diff --git a/Objective-J/ObjJAcornCompiler.js b/Objective-J/ObjJAcornCompiler.js
index 7e6faa6f53..664cfe3711 100644
--- a/Objective-J/ObjJAcornCompiler.js
+++ b/Objective-J/ObjJAcornCompiler.js
@@ -774,6 +774,35 @@ Identifier: function(node, st, c) {
         }
     }
 },
+DictionaryLiteral: function(node, st, c) {
+    CONCAT(st.compiler.jsBuffer, st.compiler.source.substring(st.compiler.lastPos, node.start));
+    st.compiler.lastPos = node.start;
+
+    if (!node.keys.length) {
+        CONCAT(st.compiler.jsBuffer, "objj_msgSend(objj_msgSend(CPDictionary, \"alloc\"), \"init\")");
+    } else {
+        CONCAT(st.compiler.jsBuffer, "objj_msgSend(objj_msgSend(CPDictionary, \"alloc\"), \"initWithObjectsAndKeys:\"");
+        for (var i = 0; i < node.keys.length; i++) {
+            var key = node.keys[i],
+                value = node.values[i];
+
+            CONCAT(st.compiler.jsBuffer, ", ");
+
+            st.compiler.lastPos = value.start;
+            c(value, st, "Expression");
+            CONCAT(st.compiler.jsBuffer, st.compiler.source.substring(st.compiler.lastPos, value.end));
+
+            CONCAT(st.compiler.jsBuffer, ", ");
+
+            st.compiler.lastPos = key.start;
+            c(key, st, "Expression");
+            CONCAT(st.compiler.jsBuffer, st.compiler.source.substring(st.compiler.lastPos, key.end));
+        }
+        CONCAT(st.compiler.jsBuffer, ")");
+    }
+
+    st.compiler.lastPos = node.end;
+},
 SelectorLiteralExpression: function(node, st, c) {
     CONCAT(st.compiler.jsBuffer, st.compiler.source.substring(st.compiler.lastPos, node.start));
     CONCAT(st.compiler.jsBuffer, "sel_getUid(\"");
diff --git a/Objective-J/acorn.js b/Objective-J/acorn.js
index a0b1f073ae..826b7af2e6 100644
--- a/Objective-J/acorn.js
+++ b/Objective-J/acorn.js
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ if (!exports.acorn) {
   var _implementation = {keyword: "implementation"}, _outlet = {keyword: "outlet"}, _accessors = {keyword: "accessors"};
   var _end = {keyword: "end"}, _import = {keyword: "import", afterImport: true};
   var _action = {keyword: "action"}, _selector = {keyword: "selector"}, _class = {keyword: "class"}, _global = {keyword: "global"};
+  var _dictionaryLiteral = {keyword: "{"};
 
   // Objective-J keywords
 
@@ -660,6 +661,9 @@ if (!exports.acorn) {
     var next = input.charCodeAt(++tokPos);
     if (next === 34 || next === 39)  // Read string if "'" or '"'
       return readString(next);
+    if (next === 123) // Read dictionary literal if "{"
+      return finishToken(_dictionaryLiteral);
+
     var word = readWord1(),
         token = objJAtKeywordTypes[word];
     if (!token) raise(tokStart, "Unrecognized Objective-J keyword '@" + word + "'");
@@ -1878,6 +1882,15 @@ if (!exports.acorn) {
       node.elements = parseExprList(_bracketR, firstExpr, true, true);
       return finishNode(node, "ArrayExpression");
 
+    case _dictionaryLiteral:
+      var node = startNode();
+      next();
+
+      var r = parseDictionary();
+      node.keys = r[0];
+      node.values = r[1];
+      return finishNode(node, "DictionaryLiteral");
+
     case _braceL:
       return parseObj();
 
