diff --git a/dmd/expression.h b/dmd/expression.h
index 8560202b..8c1e8077 100644
--- a/dmd/expression.h
+++ b/dmd/expression.h
@@ -825,6 +825,11 @@ struct DotVarExp : UnaExp
     void toCBuffer(OutBuffer *buf, HdrGenState *hgs);
     void dump(int indent);
     elem *toElem(IRState *irs);
+
+    //LLVMDC: since we don't convert abc.def -> *(&abc + ABC.def.offsetof)
+    // these are needed
+    Expression *optimize(int result);
+    Expression *interpret(InterState *istate);
 };
 
 struct DotTemplateInstanceExp : UnaExp
diff --git a/dmd/interpret.c b/dmd/interpret.c
index 7446e91e..8802472e 100644
--- a/dmd/interpret.c
+++ b/dmd/interpret.c
@@ -2157,6 +2157,27 @@ Expression *PtrExp::interpret(InterState *istate)
     return e;
 }
 
+Expression *DotVarExp::interpret(InterState *istate)
+{   Expression *e = EXP_CANT_INTERPRET;
+
+    Expression *ex = e1->interpret(istate);
+
+    // Constant fold structliteral.member
+    if (ex != EXP_CANT_INTERPRET && ex->op == TOKstructliteral)
+    {	StructLiteralExp *se = (StructLiteralExp *)ex;
+
+	VarDeclaration* v;
+	if (v = var->isVarDeclaration())
+	{
+	    e = se->getField(type, v->offset);
+	    if (!e)
+		e = EXP_CANT_INTERPRET;
+	}
+    }
+
+    return e;
+}
+
 /******************************* Special Functions ***************************/
 
 Expression *interpret_aaLen(InterState *istate, Expressions *arguments)
diff --git a/dmd/optimize.c b/dmd/optimize.c
index c2736fcd..dda8a76f 100644
--- a/dmd/optimize.c
+++ b/dmd/optimize.c
@@ -276,6 +276,27 @@ Expression *PtrExp::optimize(int result)
     return this;
 }
 
+Expression *DotVarExp::optimize(int result)
+{
+    e1 = e1->optimize(result);
+
+    // Constant fold structliteral.member
+    if (e1->op == TOKstructliteral)
+    {	StructLiteralExp *se = (StructLiteralExp *)e1;
+
+	VarDeclaration* v;
+	if (v = var->isVarDeclaration())
+	{
+	    Expression *e = se->getField(type, v->offset);
+	    if (!e)
+		e = EXP_CANT_INTERPRET;
+	    return e;
+	}
+    }
+
+    return this;
+}
+
 Expression *CallExp::optimize(int result)
 {   Expression *e = this;