diff --git a/skoolkit/disassembler.py b/skoolkit/disassembler.py
index 37ed88fa..90473cb2 100644
--- a/skoolkit/disassembler.py
+++ b/skoolkit/disassembler.py
@@ -113,16 +113,11 @@ class Disassembler:
                      DEFM statement
                    * `defw_size` - default maximum number of words in a DEFW
                      statement
+                   * `imaker` - callable that returns an instruction object
                    * `opcodes` - comma-separated list of additional opcode
                      sequences to disassemble
                    * `wrap` - if `True`, disassemble an instruction that wraps
                      around the 64K boundary
-
-    The `opcodes` list may contain any of the following hexadecimal opcode
-    sequences:
-
-    * ``ED70`` - IN F,(C)
-    * ``ED71`` - OUT (C),0
     """
     # Component API
     def __init__(self, snapshot, config):
@@ -130,6 +125,7 @@ def __init__(self, snapshot, config):
         self.defb_size = config.defb_size
         self.defm_size = config.defm_size
         self.defw_size = config.defw_size
+        self.imaker = config.imaker
         self.wrap = config.wrap
         self.op_formatter = get_component('OperandFormatter', config)
         self.defb = 'DEFB '
@@ -163,7 +159,7 @@ def disassemble(self, start, end, base):
                      instructions with two numeric operands (e.g.
                      'LD (IX+d),n'), the indicator may consist of two letters,
                      one for each operand (e.g. 'dh').
-        :return: A list of tuples of the form ``(address, operation, bytes)``.
+        :return: A list of instruction objects created by *imaker*.
         """
         instructions = []
         address = start
@@ -174,16 +170,16 @@ def disassemble(self, start, end, base):
             else:
                 operation, length = decoder(template, address, base)
             if address + length <= 65536:
-                instructions.append((address, operation, self.snapshot[address:address + length]))
+                instructions.append(self.imaker(address, operation, self.snapshot[address:address + length]))
             elif self.wrap:
-                instructions.append((address, operation, self.snapshot[address:65536] + self.snapshot[:(address + length) & 65535]))
+                instructions.append(self.imaker(address, operation, self.snapshot[address:65536] + self.snapshot[:(address + length) & 65535]))
             else:
                 instructions.append(self._defb_line(address, self.snapshot[address:65536]))
             address += length
         return instructions
 
     def _defb_line(self, address, data, sublengths=((0, DEFAULT_BASE),), defm=False):
-        return (address, self.defb_dir(data, sublengths, defm), data)
+        return self.imaker(address, self.defb_dir(data, sublengths, defm), data)
 
     def _defb_lines(self, start, end, sublengths, defm=False):
         if defm:
@@ -210,7 +206,7 @@ def defb_range(self, start, end, sublengths):
         :param start: The start address.
         :param end: The end address.
         :param sublengths: Sequence of sublength identifiers.
-        :return: A list of tuples of the form ``(address, operation, bytes)``.
+        :return: A list of instruction objects created by *imaker*.
         """
         return self._defb_lines(start, end, sublengths)
 
@@ -221,7 +217,7 @@ def defm_range(self, start, end, sublengths):
         :param start: The start address.
         :param end: The end address.
         :param sublengths: Sequence of sublength identifiers.
-        :return: A list of tuples of the form ``(address, operation, bytes)``.
+        :return: A list of instruction objects created by *imaker*.
         """
         return self._defb_lines(start, end, sublengths, True)
 
@@ -239,7 +235,7 @@ def _defw_lines(self, start, end, sublengths):
                     items.append(self.op_formatter.format_word(data[j] + 256 * data[j + 1], base))
             i += length
         if items:
-            instructions.insert(0, (start, self.defw + ','.join(items), data))
+            instructions.insert(0, self.imaker(start, self.defw + ','.join(items), data))
         return instructions
 
