diff --git a/src/comp/middle/ty.rs b/src/comp/middle/ty.rs
index 6be7274fa2f0..7f80a439d84a 100644
--- a/src/comp/middle/ty.rs
+++ b/src/comp/middle/ty.rs
@@ -1019,6 +1019,10 @@ fn type_kind(cx: ctxt, ty: t) -> ast::kind {
       ty_box(mt) {
         result = ast::kind_shared;
       }
+      ty_uniq(mt) {
+        // FIXME (409): Calculate kind
+        result = ast::kind_unique;
+      }
       // Pointers and unique boxes / vecs raise pinned to shared,
       // otherwise pass through their pointee kind.
       ty_ptr(tm) | ty_vec(tm) {
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/unique-assign.rs b/src/test/run-pass/unique-assign.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..01a057573c8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/unique-assign.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fn main() {
+    let i;
+    i = ~1;
+    assert *i == 1;
+}
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