diff --git a/examples/gno.land/p/demo/memeland/memeland.gno b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/memeland/memeland.gno
index 9c302ca365b..efa50c0bc3a 100644
--- a/examples/gno.land/p/demo/memeland/memeland.gno
+++ b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/memeland/memeland.gno
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ type Post struct {
 }
 
 type Memeland struct {
-	*ownable.Ownable
+	ownable.Transferrable
 	Posts       []*Post
 	MemeCounter seqid.ID
 }
 
 func NewMemeland() *Memeland {
 	return &Memeland{
-		Ownable: ownable.New(),
-		Posts:   make([]*Post, 0),
+		Transferrable: ownable.New(),
+		Posts:         make([]*Post, 0),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -160,9 +160,7 @@ func (m *Memeland) RemovePost(id string) string {
 		panic("id cannot be empty")
 	}
 
-	if err := m.CallerIsOwner(); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
+	m.AssertCallerIsOwner()
 
 	for i, post := range m.Posts {
 		if post.ID == id {
@@ -174,6 +172,13 @@ func (m *Memeland) RemovePost(id string) string {
 	panic("post with specified id does not exist")
 }
 
+// AssertCallerIsOwner panics if the caller is not the Realm's owner
+func (m *Memeland) AssertCallerIsOwner() {
+	if std.PrevRealm().Addr() != m.Owner() {
+		panic("unauthorized; caller is not owner")
+	}
+}
+
 // PostsToJSONString converts a slice of Post structs into a JSON string
 func PostsToJSONString(posts []*Post) string {
 	var sb strings.Builder
diff --git a/examples/gno.land/p/demo/memeland/memeland_test.gno b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/memeland/memeland_test.gno
index 95065b8cd64..2353f24f97f 100644
--- a/examples/gno.land/p/demo/memeland/memeland_test.gno
+++ b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/memeland/memeland_test.gno
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ func TestGetPostsInRangeByTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGetPostsInRangeByUpvote(t *testing.T) {
+	alice := testutils.TestAddress("alice")
+
 	m := NewMemeland()
 	now := time.Now()
 
@@ -122,7 +124,8 @@ func TestGetPostsInRangeByUpvote(t *testing.T) {
 	m.Upvote(id2)
 
 	// Change caller so avoid double upvote panic
-	std.TestSetOrigCaller(testutils.TestAddress("alice"))
+	std.TestSetRealm(std.NewUserRealm(alice))
+	std.TestSetOrigCaller(alice) // TODO(bug): should not be needed
 	m.Upvote(id1)
 
 	// Final upvote count:
@@ -236,14 +239,18 @@ func TestUpvote(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	alice := testutils.TestAddress("alice")
-	std.TestSetOrigCaller(alice)
+
+	std.TestSetRealm(std.NewUserRealm(alice))
+	std.TestSetOrigCaller(alice) // TODO(bug): should not be needed
 
 	// Alice is admin
 	m := NewMemeland()
 
 	// Set caller to Bob
 	bob := testutils.TestAddress("bob")
-	std.TestSetOrigCaller(bob)
+
+	std.TestSetRealm(std.NewUserRealm(bob))
+	std.TestSetOrigCaller(bob) // TODO(bug): should not be needed
 
 	// Bob adds post to Memeland
 	now := time.Now()
@@ -259,7 +266,9 @@ func TestDelete(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDeleteByNonAdmin(t *testing.T) {
 	alice := testutils.TestAddress("alice")
-	std.TestSetOrigCaller(alice)
+
+	std.TestSetRealm(std.NewUserRealm(alice))
+	std.TestSetOrigCaller(alice) // TODO(bug): should not be needed
 
 	m := NewMemeland()
 
@@ -269,7 +278,9 @@ func TestDeleteByNonAdmin(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Bob will try to delete meme posted by Alice, which should fail
 	bob := testutils.TestAddress("bob")
-	std.TestSetOrigCaller(bob)
+
+	std.TestSetRealm(std.NewUserRealm(bob))
+	std.TestSetOrigCaller(bob) // TODO(bug): should not be needed
 
