL_OPS_NAMESIZE: ::std::os::raw::c_uint = 32;
 pub const RTE_MEMPOOL_MAX_OPS_IDX: ::std::os::raw::c_uint = 16;
@@ -21,9 +19,8 @@ pub struct rte_mempool {
 /// it will most likely point to a different type of data structure, and
 /// will be transparent to the application programmer.
 /// This function should set mp->pool_data.
-pub type rte_mempool_alloc_t = ::std::option::Option<
-    unsafe extern "C" fn(mp: *mut rte_mempool) -> ::std::os::raw::c_int,
->;
+pub type rte_mempool_alloc_t =
+    ::std::option::Option<unsafe extern "C" fn(mp: *mut rte_mempool) -> ::std::os::raw::c_int>;
 /// Free the opaque private data pointed to by mp->pool_data pointer.
 pub type rte_mempool_free_t = ::std::option::Option<unsafe extern "C" fn(mp: *mut rte_mempool)>;
 /// Enqueue an object into the external pool.
@@ -43,10 +40,8 @@ pub type rte_mempool_dequeue_t = ::std::option::Option<
     ) -> ::std::os::raw::c_int,
 >;
 /// Return the number of available objects in the external pool.
-pub type rte_mempool_get_count = ::std::option::Option<
-    unsafe extern "C" fn(mp: *const rte_mempool)
-        -> ::std::os::raw::c_uint,
->;
+pub type rte_mempool_get_count =
+    ::std::option::Option<unsafe extern "C" fn(mp: *const rte_mempool) -> ::std::os::raw::c_uint>;
 /// Structure defining mempool operations structure
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/same_struct_name_in_different_namespaces.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/same_struct_name_in_different_namespaces.rs
index 03ac70b8ae..9a8c1efa14 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/same_struct_name_in_different_namespaces.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/same_struct_name_in_different_namespaces.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 /* automatically generated by rust-bindgen */
 
-
 #![allow(dead_code, non_snake_case, non_camel_case_types, non_upper_case_globals)]
 
-
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct JS_Zone {
diff --git a/tests/expectations/tests/template.rs b/tests/expectations/tests/template.rs
index 70c1cdcb3d..6083265cf5 100644
--- a/tests/expectations/tests/template.rs
+++ b/tests/expectations/tests/template.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 /* automatically generated by rust-bindgen */
 
-
 #![allow(dead_code, non_snake_case, non_camel_case_types, non_upper_case_globals)]
 
-
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Debug, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Foo<T> {
diff --git a/tests/headers/issue-1238-fwd-no-copy.h b/tests/headers/issue-1238-fwd-no-copy.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..150bbbeb77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/headers/issue-1238-fwd-no-copy.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// bindgen-flags: --no-copy MyType
+
+typedef struct MyType MyTypeT;