diff --git a/src/back/hlsl/help.rs b/src/back/hlsl/help.rs
index 6275248856..e79b5acebc 100644
--- a/src/back/hlsl/help.rs
+++ b/src/back/hlsl/help.rs
@@ -880,6 +880,48 @@ impl<'a, W: Write> super::Writer<'a, W> {
                         self.wrapped.image_queries.insert(wiq);
                     }
                 }
+                // Write `WrappedConstructor` for structs that are loaded from `AddressSpace::Storage`
+                // since they will later be used by the fn `write_storage_load`
+                crate::Expression::Load { pointer } => {
+                    let pointer_space = func_ctx.info[pointer]
+                        .ty
+                        .inner_with(&module.types)
+                        .pointer_space();
+
+                    if let Some(crate::AddressSpace::Storage { .. }) = pointer_space {
+                        if let Some(ty) = func_ctx.info[handle].ty.handle() {
+                            write_wrapped_constructor(self, ty, module, func_ctx)?;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    fn write_wrapped_constructor<W: Write>(
+                        writer: &mut super::Writer<'_, W>,
+                        ty: Handle<crate::Type>,
+                        module: &crate::Module,
+                        func_ctx: &FunctionCtx,
+                    ) -> BackendResult {
+                        match module.types[ty].inner {
+                            crate::TypeInner::Struct { ref members, .. } => {
+                                for member in members {
+                                    write_wrapped_constructor(writer, member.ty, module, func_ctx)?;
+                                }
+
+                                let constructor = WrappedConstructor { ty };
+                                if !writer.wrapped.constructors.contains(&constructor) {
+                                    writer
+                                        .write_wrapped_constructor_function(module, constructor)?;
+                                    writer.wrapped.constructors.insert(constructor);
+                                }
+                            }
+                            crate::TypeInner::Array { base, .. } => {
+                                write_wrapped_constructor(writer, base, module, func_ctx)?;
+                            }
+                            _ => {}
+                        };
+
+                        Ok(())
+                    }
+                }
                 crate::Expression::Compose { ty, components: _ } => {
                     let constructor = match module.types[ty].inner {
                         crate::TypeInner::Struct { .. } | crate::TypeInner::Array { .. } => {
diff --git a/src/back/hlsl/storage.rs b/src/back/hlsl/storage.rs
index cea989deec..658090256e 100644
--- a/src/back/hlsl/storage.rs
+++ b/src/back/hlsl/storage.rs
@@ -156,12 +156,16 @@ impl<W: fmt::Write> super::Writer<'_, W> {
                 write!(self.out, "}}")?;
             }
             crate::TypeInner::Struct { ref members, .. } => {
-                write!(self.out, "{{")?;
+                let constructor = super::help::WrappedConstructor {
+                    ty: result_ty.handle().unwrap(),
+                };
+                self.write_wrapped_constructor_function_name(module, constructor)?;
+                write!(self.out, "(")?;
                 let iter = members
                     .iter()
                     .map(|m| (TypeResolution::Handle(m.ty), m.offset));
                 self.write_storage_load_sequence(module, var_handle, iter, func_ctx)?;
-                write!(self.out, "}}")?;
+                write!(self.out, ")")?;
             }
             _ => unreachable!(),
         }
diff --git a/tests/out/hlsl/globals.hlsl b/tests/out/hlsl/globals.hlsl
index 7b12afdf5e..2274aa4288 100644
--- a/tests/out/hlsl/globals.hlsl
+++ b/tests/out/hlsl/globals.hlsl
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ void test_msl_packed_vec3_as_arg(float3 arg)
     return;
 }
 
+Foo ConstructFoo(float3 arg0, float arg1) {
+    Foo ret = (Foo)0;
+    ret.v3_ = arg0;
+    ret.v1_ = arg1;
+    return ret;
+}
+
 void test_msl_packed_vec3_()
 {
     int idx = 1;
@@ -27,7 +34,7 @@ void test_msl_packed_vec3_()
     alignment.Store(0+0, asuint(2.0));
     int _expr21 = idx;
     alignment.Store(_expr21*4+0, asuint(3.0));
-    Foo data = {asfloat(alignment.Load3(0)), asfloat(alignment.Load(12))};
+    Foo data = ConstructFoo(asfloat(alignment.Load3(0)), asfloat(alignment.Load(12)));
     float3 unnamed = data.v3_;
     float2 unnamed_1 = data.v3_.zx;
     test_msl_packed_vec3_as_arg(data.v3_);
diff --git a/tests/out/hlsl/shadow.hlsl b/tests/out/hlsl/shadow.hlsl
index b66713092b..fe757eaa9f 100644
--- a/tests/out/hlsl/shadow.hlsl
+++ b/tests/out/hlsl/shadow.hlsl
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ VertexOutput_vs_main vs_main(int4 position : LOC0, int4 normal : LOC1)
     return vertexoutput_1;
 }
 
+Light ConstructLight(float4x4 arg0, float4 arg1, float4 arg2) {
+    Light ret = (Light)0;
+    ret.proj = arg0;
+    ret.pos = arg1;
+    ret.color = arg2;
+    return ret;
+}
+
 float4 fs_main(FragmentInput_fs_main fragmentinput_fs_main) : SV_Target0
 {
     VertexOutput in_ = { fragmentinput_fs_main.proj_position_1, fragmentinput_fs_main.world_normal_1, fragmentinput_fs_main.world_position_1 };
@@ -98,7 +106,7 @@ float4 fs_main(FragmentInput_fs_main fragmentinput_fs_main) : SV_Target0
             break;
         }
         uint _expr23 = i;
-        Light light = {float4x4(asfloat(s_lights.Load4(_expr23*96+0+0)), asfloat(s_lights.Load4(_expr23*96+0+16)), asfloat(s_lights.Load4(_expr23*96+0+32)), asfloat(s_lights.Load4(_expr23*96+0+48))), asfloat(s_lights.Load4(_expr23*96+64)), asfloat(s_lights.Load4(_expr23*96+80))};
+        Light light = ConstructLight(float4x4(asfloat(s_lights.Load4(_expr23*96+0+0)), asfloat(s_lights.Load4(_expr23*96+0+16)), asfloat(s_lights.Load4(_expr23*96+0+32)), asfloat(s_lights.Load4(_expr23*96+0+48))), asfloat(s_lights.Load4(_expr23*96+64)), asfloat(s_lights.Load4(_expr23*96+80)));
         uint _expr26 = i;
         const float _e30 = fetch_shadow(_expr26, mul(in_.world_position, light.proj));
         float3 light_dir = normalize((light.pos.xyz - in_.world_position.xyz));