diff --git a/base/array.jl b/base/array.jl
index 91e9f800f8cb4..67b406b157112 100644
--- a/base/array.jl
+++ b/base/array.jl
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ const DenseVector{T} = DenseArray{T,1}
 const DenseMatrix{T} = DenseArray{T,2}
 const DenseVecOrMat{T} = Union{DenseVector{T}, DenseMatrix{T}}
 
+## More constructors
+Array{T,N}(inds::NTuple{N,<:OneTo}) where {T,N} = Array{T,N}(length.(inds))
+Array{T}(inds::NTuple{N,<:OneTo}) where {T,N} = Array{T,N}(inds)
+Array{T,N}(ind::OneTo, inds::Vararg{<:OneTo}) where {T,N} = Array{T,N}((ind, inds...))
+Array{T}(ind::OneTo, inds::Vararg{<:OneTo}) where T = Array{T}((ind, inds...))
+
 ## Basic functions ##
 
 """
diff --git a/base/boot.jl b/base/boot.jl
index 178f77d0d1857..93f62098cf599 100644
--- a/base/boot.jl
+++ b/base/boot.jl
@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ const NTuple{N,T} = Tuple{Vararg{T,N}}
 # primitive array constructors
 Array{T,N}(d::NTuple{N,Int}) where {T,N} =
     ccall(:jl_new_array, Array{T,N}, (Any, Any), Array{T,N}, d)
+Array{T,0}(::Tuple{}) where {T} =
+    ccall(:jl_new_array, Array{T,0}, (Any, Any), Array{T,0}, ())
 Array{T,1}(d::NTuple{1,Int}) where {T} = Array{T,1}(getfield(d,1))
 Array{T,2}(d::NTuple{2,Int}) where {T} = Array{T,2}(getfield(d,1), getfield(d,2))
 Array{T,3}(d::NTuple{3,Int}) where {T} = Array{T,3}(getfield(d,1), getfield(d,2), getfield(d,3))
@@ -366,6 +368,7 @@ Array{T,3}(m::Int, n::Int, o::Int) where {T} =
     ccall(:jl_alloc_array_3d, Array{T,3}, (Any, Int, Int, Int), Array{T,3}, m, n, o)
 
 Array{T}(d::NTuple{N,Int}) where {T,N} = Array{T,N}(d)
+Array{T}(::Tuple{}) where {T} = Array{T,0}(())
 Array{T}(m::Int) where {T} = Array{T,1}(m)
 Array{T}(m::Int, n::Int) where {T} = Array{T,2}(m, n)
 Array{T}(m::Int, n::Int, o::Int) where {T} = Array{T,3}(m, n, o)
diff --git a/test/arrayops.jl b/test/arrayops.jl
index 79dd9f788a62b..a5873dbe6ebee 100644
--- a/test/arrayops.jl
+++ b/test/arrayops.jl
@@ -327,6 +327,12 @@ end
         error("unexpected depwarn value")
     end
     @test_throws MethodError Array{Int,3}()
+
+    @test size(Array{Int}(Base.OneTo(3), Base.OneTo(2)))     == (3,2)
+    @test size(Array{Int}((Base.OneTo(3), Base.OneTo(2))))   == (3,2)
+    @test size(Array{Int,2}(Base.OneTo(3), Base.OneTo(2)))   == (3,2)
+    @test size(Array{Int,2}((Base.OneTo(3), Base.OneTo(2)))) == (3,2)
+    @test_throws MethodError Array{Int,3}((Base.OneTo(3), Base.OneTo(2)))
 end
 @testset "get" begin
     A = reshape(1:24, 3, 8)