diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 86c9cf5b..5709ef52 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### New Features
 - verify rule metadata format on load #1160 @mr-tz
 - extract property features from .NET PE files #1168 @anushkavirgaonkar
+- emit features for .NET newobj instruction #1186 @mike-hunhoff
 
 ### Breaking Changes
 
diff --git a/capa/features/extractors/dnfile/helpers.py b/capa/features/extractors/dnfile/helpers.py
index 98803873..3fef794d 100644
--- a/capa/features/extractors/dnfile/helpers.py
+++ b/capa/features/extractors/dnfile/helpers.py
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ class DnType(object):
         self.access = access
         self.namespace = namespace
         self.class_ = class_
+        if member == ".ctor":
+            member = "ctor"
+        if member == ".cctor":
+            member = "cctor"
         self.member = member
 
     def __hash__(self):
diff --git a/capa/features/extractors/dnfile/insn.py b/capa/features/extractors/dnfile/insn.py
index d99dcd58..da88464f 100644
--- a/capa/features/extractors/dnfile/insn.py
+++ b/capa/features/extractors/dnfile/insn.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def extract_insn_api_features(fh: FunctionHandle, bh, ih: InsnHandle) -> Iterato
     """parse instruction API features"""
     insn: Instruction = ih.inner
 
-    if insn.opcode not in (OpCodes.Call, OpCodes.Callvirt, OpCodes.Jmp, OpCodes.Calli):
+    if insn.opcode not in (OpCodes.Call, OpCodes.Callvirt, OpCodes.Jmp, OpCodes.Calli, OpCodes.Newobj):
         return
 
     callee: Union[DnType, DnUnmanagedMethod, None] = get_callee(fh.ctx, insn.operand.value)
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ def extract_insn_class_features(fh: FunctionHandle, bh, ih: InsnHandle) -> Itera
         OpCodes.Ldsflda,
         OpCodes.Stfld,
         OpCodes.Stsfld,
+        OpCodes.Newobj,
     ):
         return
 
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ def extract_insn_namespace_features(fh: FunctionHandle, bh, ih: InsnHandle) -> I
         OpCodes.Ldsflda,
         OpCodes.Stfld,
         OpCodes.Stsfld,
+        OpCodes.Newobj,
     ):
         return
 
diff --git a/tests/fixtures.py b/tests/fixtures.py
index b3045c93..8df1153f 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures.py
@@ -725,8 +725,8 @@ FEATURE_PRESENCE_TESTS_DOTNET = sorted(
         ("b9f5b", "file", OS(OS_ANY), True),
         ("b9f5b", "file", Format(FORMAT_DOTNET), True),
         ("hello-world", "file", capa.features.file.FunctionName("HelloWorld::Main"), True),
-        ("hello-world", "file", capa.features.file.FunctionName("HelloWorld::.ctor"), True),
-        ("hello-world", "file", capa.features.file.FunctionName("HelloWorld::.cctor"), False),
+        ("hello-world", "file", capa.features.file.FunctionName("HelloWorld::ctor"), True),
+        ("hello-world", "file", capa.features.file.FunctionName("HelloWorld::cctor"), False),
         ("hello-world", "file", capa.features.common.String("Hello World!"), True),
         ("hello-world", "file", capa.features.common.Class("HelloWorld"), True),
         ("hello-world", "file", capa.features.common.Class("System.Console"), True),