diff --git a/src/lib/base.jl b/src/lib/base.jl
index e259a999d..88738afb1 100644
--- a/src/lib/base.jl
+++ b/src/lib/base.jl
@@ -231,3 +231,47 @@ end
     fallback_Fix2(y) = f(y, x)
     return _pullback(__context__, fallback_Fix2, y)
 end
+
+# function ChainRulesCore.rrule(::typeof(Dict), xs::Pair...)
+#   function Dict_pullback(Δ)
+#     return (NoTangent(), ((first=ZeroTangent(), second=get(Δ, x[1], ZeroTangent())) for x in xs)...)
+#   end
+#   return Dict(xs...), Dict_pullback
+# end
+
+# function ChainRulesCore.rrule(::typeof(Dict), xs::AbstractVector{<:Pair})
+#   function Dict_pullback(Δ)
+#     x̄s = [(first=ZeroTangent(), second=get(Δ, x[1], ZeroTangent())) for x in xs]
+#     return (NoTangent(), x̄s)
+#   end
+#   return Dict(xs), Dict_pullback
+# end
+
+
+function Zygote._pullback(::AContext, ::typeof(Dict), xs::Pair...)
+  function Dict_pullback(Δ)
+    return (nothing, ((first=nothing, second=get(Δ, x[1], nothing)) for x in xs)...)
+  end
+  return Dict(xs...), Dict_pullback
+end
+
+function Zygote._pullback(::AContext, ::typeof(Dict), xs::AbstractVector{<:Pair})
+  function Dict_pullback(Δ)
+    x̄s = [(first=nothing, second=get(Δ, x[1], nothing)) for x in xs]
+    return (nothing, x̄s)
+  end
+  return Dict(xs), Dict_pullback
+end
+
+# iterable of pairs / generator
+function _pullback(cx::AContext, ::typeof(Dict),  xs)
+  a, pba = _pullback(cx, collect, xs)
+  y, pby = _pullback(cx, Dict, a)
+  function Dict_pullback(Δ)
+    Δa = pby(Δ)[2]
+    @show a Δa Δ
+    Δxs = pba(Δa)
+    return (nothing, Δxs)
+  end
+  return y, Dict_pullback
+end
diff --git a/test/features.jl b/test/features.jl
index e4fe61140..85317103d 100644
--- a/test/features.jl
+++ b/test/features.jl
@@ -835,3 +835,48 @@ end
   end
   @test gradient(f760, 3)[1] ≈ 123.93054835019153
 end
+
+@testset "Dict constructors" begin 
+  # pair
+  g = gradient(1 => 2) do x
+    d = Dict(x)
+    d[1]
+  end[1]
+  @test g == (first = nothing, second = 1)
+
+  # pairs
+  g = gradient(1 => 2, 2 => 3, 4=>10) do x1, x2, x3
+    d = Dict(x1, x2, x3)
+    d[1] + 2*d[4]
+  end
+  @test g == ((first = nothing, second = 1), nothing, (first = nothing, second = 2.0))
+
+  # array of pairs
+  g = gradient(2) do c
+    d = Dict([i => i*c for i in 1:3])
+    d[1] + 2*d[2]
+  end[1]
+  @test g == 5
+
+  # generator of pairs
+  @test_broken gradient(2) do c
+    d = Dict(i => i*c for i in 1:3)
+    d[1] + 2*d[2]
+  end[1]
+end
+
+# pullback(Dict, 1 => 2)
+
+# Zygote.refresh()
+# y, pb = Zygote._pullback(Zygote.Context(), Dict, 1 => 2)
+# pb(Dict(1 => 5))
+
+# gradient(2) do c
+#   d = Dict(i => i*c for i in 1:3)
+#   d[1] + 2*d[2]
+# end[1]
+
+# gradient(2) do c
+#   d = collect(i => i*c for i in 1:3)
+#   d[1][2] + 2*d[2][2]
+# end[1]
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