diff --git a/src/sci/impl/records.cljc b/src/sci/impl/records.cljc
index 06fa54ba..d582494b 100644
--- a/src/sci/impl/records.cljc
+++ b/src/sci/impl/records.cljc
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
             [sci.impl.vars :as vars]))
 
 (defn defrecord [_ _ ctx record-name fields & protocol-impls]
-  (let [factory-fn-sym (symbol (str "->" record-name))
+  (let [factory-fn-str (str "->" record-name)
+        factory-fn-sym (symbol factory-fn-str)
+        map-factory-sym (symbol (str "map" factory-fn-str))
         keys (mapv keyword fields)
         protocol-impls (utils/split-when symbol? protocol-impls)
         protocol-impls
@@ -32,6 +34,16 @@
                          impls)))
                 protocol-impls)]
     `(do
+       (defn ~factory-fn-sym [& args#]
+         (vary-meta (zipmap ~keys args#)
+                    assoc
+                    :sci.impl/record true
+                    :sci.impl/type '~record-name))
+       (defn ~map-factory-sym [m#]
+         (vary-meta m#
+                    assoc
+                    :sci.impl/record true
+                    :sci.impl/type '~record-name))
        (defn ~factory-fn-sym [& args#]
          (vary-meta (zipmap ~keys args#)
                     assoc
diff --git a/test/sci/records_test.cljc b/test/sci/records_test.cljc
index e15ff153..a704c2b1 100644
--- a/test/sci/records_test.cljc
+++ b/test/sci/records_test.cljc
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 (deftest protocol-test
   (let [prog "
 (defrecord Foo [a b])
-(let [r (->Foo 1 2)]
-  [(:a r) (:b r)])"]
-    (is (= [1 2] (tu/eval* prog {}))))
+(let [r1 (->Foo 1 2)
+      r2 (map->Foo {:a 1 :b 2})]
+  [(:a r1) (:b r1) (:a r2) (:b r2)])"]
+    (is (= [1 2 1 2] (tu/eval* prog {}))))
   (testing "protocols"
     (let [prog "
 (ns foo)