diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objdict.rs b/vm/src/obj/objdict.rs
index a0d9210b5..e80fa7d8a 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objdict.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objdict.rs
@@ -130,16 +130,20 @@ impl PyDictRef {
         self.entries.borrow_mut().clear()
     }
 
-    fn iter(self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyDictKeysIteratorRef {
-        PyDictKeysIteratorRef::new(self, vm)
+    fn iter(self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyDictKeyIterator {
+        PyDictKeyIterator::new(self)
     }
 
-    fn values(self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyDictValuesIteratorRef {
-        PyDictValuesIteratorRef::new(self, vm)
+    fn keys(self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyDictKeys {
+        PyDictKeys::new(self)
     }
 
-    fn items(self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyDictItemsIteratorRef {
-        PyDictItemsIteratorRef::new(self, vm)
+    fn values(self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyDictValues {
+        PyDictValues::new(self)
+    }
+
+    fn items(self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyDictItems {
+        PyDictItems::new(self)
     }
 
     pub fn get_key_value_pairs(&self) -> Vec<(PyObjectRef, PyObjectRef)> {
@@ -243,116 +247,89 @@ impl ItemProtocol for PyDictRef {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
-struct PyDictKeysIterator {
-    pub dict: PyDictRef,
-    pub position: Cell<usize>,
-}
-type PyDictKeysIteratorRef = PyRef<PyDictKeysIterator>;
-
-impl PyDictKeysIteratorRef {
-    fn new(dict: PyDictRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyDictKeysIteratorRef {
-        PyDictKeysIterator {
-            position: Cell::new(0),
-            dict,
+macro_rules! dict_iterator {
+    ( $name: ident, $iter_name: ident, $class: ident, $iter_class: ident, $result_fn: expr) => {
+        #[derive(Debug)]
+        struct $name {
+            pub dict: PyDictRef,
         }
-        .into_ref(vm)
-    }
 
-    fn next(self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        match self.dict.entries.borrow().next_entry(self.position.get()) {
-            Some((new_position, key, _value)) => {
-                self.position.set(new_position);
-                Ok(key.clone())
+        impl $name {
+            fn new(dict: PyDictRef) -> Self {
+                $name { dict: dict }
             }
-            None => Err(objiter::new_stop_iteration(vm)),
-        }
-    }
 
-    fn iter(self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> Self {
-        self
-    }
-}
-
-impl PyValue for PyDictKeysIterator {
-    fn class(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyClassRef {
-        vm.ctx.dictkeysiterator_type.clone()
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-struct PyDictValuesIterator {
-    pub dict: PyDictRef,
-    pub position: Cell<usize>,
-}
-type PyDictValuesIteratorRef = PyRef<PyDictValuesIterator>;
-
-impl PyDictValuesIteratorRef {
-    fn new(dict: PyDictRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyDictValuesIteratorRef {
-        PyDictValuesIterator {
-            position: Cell::new(0),
-            dict,
-        }
-        .into_ref(vm)
-    }
-
-    fn next(self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        match self.dict.entries.borrow().next_entry(self.position.get()) {
-            Some((new_position, _key, value)) => {
-                self.position.set(new_position);
-                Ok(value.clone())
+            fn iter(&self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> $iter_name {
+                $iter_name::new(self.dict.clone())
             }
-            None => Err(objiter::new_stop_iteration(vm)),
         }
-    }
 
-    fn iter(self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> Self {
-        self
-    }
-}
-
-impl PyValue for PyDictValuesIterator {
-    fn class(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyClassRef {
-        vm.ctx.dictvaluesiterator_type.clone()
-    }
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-struct PyDictItemsIterator {
-    pub dict: PyDictRef,
-    pub position: Cell<usize>,
-}
-
-type PyDictItemsIteratorRef = PyRef<PyDictItemsIterator>;
-
-impl PyDictItemsIteratorRef {
-    fn new(dict: PyDictRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyDictItemsIteratorRef {
-        PyDictItemsIterator {
-            position: Cell::new(0),
-            dict,
-        }
-        .into_ref(vm)
-    }
-
-    fn next(self: PyDictItemsIteratorRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        match self.dict.entries.borrow().next_entry(self.position.get()) {
-            Some((new_position, key, value)) => {
-                self.position.set(new_position);
-                Ok(vm.ctx.new_tuple(vec![key.clone(), value.clone()]))
+        impl PyValue for $name {
+            fn class(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyClassRef {
+                vm.ctx.$class.clone()
             }
-            None => Err(objiter::new_stop_iteration(vm)),
         }
-    }
 
-    fn iter(self, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> Self {
-        self
-    }
+        #[derive(Debug)]
+        struct $iter_name {
+            pub dict: PyDictRef,
+            pub position: Cell<usize>,
+        }
+
+        impl $iter_name {
+            fn new(dict: PyDictRef) -> Self {
+                $iter_name {
+                    position: Cell::new(0),
+                    dict,
+                }
+            }
+
+            fn next(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+                match self.dict.entries.borrow().next_entry(self.position.get()) {
+                    Some((new_position, key, value)) => {
+                        self.position.set(new_position);
+                        Ok($result_fn(vm, key, value))
+                    }
+                    None => Err(objiter::new_stop_iteration(vm)),
+                }
+            }
+
+            fn iter(zelf: PyRef<Self>, _vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyRef<Self> {
+                zelf
+            }
+        }
+
+        impl PyValue for $iter_name {
+            fn class(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyClassRef {
+                vm.ctx.$iter_class.clone()
+            }
+        }
+    };
 }
 
