diff --git a/src/mips/builtins-mips.cc b/src/mips/builtins-mips.cc
index 8edfe71800..c05fdc275d 100644
--- a/src/mips/builtins-mips.cc
+++ b/src/mips/builtins-mips.cc
@@ -1102,9 +1102,13 @@ static void Generate_JSConstructStubHelper(MacroAssembler* masm,
 
     // If the type of the result (stored in its map) is less than
     // FIRST_SPEC_OBJECT_TYPE, it is not an object in the ECMA sense.
-    __ GetObjectType(v0, a3, a3);
+    __ GetObjectType(v0, a1, a3);
     __ Branch(&exit, greater_equal, a3, Operand(FIRST_SPEC_OBJECT_TYPE));
 
+    // Symbols are "objects".
+    __ lbu(a3, FieldMemOperand(a1, Map::kInstanceTypeOffset));
+    __ Branch(&exit, eq, a3, Operand(SYMBOL_TYPE));
+
     // Throw away the result of the constructor invocation and use the
     // on-stack receiver as the result.
     __ bind(&use_receiver);
diff --git a/src/mips/code-stubs-mips.cc b/src/mips/code-stubs-mips.cc
index 81ad1efafe..5b3fa394c1 100644
--- a/src/mips/code-stubs-mips.cc
+++ b/src/mips/code-stubs-mips.cc
@@ -7259,6 +7259,60 @@ void ICCompareStub::GenerateInternalizedStrings(MacroAssembler* masm) {
 }
 
 
+void ICCompareStub::GenerateUniqueNames(MacroAssembler* masm) {
+  ASSERT(state_ == CompareIC::UNIQUE_NAME);
+  ASSERT(GetCondition() == eq);
+  Label miss;
+
+  // Registers containing left and right operands respectively.
+  Register left = a1;
+  Register right = a0;
+  Register tmp1 = a2;
+  Register tmp2 = a3;
+
+  // Check that both operands are heap objects.
+  __ JumpIfEitherSmi(left, right, &miss);
+
+  // Check that both operands are unique names. This leaves the instance
+  // types loaded in tmp1 and tmp2.
+  STATIC_ASSERT(kInternalizedTag != 0);
+  __ lw(tmp1, FieldMemOperand(left, HeapObject::kMapOffset));
+  __ lw(tmp2, FieldMemOperand(right, HeapObject::kMapOffset));
+  __ lbu(tmp1, FieldMemOperand(tmp1, Map::kInstanceTypeOffset));
+  __ lbu(tmp2, FieldMemOperand(tmp2, Map::kInstanceTypeOffset));
+
+  Label succeed1;
+  __ And(at, tmp1, Operand(kIsInternalizedMask));
+  __ Branch(&succeed1, ne, at, Operand(zero_reg));
+  __ Branch(&miss, ne, tmp1, Operand(SYMBOL_TYPE));
+  __ bind(&succeed1);
+
+  Label succeed2;
+  __ And(at, tmp2, Operand(kIsInternalizedMask));
+  __ Branch(&succeed2, ne, at, Operand(zero_reg));
+  __ Branch(&miss, ne, tmp2, Operand(SYMBOL_TYPE));
+  __ bind(&succeed2);
+
+  // Use a0 as result
+  __ mov(v0, a0);
+
+  // Unique names are compared by identity.
+  Label done;
+  __ Branch(&done, ne, left, Operand(right));
+  // Make sure a0 is non-zero. At this point input operands are
+  // guaranteed to be non-zero.
+  ASSERT(right.is(a0));
+  STATIC_ASSERT(EQUAL == 0);
+  STATIC_ASSERT(kSmiTag == 0);
+  __ li(v0, Operand(Smi::FromInt(EQUAL)));
+  __ bind(&done);
+  __ Ret();
+
+  __ bind(&miss);
+  GenerateMiss(masm);
+}
+
+
 void ICCompareStub::GenerateStrings(MacroAssembler* masm) {
   ASSERT(state_ == CompareIC::STRING);
   Label miss;
diff --git a/src/mips/full-codegen-mips.cc b/src/mips/full-codegen-mips.cc
index 7f2cf652ef..056e2eef08 100644
--- a/src/mips/full-codegen-mips.cc
+++ b/src/mips/full-codegen-mips.cc
@@ -2780,6 +2780,28 @@ void FullCodeGenerator::EmitIsStringWrapperSafeForDefaultValueOf(
 }
 
