diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ast_map.rs b/src/libsyntax/ast_map.rs
index bcda838b2486c..d8785176e0818 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ast_map.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ast_map.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ enum ast_node {
     // Destructor for a class
     node_dtor(~[ty_param], @class_dtor, def_id, @path),
     node_block(blk),
+    node_ctor(@struct_def, @item, @path)
 }
 
 type map = std::map::HashMap<node_id, ast_node>;
@@ -284,6 +285,17 @@ fn map_struct_def(struct_def: @ast::struct_def, parent_node: ast_node,
     for vec::each(struct_def.methods) |m| {
         map_method(d_id, p, *m, cx);
     }
+    // If this is a tuple-like struct, register the constructor.
+    if struct_def.fields.len() == 0 ||
+            struct_def.fields[0].node.kind == ast::unnamed_field {
+        match parent_node {
+            node_item(item, path) => {
+                cx.map.insert(struct_def.ctor_id,
+                              node_ctor(struct_def, item, p));
+            }
+            _ => fail ~"struct def parent wasn't an item"
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fn map_view_item(vi: @view_item, cx: ctx, _v: vt) {
@@ -375,6 +387,9 @@ fn node_id_to_str(map: map, id: node_id, itr: @ident_interner) -> ~str {
       Some(node_block(_)) => {
         fmt!("block")
       }
+      Some(node_ctor(*)) => {
+        fmt!("ctor")
+      }
     }
 }
 // Local Variables:
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
index 5151fd1bac837..53c1ce1c7f535 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ mod special_idents {
     const static : ident = ident { repr: 31u };
     const intrinsic : ident = ident { repr: 32u };
     const clownshoes_foreign_mod: ident = ident { repr: 33 };
+    const unnamed_field: ident = ident { repr: 34 };
 }
 
 struct ident_interner {
diff --git a/src/rustc/middle/trans/base.rs b/src/rustc/middle/trans/base.rs
index 3896fdf0e7a06..770bf35d2f971 100644
--- a/src/rustc/middle/trans/base.rs
+++ b/src/rustc/middle/trans/base.rs
@@ -1648,7 +1648,8 @@ fn trans_enum_variant(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
                       enum_id: ast::node_id,
                       variant: ast::variant,
                       args: ~[ast::variant_arg],
-                      disr: int, is_degen: bool,
+                      disr: int,
+                      is_degen: bool,
                       param_substs: Option<param_substs>,
                       llfndecl: ValueRef) {
     let _icx = ccx.insn_ctxt("trans_enum_variant");
@@ -1698,6 +1699,52 @@ fn trans_enum_variant(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
     finish_fn(fcx, lltop);
 }
 
+// NB: In theory this should be merged with the function above. But the AST
+// structures are completely different, so very little code would be shared.
+fn trans_tuple_struct(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
+                      fields: ~[@ast::struct_field],
+                      ctor_id: ast::node_id,
+                      param_substs: Option<param_substs>,
+                      llfndecl: ValueRef) {
+    let _icx = ccx.insn_ctxt("trans_tuple_struct");
+
+    // Translate struct fields to function arguments.
+    let fn_args = do fields.map |field| {
+        {
+            mode: ast::expl(ast::by_copy),
+            ty: field.node.ty,
+            ident: special_idents::arg,
+            id: field.node.id
+        }
+    };
+
+    let fcx = new_fn_ctxt_w_id(ccx, ~[], llfndecl, ctor_id, None,
+                               param_substs, None);
+    let raw_llargs = create_llargs_for_fn_args(fcx, no_self, fn_args);
+
+    let bcx = top_scope_block(fcx, None);
+    let lltop = bcx.llbb;
+    let arg_tys = ty::ty_fn_args(node_id_type(bcx, ctor_id));
+    let bcx = copy_args_to_allocas(fcx, bcx, fn_args, raw_llargs, arg_tys);
+
+    for fields.eachi |i, field| {
+        let lldestptr = GEPi(bcx, fcx.llretptr, [0, 0, i]);
+        let llarg;
+        match fcx.llargs.get(field.node.id) {
+            local_mem(x) => llarg = x,
+            _ => {
+                ccx.tcx.sess.bug(~"trans_tuple_struct: llarg wasn't \
+                                   local_mem");
+            }
+        }
+        let arg_ty = arg_tys[i].ty;
+        memmove_ty(bcx, lldestptr, llarg, arg_ty);
+    }
+
+    build_return(bcx);
+    finish_fn(fcx, lltop);
+}
+
 fn trans_class_dtor(ccx: @crate_ctxt, path: path,
     body: ast::blk, dtor_id: ast::node_id,
     psubsts: Option<param_substs>,
@@ -1835,15 +1882,25 @@ fn trans_item(ccx: @crate_ctxt, item: ast::item) {
 fn trans_struct_def(ccx: @crate_ctxt, struct_def: @ast::struct_def,
                     tps: ~[ast::ty_param], path: @ast_map::path,
                     ident: ast::ident, id: ast::node_id) {
+    // If there are type parameters, the destructor and constructor will be
+    // monomorphized, so we don't translate them here.
     if tps.len() == 0u {
-      do option::iter(&struct_def.dtor) |dtor| {
-         trans_class_dtor(ccx, *path, dtor.node.body,
-           dtor.node.id, None, None, local_def(id));
-      };
+        // Translate the destructor.
+        do option::iter(&struct_def.dtor) |dtor| {
+            trans_class_dtor(ccx, *path, dtor.node.body,
+                             dtor.node.id, None, None, local_def(id));
+        };
+
+        // If this is a tuple-like struct, translate the constructor.
+        if struct_def.fields.len() == 0 ||
+                struct_def.fields[0].node.kind == ast::unnamed_field {
+            let llfndecl = get_item_val(ccx, struct_def.ctor_id);
+            trans_tuple_struct(ccx, struct_def.fields, struct_def.ctor_id,
+                               None, llfndecl);
+        }
     }
-    // If there are ty params, the ctor will get monomorphized
 
