diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cTrans.ml b/infer/src/clang/cTrans.ml
index de302d308..332133aef 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cTrans.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cTrans.ml
@@ -224,6 +224,15 @@ struct
       f trans_state e
     else f { trans_state with priority = Free } e
 
+  let mk_temp_sil_var_for_expr tenv procdesc var_name_prefix expr_info =
+    let procname = Cfg.Procdesc.get_proc_name procdesc in
+    let id = Ident.create_fresh Ident.knormal in
+    let pvar_mangled = Mangled.from_string (var_name_prefix ^ Ident.to_string id) in
+    let pvar = Sil.mk_pvar pvar_mangled procname in
+    let type_ptr = expr_info.Clang_ast_t.ei_type_ptr in
+    let typ = CTypes_decl.type_ptr_to_sil_type tenv type_ptr in
+    (pvar, typ)
+
   let breakStmt_trans trans_state =
     match trans_state.continuation with
     | Some bn -> { empty_res_trans with root_nodes = bn.break }
@@ -1447,6 +1456,7 @@ struct
          | _ -> Printing.log_stats "\n!!!!WARNING: found statement <\"ImplicitValueInitExpr\"> with non-empty stmt_list.\n");
         { empty_res_trans with root_nodes = trans_state.succ_nodes }
     | Some (InitListExpr (stmt_info , stmts , expr_info))
+    | Some (ImplicitCastExpr (_, [CompoundLiteralExpr (_, [InitListExpr (stmt_info , stmts , expr_info)], _)], _, _))
     | Some (ExprWithCleanups (_, [InitListExpr (stmt_info , stmts , expr_info)], _, _)) ->
         initListExpr_trans trans_state var_res_trans stmt_info expr_info stmts
     | Some (CXXConstructExpr _ as expr) ->
@@ -1809,20 +1819,24 @@ struct
   and materializeTemporaryExpr_trans trans_state stmt_info stmt_list expr_info =
     let context = trans_state.context in
     let procdesc = context.CContext.procdesc in
-    let procname = Cfg.Procdesc.get_proc_name procdesc in
-    let temp_exp = match stmt_list with [p] -> p | _ -> assert false in
-    (* use id to create unique variable name within a function *)
-    let id = Ident.create_fresh Ident.knormal in
-    let pvar_mangled = Mangled.from_string ("SIL_materialize_temp__" ^ (Ident.to_string id)) in
-    let pvar = Sil.mk_pvar pvar_mangled procname in
-    let type_ptr = expr_info.Clang_ast_t.ei_type_ptr in
-    let typ = CTypes_decl.type_ptr_to_sil_type context.CContext.tenv type_ptr in
+    let (pvar, typ) = mk_temp_sil_var_for_expr context.CContext.tenv procdesc
+        "SIL_materialize_temp__" expr_info in
     let typ_ptr = Sil.Tptr (typ, Sil.Pk_pointer) in
     let var_res_trans = { empty_res_trans with exps = [(Sil.Lvar pvar, typ_ptr)] } in
+    let temp_exp = match stmt_list with [p] -> p | _ -> assert false in
     Cfg.Procdesc.append_locals procdesc [(Sil.pvar_get_name pvar, typ)];
     let res_trans = init_expr_trans trans_state var_res_trans stmt_info (Some temp_exp) in
     { res_trans with exps = [(Sil.Lvar pvar, typ)] }
 
+  and compoundLiteralExpr_trans trans_state stmt_info stmt_list expr_info =
+    let context = trans_state.context in
+    let procdesc = context.CContext.procdesc in
+    let (pvar, typ) = mk_temp_sil_var_for_expr context.CContext.tenv procdesc
+        "SIL_compound_literal__" expr_info in
+    let typ_ptr = Sil.Tptr (typ, Sil.Pk_pointer) in
+    let var_res_trans = { empty_res_trans with exps = [(Sil.Lvar pvar, typ_ptr)] } in
+    initListExpr_trans trans_state var_res_trans stmt_info expr_info stmt_list
+
   (* Translates a clang instruction into SIL instructions. It takes a       *)
   (* a trans_state containing current info on the translation and it returns *)
   (* a result_state.*)
