diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/JetStandardLibrary.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/JetStandardLibrary.java
index 2cff5d852e2..e64977081e3 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/JetStandardLibrary.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/JetStandardLibrary.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class JetStandardLibrary {
     private final ClassDescriptor stringClass;
     private final ClassDescriptor arrayClass;
     private final ClassDescriptor iterableClass;
+    private final ClassDescriptor typeInfoClass;
     private final JetType byteType;
 
     private final JetType charType;
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ public class JetStandardLibrary {
             this.stringClass = (ClassDescriptor) libraryScope.getClassifier("String");
             this.arrayClass = (ClassDescriptor) libraryScope.getClassifier("Array");
             this.iterableClass = (ClassDescriptor) libraryScope.getClassifier("Iterable");
+            this.typeInfoClass = (ClassDescriptor) libraryScope.getClassifier("TypeInfo");
 
             this.byteType = new JetTypeImpl(getByte());
             this.charType = new JetTypeImpl(getChar());
@@ -161,6 +163,17 @@ public class JetStandardLibrary {
         return iterableClass;
     }
 
+    public ClassDescriptor getTypeInfo() {
+        return typeInfoClass;
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    public JetType getTypeInfoType(@NotNull JetType type) {
+        TypeProjection typeProjection = new TypeProjection(type);
+        List<TypeProjection> arguments = Collections.singletonList(typeProjection);
+        return new JetTypeImpl(Collections.<Annotation>emptyList(), getTypeInfo().getTypeConstructor(), false, arguments, getTypeInfo().getMemberScope(arguments));
+    }
+
     @NotNull
     public JetType getIntType() {
         return intType;
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/JetTypeInferrer.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/JetTypeInferrer.java
index b9cf1d46d9d..807c2c002e9 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/JetTypeInferrer.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/JetTypeInferrer.java
@@ -814,7 +814,8 @@ public class JetTypeInferrer {
 
         @Override
         public void visitTypeofExpression(JetTypeofExpression expression) {
-            trace.getErrorHandler().genericError(expression.getNode(), "Return some reflection interface"); // TODO
+            JetType type = safeGetType(scope, expression.getBaseExpression(), false);
+            result = semanticServices.getStandardLibrary().getTypeInfoType(type);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/types/JetTypeCheckerTest.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/types/JetTypeCheckerTest.java
index 9bf20387b0b..762fca93e9a 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/types/JetTypeCheckerTest.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/types/JetTypeCheckerTest.java
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ public class JetTypeCheckerTest extends LightDaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
         assertType("(1, 'a')", JetStandardClasses.getTupleType(library.getIntType(), library.getCharType()));
     }
 
+    public void testTypeInfo() throws Exception {
+        assertType("typeof(1)", "TypeInfo<Int>");
+        assertType("typeof(typeof(1))", "TypeInfo<TypeInfo<Int>>");
+    }
+
     public void testJumps() throws Exception {
         assertType("throw e", JetStandardClasses.getNothingType());
         assertType("return", JetStandardClasses.getNothingType());