-    // Translate methods
+    // Translate methods.
     meth::trans_impl(ccx, *path, ident, struct_def.methods, tps, None, id);
 }
 
@@ -2128,8 +2185,23 @@ fn get_item_val(ccx: @crate_ctxt, id: ast::node_id) -> ValueRef {
             set_inline_hint(llfn);
             llfn
           }
+
+          ast_map::node_ctor(struct_def, struct_item, struct_path) => {
+            // Only register the constructor if this is a tuple-like struct.
+            if struct_def.fields.len() == 0 ||
+                    struct_def.fields[0].node.kind == ast::unnamed_field {
+                let llfn = register_fn(ccx, struct_item.span, *struct_path,
+                                       struct_def.ctor_id);
+                set_inline_hint(llfn);
+                llfn
+            } else {
+                ccx.tcx.sess.bug(~"attempt to register a constructor of a \
+                                   non-tuple-like struct")
+            }
+          }
+
           _ => {
-            ccx.sess.bug(~"get_item_val(): unexpected variant");
+            ccx.sess.bug(~"get_item_val(): unexpected variant")
           }
         };
         if !(exprt || ccx.reachable.contains_key(id)) {
diff --git a/src/rustc/middle/trans/callee.rs b/src/rustc/middle/trans/callee.rs
index 175381a7bd1ee..2c1e9b21c6d4f 100644
--- a/src/rustc/middle/trans/callee.rs
+++ b/src/rustc/middle/trans/callee.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ fn trans(bcx: block, expr: @ast::expr) -> Callee {
                                                 vid).args.len() > 0u;
                 fn_callee(bcx, trans_fn_ref(bcx, vid, ref_expr.id))
             }
+            ast::def_class(def_id) => {
+                fn_callee(bcx, trans_fn_ref(bcx, def_id, ref_expr.id))
+            }
             ast::def_arg(*) |
             ast::def_local(*) |
             ast::def_binding(*) |
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ fn trans(bcx: block, expr: @ast::expr) -> Callee {
             }
             ast::def_mod(*) | ast::def_foreign_mod(*) |
             ast::def_const(*) | ast::def_ty(*) | ast::def_prim_ty(*) |
-            ast::def_use(*) | ast::def_class(*) | ast::def_typaram_binder(*) |
+            ast::def_use(*) | ast::def_typaram_binder(*) |
             ast::def_region(*) | ast::def_label(*) | ast::def_ty_param(*) => {
                 bcx.tcx().sess.span_bug(
                     ref_expr.span,
diff --git a/src/rustc/middle/trans/monomorphize.rs b/src/rustc/middle/trans/monomorphize.rs
index c2f106f631b19..edea15ff662de 100644
--- a/src/rustc/middle/trans/monomorphize.rs
+++ b/src/rustc/middle/trans/monomorphize.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ fn monomorphic_fn(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
       ast_map::node_local(*) => {
           ccx.tcx.sess.bug(~"Can't monomorphize a local")
       }
+      ast_map::node_ctor(_, i, pt) => (pt, i.ident, i.span)
     };
 
     // Look up the impl type if we're translating a default method.
@@ -208,6 +209,13 @@ fn monomorphic_fn(ccx: @crate_ctxt,
                            impl_did_opt.get());
         d
       }
+      ast_map::node_ctor(struct_def, _, _) => {
+        let d = mk_lldecl();
+        set_inline_hint(d);
+        base::trans_tuple_struct(ccx, struct_def.fields, struct_def.ctor_id,
+                                 psubsts, d);
+        d
+      }
 
       // Ugh -- but this ensures any new variants won't be forgotten
       ast_map::node_expr(*) |
diff --git a/src/rustc/middle/ty.rs b/src/rustc/middle/ty.rs
index e065fdfe0bc79..19ebba577a648 100644
--- a/src/rustc/middle/ty.rs
+++ b/src/rustc/middle/ty.rs
@@ -3571,6 +3571,10 @@ fn item_path(cx: ctxt, id: ast::def_id) -> ast_map::path {
                 syntax::parse::token::special_idents::literally_dtor))
           }
 
+          ast_map::node_ctor(_, item, path) => {
+            vec::append_one(*path, ast_map::path_name(item.ident))
+          }
+
           ast_map::node_stmt(*) | ast_map::node_expr(*) |
           ast_map::node_arg(*) | ast_map::node_local(*) |
           ast_map::node_export(*) | ast_map::node_block(*) => {
@@ -3815,7 +3819,13 @@ fn class_field_tys(fields: ~[@struct_field]) -> ~[field_ty] {
                            vis: visibility,
                            mutability: mutability});
             }
-            unnamed_field => {}
+            unnamed_field => {
+                rslt.push({ident:
+                    syntax::parse::token::special_idents::unnamed_field,
+                           id: ast_util::local_def(field.node.id),
+                           vis: ast::public,
+                           mutability: ast::class_immutable});
+            }
        }
     }
     rslt
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/tuple-struct-construct.rs b/src/test/run-pass/tuple-struct-construct.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3d2630e7a5cac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/tuple-struct-construct.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+struct Foo(int, int);
+
+fn main() {
+    let x = Foo(1, 2);
+    io::println(fmt!("%?", x));
+}
+