diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/expr.h b/tools/qfcc/include/expr.h
index f31b420d2..6942488d1 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/expr.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/expr.h
@@ -306,6 +306,10 @@ typedef struct {
 	ex_list_t   components;		///< multivector components
 } ex_multivec_t;
 
+typedef struct {
+	const type_t *type;
+} ex_type_t;
+
 #define POINTER_VAL(p) (((p).def ? (p).def->offset : 0) + (p).val)
 
 typedef struct expr_s {
@@ -345,6 +349,7 @@ typedef struct expr_s {
 		ex_swizzle_t swizzle;			///< vector swizzle operation
 		ex_extend_t extend;				///< vector extend operation
 		ex_multivec_t multivec;			///< geometric algebra multivector
+		ex_type_t typ;					///< type expression
 	};
 } expr_t;
 
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/expr_names.h b/tools/qfcc/include/expr_names.h
index a6169350e..cd57b5611 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/expr_names.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/expr_names.h
@@ -67,5 +67,6 @@ EX_EXPR(swizzle)	///< vector swizzle operation (::ex_swizzle_t)
 EX_EXPR(extend)		///< vector extend operation (::ex_extend_t)
 EX_EXPR(multivec)	///< geometric algebra multivector (::ex_multivec_t)
 EX_EXPR(list)		///< non-invasive list of expressions (::ex_list_t)
+EX_EXPR(type)		///< type expression for generics
 
 ///@}
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c b/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
index daf14dde9..e584f094b 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/expr.c
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ get_type (const expr_t *e)
 				return get_type (last->expr);
 			}
 			return 0;
+		case ex_type:
+			return nullptr;
 		case ex_count:
 			internal_error (e, "invalid expression");
 	}
@@ -1723,6 +1725,7 @@ has_function_call (const expr_t *e)
 		case ex_adjstk:
 		case ex_with:
 		case ex_args:
+		case ex_type:
 			return 0;
 		case ex_multivec:
 			for (auto c = e->multivec.components.head; c; c = c->next) {
@@ -1832,6 +1835,7 @@ unary_expr (int op, const expr_t *e)
 				case ex_with:
 				case ex_args:
 				case ex_list:
+				case ex_type:
 					internal_error (e, "unexpected expression type");
 				case ex_uexpr:
 					if (e->expr.op == '-') {
@@ -1948,6 +1952,7 @@ unary_expr (int op, const expr_t *e)
 				case ex_with:
 				case ex_args:
 				case ex_list:
+				case ex_type:
 					internal_error (e, "unexpected expression type");
 				case ex_bool:
 					return new_bool_expr (e->boolean.false_list,
@@ -2042,6 +2047,7 @@ unary_expr (int op, const expr_t *e)
 				case ex_with:
 				case ex_args:
 				case ex_list:
+				case ex_type:
 					internal_error (e, "unexpected expression type");
 				case ex_uexpr:
 					if (e->expr.op == '~')
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/expr_assign.c b/tools/qfcc/source/expr_assign.c
index a5e57b4a7..9563ca11f 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/expr_assign.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/expr_assign.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ is_lvalue (const expr_t *expr)
 		case ex_extend:
 		case ex_multivec:
 		case ex_list:
+		case ex_type:
 			break;
 		case ex_count:
 			internal_error (expr, "invalid expression");
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/expr_dag.c b/tools/qfcc/source/expr_dag.c
index 63c977a32..49c31dc42 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/expr_dag.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/expr_dag.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ edag_add_expr (const expr_t *expr)
 			case ex_adjstk:
 			case ex_with:
 			case ex_args:
+			case ex_type:
 				// these are never put in the dag
 				return expr;
 			case ex_list: