diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/obj_type.h b/tools/qfcc/include/obj_type.h
index b8ff2b4e2..6d4811c7f 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/obj_type.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/obj_type.h
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ typedef struct qfot_type_s {
 	}           t;
 } qfot_type_t;
 
+typedef struct qfot_type_encodings_s {
+	pointer_t   types;
+	pr_int_t    size;
+} qfot_type_encodings_t;
+
 struct type_s;
 struct def_s *qfo_encode_type (struct type_s *type);
 
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/type.h b/tools/qfcc/include/type.h
index a846d0206..337219e2a 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/type.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/type.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ extern	type_t	*type_default;	// default type (float or int)
 extern	type_t	type_va_list;
 extern	type_t	type_param;
 extern	type_t	type_zero;
+extern	type_t	type_type_encodings;
 
 extern struct symtab_s *vector_struct;
 extern struct symtab_s *quaternion_struct;
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/obj_file.c b/tools/qfcc/source/obj_file.c
index f475b5402..41fd0fd69 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/obj_file.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/obj_file.c
@@ -918,8 +918,12 @@ qfo_to_progs (qfo_t *qfo, int *size)
 	qfo->spaces[qfo_type_space].d.data = type_data;
 
 	qfo_relocate_refs (qfo);
-	if (types_def)
-		globals[types_def->offset].pointer_var = type_data - globals;
+	if (types_def) {
+		qfot_type_encodings_t *encodings;
+		encodings = (qfot_type_encodings_t *) &globals[types_def->offset];
+		encodings->types = type_data - globals;
+		encodings->size = qfo->spaces[qfo_type_space].data_size;
+	}
 
 	// undo the relocation of the offsets of local defs so the local defs have
 	// the correct offset in the debug info
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/qfcc.c b/tools/qfcc/source/qfcc.c
index 4d34b1217..00e4fa1eb 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/qfcc.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/qfcc.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ finish_link (void)
 		str = linker_add_string (options.debug_file);
 		linker_add_def (".debug_file", &type_string, flags, &str);
 	}
-	linker_add_def (".type_encodings", &type_pointer, flags, 0);
+	linker_add_def (".type_encodings", &type_type_encodings, flags, 0);
 
 	qfo = linker_finish ();
 	if (!qfo)
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/type.c b/tools/qfcc/source/type.c
index 6a8c45f13..9e5fa7c52 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/type.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/type.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ type_t     *type_default;
 type_t      type_va_list = { ev_invalid, "@va_list", ty_struct };
 type_t      type_param = { ev_invalid, "@param", ty_struct };
 type_t      type_zero = { ev_invalid, "@zero", ty_struct };
+type_t      type_type_encodings = { ev_invalid, "@type_encodings", ty_struct };
 
 type_t      type_floatfield = { ev_field, ".float", ty_none, {{&type_float}} };
 
@@ -850,6 +851,11 @@ init_types (void)
 		{"v", &type_vector},
 		{0, 0}
 	};
+	static struct_def_t type_encoding_struct[] = {
+		{"types",	&type_pointer},
+		{"size",	&type_integer},
+		{0, 0}
+	};
 
 	type_nil = &type_quaternion;
 	type_default = &type_integer;
@@ -869,6 +875,9 @@ init_types (void)
 	type_vector.type = ev_vector;
 	type_vector.meta = ty_none;
 
+	make_structure ("@type_encodings", 's', type_encoding_struct,
+					&type_type_encodings);
+
 	if (options.traditional)
 		return;
 
@@ -905,6 +914,7 @@ chain_initial_types (void)
 
 	chain_type (&type_param);
 	chain_type (&type_zero);
+	chain_type (&type_type_encodings);
 
 	va_list_struct[1].type = pointer_type (&type_param);
 	make_structure ("@va_list", 's', va_list_struct, &type_va_list);