diff --git a/base/dict.jl b/base/dict.jl
index 699524f19082f..4cfdb10692c54 100644
--- a/base/dict.jl
+++ b/base/dict.jl
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ Dict{K,V}(ks::(K...), vs::(V...)) = Dict{K  ,V  }(ks, vs)
 Dict{K  }(ks::(K...), vs::Tuple ) = Dict{K  ,Any}(ks, vs)
 Dict{V  }(ks::Tuple , vs::(V...)) = Dict{Any,V  }(ks, vs)
 
+Dict{K,V}(kv::Array{(K,V)}) = Dict{K,V}(zip(kv...)...)
+
 similar{K,V}(d::Dict{K,V}) = (K=>V)[]
 
 function serialize(s, t::Dict)