-impl PyValue for PyDictItemsIterator {
-    fn class(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyClassRef {
-        vm.ctx.dictitemsiterator_type.clone()
-    }
+dict_iterator! {
+    PyDictKeys,
+    PyDictKeyIterator,
+    dictkeys_type,
+    dictkeyiterator_type,
+    |_vm: &VirtualMachine, key: &PyObjectRef, _value: &PyObjectRef| key.clone()
+}
+
+dict_iterator! {
+    PyDictValues,
+    PyDictValueIterator,
+    dictvalues_type,
+    dictvalueiterator_type,
+    |_vm: &VirtualMachine, _key: &PyObjectRef, value: &PyObjectRef| value.clone()
+}
+
+dict_iterator! {
+    PyDictItems,
+    PyDictItemIterator,
+    dictitems_type,
+    dictitemiterator_type,
+    |vm: &VirtualMachine, key: &PyObjectRef, value: &PyObjectRef|
+        vm.ctx.new_tuple(vec![key.clone(), value.clone()])
 }
 
 pub fn init(context: &PyContext) {
@@ -371,24 +348,36 @@ pub fn init(context: &PyContext) {
         "values" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictRef::values),
         "items" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictRef::items),
         // TODO: separate type. `keys` should be a live view over the collection, not an iterator.
-        "keys" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictRef::iter),
+        "keys" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictRef::keys),
         "get" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictRef::get),
         "copy" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictRef::copy),
         "update" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictRef::update),
     });
 
-    extend_class!(context, &context.dictkeysiterator_type, {
-        "__next__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictKeysIteratorRef::next),
-        "__iter__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictKeysIteratorRef::iter),
+    extend_class!(context, &context.dictkeys_type, {
+        "__iter__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictKeys::iter),
     });
 
-    extend_class!(context, &context.dictvaluesiterator_type, {
-        "__next__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictValuesIteratorRef::next),
-        "__iter__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictValuesIteratorRef::iter),
+    extend_class!(context, &context.dictkeyiterator_type, {
+        "__next__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictKeyIterator::next),
+        "__iter__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictKeyIterator::iter),
     });
 
-    extend_class!(context, &context.dictitemsiterator_type, {
-        "__next__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictItemsIteratorRef::next),
-        "__iter__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictItemsIteratorRef::iter),
+    extend_class!(context, &context.dictvalues_type, {
+        "__iter__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictValues::iter),
+    });
+
+    extend_class!(context, &context.dictvalueiterator_type, {
+        "__next__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictValueIterator::next),
+        "__iter__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictValueIterator::iter),
+    });
+
+    extend_class!(context, &context.dictitems_type, {
+        "__iter__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictItems::iter),
+    });
+
+    extend_class!(context, &context.dictitemiterator_type, {
+        "__next__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictItemIterator::next),
+        "__iter__" => context.new_rustfunc(PyDictItemIterator::iter),
     });
 }
diff --git a/vm/src/pyobject.rs b/vm/src/pyobject.rs
index 8c405c5b1..434693ea6 100644
--- a/vm/src/pyobject.rs
+++ b/vm/src/pyobject.rs
@@ -129,9 +129,12 @@ pub struct PyContext {
     pub false_value: PyIntRef,
     pub list_type: PyClassRef,
     pub listiterator_type: PyClassRef,
-    pub dictkeysiterator_type: PyClassRef,
-    pub dictvaluesiterator_type: PyClassRef,
-    pub dictitemsiterator_type: PyClassRef,
+    pub dictkeyiterator_type: PyClassRef,
+    pub dictvalueiterator_type: PyClassRef,
+    pub dictitemiterator_type: PyClassRef,
+    pub dictkeys_type: PyClassRef,
+    pub dictvalues_type: PyClassRef,
+    pub dictitems_type: PyClassRef,
     pub map_type: PyClassRef,
     pub memoryview_type: PyClassRef,
     pub none: PyNoneRef,
@@ -257,9 +260,12 @@ impl PyContext {
         let str_type = create_type("str", &type_type, &object_type);
         let list_type = create_type("list", &type_type, &object_type);
         let listiterator_type = create_type("list_iterator", &type_type, &object_type);
-        let dictkeysiterator_type = create_type("dict_keys", &type_type, &object_type);
-        let dictvaluesiterator_type = create_type("dict_values", &type_type, &object_type);
-        let dictitemsiterator_type = create_type("dict_items", &type_type, &object_type);
+        let dictkeys_type = create_type("dict_keys", &type_type, &object_type);
+        let dictvalues_type = create_type("dict_values", &type_type, &object_type);
+        let dictitems_type = create_type("dict_items", &type_type, &object_type);
+        let dictkeyiterator_type = create_type("dict_keyiterator", &type_type, &object_type);
+        let dictvalueiterator_type = create_type("dict_valueiterator", &type_type, &object_type);
+        let dictitemiterator_type = create_type("dict_itemiterator", &type_type, &object_type);
         let set_type = create_type("set", &type_type, &object_type);
         let frozenset_type = create_type("frozenset", &type_type, &object_type);
         let int_type = create_type("int", &type_type, &object_type);
@@ -319,9 +325,12 @@ impl PyContext {
             staticmethod_type,
             list_type,
             listiterator_type,
-            dictkeysiterator_type,
-            dictvaluesiterator_type,
-            dictitemsiterator_type,
+            dictkeys_type,
+            dictvalues_type,
+            dictitems_type,
+            dictkeyiterator_type,
+            dictvalueiterator_type,
+            dictitemiterator_type,
             set_type,
             frozenset_type,
             true_value,