diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/AstMethodBodyBuilder.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/AstMethodBodyBuilder.cs
index 69e1721aa..ca5e5f4c8 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/AstMethodBodyBuilder.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/Ast/AstMethodBodyBuilder.cs
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.Ast
 					return new ParenthesizedExpression(arg1);
 				case ILCode.AddressOf:
 					return MakeRef(arg1);
+				case ILCode.ValueOf: return arg1;
 				default:
 					throw new Exception("Unknown OpCode: " + byteCode.Code);
 			}
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ILCodes.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ILCodes.cs
index 46a269259..8216a1b60 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ILCodes.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ILCodes.cs
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.ILAst
 		InitArray, // Array Initializer
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Defines a barrier between the parent opcode and argument opcode that prevents combining them
+		/// Defines a barrier between the parent expression and the argument expression that prevents combining them
 		/// </summary>
 		Wrap,
 		
@@ -316,7 +316,12 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.ILAst
 		/// Used for postincrement for properties, and to represent the Address() method on multi-dimensional arrays.
 		/// Also used when inlining a method call on a value type: "stloc(v, ...); call(M, ldloca(v));" becomes "call(M, AddressOf(...))"
 		/// </remarks>
-		AddressOf
+		AddressOf,
+		/// <summary>Simulates getting the value of the nullable argument in comparisons involving nullable values</summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// For example "stloc(v1, ...); stloc(v2, ...); logicand(ceq(call(Nullable`1::GetValueOrDefault, ldloca(v1)), ldloc(v2)), callgetter(Nullable`1::get_HasValue, ldloca(v1)))" becomes "ceq(ValueOf(...), ...)"
+		/// </remarks>
+		ValueOf,
 	}
 	
 	public static class ILCodeUtil
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ILInlining.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ILInlining.cs
index d839f41ef..31519b75e 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ILInlining.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/ILInlining.cs
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.ILAst
 		}
 		
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Determines whether it is save to move 'expressionBeingMoved' past 'expr'
+		/// Determines whether it is safe to move 'expressionBeingMoved' past 'expr'
 		/// </summary>
 		bool IsSafeForInlineOver(ILExpression expr, ILExpression expressionBeingMoved)
 		{
@@ -427,6 +427,8 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.ILAst
 				case ILCode.Ldflda:
 				case ILCode.Ldsflda:
 				case ILCode.Ldelema:
+				case ILCode.AddressOf:
+				case ILCode.ValueOf:
 					// address-loading instructions are safe if their arguments are safe
 					foreach (ILExpression arg in expr.Arguments) {
 						if (!IsSafeForInlineOver(arg, expressionBeingMoved))
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/NullableOperators.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/NullableOperators.cs
index e830484bf..400a853f5 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/NullableOperators.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/NullableOperators.cs
@@ -217,7 +217,10 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.ILAst
 
 				public override ILExpression BuildNew(ref PatternMatcher pm, ILExpression[] args)
 				{
-					return new ILExpression(this.code, this.b ? pm.B : pm.A, args);
+					var v = this.b ? pm.B : pm.A;
+					var e = new ILExpression(ILCode.Ldloc, v, args);
+					if (v.Type.Name == "Nullable`1" && v.Type.Namespace == "System") e = new ILExpression(ILCode.ValueOf, null, e);
+					return e;
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/TypeAnalysis.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/TypeAnalysis.cs
index 819b5f7ae..9da8e0021 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/TypeAnalysis.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/ILAst/TypeAnalysis.cs
@@ -487,6 +487,15 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.ILAst
 						TypeReference t = InferTypeForExpression(expr.Arguments[0], UnpackPointer(expectedType));
 						return t != null ? new ByReferenceType(t) : null;
 					}
+				case ILCode.ValueOf: {
+						GenericInstanceType t = null;
+						if (expectedType != null) {
+							t = new GenericInstanceType(new TypeReference("System", "Nullable`1", module, module.TypeSystem.Corlib));
+							t.GenericArguments.Add(expectedType);
+						}
+						t = InferTypeForExpression(expr.Arguments[0], t) as GenericInstanceType;
+						return t == null || t.Name != "Nullable`1" || t.Namespace != "System" ? null : t.GenericArguments[0];
+					}
 					#endregion
 					#region Arithmetic instructions
 				case ILCode.Not: // bitwise complement