diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/CGExprCXX.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/CGExprCXX.cpp
index 8c05b46..78db590 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/CGExprCXX.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/CGExprCXX.cpp
@@ -353,6 +353,49 @@
   return CGM.getCUDARuntime().EmitCUDAKernelCallExpr(*this, E, ReturnValue);
 }
 
+static void EmitNullBaseClassInitialization(CodeGenFunction &CGF,
+                                            llvm::Value *DestPtr,
+                                            const CXXRecordDecl *Base) {
+  if (Base->isEmpty())
+    return;
+
+  DestPtr = CGF.EmitCastToVoidPtr(DestPtr);
+
+  const ASTRecordLayout &Layout = CGF.getContext().getASTRecordLayout(Base);
+  CharUnits Size = Layout.getNonVirtualSize();
+  CharUnits Align = Layout.getNonVirtualAlign();
+
+  llvm::Value *SizeVal = CGF.CGM.getSize(Size);
+
+  // If the type contains a pointer to data member we can't memset it to zero.
+  // Instead, create a null constant and copy it to the destination.
+  // TODO: there are other patterns besides zero that we can usefully memset,
+  // like -1, which happens to be the pattern used by member-pointers.
+  // TODO: isZeroInitializable can be over-conservative in the case where a
+  // virtual base contains a member pointer.
+  if (!CGF.CGM.getTypes().isZeroInitializable(Base)) {
+    llvm::Constant *NullConstant = CGF.CGM.EmitNullConstantForBase(Base);
+
+    llvm::GlobalVariable *NullVariable = 
+      new llvm::GlobalVariable(CGF.CGM.getModule(), NullConstant->getType(),
+                               /*isConstant=*/true, 
+                               llvm::GlobalVariable::PrivateLinkage,
+                               NullConstant, Twine());
+    NullVariable->setAlignment(Align.getQuantity());
+    llvm::Value *SrcPtr = CGF.EmitCastToVoidPtr(NullVariable);
+
+    // Get and call the appropriate llvm.memcpy overload.
+    CGF.Builder.CreateMemCpy(DestPtr, SrcPtr, SizeVal, Align.getQuantity());
+    return;
+  } 
+  
+  // Otherwise, just memset the whole thing to zero.  This is legal
+  // because in LLVM, all default initializers (other than the ones we just
+  // handled above) are guaranteed to have a bit pattern of all zeros.
+  CGF.Builder.CreateMemSet(DestPtr, CGF.Builder.getInt8(0), SizeVal,
+                           Align.getQuantity());
+}
+
 void
 CodeGenFunction::EmitCXXConstructExpr(const CXXConstructExpr *E,
                                       AggValueSlot Dest) {
@@ -363,8 +406,19 @@
   // constructor, as can be the case with a non-user-provided default
   // constructor, emit the zero initialization now, unless destination is
   // already zeroed.
-  if (E->requiresZeroInitialization() && !Dest.isZeroed())
-    EmitNullInitialization(Dest.getAddr(), E->getType());
+  if (E->requiresZeroInitialization() && !Dest.isZeroed()) {
+    switch (E->getConstructionKind()) {
+    case CXXConstructExpr::CK_Delegating:
+      assert(0 && "Delegating constructor should not need zeroing");
+    case CXXConstructExpr::CK_Complete:
+      EmitNullInitialization(Dest.getAddr(), E->getType());
+      break;
+    case CXXConstructExpr::CK_VirtualBase:
+    case CXXConstructExpr::CK_NonVirtualBase:
+      EmitNullBaseClassInitialization(*this, Dest.getAddr(), CD->getParent());
+      break;
+    }
+  }
   
   // If this is a call to a trivial default constructor, do nothing.
   if (CD->isTrivial() && CD->isDefaultConstructor())
diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/CGExprConstant.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/CGExprConstant.cpp
index 30c978e..8711c1f 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/CGExprConstant.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/CGExprConstant.cpp
@@ -1343,3 +1343,8 @@
   //   A NULL pointer is represented as -1.
   return getCXXABI().EmitNullMemberPointer(T->castAs<MemberPointerType>());
 }
+
+llvm::Constant *
+CodeGenModule::EmitNullConstantForBase(const CXXRecordDecl *Record) {
+  return ::EmitNullConstant(*this, Record, false);
+}
diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.h b/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.h
index 48237b9..8e38a89 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.h
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.h
@@ -670,6 +670,11 @@
   /// but not always, an LLVM null constant.
   llvm::Constant *EmitNullConstant(QualType T);
 
+  /// EmitNullConstantForBase - Return a null constant appropriate for 
+  /// zero-initializing a base class with the given type.  This is usually,
+  /// but not always, an LLVM null constant.
+  llvm::Constant *EmitNullConstantForBase(const CXXRecordDecl *Record);
+
   /// Error - Emit a general error that something can't be done.
   void Error(SourceLocation loc, StringRef error);
 
diff --git a/test/CodeGenCXX/value-init.cpp b/test/CodeGenCXX/value-init.cpp
index 04a18b3..fb981d1 100644
--- a/test/CodeGenCXX/value-init.cpp
+++ b/test/CodeGenCXX/value-init.cpp
@@ -238,6 +238,25 @@
   // CHECK:      ret void
 }
 
+namespace PR11124 {
+  // Make sure C::C doesn't overwrite parts of A while it is zero-initializing B
+  struct A { int a; A(); A(int); };
+  struct B : virtual A { int b; };
+  struct C : B { C(); };      
+  C::C() : A(3), B() {}
+  // CHECK: define void @_ZN7PR111241CC1Ev
+  // CHECK: call void @llvm.memset.p0i8.i64(i8* {{.*}}, i8 0, i64 12, i32 8, i1 false)
+  // CHECK-NEXT: call void @_ZN7PR111241BC2Ev
+  // Make sure C::C doesn't overwrite parts of A while it is zero-initializing B
+
+  struct B2 : virtual A { int B::*b; };
+  struct C2 : B2 { C2(); };      
+  C2::C2() : A(3), B2() {}
+  // CHECK: define void @_ZN7PR111242C2C1Ev
+  // CHECK: call void @llvm.memcpy.p0i8.p0i8.i64(i8* %{{.*}}, i8* {{.*}}, i64 16, i32 8, i1 false)
+  // CHECK-NEXT: call void @_ZN7PR111242B2C2Ev
+}
+
 // CHECK: define linkonce_odr void @_ZN8zeroinit2X3IiEC2Ev(%"struct.zeroinit::X3"* %this) unnamed_addr
 // CHECK: call void @llvm.memset.p0i8.i64
 // CHECK-NEXT: call void @_ZN8zeroinit2X2IiEC2Ev