diff --git a/gen/toir.cpp b/gen/toir.cpp
index ee4c7c67..64c24bfc 100644
--- a/gen/toir.cpp
+++ b/gen/toir.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ DValue* DeclarationExp::toElem(IRState* p)
         Logger::println("ClassDeclaration");
         DtoForceConstInitDsymbol(e);
     }
+    // typedef
+    else if (TypedefDeclaration* tdef = declaration->isTypedefDeclaration())
+    {
+        Logger::println("TypedefDeclaration");
+        tdef->type->getTypeInfo(NULL);
+    }
     // unsupported declaration
     else
     {
diff --git a/test/bug78.d b/test/bug78.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68a011d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bug78.d
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module bug78;
+
+void main()
+{
+    typedef int int_t = 42;
+    int_t i;
+    assert(i == int_t.init);
+}
\ No newline at end of file