diff --git a/src/liballoc/arc.rs b/src/liballoc/arc.rs
index 9479d47943eab..9b6b74f3b7b91 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/arc.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/arc.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ use core::cmp::Ordering;
 use core::mem::{align_of_val, size_of_val};
 use core::intrinsics::abort;
 use core::mem;
+use core::mem::uninitialized;
 use core::ops::Deref;
 #[cfg(not(stage0))]
 use core::ops::CoerceUnsized;
@@ -910,6 +911,35 @@ impl<T> From<T> for Arc<T> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<T> Weak<T> {
+    /// Constructs a new `Weak<T>` without an accompanying instance of T.
+    ///
+    /// This allocates memory for T, but does not initialize it. Calling
+    /// Weak<T>::upgrade() on the return value always gives None.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// #![feature(downgraded_weak)]
+    ///
+    /// use std::sync::Weak;
+    ///
+    /// let empty: Weak<i64> = Weak::new();
+    /// ```
+    #[unstable(feature = "downgraded_weak",
+               reason = "recently added",
+               issue = "30425")]
+    pub fn new() -> Weak<T> {
+        unsafe {
+            Weak { _ptr: Shared::new(Box::into_raw(box ArcInner {
+                strong: atomic::AtomicUsize::new(0),
+                weak: atomic::AtomicUsize::new(1),
+                data: uninitialized(),
+            }))}
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::clone::Clone;
@@ -1160,6 +1190,12 @@ mod tests {
         let foo_arc = Arc::from(foo);
         assert!(123 == *foo_arc);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_new_weak() {
+        let foo: Weak<usize> = Weak::new();
+        assert!(foo.upgrade().is_none());
+    }
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
diff --git a/src/liballoc/rc.rs b/src/liballoc/rc.rs
index 8f00605d33b37..bf4ed8065e696 100644
--- a/src/liballoc/rc.rs
+++ b/src/liballoc/rc.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ use core::intrinsics::{assume, abort};
 use core::marker;
 #[cfg(not(stage0))]
 use core::marker::Unsize;
-use core::mem::{self, align_of_val, size_of_val, forget};
+use core::mem::{self, align_of_val, size_of_val, forget, uninitialized};
 use core::ops::Deref;
 #[cfg(not(stage0))]
 use core::ops::CoerceUnsized;
@@ -830,6 +830,37 @@ impl<T: ?Sized + fmt::Debug> fmt::Debug for Weak<T> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<T> Weak<T> {
+    /// Constructs a new `Weak<T>` without an accompanying instance of T.
+    ///
+    /// This allocates memory for T, but does not initialize it. Calling
+    /// Weak<T>::upgrade() on the return value always gives None.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// #![feature(downgraded_weak)]
+    ///
+    /// use std::rc::Weak;
+    ///
+    /// let empty: Weak<i64> = Weak::new();
+    /// ```
+    #[unstable(feature = "downgraded_weak",
+               reason = "recently added",
+               issue="30425")]
+    pub fn new() -> Weak<T> {
+        unsafe {
+            Weak {
+                _ptr: Shared::new(Box::into_raw(box RcBox {
+                    strong: Cell::new(0),
+                    weak: Cell::new(1),
+                    value: uninitialized(),
+                })),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // NOTE: We checked_add here to deal with mem::forget safety. In particular
 // if you mem::forget Rcs (or Weaks), the ref-count can overflow, and then
 // you can free the allocation while outstanding Rcs (or Weaks) exist.
@@ -1122,6 +1153,12 @@ mod tests {
         let foo_rc = Rc::from(foo);
         assert!(123 == *foo_rc);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_new_weak() {
+        let foo: Weak<usize> = Weak::new();
+        assert!(foo.upgrade().is_none());
+    }
 }
 
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]