     # Component API
@@ -249,7 +245,7 @@ def defw_range(self, start, end, sublengths):
         :param start: The start address.
         :param end: The end address.
         :param sublengths: Sequence of sublength identifiers.
-        :return: A list of tuples of the form ``(address, operation, bytes)``.
+        :return: A list of instruction objects created by *imaker*.
         """
         if sublengths[0][0]:
             return self._defw_lines(start, end, sublengths)
@@ -270,7 +266,7 @@ def defs_range(self, start, end, sublengths):
         :param start: The start address.
         :param end: The end address.
         :param sublengths: Sequence of sublength identifiers.
-        :return: A list of tuples of the form ``(address, operation, bytes)``.
+        :return: A list of instruction objects created by *imaker*.
         """
         data = self.snapshot[start:end]
         values = set(data)
@@ -284,7 +280,7 @@ def defs_range(self, start, end, sublengths):
         elif value:
             items.append(self.op_formatter.format_byte(value, DEFAULT_BASE))
         defs_dir = self.defs + ','.join(items)
-        return [(start, defs_dir, data)]
+        return [self.imaker(start, defs_dir, data)]
 
     def get_message(self, data):
         items = []
diff --git a/skoolkit/snaskool.py b/skoolkit/snaskool.py
index 9b339052..59093f84 100644
--- a/skoolkit/snaskool.py
+++ b/skoolkit/snaskool.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 AD_LABEL_PREFIX = AD_LABEL + '='
 AD_REFS_PREFIX = AD_REFS + '='
 
-DisassemblerConfig = namedtuple('DisassemblerConfig', 'asm_hex asm_lower defb_size defm_size defw_size opcodes wrap')
+DisassemblerConfig = namedtuple('DisassemblerConfig', 'asm_hex asm_lower defb_size defm_size defw_size imaker opcodes wrap')
 
 # Component API
 def calculate_references(entries, operations):
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ def __init__(self, snapshot, ctl_parser, config=None, asm_hex=False, asm_lower=F
             self.config.get('DefbSize', 8),
             self.config.get('DefmSize', 65),
             self.config.get('DefwSize', 1),
+            Instruction,
             self.config.get('Opcodes', ''),
             self.config.get('Wrap', 0)
         )
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ def _create_entries(self):
                             instructions += self.disassembler.defb_range(address, end, sublengths)
                         address += length
                 else:
-                    instructions = [(sub_block.start, '', ())]
+                    instructions = [Instruction(sub_block.start, '', ())]
                 self._add_instructions(sub_block, instructions)
 
             sub_blocks = []
@@ -225,11 +226,9 @@ def remove_entry(self, address):
         if address in self.entry_map:
             del self.entry_map[address]
 
-    def _add_instructions(self, sub_block, specs):
-        sub_block.instructions = []
-        for spec in specs:
-            instruction = Instruction(*spec)
-            sub_block.instructions.append(instruction)
+    def _add_instructions(self, sub_block, instructions):
+        sub_block.instructions = instructions
+        for instruction in instructions:
             self.instructions[instruction.address] = instruction
             instruction.asm_directives = sub_block.asm_directives.get(instruction.address, ())
             for asm_dir in instruction.asm_directives:
diff --git a/sphinx/source/components.rst b/sphinx/source/components.rst
index 7093119d..64f5de06 100644
--- a/sphinx/source/components.rst
+++ b/sphinx/source/components.rst
@@ -111,13 +111,16 @@ API methods, in common with skoolkit.disassembler.Disassembler:
    :members: disassemble, defb_range, defm_range, defs_range, defw_range
    :noindex:
 
-The 3-element tuples returned by these methods should have the form
-``(address, operation, bytes)``, where:
+The *imaker* callable used by these methods must accept three positional
+arguments:
 
-* ``address`` is the address of the instruction
-* ``operation`` is the operation (e.g. 'XOR A', 'DEFB 1')
-* ``bytes`` is a sequence of byte values for the instruction (e.g. ``(62, 0)``
-  for 'LD A,0')
+* ``address`` - the address of the instruction
+* ``operation`` - the operation (e.g. 'XOR A', 'DEFB 1')
+* ``data`` - a sequence of byte values for the instruction (e.g. (62, 0) for
+  'LD A,0')
+
+The *opcodes* list is defined by the ``Opcodes`` configuration parameter of
+:ref:`sna2skool.py <sna2skool-conf>`.
 
