diff --git a/compiler/generate/index.js b/compiler/generate/index.js
index 1652ee3baf..e9b6ba3429 100644
--- a/compiler/generate/index.js
+++ b/compiler/generate/index.js
@@ -432,6 +432,10 @@ export default function generate ( parsed, source, options, names ) {
 
 	topLevelStatements.push( deindent`
 		function ${constructorName} ( options ) {
+			if (!(this instanceof ${constructorName})) {
+				return new ${constructorName}( options );
+			}
+
 			var component = this;${generator.usesRefs ? `\nthis.refs = {}` : ``}
 			var state = ${initialState};${templateProperties.computed ? `\napplyComputations( state, state, {} );` : ``}
 
diff --git a/test/compiler/optional-new/_config.js b/test/compiler/optional-new/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b5cdbb309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compiler/optional-new/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export default {
+	html: '',
+	test: function ( assert, component, target, window ) {
+		const SvelteComponent = window.SvelteComponent;
+
+		assert.equal(new SvelteComponent({}) instanceof SvelteComponent, true);
+		assert.equal(SvelteComponent({}) instanceof SvelteComponent, true);
+	}
+};
diff --git a/test/compiler/optional-new/main.html b/test/compiler/optional-new/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index f53bef8a19..71fd3e9d83 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ describe( 'svelte', () => {
 
 				return env()
 					.then( window => {
+						// Put the constructor on window for testing
+						window.SvelteComponent = SvelteComponent;
+
 						const target = window.document.querySelector( 'main' );
 
 						const component = new SvelteComponent({