diff --git a/src/pluggy/_manager.py b/src/pluggy/_manager.py
index a52044f0..979d2d63 100644
--- a/src/pluggy/_manager.py
+++ b/src/pluggy/_manager.py
@@ -191,11 +191,15 @@ def parse_hookimpl_opts(self, plugin: _Plugin, name: str) -> HookimplOpts | None
         # pydantic model fields are like attrs and also can never be hookimpls
         plugin_is_pydantic_obj = hasattr(plugin, "__pydantic_core_schema__")
         if plugin_is_pydantic_obj and name in getattr(plugin, "model_fields", {}):
-            # pydantic models mess with the class and attr __signature__
-            # so inspect.isroutine(...) throws exceptions and cant be used
             return None
 
-        method: object = getattr(plugin, name)
+        try:
+            method: object = getattr(plugin, name)
+        except AttributeError:
+            # AttributeError: '__signature__' attribute of 'Plugin' is class-only
+            # can happen for some special objects (e.g. proxies, pydantic, etc.)
+            method: object = getattr(type(plugin), name)  # use class sig instead
+
         if not inspect.isroutine(method):
             return None
         try: