diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
index de00ea4deae..c11ffe66e6c 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ pub mod rt {
     impl_to_source! { Generics, generics_to_string }
     impl_to_source! { P<ast::Item>, item_to_string }
     impl_to_source! { P<ast::ImplItem>, impl_item_to_string }
+    impl_to_source! { P<ast::TraitItem>, trait_item_to_string }
     impl_to_source! { P<ast::Stmt>, stmt_to_string }
     impl_to_source! { P<ast::Expr>, expr_to_string }
     impl_to_source! { P<ast::Pat>, pat_to_string }
@@ -310,6 +311,7 @@ pub mod rt {
     impl_to_tokens! { ast::Ident }
     impl_to_tokens! { P<ast::Item> }
     impl_to_tokens! { P<ast::ImplItem> }
+    impl_to_tokens! { P<ast::TraitItem> }
     impl_to_tokens! { P<ast::Pat> }
     impl_to_tokens! { ast::Arm }
     impl_to_tokens_lifetime! { &'a [P<ast::Item>] }
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
index 51478ccf859..239fea57d94 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
@@ -359,6 +359,10 @@ pub fn impl_item_to_string(i: &ast::ImplItem) -> String {
     $to_string(|s| s.print_impl_item(i))
 }
 
+pub fn trait_item_to_string(i: &ast::TraitItem) -> String {
+    $to_string(|s| s.print_trait_item(i))
+}
+
 pub fn generics_to_string(generics: &ast::Generics) -> String {
     $to_string(|s| s.print_generics(generics))
 }