diff --git a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/type_conversions.hpp b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/type_conversions.hpp
index 602d4d9..962d7f3 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/type_conversions.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/type_conversions.hpp
@@ -310,7 +310,48 @@ namespace chaiscript
       private:
         Callable m_func;
     };
-
+#ifndef CHAISCRIPT_MSVC_12
+		//http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18895583/convert-a-vectort-to-initializer-listt
+    constexpr size_t DEFAULT_MAX_LENGTH = 128;
+  
+    template <typename V> struct backingValue { static V value; };
+    template <typename V> V backingValue<V>::value;
+  
+    template <typename V, typename... Vcount> struct backingList { static std::initializer_list<V> list; };
+    template <typename V, typename... Vcount>
+    std::initializer_list<V> backingList<V, Vcount...>::list = { (Vcount)backingValue<V>::value... };
+  
+    template <size_t maxLength, typename It, typename V = typename It::value_type, typename... Vcount>
+    static typename std::enable_if< sizeof...(Vcount) >= maxLength,
+    std::initializer_list<V> >::type generate_n(It begin, It end, It current)
+    {
+      throw std::length_error("More than maxLength elements in range.");
+    }
+  
+    template <size_t maxLength = DEFAULT_MAX_LENGTH, typename It, typename V = typename It::value_type, typename... Vcount>
+    static typename std::enable_if< sizeof...(Vcount) < maxLength,
+    std::initializer_list<V> >::type generate_n(It begin, It end, It current)
+    {
+      if (current != end)
+      {
+        return generate_n<maxLength, It, V, V, Vcount...>(begin, end, ++current);
+      }
+  
+      current = begin;
+      for (auto it = backingList<V, Vcount...>::list.begin();
+      it != backingList<V, Vcount...>::list.end();
+      ++current, ++it)
+      *const_cast<V*>(&*it) = *current;
+  
+      return backingList<V, Vcount...>::list;
+    }
+  
+    template <typename It>
+    std::initializer_list<typename It::value_type> range_to_initializer_list(It begin, It end)
+    {
+      return detail::generate_n(begin, end, begin);
+    }
+#endif
   }
 
   class Type_Conversions
@@ -582,7 +623,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
         const std::vector<Boxed_Value> &from_vec = detail::Cast_Helper<const std::vector<Boxed_Value> &>::cast(t_bv, nullptr);
 
         To vec;
-
+        vec.reserve(from_vec.size());
         for (const Boxed_Value &bv : from_vec) {
           vec.push_back(detail::Cast_Helper<typename To::value_type>::cast(bv, nullptr));
         }
@@ -593,6 +634,26 @@ namespace chaiscript
       return chaiscript::make_shared<detail::Type_Conversion_Base, detail::Type_Conversion_Impl<decltype(func)>>(user_type<std::vector<Boxed_Value>>(), user_type<To>(), func);
     }
 
+#ifndef CHAISCRIPT_MSVC_12
+  template<typename To>
+  Type_Conversion initializer_list_conversion()
+  {
+    auto func = [](const Boxed_Value &t_bv) -> Boxed_Value {
+      const std::vector<Boxed_Value> &from_vec = detail::Cast_Helper<const std::vector<Boxed_Value> &>::cast(t_bv, nullptr);
+
+      std::vector<typename To::value_type> vec;
+      vec.reserve(from_vec.size());
+      for (const auto &bv : from_vec)
+      {
+        vec.push_back(detail::Cast_Helper<typename To::value_type>::cast(bv, nullptr));
+      }
+
+      return Boxed_Value(detail::range_to_initializer_list(vec.begin(), vec.end()));
+    };
+    auto ret = chaiscript::make_shared<detail::Type_Conversion_Base, detail::Type_Conversion_Impl<decltype(func)>>(user_type<std::vector<Boxed_Value>>(), user_type<To>(), func);
+    return ret;
+  }
+#endif
 }
 
 
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp
index aa01de9..c3391b5 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp
@@ -1005,6 +1005,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
           try {
             std::vector<Boxed_Value> vec;
             if (!children.empty()) {
+              vec.reserve(children[0]->children.size());
               for (const auto &child : children[0]->children) {
                 auto obj = child->eval(t_ss);
                 if (!obj.is_return_value()) {
diff --git a/unittests/compiled_tests.cpp b/unittests/compiled_tests.cpp
index d4d429e..4d65bee 100644
--- a/unittests/compiled_tests.cpp
+++ b/unittests/compiled_tests.cpp
@@ -913,3 +913,46 @@ TEST_CASE("Return of converted type from script")
   chai.add(chaiscript::user_type<Returned_Converted_Config>(), "Returned_Converted_Config");
 }
 
+#ifndef CHAISCRIPT_MSVC_12
+TEST_CASE("Return initializer_list")
+{
+  chaiscript::ChaiScript chai;
+  
+  chai.add(chaiscript::initializer_list_conversion<std::initializer_list<int>>());
+
+  auto initlist = chai.eval<std::initializer_list<int>>(R"(
+    return [11, 22, 33, 44];
+  )");
+
+  CHECK(initlist.size() == 4);
+  CHECK(typeid(decltype(initlist)) == typeid(std::initializer_list<int>));
+}
+
+bool initializer_list_of_enums_interface(std::initializer_list<Utility_Test_Numbers> initlist)
+{
+  return initlist.size() == 3 && *initlist.begin() == THREE;
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Call from script with initializer_list argument")
+{
+  chaiscript::ChaiScript chai;
+  
+  chaiscript::ModulePtr m = chaiscript::ModulePtr(new chaiscript::Module());
+  chaiscript::utility::add_class<Utility_Test_Numbers>(*m,
+      "Utility_Test_Numbers",
+      { { ONE, "ONE" },
+        { TWO, "TWO" },
+        { THREE, "THREE" }
+        }
+      );
+  chai.add(m);
+  
+  chai.add(chaiscript::initializer_list_conversion<std::initializer_list<Utility_Test_Numbers>>());
+  chai.add(chaiscript::fun(&initializer_list_of_enums_interface), "initializer_list_of_enums_interface");
+
+  auto interface_result = chai.eval<bool>("return initializer_list_of_enums_interface([THREE, TWO, ONE]);");
+  
+  CHECK(interface_result == true);
+}
+#endif
+