diff --git a/src/objects/complex.rs b/src/objects/complex.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49cf4466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/objects/complex.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+use ffi;
+use object::PyObject;
+use python::{Python, ToPyPointer};
+use std::os::raw::c_double;
+
+/// Represents a Python `complex`.
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct PyComplex(PyObject);
+
+pyobject_native_type!(PyComplex, ffi::PyComplex_Type, ffi::PyComplex_Check);
+
+impl PyComplex {
+    pub fn from_doubles<'p>(py: Python<'p>, real: c_double, imag: c_double) -> &'p PyComplex {
+        unsafe {
+            let ptr = ffi::PyComplex_FromDoubles(real, imag);
+            py.from_owned_ptr(ptr)
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn real(&self) -> c_double {
+        unsafe { ffi::PyComplex_RealAsDouble(self.as_ptr()) }
+    }
+    pub fn imag(&self) -> c_double {
+        unsafe { ffi::PyComplex_ImagAsDouble(self.as_ptr()) }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::PyComplex;
+    use python::Python;
+    #[test]
+    fn test_from_double() {
+        let gil = Python::acquire_gil();
+        let py = gil.python();
+        let complex = PyComplex::from_doubles(py, 3.0, 1.2);
+        assert_eq!(complex.real(), 3.0);
+        assert_eq!(complex.imag(), 1.2);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/objects/mod.rs b/src/objects/mod.rs
index 5966543d..8c4c9685 100644
--- a/src/objects/mod.rs
+++ b/src/objects/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 pub use self::boolobject::PyBool;
 pub use self::bytearray::PyByteArray;
+pub use self::complex::PyComplex;
 pub use self::datetime::PyDeltaAccess;
 pub use self::datetime::{PyDate, PyDateTime, PyDelta, PyTime, PyTzInfo};
 pub use self::datetime::{PyDateAccess, PyTimeAccess};
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ pyobject_native_type_convert!(PyObjectRef, ffi::PyBaseObject_Type, ffi::PyObject
 
 mod boolobject;
 mod bytearray;
+mod complex;
 mod datetime;
 mod dict;
 pub mod exc;