@@ -2088,6 +2101,26 @@ if (!exports.acorn) {
     return elts;
   }
 
+  // Parses a comma-separated list of <key>:<value> pairs and returns them as
+  // [arrayOfKeyExpressions, arrayOfValueExpressions].
+  function parseDictionary() {
+    expect(_braceL, "Expected '{' before dictionary");
+
+    var keys = [], values = [], first = true;
+    while (!eat(_braceR)) {
+      if (!first) {
+        expect(_comma, "Expected ',' between expressions");
+        if (options.allowTrailingCommas && eat(_braceR)) break;
+      }
+
+      keys.push(parseExpression(true, true));
+      expect(_colon, "Expected ':' between dictionary key and value");
+      values.push(parseExpression(true, true));
+      first = false;
+    }
+    return [keys, values];
+  }
+
   // Parse the next token as an identifier. If `liberal` is true (used
   // when parsing properties), it will also convert keywords into
   // identifiers.
diff --git a/Objective-J/acornwalk.js b/Objective-J/acornwalk.js
index ca2295fbd5..7e59ba0679 100644
--- a/Objective-J/acornwalk.js
+++ b/Objective-J/acornwalk.js
@@ -155,6 +155,14 @@ if (!exports.acorn) {
       if (elt) c(elt, st, "Expression");
     }
   };
+  exports.DictionaryLiteral = function(node, st, c) {
+    for (var i = 0; i < node.keys.length; i++) {
+      var key = node.keys[i];
+      c(key, st, "Expression");
+      var value = node.values[i];
+      c(value, st, "Expression");
+    }
+  };
   exports.ObjectExpression = function(node, st, c) {
     for (var i = 0; i < node.properties.length; ++i)
       c(node.properties[i].value, st, "Expression");
@@ -195,7 +203,7 @@ if (!exports.acorn) {
       c(node.body[i], st, "Statement");
     }
   }
-  
+
   exports.ImportStatement = ignore;
 
   exports.IvarDeclaration = ignore;
diff --git a/Tests/Foundation/CPDictionaryTest.j b/Tests/Foundation/CPDictionaryTest.j
index a810aefbc1..f8682ffa02 100644
--- a/Tests/Foundation/CPDictionaryTest.j
+++ b/Tests/Foundation/CPDictionaryTest.j
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 @import <Foundation/CPDictionary.j>
 
+@import <OJUnit/OJTestCase.j>
+
 @implementation CPDictionaryTest : OJTestCase
 {
     CPDictionary    string_dict;
@@ -403,9 +405,40 @@
 {
     var dict = [[CPDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:@"Value1", @"Key1", nil, @"Key2", @"Value3", @"Key3"];
 
-    [self assert:2 equals:[dict count]];    
+    [self assert:2 equals:[dict count]];
     [self assert:@"Value1" equals:[dict objectForKey:@"Key1"]];
     [self assert:nil equals:[dict objectForKey:@"Key2"]]; // No key/value pair
     [self assert:@"Value3" equals:[dict objectForKey:@"Key3"]];
 }
+
+- (void)testDictionaryLiteral
+{
+    var dict = @{
+            @"Key1": @"Value1",
+            @"Key2": [CPNull null],
+            @"Key3": 2
+        };
+
+    [self assert:3 equals:[dict count]];
+    [self assert:@"Value1" equals:[dict objectForKey:@"Key1"]];
+    [self assert:[CPNull null] same:[dict objectForKey:@"Key2"]];
+    [self assert:2 equals:[dict objectForKey:@"Key3"]];
+}
+
+- (void)testDictionaryLiteralExpressions
+{
+    var aKey = @"aKey",
+        aValue = 5,
+        dict = @{
+            @"Key" + 1: @"Value" + 1,
+            @"Key2": NO ? 1 : 2,
+            aKey: aValue,   // trailing comma is allowed
+        };
+
+    [self assert:3 equals:[dict count]];
+    [self assert:@"Value1" equals:[dict objectForKey:@"Key1"]];
+    [self assert:2 equals:[dict objectForKey:@"Key2"]];
+    [self assert:5 equals:[dict objectForKey:@"aKey"]];
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/Tests/Objective-J/CFDictionaryTest.j b/Tests/Objective-J/CFDictionaryTest.j
index 924d209fef..946022f012 100644
--- a/Tests/Objective-J/CFDictionaryTest.j
+++ b/Tests/Objective-J/CFDictionaryTest.j
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 {
     var dict = new CFMutableDictionary();
     [self assert:0 equals:dict.countOfValue(@"123")];
-    
+
     dict.setValueForKey(@"abc", @"123");
     [self assert:1 equals:dict.countOfValue(@"123")];