diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/common.mk b/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
index 268296f3c..992406535 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/common.mk
@@ -415,7 +415,8 @@ CPP0X_TEST_CASES = \
 	cpp0x_decltype \
 	cpp0x_result_of \
 	cpp0x_default_delete \
-	cpp0x_sizeof_object
+	cpp0x_sizeof_object \
+	cpp0x_initializer_list
 #	cpp0x_template_typedefs     # not supported by any compiler yet
 #	cpp0x_hash_types            # not fully implemented yet
 #	cpp0x_constructors          # not supported by any compiler yet
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/cpp0x_initializer_list.i b/Examples/test-suite/cpp0x_initializer_list.i
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76bc741f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/cpp0x_initializer_list.i
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/* This testcase checks whether Swig correctly uses the new initializer_list
+   introduced in C++0x. */
+%module cpp0x_initializer_list
+
+%inline %{
+#include <initializer_list>
+
+class A {
+public:
+   A( std::initializer_list<int, int> ) {}
+};
+%}
+
diff --git a/Source/CParse/parser.y b/Source/CParse/parser.y
index 25731ee35..e12455197 100644
--- a/Source/CParse/parser.y
+++ b/Source/CParse/parser.y
@@ -4265,21 +4265,27 @@ cpp_member   : c_declaration { $$ = $1; }
   
 cpp_constructor_decl : storage_class type LPAREN parms RPAREN ctor_end {
               if (Classprefix) {
-		 SwigType *decl = NewStringEmpty();
-		 $$ = new_node("constructor");
-		 Setattr($$,"storage",$1);
-		 Setattr($$,"name",$2);
-		 Setattr($$,"parms",$4);
-		 SwigType_add_function(decl,$4);
-		 Setattr($$,"decl",decl);
-		 Setattr($$,"throws",$6.throws);
-		 Setattr($$,"throw",$6.throwf);
-		 if (Len(scanner_ccode)) {
-		   String *code = Copy(scanner_ccode);
-		   Setattr($$,"code",code);
-		   Delete(code);
-		 }
-		 SetFlag($$,"feature:new");
+                if (Getattr($4,"type") && strstr(Char(Getattr($4,"type")), "initializer_list<")) {
+                  /* Ignore constructors containing initializer_list<> introduced in C++0x */
+		  Swig_warning(WARN_LANG_INITIALIZER_LIST, cparse_file, cparse_line, "Constructor with std::initializer_list<> argument ignored.\n");
+                  $$ = 0;
+                } else {
+		  SwigType *decl = NewStringEmpty();
+		  $$ = new_node("constructor");
+		  Setattr($$,"storage",$1);
+		  Setattr($$,"name",$2);
+		  Setattr($$,"parms",$4);
+		  SwigType_add_function(decl,$4);
+		  Setattr($$,"decl",decl);
+		  Setattr($$,"throws",$6.throws);
+		  Setattr($$,"throw",$6.throwf);
+		  if (Len(scanner_ccode)) {
+		    String *code = Copy(scanner_ccode);
+		    Setattr($$,"code",code);
+		    Delete(code);
+		  }
+		  SetFlag($$,"feature:new");
+                }
 	      } else {
 		$$ = 0;
               }
diff --git a/Source/Include/swigwarn.h b/Source/Include/swigwarn.h
index e25e4408b..292aa0ba6 100644
--- a/Source/Include/swigwarn.h
+++ b/Source/Include/swigwarn.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@
 #define WARN_LANG_DIRECTOR_ABSTRACT   517
 #define WARN_LANG_PORTABILITY_FILENAME 518
 #define WARN_LANG_TEMPLATE_METHOD_IGNORE 519
+#define WARN_LANG_INITIALIZER_LIST    520
 
 /* -- Reserved (600-799) -- */