diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/astbase.d b/compiler/src/dmd/astbase.d
index bdc489871c36..1d91dd290df8 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/astbase.d
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/astbase.d
@@ -4813,10 +4813,12 @@ struct ASTBase
         Expression thisexp;     // if !=null, 'this' for class being allocated
         ClassDeclaration cd;    // class being instantiated
         Expressions* arguments; // Array of Expression's to call class constructor
+        Expression placement;   // if != null, then PlacementExpression
 
-        extern (D) this(const ref Loc loc, Expression thisexp, ClassDeclaration cd, Expressions* arguments)
+        extern (D) this(const ref Loc loc, Expression placement, Expression thisexp, ClassDeclaration cd, Expressions* arguments)
         {
             super(loc, EXP.newAnonymousClass, __traits(classInstanceSize, NewAnonClassExp));
+            this.placement = placement;
             this.thisexp = thisexp;
             this.cd = cd;
             this.arguments = arguments;
@@ -5025,10 +5027,12 @@ struct ASTBase
         Type newtype;
         Expressions* arguments;     // Array of Expression's
         Identifiers* names;         // Array of names corresponding to expressions
+        Expression placement;       // if != null, then PlacementExpression
 
-        extern (D) this(const ref Loc loc, Expression thisexp, Type newtype, Expressions* arguments, Identifiers* names = null)
+        extern (D) this(const ref Loc loc, Expression placement, Expression thisexp, Type newtype, Expressions* arguments, Identifiers* names = null)
         {
             super(loc, EXP.new_, __traits(classInstanceSize, NewExp));
+            this.placement = placement;
             this.thisexp = thisexp;
             this.newtype = newtype;
             this.arguments = arguments;
diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/dinterpret.d b/compiler/src/dmd/dinterpret.d
index 4e04a272141a..f21c4aafbae6 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/dinterpret.d
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/dinterpret.d
@@ -5067,7 +5067,7 @@ public:
             auto ce = e.e2.isCallExp();
             assert(ce);
 
-            auto ne = new NewExp(e.loc, null, e.type, ce.arguments);
+            auto ne = new NewExp(e.loc, null, null, e.type, ce.arguments);
             ne.type = e.e1.type;
 
             result = interpret(ne, istate);
diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/expression.d b/compiler/src/dmd/expression.d
index 3c79b02caa02..a05ff9092732 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/expression.d
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/expression.d
@@ -2554,6 +2554,7 @@ extern (C++) final class NewExp : Expression
     Type newtype;
     Expressions* arguments;     // Array of Expression's
     Identifiers* names;         // Array of names corresponding to expressions
+    Expression placement;       // if !=null, then PlacementExpression
 
     Expression argprefix;       // expression to be evaluated just before arguments[]
     CtorDeclaration member;     // constructor function
@@ -2566,23 +2567,25 @@ extern (C++) final class NewExp : Expression
     /// The fields are still separate for backwards compatibility
     extern (D) ArgumentList argumentList() { return ArgumentList(arguments, names); }
 
-    extern (D) this(const ref Loc loc, Expression thisexp, Type newtype, Expressions* arguments, Identifiers* names = null) @safe
+    extern (D) this(const ref Loc loc, Expression placement, Expression thisexp, Type newtype, Expressions* arguments, Identifiers* names = null) @safe
     {
         super(loc, EXP.new_);
+        this.placement = placement;
         this.thisexp = thisexp;
         this.newtype = newtype;
         this.arguments = arguments;
         this.names = names;
     }
 
-    static NewExp create(const ref Loc loc, Expression thisexp, Type newtype, Expressions* arguments) @safe
+    static NewExp create(const ref Loc loc, Expression placement, Expression thisexp, Type newtype, Expressions* arguments) @safe
     {
-        return new NewExp(loc, thisexp, newtype, arguments);
+        return new NewExp(loc, placement, thisexp, newtype, arguments);
     }
 
     override NewExp syntaxCopy()
     {
         return new NewExp(loc,
+            placement ? placement.syntaxCopy() : null,
             thisexp ? thisexp.syntaxCopy() : null,
             newtype.syntaxCopy(),
             arraySyntaxCopy(arguments),
@@ -2603,10 +2606,12 @@ extern (C++) final class NewAnonClassExp : Expression
     Expression thisexp;     // if !=null, 'this' for class being allocated
     ClassDeclaration cd;    // class being instantiated
     Expressions* arguments; // Array of Expression's to call class constructor
+    Expression placement;   // if !=null, then PlacementExpression
 
-    extern (D) this(const ref Loc loc, Expression thisexp, ClassDeclaration cd, Expressions* arguments) @safe
+    extern (D) this(const ref Loc loc, Expression placement, Expression thisexp, ClassDeclaration cd, Expressions* arguments) @safe
     {
         super(loc, EXP.newAnonymousClass);
+        this.placement = placement;
         this.thisexp = thisexp;
         this.cd = cd;
         this.arguments = arguments;
@@ -2614,7 +2619,9 @@ extern (C++) final class NewAnonClassExp : Expression
 
     override NewAnonClassExp syntaxCopy()
     {
-        return new NewAnonClassExp(loc, thisexp ? thisexp.syntaxCopy() : null, cd.syntaxCopy(null), arraySyntaxCopy(arguments));
+        return new NewAnonClassExp(loc, placement ? placement.syntaxCopy : null,
+                                        thisexp ? thisexp.syntaxCopy() : null,
+                                        cd.syntaxCopy(null), arraySyntaxCopy(arguments));
     }
 
     override void accept(Visitor v)
diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/expression.h b/compiler/src/dmd/expression.h
index c353a191a662..39e6994e44dc 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/expression.h
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/expression.h
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ class NewExp final : public Expression
     Type *newtype;
     Expressions *arguments;     // Array of Expression's
     Identifiers *names;         // Array of names corresponding to expressions
+    Expression *placement;      // if !NULL, placement expression
 