 
+void FullCodeGenerator::EmitIsSymbol(CallRuntime* expr) {
+  ZoneList<Expression*>* args = expr->arguments();
+  ASSERT(args->length() == 1);
+
+  VisitForAccumulatorValue(args->at(0));
+
+  Label materialize_true, materialize_false;
+  Label* if_true = NULL;
+  Label* if_false = NULL;
+  Label* fall_through = NULL;
+  context()->PrepareTest(&materialize_true, &materialize_false,
+                         &if_true, &if_false, &fall_through);
+
+  __ JumpIfSmi(v0, if_false);
+  __ GetObjectType(v0, a1, a2);
+  PrepareForBailoutBeforeSplit(expr, true, if_true, if_false);
+  Split(eq, a2, Operand(SYMBOL_TYPE), if_true, if_false, fall_through);
+
+  context()->Plug(if_true, if_false);
+}
+
+
 void FullCodeGenerator::EmitIsFunction(CallRuntime* expr) {
   ZoneList<Expression*>* args = expr->arguments();
   ASSERT(args->length() == 1);
@@ -4329,6 +4351,10 @@ void FullCodeGenerator::EmitLiteralCompareTypeof(Expression* expr,
       __ LoadRoot(at, Heap::kNullValueRootIndex);
       __ Branch(if_true, eq, v0, Operand(at));
     }
+    if (FLAG_harmony_symbols) {
+      __ GetObjectType(v0, v0, a1);
+      __ Branch(if_true, eq, a1, Operand(SYMBOL_TYPE));
+    }
     // Check for JS objects => true.
     __ GetObjectType(v0, v0, a1);
     __ Branch(if_false, lt, a1, Operand(FIRST_NONCALLABLE_SPEC_OBJECT_TYPE));
diff --git a/src/mips/lithium-codegen-mips.cc b/src/mips/lithium-codegen-mips.cc
index dfc3d5fdb8..ab08399a3c 100644
--- a/src/mips/lithium-codegen-mips.cc
+++ b/src/mips/lithium-codegen-mips.cc
@@ -5803,10 +5803,20 @@ Condition LCodeGen::EmitTypeofIs(Label* true_label,
       __ LoadRoot(at, Heap::kNullValueRootIndex);
       __ Branch(USE_DELAY_SLOT, true_label, eq, at, Operand(input));
     }
-    // input is an object, it is safe to use GetObjectType in the delay slot.
-    __ GetObjectType(input, input, scratch);
-    __ Branch(USE_DELAY_SLOT, false_label,
-              lt, scratch, Operand(FIRST_NONCALLABLE_SPEC_OBJECT_TYPE));
+    if (FLAG_harmony_symbols) {
+      // input is an object, it is safe to use GetObjectType in the delay slot.
+      __ GetObjectType(input, input, scratch);
+      __ Branch(USE_DELAY_SLOT, true_label, eq, scratch, Operand(SYMBOL_TYPE));
+      // Still an object, so the InstanceType can be loaded.
+      __ lbu(scratch, FieldMemOperand(input, Map::kInstanceTypeOffset));
+      __ Branch(USE_DELAY_SLOT, false_label,
+                lt, scratch, Operand(FIRST_NONCALLABLE_SPEC_OBJECT_TYPE));
+    } else {
+      // input is an object, it is safe to use GetObjectType in the delay slot.
+      __ GetObjectType(input, input, scratch);
+      __ Branch(USE_DELAY_SLOT, false_label,
+                lt, scratch, Operand(FIRST_NONCALLABLE_SPEC_OBJECT_TYPE));
+    }
     // Still an object, so the InstanceType can be loaded.
     __ lbu(scratch, FieldMemOperand(input, Map::kInstanceTypeOffset));
     __ Branch(USE_DELAY_SLOT, false_label,
diff --git a/src/mips/stub-cache-mips.cc b/src/mips/stub-cache-mips.cc
index 192c7bfb3f..5dd0e5fa7c 100644
--- a/src/mips/stub-cache-mips.cc
+++ b/src/mips/stub-cache-mips.cc
@@ -2431,6 +2431,12 @@ void CallStubCompiler::CompileHandlerFrontend(Handle<Object> object,
           a0, holder, a3, a1, t0, name, &miss);
       break;
 
+    case SYMBOL_CHECK:
+      // Check that the object is a symbol.
+      __ GetObjectType(a1, a1, a3);
+      __ Branch(&miss, ne, a3, Operand(SYMBOL_TYPE));
+      break;
+
     case NUMBER_CHECK: {
       Label fast;
       // Check that the object is a smi or a heap number.