diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/AstMethodBodyBuilder.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/AstMethodBodyBuilder.cs
index 47bbec344..bf60d2b92 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/AstMethodBodyBuilder.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/AstMethodBodyBuilder.cs
@@ -710,11 +710,12 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Ast
 						for (int i = 1; i < args.Count; i++) {
 							Match m = objectInitializerPattern.Match(args[i]);
 							if (m.Success) {
+								MemberReferenceExpression mre = m.Get<MemberReferenceExpression>("left").Single();
 								initializer.Elements.Add(
 									new NamedArgumentExpression {
-										Identifier = m.Get<MemberReferenceExpression>("left").Single().MemberName,
+										Identifier = mre.MemberName,
 										Expression = m.Get<Expression>("right").Single().Detach()
-									});
+									}.CopyAnnotationsFrom(mre));
 							} else {
 								m = collectionInitializerPattern.Match(args[i]);
 								if (m.Success) {
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/DecompilerSettings.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/DecompilerSettings.cs
index b4fd86485..78ccf7e60 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/DecompilerSettings.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/DecompilerSettings.cs
@@ -179,6 +179,21 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler
 			}
 		}
 		
+		bool objectCollectionInitializers;
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets/Sets whether to use C# 3.0 object/collection initializers
+		/// </summary>
+		public bool ObjectOrCollectionInitializers {
+			get { return objectCollectionInitializers; }
+			set {
+				if (objectCollectionInitializers != value) {
+					objectCollectionInitializers = value;
+					OnPropertyChanged("ObjectCollectionInitializers");
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
 		public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
 		
 		protected virtual void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/InitializerPeepholeTransforms.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/InitializerPeepholeTransforms.cs
index 9853fed92..7c70b5c6f 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/InitializerPeepholeTransforms.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/InitializerPeepholeTransforms.cs
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.ILAst
 		/// </summary>
 		bool TransformObjectInitializers(List<ILNode> body, ILExpression expr, int pos)
 		{
+			if (!context.Settings.ObjectOrCollectionInitializers)
+				return false;
+			
 			Debug.Assert(body[pos] == expr); // should be called for top-level expressions only
 			ILVariable v;
 			ILExpression newObjExpr;