diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/ast/mod.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/ast/mod.rs
index 6078bd2..c8e53de 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/ast/mod.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,10 @@ pub struct Signature {
 
 //TODO I can probably get rid of TypeBody
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
-pub struct TypeBody(pub Vec<Variant>);
+pub enum TypeBody {
+    Variants(Vec<Variant>),
+    ImmediateRecord(ItemId, Vec<(Rc<String>, TypeIdentifier)>),
+}
 
 #[derive(Debug, Derivative, Clone)]
 #[derivative(PartialEq)]
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/parsing/mod.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/parsing/mod.rs
index afe156c..329c70c 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/parsing/mod.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/parsing/mod.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 //! type_declaration := "type" type_declaration_body
 //! type_declaration_body := "alias" type_alias | "mut"? type_singleton_name "=" type_body
 //! type_alias := IDENTIFIER "=" type_name
-//! type_body := variant_specifier ("|" variant_specifier)*
+//! type_body := immediate_record | (variant_specifier ("|" variant_specifier)*)
+//! immediate_record := "{" typed_identifier_list "}"
 //! variant_specifier := IDENTIFIER | IDENTIFIER "{" typed_identifier_list "}" | IDENTIFIER "(" type_name* ")"
 //! typed_identifier_list := typed_identifier*
 //! typed_identifier := IDENTIFIER type_anno
@@ -454,12 +455,17 @@ impl Parser {
 
     #[recursive_descent_method]
     fn type_body(&mut self) -> ParseResult<TypeBody> {
-        let mut variants = vec![self.variant_specifier()?];
-        while let Pipe = self.token_handler.peek_kind() {
-            self.token_handler.next();
-            variants.push(self.variant_specifier()?);
-        }
-        Ok(TypeBody(variants))
+        Ok(if let LCurlyBrace = self.token_handler.peek_kind() {
+            let typed_identifier_list = delimited!(self, LCurlyBrace, typed_identifier, Comma, RCurlyBrace);
+            TypeBody::ImmediateRecord(self.id_store.fresh(), typed_identifier_list)
+        } else {
+            let mut variants = vec![self.variant_specifier()?];
+            while let Pipe = self.token_handler.peek_kind() {
+                self.token_handler.next();
+                variants.push(self.variant_specifier()?);
+            }
+            TypeBody::Variants(variants)
+        })
     }
 
     #[recursive_descent_method]
@@ -471,7 +477,6 @@ impl Parser {
                 VariantKind::TupleStruct(tuple_members)
             }
             LCurlyBrace => {
-                println!("ARAH");
                 let typed_identifier_list =
                     delimited!(self, LCurlyBrace, typed_identifier, Comma, RCurlyBrace);
                 VariantKind::Record(typed_identifier_list)
@@ -690,7 +695,9 @@ impl Parser {
     fn prefix_expr(&mut self) -> ParseResult<Expression> {
         loop {
             match self.token_handler.peek_kind() {
-                Semicolon | Newline => { self.token_handler.next(); },
+                Semicolon | Newline => {
+                    self.token_handler.next();
+                }
                 _ => break,
             }
         }
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/parsing/test.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/parsing/test.rs
index 1ea2899..fc94514 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/parsing/test.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/parsing/test.rs
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ fn type_declarations() {
             decl(TypeDecl {
                 name: TypeSingletonName { name: rc("Alpha"), params: vec![] },
                 mutable: false,
-                body: TypeBody(vec![
+                body: TypeBody::Variants(vec![
                     Variant {
                         id: Default::default(),
                         name: rc("Alpha"),
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ fn type_declarations() {
         decl(TypeDecl {
             name: TypeSingletonName { name: rc("Kuah"), params: vec![] },
             mutable: true,
-            body: TypeBody(vec![Variant {
+            body: TypeBody::Variants(vec![Variant {
                 id: Default::default(),
                 name: rc("Kuah"),
                 kind: VariantKind::UnitStruct
@@ -596,26 +596,36 @@ fn type_declarations() {
         })
     );
 
