diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/gather_loans/lifetime.rs b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/gather_loans/lifetime.rs
index ea222839ffe..9a4869fb6d1 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/gather_loans/lifetime.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/borrowck/gather_loans/lifetime.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ impl<'a> GuaranteeLifetimeContext<'a> {
 
     fn check(&self, cmt: mc::cmt, discr_scope: Option<ast::NodeId>) -> R {
         //! Main routine. Walks down `cmt` until we find the "guarantor".
+        debug!("guarantee_lifetime.check(cmt={}, loan_region={})",
+               cmt.repr(self.bccx.tcx),
+               self.loan_region.repr(self.bccx.tcx));
 
         match cmt.cat {
             mc::cat_rvalue(..) |
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/regionck.rs b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/regionck.rs
index 490a9cb9853..c6e43bf968e 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/regionck.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/regionck.rs
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ fn visit_arm(rcx: &mut Rcx, arm: &ast::Arm) {
 fn visit_local(rcx: &mut Rcx, l: &ast::Local) {
     // see above
     constrain_bindings_in_pat(l.pat, rcx);
+    guarantor::for_local(rcx, l);
     visit::walk_local(rcx, l, ());
 }
 
@@ -828,6 +829,30 @@ pub mod guarantor {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn for_local(rcx: &mut Rcx, local: &ast::Local) {
+        /*!
+         * Link the lifetimes of any ref bindings in a let
+         * pattern to the lifetimes in the initializer.
+         *
+         * For example, given something like this:
+         *
+         *    let &Foo(ref x) = ...;
+         *
+         * this would ensure that the lifetime 'a of the
+         * region pointer being matched must be >= the lifetime
+         * of the ref binding.
+         */
+
+        debug!("regionck::for_match()");
+        let init_expr = match local.init {
+            None => { return; }
+            Some(e) => e
+        };
+        let init_guarantor = guarantor(rcx, init_expr);
+        debug!("init_guarantor={}", init_guarantor.repr(rcx.tcx()));
+        link_ref_bindings_in_pat(rcx, local.pat, init_guarantor);
+    }
+
     pub fn for_autoref(rcx: &mut Rcx,
                        expr: &ast::Expr,
                        autoderefs: uint,
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-borrow-from-temporary.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-borrow-from-temporary.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa84b91e43d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/borrowck-borrow-from-temporary.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright 2012 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+// Test lifetimes are linked properly when we take reference
+// to interior.
+
+struct Foo(int);
+
+fn foo() -> &int {
+    let &Foo(ref x) = &Foo(3); //~ ERROR borrowed value does not live long enough
+    x
+}
+
+pub fn main() {
+}
diff --git a/src/test/debug-info/destructured-local.rs b/src/test/debug-info/destructured-local.rs
index bbe453594bc..0d415a85172 100644
--- a/src/test/debug-info/destructured-local.rs
+++ b/src/test/debug-info/destructured-local.rs
@@ -196,13 +196,13 @@ fn main() {
     let Unit(ii) = Unit(51);
 
     // univariant enum with ref      binding
-    let Unit(ref jj) = Unit(52);
+    let &Unit(ref jj) = &Unit(52);
 
     // tuple struct
-    let TupleStruct(kk, ll) = TupleStruct(53.0, 54);
+    let &TupleStruct(kk, ll) = &TupleStruct(53.0, 54);
 
     // tuple struct with ref binding
-    let TupleStruct(mm, ref nn) = TupleStruct(55.0, 56);
+    let &TupleStruct(mm, ref nn) = &TupleStruct(55.0, 56);
 
     zzz();
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/regions-dependent-let-ref.rs b/src/test/run-pass/regions-dependent-let-ref.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e065146c7a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/regions-dependent-let-ref.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright 2012 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+// Test lifetimes are linked properly when we take reference
+// to interior.
+
+struct Foo(int);
+pub fn main() {
+    // Here the lifetime of the `&` should be at least the
+    // block, since a ref binding is created to the interior.
+    let &Foo(ref _x) = &Foo(3);
+}