diff --git a/src/compiler_llvm/ir_builder.cc b/src/compiler_llvm/ir_builder.cc
index 582af65..30ed6ec 100644
--- a/src/compiler_llvm/ir_builder.cc
+++ b/src/compiler_llvm/ir_builder.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "ir_builder.h"
 #include "runtime_support_func.h"
+#include "stringprintf.h"
 
 #include <llvm/Module.h>
 
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@
   llvm::Type* jenv_struct_type = llvm::StructType::create(context, "JEnv");
   jenv_type_ = jenv_struct_type->getPointerTo();
 
+  // Get Art shadow frame struct type from module
+  art_frame_type_ = module.getTypeByName("ArtFrame");
+  CHECK_NE(art_frame_type_, static_cast<llvm::StructType*>(NULL));
+
   // Load the runtime support function declaration from module
   InitRuntimeSupportFuncDecl();
 }
@@ -179,5 +184,24 @@
 }
 
 
+llvm::StructType* IRBuilder::getShadowFrameTy(uint32_t sirt_size) {
+  std::string name(StringPrintf("ArtFrame%u", sirt_size));
+
+  // Try to find the existing struct type definition
+  if (llvm::Type* type = module_->getTypeByName(name)) {
+    CHECK(llvm::isa<llvm::StructType>(type));
+    return static_cast<llvm::StructType*>(type);
+  }
+
+  // Create new struct type definition
+  llvm::Type* elem_types[] = {
+    art_frame_type_,
+    llvm::ArrayType::get(jobject_type_, sirt_size),
+  };
+
+  return llvm::StructType::create(elem_types, name);
+}
+
+
 } // namespace compiler_llvm
 } // namespace art