-    //TODO support this
-    let specs = ["type Alpha = Alpha { a: Int, b: Int }" /* "type Alpha = { a: Int, b: Int }"*/];
-    for spec in specs {
-        assert_ast! {
-            spec, vec![decl(TypeDecl {
-                name: TypeSingletonName { name: rc("Alpha"), params: vec![] },
-                mutable: false,
-                body: TypeBody(vec![
-                    Variant {
-                        id: Default::default(),
-                        name: rc("Alpha"),
-                        kind: VariantKind::Record(vec![
-                            (rc("a"), ty_simple("Int")),
-                            (rc("b"), ty_simple("Int"))
-                        ])
-                    }
-                ])
-            })]
-        };
-    }
+    assert_ast! {
+        "type Alpha = Alpha { a: Int, b: Int }",
+        vec![decl(TypeDecl {
+            name: TypeSingletonName { name: rc("Alpha"), params: vec![] },
+            mutable: false,
+            body: TypeBody::Variants(vec![
+                Variant {
+                    id: Default::default(),
+                    name: rc("Alpha"),
+                    kind: VariantKind::Record(vec![
+                        (rc("a"), ty_simple("Int")),
+                        (rc("b"), ty_simple("Int"))
+                    ])
+                }
+            ])
+        })]
+    };
+
+    assert_ast! {
+        "type Alpha = { a: Int, b: Int }",
+        vec![decl(TypeDecl {
+            name: TypeSingletonName { name: rc("Alpha"), params: vec![] },
+            mutable: false,
+            body: TypeBody::ImmediateRecord(Default::default(), vec![
+                        (rc("a"), ty_simple("Int")),
+                        (rc("b"), ty_simple("Int"))
+                    ])
+
+        })]
+    };
 
     assert_ast!(
         "type Option<T> = None | Some(T)",
@@ -625,7 +635,7 @@ fn type_declarations() {
                 params: vec![TypeIdentifier::Singleton(TypeSingletonName { name: rc("T"), params: vec![] })]
             },
             mutable: false,
-            body: TypeBody(vec![
+            body: TypeBody::Variants(vec![
                 Variant { id: Default::default(), name: rc("None"), kind: VariantKind::UnitStruct },
                 Variant {
                     id: Default::default(),
@@ -651,7 +661,7 @@ fn type_declarations() {
             TypeIdentifier::Singleton(TypeSingletonName { name: rc("U"), params: vec![] }),
         ] },
         mutable: false,
-        body: TypeBody(vec![
+        body: TypeBody::Variants(vec![
             Variant { id: Default::default(), name: rc("Unit"), kind: VariantKind::UnitStruct },
             Variant { id: Default::default(), name: rc("Record"), kind: VariantKind::Record(
                 vec![
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table/mod.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table/mod.rs
index 071ba2a..4ed9a7a 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table/mod.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/symbol_table/mod.rs
@@ -404,7 +404,14 @@ impl<'a> SymbolTableRunner<'a> {
         location: Location,
         scope_stack: &mut Vec<Scope>,
     ) -> Vec<SymbolError> {
-        let TypeBody(variants) = type_body;
+        let variants = match type_body {
+            TypeBody::Variants(variants) => variants.clone(),
+            TypeBody::ImmediateRecord(id, fields) => vec![Variant {
+                id: *id,
+                name: type_name.name.clone(),
+                kind: VariantKind::Record(fields.clone()),
+            }],
+        };
         let type_fqsn = Fqsn::from_scope_stack(scope_stack, type_name.name.clone());
 
         let new_scope = Scope::Name(type_name.name.clone());
@@ -414,7 +421,7 @@ impl<'a> SymbolTableRunner<'a> {
         let mut seen_variants = HashSet::new();
         let mut errors = vec![];
 
-        for variant in variants {
+        for variant in variants.iter() {
             if seen_variants.contains(&variant.name) {
                 errors.push(SymbolError::DuplicateVariant {
                     type_fqsn: type_fqsn.clone(),
diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/tree_walk_eval/test.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/tree_walk_eval/test.rs
index 7b86229..a1a0539 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/tree_walk_eval/test.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/tree_walk_eval/test.rs
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ let x = Some(9); if x is Some(q) then { q } else { 0 }"#;
 #[test]
 fn accessors() {
     let source = r#"
-type Klewos = Klewos { a: Int, b: String }
+type Klewos = { a: Int, b: String }
 let value = Klewos::Klewos { a: 50, b: "nah" }
 (value.a, value.b)
     "#;