@@ -2038,6 +2052,8 @@ struct
         cxxDeleteExpr_trans trans_state stmt_info stmt_list expr_info delete_expr_info
     | MaterializeTemporaryExpr (stmt_info, stmt_list, expr_info, _) ->
         materializeTemporaryExpr_trans trans_state stmt_info stmt_list expr_info
+    | CompoundLiteralExpr (_, [InitListExpr (stmt_info , stmt_list , expr_info)], _) ->
+        compoundLiteralExpr_trans trans_state stmt_info stmt_list expr_info
     | s -> (Printing.log_stats
               "\n!!!!WARNING: found statement %s. \nACTION REQUIRED: Translation need to be defined. Statement ignored.... \n"
               (Ast_utils.string_of_stmt s);
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/c/frontend/initialization/compound_literal.c b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/c/frontend/initialization/compound_literal.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e42f1990f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/c/frontend/initialization/compound_literal.c
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 - present Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+
+struct point {
+  int x;
+  int y;
+};
+
+int compound_literal_expr() {
+  return ((struct point) { .y = 32, .x = 52 }).x;
+}
+
+int init_with_compound_literal() {
+  struct point p = (struct point) { 32, 52 };
+  return p.x;
+}
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/c/frontend/initialization/compound_literal.c.dot b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/c/frontend/initialization/compound_literal.c.dot
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..faa7080ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/c/frontend/initialization/compound_literal.c.dot
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+digraph iCFG {
+7 [label="7:  InitListExp \n   *&p.x:int =32 [line 20]\n  *&p.y:int =52 [line 20]\n " shape="box"]
+	
+
+	 7 -> 6 ;
+6 [label="6:  Return Stmt \n   n$0=*&p.x:int  [line 21]\n  *&return:int =n$0 [line 21]\n  REMOVE_TEMPS(n$0); [line 21]\n  NULLIFY(&p,false); [line 21]\n  APPLY_ABSTRACTION; [line 21]\n " shape="box"]
+	
+
+	 6 -> 5 ;
+5 [label="5: Exit init_with_compound_literal \n  " color=yellow style=filled]
+	
+
+4 [label="4: Start init_with_compound_literal\nFormals: \nLocals:  p:struct point  \n   DECLARE_LOCALS(&return,&p); [line 19]\n " color=yellow style=filled]
+	
+
+	 4 -> 7 ;
+3 [label="3:  Return Stmt \n   *&SIL_compound_literal__n$0.x:int =52 [line 16]\n  *&SIL_compound_literal__n$0.y:int =32 [line 16]\n  n$1=*&SIL_compound_literal__n$0.x:int  [line 16]\n  *&return:int =n$1 [line 16]\n  REMOVE_TEMPS(n$1); [line 16]\n  APPLY_ABSTRACTION; [line 16]\n " shape="box"]
+	
+
+	 3 -> 2 ;
+2 [label="2: Exit compound_literal_expr \n  " color=yellow style=filled]
+	
+
+1 [label="1: Start compound_literal_expr\nFormals: \nLocals:  \n   DECLARE_LOCALS(&return); [line 15]\n " color=yellow style=filled]
+	
+
+	 1 -> 3 ;
+}
diff --git a/infer/tests/frontend/c/InitListExprTest.java b/infer/tests/frontend/c/InitListExprTest.java
index 2ce082681..1a7b0c0af 100644
--- a/infer/tests/frontend/c/InitListExprTest.java
+++ b/infer/tests/frontend/c/InitListExprTest.java
@@ -40,4 +40,11 @@ public class InitListExprTest {
       throws InterruptedException, IOException, InferException {
     frontendTest("struct_initlistexpr.c");
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void whenCaptureRunOnCompoundLiteralExprThenDotFilesAreTheSame()
+      throws InterruptedException, IOException, InferException {
+    frontendTest("compound_literal.c");
+  }
+
 }