diff --git a/src/stage1/ir.cpp b/src/stage1/ir.cpp
index 3604f98ff55d4eb0b58609da28d13fb1a59e43f1..19242a5c42170472b8ec0e6f534cd673f1f636ab 100644
--- a/src/stage1/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/stage1/ir.cpp
@@ -16694,7 +16694,7 @@ static IrInstGen *ir_analyze_instruction_container_init_list(IrAnalyze *ira,
     {
         // We're now done inferring the type.
         container_type->data.structure.resolve_status = ResolveStatusUnstarted;
-    } else if (container_type->id == ZigTypeIdVector) {
+    } else if (container_type->id == ZigTypeIdVector || is_tuple(container_type)) {
         // OK
     } else {
         ir_add_error(ira, &instruction->base.base,
diff --git a/test/behavior/tuple.zig b/test/behavior/tuple.zig
index 0a32c664ddeabbd84826abf4b06c361b0f07f06b..29d44d582f160d28a17828f82be1f0cee231bf62 100644
--- a/test/behavior/tuple.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/tuple.zig
@@ -111,3 +111,39 @@ test "tuple initializer for var" {
     S.doTheTest();
     comptime S.doTheTest();
 }
+
+test "array-like initializer for tuple types" {
+    const T = @Type(std.builtin.TypeInfo{
+        .Struct = std.builtin.TypeInfo.Struct{
+            .is_tuple = true,
+            .layout = .Auto,
+            .decls = &[_]std.builtin.TypeInfo.Declaration{},
+            .fields = &[_]std.builtin.TypeInfo.StructField{
+                .{
+                    .name = "0",
+                    .field_type = i32,
+                    .default_value = @as(?i32, null),
+                    .is_comptime = false,
+                    .alignment = @alignOf(i32),
+                },
+                .{
+                    .name = "1",
+                    .field_type = u8,
+                    .default_value = @as(?i32, null),
+                    .is_comptime = false,
+                    .alignment = @alignOf(i32),
+                },
+            },
+        },
+    });
+    const S = struct {
+        fn doTheTest() !void {
+            var obj: T = .{ -1234, 128 };
+            try testing.expectEqual(@as(i32, -1234), obj[0]);
+            try testing.expectEqual(@as(u8, 128), obj[1]);
+        }
+    };
+
+    try S.doTheTest();
+    comptime try S.doTheTest();
+}