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r == nil {
diff --git a/examples/gno.land/p/demo/ownable/exts/authorizable/authorizable.gno b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/ownable/exts/authorizable/authorizable.gno
index f9f0ea15dd9..9c5b5e9b61e 100644
--- a/examples/gno.land/p/demo/ownable/exts/authorizable/authorizable.gno
+++ b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/ownable/exts/authorizable/authorizable.gno
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Authorizable struct {
-	*ownable.Ownable           // owner in ownable is superuser
-	authorized       *avl.Tree // std.Addr > struct{}{}
+	ownable.Ownable           // owner in ownable is superuser
+	authorized      *avl.Tree // std.Addr > struct{}{}
 }
 
 func NewAuthorizable() *Authorizable {
diff --git a/examples/gno.land/p/demo/ownable/ownable.gno b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/ownable/ownable.gno
index a77b22461a9..c995e136e96 100644
--- a/examples/gno.land/p/demo/ownable/ownable.gno
+++ b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/ownable/ownable.gno
@@ -6,26 +6,48 @@ const OwnershipTransferEvent = "OwnershipTransfer"
 
 // Ownable is meant to be used as a top-level object to make your contract ownable OR
 // being embedded in a Gno object to manage per-object ownership.
-type Ownable struct {
+type Ownable interface {
+	Owner() std.Address
+	CallerIsOwner() error
+	AssertCallerIsOwner()
+}
+
+// Transferrable embeds Ownable, indicating that the owner can transfer ownership and drop ownership
+type Transferrable interface {
+	Ownable
+
+	TransferOwnership(newOwner std.Address) error
+	DropOwnership() error
+}
+
+// transferrable provides a basic implementation of ownership functionality
+// It can be used as a top-level object to make a contract ownable or embedded within
+// another object to manage per-object ownership.
+type transferrable struct {
 	owner std.Address
 }
 
-func New() *Ownable {
-	return &Ownable{
+// Ensure that transferrable implements the Ownable and Transferrable interfaces
+var (
+	_ Ownable       = (*transferrable)(nil)
+	_ Transferrable = (*transferrable)(nil)
+)
+
+func New() *transferrable {
+	return &transferrable{
 		owner: std.PrevRealm().Addr(),
 	}
 }
 
-func NewWithAddress(addr std.Address) *Ownable {
-	return &Ownable{
+func NewWithAddress(addr std.Address) *transferrable {
+	return &transferrable{
 		owner: addr,
 	}
 }
 
 // TransferOwnership transfers ownership of the Ownable struct to a new address
-func (o *Ownable) TransferOwnership(newOwner std.Address) error {
-	err := o.CallerIsOwner()
-	if err != nil {
+func (o *transferrable) TransferOwnership(newOwner std.Address) error {
+	if err := o.CallerIsOwner(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -47,9 +69,8 @@ func (o *Ownable) TransferOwnership(newOwner std.Address) error {
 // DropOwnership removes the owner, effectively disabling any owner-related actions
 // Top-level usage: disables all only-owner actions/functions,
 // Embedded usage: behaves like a burn functionality, removing the owner from the struct
-func (o *Ownable) DropOwnership() error {
-	err := o.CallerIsOwner()
-	if err != nil {
+func (o *transferrable) DropOwnership() error {
+	if err := o.CallerIsOwner(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -65,13 +86,13 @@ func (o *Ownable) DropOwnership() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Owner returns the owner address from Ownable
-func (o Ownable) Owner() std.Address {
+// Owner returns the owner address from transferrable
+func (o transferrable) Owner() std.Address {
 	return o.owner
 }
 
 // CallerIsOwner checks if the caller of the function is the Realm's owner
-func (o Ownable) CallerIsOwner() error {
+func (o transferrable) CallerIsOwner() error {
 	if std.PrevRealm().Addr() == o.owner {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -80,7 +101,7 @@ func (o Ownable) CallerIsOwner() error {
 }
 
 // AssertCallerIsOwner panics if the caller is not the owner
-func (o Ownable) AssertCallerIsOwner() {
+func (o transferrable) AssertCallerIsOwner() {
 	if std.PrevRealm().Addr() != o.owner {
 		panic(ErrUnauthorized)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/gno.land/p/demo/pausable/errors.gno b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/pausable/errors.gno
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bcb7a6875d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/pausable/errors.gno
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package pausable
+
+import "errors"
+
+var ErrUnauthorized = errors.New("unauthorized; address is not owner")
diff --git a/examples/gno.land/p/demo/pausable/pausable.gno b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/pausable/pausable.gno
index eae3456ba61..55105ad7559 100644
--- a/examples/gno.land/p/demo/pausable/pausable.gno
+++ b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/pausable/pausable.gno
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 package pausable
 