 The *sublengths* argument of the :meth:`defb_range`, :meth:`defm_range`,
 :meth:`defs_range` and :meth:`defw_range` methods is a sequence of 2-element
@@ -136,6 +139,11 @@ If the first element of *sublengths* has a ``size`` value of 0, then the method
 should produce a list of statements with default sizes (as determined by
 `defb_size`, `defm_size` and `defw_size`), using the specified base.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 9.3
+   Added the *imaker* and *opcodes* attributes to the disassembler
+   configuration object. API methods must now return objects created by
+   *imaker*.
+
 .. versionchanged:: 8.5
    Added the ability to disassemble an instruction that wraps around the 64K
    boundary, along with the *wrap* attribute on the disassembler configuration
diff --git a/tests/test_disassembler.py b/tests/test_disassembler.py
index 15d82e95..fe063947 100644
--- a/tests/test_disassembler.py
+++ b/tests/test_disassembler.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from skoolkit import components
 from skoolkit.disassembler import Disassembler
 
-Config = namedtuple('Config', 'asm_hex asm_lower defb_size defm_size defw_size opcodes wrap')
+Config = namedtuple('Config', 'asm_hex asm_lower defb_size defm_size defw_size imaker opcodes wrap')
 
 ASM = {
     '000000': ('NOP', 'NOP', 'NOP'),
@@ -1860,8 +1860,10 @@
 )
 
 class DisassemblerTest(SkoolKitTestCase):
-    def _get_disassembler(self, snapshot=(), asm_hex=False, asm_lower=False, defw_size=1, opcodes='', wrap=False):
-        config = Config(asm_hex, asm_lower, 8, 66, defw_size, opcodes, wrap)
+    def _get_disassembler(self, snapshot=(), asm_hex=False, asm_lower=False, defw_size=1, imaker=None, opcodes='', wrap=False):
+        if imaker is None:
+            imaker = lambda addr, op, data: (addr, op, data)
+        config = Config(asm_hex, asm_lower, 8, 66, defw_size, imaker, opcodes, wrap)
         return Disassembler(snapshot, config)
 
     def _get_snapshot(self, start, data):
@@ -2060,6 +2062,14 @@ def test_defw_range_with_custom_defw_size_at_64k_boundary(self):
         instructions = disassembler.defw_range(65529, 65536, ((0, 'n'),))
         self.assertEqual(exp_instructions, instructions)
 
+    def test_imaker(self):
+        snapshot = [175] # 00000 XOR A
+        imaker = lambda addr, op, data: op
+        disassembler = self._get_disassembler(snapshot, imaker=imaker)
+        instructions = disassembler.disassemble(0, 1, 'n')
+        self.assertEqual(len(instructions), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(instructions[0], 'XOR A')
+
     def test_lower_case_conversion(self):
         snapshot = [
             0,              # 00000 NOP
diff --git a/tests/test_snaskool.py b/tests/test_snaskool.py
index 360b0c5c..45fd6d5b 100644
--- a/tests/test_snaskool.py
+++ b/tests/test_snaskool.py
@@ -4826,10 +4826,11 @@ def test_colon_directive_with_non_instruction_comments(self):
     def test_custom_disassembler(self):
         custom_disassembler = """
             from skoolkit.disassembler import Disassembler
+            from skoolkit.snaskool import Instruction
 
             class CustomDisassembler(Disassembler):
                 def disassemble(self, start, end, base):
-                    return [(start, 'Hi', ())]
+                    return [Instruction(start, 'Hi', ())]
         """
         self.write_component_config('Disassembler', '*.CustomDisassembler', custom_disassembler)
         snapshot = [0]