diff --git a/src/vm/js/Perl6/Ops.nqp b/src/vm/js/Perl6/Ops.nqp
index f7c27b1e0fd..7bcaf94a436 100644
--- a/src/vm/js/Perl6/Ops.nqp
+++ b/src/vm/js/Perl6/Ops.nqp
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ $ops.add_simple_op('p6settypes', $ops.OBJ, [$ops.OBJ], :sideffects);
 $ops.add_simple_op('p6init', $ops.OBJ, [], :sideffects, -> {'require("perl6-runtime")'});
 $ops.add_simple_op('p6bool', $ops.OBJ, [$ops.BOOL], :sideffects);
 
+$ops.add_simple_op('p6box_s', $ops.OBJ, [$ops.STR]);
+$ops.add_simple_op('p6box_i', $ops.OBJ, [$ops.INT]);
+$ops.add_simple_op('p6box_n', $ops.OBJ, [$ops.NUM]);
+
 $ops.add_simple_op('p6typecheckrv', $ops.OBJ, [$ops.OBJ, $ops.OBJ, $ops.OBJ]);
 
 $ops.add_simple_op('p6decontrv', $ops.OBJ, [$ops.OBJ, $ops.OBJ]);
diff --git a/src/vm/js/perl6-runtime/runtime.js b/src/vm/js/perl6-runtime/runtime.js
index 91d5b67ebea..118a2b2fbd7 100644
--- a/src/vm/js/perl6-runtime/runtime.js
+++ b/src/vm/js/perl6-runtime/runtime.js
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 var nqp = require('nqp-runtime');
 var op = {};
 
-var Scalar;
-var True;
-var False;
+var Scalar, True, False, Int, Num, Str;
 
 op.p6settypes = function(types) {
   Scalar = types.content.get('Scalar');
   True = types.content.get('True');
   False = types.content.get('False');
+  Int = types.content.get('Int');
+  Num = types.content.get('Num');
+  Str = types.content.get('Str');
   return types;
 };
 
@@ -26,6 +27,27 @@ op.p6decontrv = function(rountine, cont) {
   return cont;
 };
 
+op.p6box_i = function(int) {
+  var repr = Int._STable.REPR;
+  var boxed = repr.allocate(Int._STable);
+  boxed.$$setInt(int.value);
+  return boxed;
+};
+
+op.p6box_n = function(num) {
+  var repr = Num._STable.REPR;
+  var boxed = repr.allocate(Num._STable);
+  boxed.$$setNum(num);
+  return boxed;
+};
+
+op.p6box_s = function(str) {
+  var repr = Str._STable.REPR;
+  var boxed = repr.allocate(Str._STable);
+  boxed.$$setStr(str);
+  return boxed;
+};
+
 var containerSpecs = require('nqp-runtime/container-specs.js');
 
 function RakudoScalar(STable) {