-import "gno.land/p/demo/ownable"
+import (
+	"std"
+
+	"gno.land/p/demo/ownable"
+)
 
 type Pausable struct {
-	*ownable.Ownable
+	ownable.Ownable
 	paused bool
 }
 
@@ -16,7 +20,7 @@ func New() *Pausable {
 }
 
 // NewFromOwnable is the same as New, but with a pre-existing top-level ownable
-func NewFromOwnable(ownable *ownable.Ownable) *Pausable {
+func NewFromOwnable(ownable ownable.Ownable) *Pausable {
 	return &Pausable{
 		Ownable: ownable,
 		paused:  false,
@@ -47,3 +51,12 @@ func (p *Pausable) Unpause() error {
 	p.paused = false
 	return nil
 }
+
+// CallerIsOwner checks if the caller of the function is the Realm's owner
+func (p Pausable) CallerIsOwner() error {
+	if std.PrevRealm().Addr() == p.Owner() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return ErrUnauthorized
+}
diff --git a/examples/gno.land/p/demo/pausable/pausable_test.gno b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/pausable/pausable_test.gno
index c9557245bdf..a5f53d87109 100644
--- a/examples/gno.land/p/demo/pausable/pausable_test.gno
+++ b/examples/gno.land/p/demo/pausable/pausable_test.gno
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ var (
 )
 
 func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
-	std.TestSetOrigCaller(firstCaller)
+	std.TestSetRealm(std.NewUserRealm(firstCaller))
+	std.TestSetOrigCaller(firstCaller) // TODO(bug): should not be needed
 
 	result := New()
 
@@ -23,17 +24,22 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestNewFromOwnable(t *testing.T) {
-	std.TestSetOrigCaller(firstCaller)
+	std.TestSetRealm(std.NewUserRealm(firstCaller))
+	std.TestSetOrigCaller(firstCaller) // TODO(bug): should not be needed
+
 	o := ownable.New()
 
-	std.TestSetOrigCaller(secondCaller)
+	std.TestSetRealm(std.NewUserRealm(secondCaller))
+	std.TestSetOrigCaller(secondCaller) // TODO(bug): should not be needed
+
 	result := NewFromOwnable(o)
 
 	urequire.Equal(t, firstCaller.String(), result.Owner().String())
 }
 
 func TestSetUnpaused(t *testing.T) {
-	std.TestSetOrigCaller(firstCaller)
+	std.TestSetRealm(std.NewUserRealm(firstCaller))
+	std.TestSetOrigCaller(firstCaller) // TODO(bug): should not be needed
 
 	result := New()
 	result.Unpause()
@@ -42,7 +48,8 @@ func TestSetUnpaused(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSetPaused(t *testing.T) {
-	std.TestSetOrigCaller(firstCaller)
+	std.TestSetRealm(std.NewUserRealm(firstCaller))
+	std.TestSetOrigCaller(firstCaller) // TODO(bug): should not be needed
 
 	result := New()
 	result.Pause()
@@ -51,7 +58,8 @@ func TestSetPaused(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIsPaused(t *testing.T) {
-	std.TestSetOrigCaller(firstCaller)
+	std.TestSetRealm(std.NewUserRealm(firstCaller))
+	std.TestSetOrigCaller(firstCaller) // TODO(bug): should not be needed
 
 	result := New()
 	urequire.False(t, result.IsPaused(), "Expected result to be unpaused")
diff --git a/examples/gno.land/r/demo/foo20/foo20.gno b/examples/gno.land/r/demo/foo20/foo20.gno
index 9d4e5d40193..bc237eb33f3 100644
--- a/examples/gno.land/r/demo/foo20/foo20.gno
+++ b/examples/gno.land/r/demo/foo20/foo20.gno
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	banker *grc20.Banker
-	admin  *ownable.Ownable
+	admin  ownable.Ownable
 	token  grc20.Token
 )
 
diff --git a/examples/gno.land/r/demo/grc20factory/grc20factory.gno b/examples/gno.land/r/demo/grc20factory/grc20factory.gno
index f37a9370a9e..6f19bafc28b 100644
--- a/examples/gno.land/r/demo/grc20factory/grc20factory.gno
+++ b/examples/gno.land/r/demo/grc20factory/grc20factory.gno
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func NewWithAdmin(name, symbol string, decimals uint, initialMint, faucet uint64
 
 type instance struct {
 	banker *grc20.Banker
-	admin  *ownable.Ownable
+	admin  ownable.Ownable
 	faucet uint64 // per-request amount. disabled if 0.
 }