diff --git a/reference/opt/shaders-msl/comp/composite-construct.comp b/reference/opt/shaders-msl/comp/composite-construct.comp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbf4b13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reference/opt/shaders-msl/comp/composite-construct.comp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#include <metal_stdlib>
+#include <simd/simd.h>
+
+using namespace metal;
+
+struct SSBO0
+{
+    float4 as[1];
+};
+
+kernel void main0(device SSBO0& _41 [[buffer(0)]], device SSBO0& _55 [[buffer(1)]], uint3 gl_GlobalInvocationID [[thread_position_in_grid]])
+{
+    _41.as[gl_GlobalInvocationID.x] = ((_41.as[gl_GlobalInvocationID.x] + _55.as[gl_GlobalInvocationID.x]) + _55.as[gl_GlobalInvocationID.x]) + float4(10.0);
+}
+
diff --git a/reference/shaders-msl/comp/composite-construct.comp b/reference/shaders-msl/comp/composite-construct.comp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e748ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reference/shaders-msl/comp/composite-construct.comp
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wmissing-prototypes"
+
+#include <metal_stdlib>
+#include <simd/simd.h>
+
+using namespace metal;
+
+struct SSBO0
+{
+    float4 as[1];
+};
+
+struct SSBO1
+{
+    float4 bs[1];
+};
+
+struct Composite
+{
+    float4 a[2];
+    float4 b[2];
+};
+
+constant float4 _66[2] = {float4(10.0), float4(30.0)};
+constant float _91[3] = {1.0, 1.0, 1.0};
+constant float _93[3] = {2.0, 2.0, 2.0};
+constant float _94[2][3] = {{1.0, 1.0, 1.0}, {2.0, 2.0, 2.0}};
+
+// Implementation of an array copy function to cover GLSL's ability to copy an array via assignment.
+template<typename T, uint N>
+void spvArrayCopy(thread T (&dst)[N], thread const T (&src)[N])
+{
+    for (uint i = 0; i < N; dst[i] = src[i], i++);
+}
+
+// An overload for constant arrays.
+template<typename T, uint N>
+void spvArrayCopyConstant(thread T (&dst)[N], constant T (&src)[N])
+{
+    for (uint i = 0; i < N; dst[i] = src[i], i++);
+}
+
+float4 summe(thread const float4 (&values)[3][2])
+{
+    return ((values[0][0] + values[2][1]) + values[0][1]) + values[1][0];
+}
+
+kernel void main0(device SSBO0& _41 [[buffer(0)]], device SSBO1& _55 [[buffer(1)]], uint3 gl_GlobalInvocationID [[thread_position_in_grid]])
+{
+    float4 _60[2] = { _41.as[gl_GlobalInvocationID.x], _55.bs[gl_GlobalInvocationID.x] };
+    float4 values[2];
+    spvArrayCopy(values, _60);
+    float4 const_values[2] = {float4(10.0), float4(30.0)};
+    float4 copy_values[2];
+    spvArrayCopy(copy_values, const_values);
+    float4 copy_values2[2];
+    spvArrayCopy(copy_values2, values);
+    float4 _76[3][2] = { values, copy_values, copy_values2 };
+    float4 param[3][2];
+    spvArrayCopy(param, _76);
+    _41.as[gl_GlobalInvocationID.x] = summe(param);
+    Composite c = Composite{ values, copy_values };
+    float arrayofarray[2][3] = {{1.0, 1.0, 1.0}, {2.0, 2.0, 2.0}};
+    float b = 10.0;
+    float _105[4] = { b, b, b, b };
+    float values_scalar[4];
+    spvArrayCopy(values_scalar, _105);
+}
+
diff --git a/shaders-msl/comp/composite-construct.comp b/shaders-msl/comp/composite-construct.comp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..859c56f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shaders-msl/comp/composite-construct.comp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#version 310 es
+layout(local_size_x = 1) in;
+
+layout(std430, binding = 0) buffer SSBO0
+{
+   vec4 as[];
+};
+
+layout(std430, binding = 1) buffer SSBO1
+{
+   vec4 bs[];
+};
+
+vec4 summe(vec4 values[3][2])
+{
+   return values[0][0] + values[2][1] + values[0][1] + values[1][0];
+}
+
+struct Composite
+{
+   vec4 a[2];
+   vec4 b[2];
+};
+
+void main()
+{
+   vec4 values[2] = vec4[](as[gl_GlobalInvocationID.x], bs[gl_GlobalInvocationID.x]);
+   vec4 const_values[2] = vec4[](vec4(10.0), vec4(30.0));
+   vec4 copy_values[2];
+   copy_values = const_values;
+   vec4 copy_values2[2] = values;
+   as[gl_GlobalInvocationID.x] = summe(vec4[][](values, copy_values, copy_values2));
+
+   Composite c = Composite(values, copy_values);
+
+   float arrayofarray[2][3] = float[][](float[](1.0, 1.0, 1.0), float[](2.0, 2.0, 2.0));
+
+   float b = 10.0;
+   float values_scalar[4] = float[](b, b, b, b);
+}
diff --git a/spirv_glsl.cpp b/spirv_glsl.cpp
index d064215..e5e1c52 100644
--- a/spirv_glsl.cpp
+++ b/spirv_glsl.cpp
@@ -6289,7 +6289,7 @@ void CompilerGLSL::emit_instruction(const Instruction &instruction)
 		{
 			// Only use this path if we are building composites.
 			// This path cannot be used for arithmetic.
-			if (backend.use_typed_initializer_list)
+			if (backend.use_typed_initializer_list && out_type.basetype == SPIRType::Struct)
 				constructor_op += type_to_glsl_constructor(get<SPIRType>(result_type));
 			constructor_op += "{ ";
 			if (type_is_empty(out_type) && !backend.supports_empty_struct)