     Expression *argprefix;      // expression to be evaluated just before arguments[]
 
@@ -518,7 +519,7 @@ class NewExp final : public Expression
 
     Expression *lowering;       // lowered druntime hook: `_d_newclass`
 
-    static NewExp *create(const Loc &loc, Expression *thisexp, Type *newtype, Expressions *arguments);
+    static NewExp *create(const Loc &loc, Expression *placement, Expression *thisexp, Type *newtype, Expressions *arguments);
     NewExp *syntaxCopy() override;
 
     void accept(Visitor *v) override { v->visit(this); }
@@ -532,6 +533,7 @@ class NewAnonClassExp final : public Expression
     Expression *thisexp;        // if !NULL, 'this' for class being allocated
     ClassDeclaration *cd;       // class being instantiated
     Expressions *arguments;     // Array of Expression's to call class constructor
+    Expression *placement;      // if !NULL, placement expression
 
     NewAnonClassExp *syntaxCopy() override;
     void accept(Visitor *v) override { v->visit(this); }
diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/expressionsem.d b/compiler/src/dmd/expressionsem.d
index 0e6bc114709d..4dca24015287 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/expressionsem.d
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/expressionsem.d
@@ -3130,7 +3130,7 @@ private bool functionParameters(const ref Loc loc, Scope* sc,
                     auto args = new Expressions(nargs - i);
                     foreach (u; i .. nargs)
                         (*args)[u - i] = (*arguments)[u];
-                    arg = new NewExp(loc, null, p.type, args);
+                    arg = new NewExp(loc, null, null, p.type, args);
                     break;
                 }
             default:
@@ -5555,7 +5555,7 @@ private extern (C++) final class ExpressionSemanticVisitor : Visitor
             sds.members.push(e.cd);
         }
 
-        Expression n = new NewExp(e.loc, e.thisexp, e.cd.type, e.arguments);
+        Expression n = new NewExp(e.loc, e.placement, e.thisexp, e.cd.type, e.arguments);
 
         Expression c = new CommaExp(e.loc, d, n);
         result = c.expressionSemantic(sc);
diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/frontend.h b/compiler/src/dmd/frontend.h
index b36f54f6fbb8..ebccb5ab3e0f 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/frontend.h
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/frontend.h
@@ -3117,6 +3117,7 @@ class NewAnonClassExp final : public Expression
     Expression* thisexp;
     ClassDeclaration* cd;
     Array<Expression* >* arguments;
+    Expression* placement;
     NewAnonClassExp* syntaxCopy() override;
     void accept(Visitor* v) override;
 };
@@ -3128,12 +3129,13 @@ class NewExp final : public Expression
     Type* newtype;
     Array<Expression* >* arguments;
     Array<Identifier* >* names;
+    Expression* placement;
     Expression* argprefix;
     CtorDeclaration* member;
     bool onstack;
     bool thrownew;
     Expression* lowering;
-    static NewExp* create(const Loc& loc, Expression* thisexp, Type* newtype, Array<Expression* >* arguments);
+    static NewExp* create(const Loc& loc, Expression* placement, Expression* thisexp, Type* newtype, Array<Expression* >* arguments);
     NewExp* syntaxCopy() override;
     void accept(Visitor* v) override;
 };
diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/parse.d b/compiler/src/dmd/parse.d
index e8324eb07106..2cd46b88dbbd 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/parse.d
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/parse.d
@@ -9516,7 +9516,17 @@ class Parser(AST, Lexer = dmd.lexer.Lexer) : Lexer
     {
         const loc = token.loc;
 
-        nextToken();
+        nextToken();     // skip past `new`
+
+        // parse PlacementExpression if any
+        AST.Expression placement;
+        if (token.value == TOK.leftParenthesis)
+        {
+            nextToken();
+            placement = parseAssignExp();
+            check(TOK.rightParenthesis);
+        }
+
         AST.Expressions* arguments = null;
         AST.Identifiers* names = null;
 
@@ -9552,7 +9562,7 @@ class Parser(AST, Lexer = dmd.lexer.Lexer) : Lexer
             }
 
             auto cd = new AST.ClassDeclaration(loc, id, baseclasses, members, false);
-            auto e = new AST.NewAnonClassExp(loc, thisexp, cd, arguments);
+            auto e = new AST.NewAnonClassExp(loc, placement, thisexp, cd, arguments);
             return e;
         }
 
@@ -9576,7 +9586,7 @@ class Parser(AST, Lexer = dmd.lexer.Lexer) : Lexer
             parseNamedArguments(arguments, names);
         }
 
-        auto e = new AST.NewExp(loc, thisexp, t, arguments, names);
+        auto e = new AST.NewExp(loc, placement, thisexp, t, arguments, names);
         return e;
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/src/tests/cxxfrontend.cc b/compiler/src/tests/cxxfrontend.cc
index 51669b51a8e1..3450d02b2a5d 100644
--- a/compiler/src/tests/cxxfrontend.cc
+++ b/compiler/src/tests/cxxfrontend.cc
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ class MiniGlueVisitor : public Visitor
         (void)d->csym;
         (void)d->vtblSymbol()->csym;
         (void)d->sinit;
-        NewExp *ne = NewExp::create(d->loc, NULL, d->type, NULL);
+        NewExp *ne = NewExp::create(d->loc, NULL, NULL, d->type, NULL);
         ne->type = d->type;
         Expression *e = dmd::ctfeInterpret(ne);
         assert(e->op == EXP::classReference);