diff --git a/flecs.c b/flecs.c
index 371244f8d..2e22b9f77 100644
--- a/flecs.c
+++ b/flecs.c
@@ -29485,8 +29485,8 @@ ecs_float_t flecs_counter_record(
     if (gauge_value < 0) {
         gauge_value = 0; /* Counters are monotonically increasing */
     }
-    flecs_gauge_record(m, t, value - prev);
-    return value - prev;
+    flecs_gauge_record(m, t, gauge_value);
+    return gauge_value;
 }
 
 static
diff --git a/flecs.h b/flecs.h
index eed155d09..515875693 100644
--- a/flecs.h
+++ b/flecs.h
@@ -16289,7 +16289,7 @@ struct world {
 
     /** Get current tick.
      */
-    int32_t tick() const {
+    int64_t tick() const {
         const ecs_world_info_t *stats = ecs_get_world_info(m_world);
         return stats->frame_count_total;
     }
@@ -17205,7 +17205,7 @@ ecs_ftime_t get_time_scale() const;
 /** Get tick
  * @return Monotonically increasing frame count.
  */
-int32_t get_tick() const;
+int64_t get_tick() const;
 
 /** Set target FPS
  * @see ecs_set_target_fps
@@ -20941,7 +20941,6 @@ struct cpp_type_impl {
             ecs_assert(world != nullptr, ECS_COMPONENT_NOT_REGISTERED, name);
         } else {
             ecs_assert(!id || s_id == id, ECS_INCONSISTENT_COMPONENT_ID, NULL);
-            ecs_assert(s_allow_tag == allow_tag, ECS_INVALID_PARAMETER, NULL);
         }
 
         // If no id has been registered yet for the component (indicating the 
@@ -24069,7 +24068,7 @@ inline ecs_ftime_t world::get_time_scale() const {
     return stats->time_scale;
 }
 
-inline int32_t world::get_tick() const {
+inline int64_t world::get_tick() const {
     const ecs_world_info_t *stats = ecs_get_world_info(m_world);
     return stats->frame_count_total;
 }
diff --git a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/component.hpp b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/component.hpp
index 744196cd5..a29c16c9a 100644
--- a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/component.hpp
+++ b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/component.hpp
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ struct cpp_type_impl {
             ecs_assert(world != nullptr, ECS_COMPONENT_NOT_REGISTERED, name);
         } else {
             ecs_assert(!id || s_id == id, ECS_INCONSISTENT_COMPONENT_ID, NULL);
-            ecs_assert(s_allow_tag == allow_tag, ECS_INVALID_PARAMETER, NULL);
         }
 
         // If no id has been registered yet for the component (indicating the 
diff --git a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/pipeline/impl.hpp b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/pipeline/impl.hpp
index f09724a83..0c3bbecc8 100644
--- a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/pipeline/impl.hpp
+++ b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/pipeline/impl.hpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ inline ecs_ftime_t world::get_time_scale() const {
     return stats->time_scale;
 }
 
-inline int32_t world::get_tick() const {
+inline int64_t world::get_tick() const {
     const ecs_world_info_t *stats = ecs_get_world_info(m_world);
     return stats->frame_count_total;
 }
diff --git a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/pipeline/mixin.inl b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/pipeline/mixin.inl
index 22d30b7c9..e013210ba 100644
--- a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/pipeline/mixin.inl
+++ b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/mixins/pipeline/mixin.inl
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ecs_ftime_t get_time_scale() const;
 /** Get tick
  * @return Monotonically increasing frame count.
  */
-int32_t get_tick() const;
+int64_t get_tick() const;
 
 /** Set target FPS
  * @see ecs_set_target_fps
diff --git a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/world.hpp b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/world.hpp
index 8caf74d61..74d4d8377 100644
--- a/include/flecs/addons/cpp/world.hpp
+++ b/include/flecs/addons/cpp/world.hpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ struct world {
 
     /** Get current tick.
      */
-    int32_t tick() const {
+    int64_t tick() const {
         const ecs_world_info_t *stats = ecs_get_world_info(m_world);
         return stats->frame_count_total;
     }
diff --git a/src/addons/stats.c b/src/addons/stats.c
index 2a38decf9..cf0645b2a 100644
--- a/src/addons/stats.c
+++ b/src/addons/stats.c
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ ecs_float_t flecs_counter_record(
     if (gauge_value < 0) {
         gauge_value = 0; /* Counters are monotonically increasing */
     }
-    flecs_gauge_record(m, t, value - prev);
-    return value - prev;
+    flecs_gauge_record(m, t, gauge_value);
+    return gauge_value;
 }
 
 static
diff --git a/test/cpp_api/project.json b/test/cpp_api/project.json
index be3f642c7..7ed9d01f6 100644
--- a/test/cpp_api/project.json
+++ b/test/cpp_api/project.json
@@ -876,7 +876,9 @@
                 "module_tag_on_namespace",
                 "dtor_on_fini",
                 "implicit_module",
-                "module_in_namespace_w_root_name"
+                "module_in_namespace_w_root_name",
+                "module_as_entity",
+                "module_as_component"
             ]
         }, {
             "id": "ImplicitComponents",
diff --git a/test/cpp_api/src/Module.cpp b/test/cpp_api/src/Module.cpp
index 4ce38384b..fc79df3f3 100644
--- a/test/cpp_api/src/Module.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp_api/src/Module.cpp
@@ -236,3 +236,23 @@ void Module_module_in_namespace_w_root_name() {
     test_assert(p != 0);
     test_assert(p == p_lookup);
 }
+
+void Module_module_as_entity() {
+    flecs::world world;
+
+    auto m = world.import<ns::SimpleModule>();
+    test_assert(m != 0);
+
+    auto e = world.entity<ns::SimpleModule>();
+    test_assert(m == e);
+}
+
+void Module_module_as_component() {
+    flecs::world world;
+
+    auto m = world.import<ns::SimpleModule>();
+    test_assert(m != 0);
+
+    auto e = world.component<ns::SimpleModule>();
+    test_assert(m == e);
+}
diff --git a/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp b/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp
index 3da6e3b7a..17a440100 100644
--- a/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp_api/src/main.cpp
@@ -837,6 +837,8 @@ void Module_module_tag_on_namespace(void);
 void Module_dtor_on_fini(void);
 void Module_implicit_module(void);
 void Module_module_in_namespace_w_root_name(void);
+void Module_module_as_entity(void);
+void Module_module_as_component(void);
 
 // Testsuite 'ImplicitComponents'
 void ImplicitComponents_add(void);
@@ -4265,6 +4267,14 @@ bake_test_case Module_testcases[] = {
     {
         "module_in_namespace_w_root_name",
         Module_module_in_namespace_w_root_name
+    },
+    {
+        "module_as_entity",
+        Module_module_as_entity
+    },
+    {
+        "module_as_component",
+        Module_module_as_component
     }
 };
 
@@ -5143,7 +5153,7 @@ static bake_test_suite suites[] = {
         "Module",
         NULL,
         NULL,
-        9,
+        11,
         Module_testcases
     },
     {