diff --git a/hy/compiler.py b/hy/compiler.py
index 861d745..649e30f 100644
--- a/hy/compiler.py
+++ b/hy/compiler.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from hy.models.integer import HyInteger
 from hy.models.string import HyString
 from hy.models.symbol import HySymbol
 from hy.models.list import HyList
+from hy.models.dict import HyDict
 
 import ast
 
@@ -115,6 +116,19 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
                           lineno=e.start_line,
                           col_offset=e.start_column)
 
+    @builds("get")
+    def compile_index_expression(self, expr):
+        expr.pop(0)  # index
+        val = self.compile(expr.pop(0))  # target
+        sli = self.compile(expr.pop(0))  # slice
+
+        return ast.Subscript(
+            lineno=expr.start_line,
+            col_offset=expr.start_column,
+            value=val,
+            slice=ast.Index(value=sli),
+            ctx=ast.Load())
+
     @builds("=")
     @builds("<")
     @builds("<=")
@@ -292,6 +306,20 @@ class HyASTCompiler(object):
         return ast.Str(s=str(string), lineno=string.start_line,
                        col_offset=string.start_column)
 
+    @builds(HyDict)
+    def compile_dict(self, m):
+        keys = []
+        vals = []
+        for entry in m:
+            keys.append(self.compile(entry))
+            vals.append(self.compile(m[entry]))
+
+        return ast.Dict(
+            lineno=m.start_line,
+            col_offset=m.start_column,
+            keys=keys,
+            values=vals)
+
 
 def hy_compile(tree):
     " Compile a HyObject tree into a Python AST tree. "
diff --git a/tests/native_tests/language.hy b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
index a05cd92..5a6ea55 100644
--- a/tests/native_tests/language.hy
+++ b/tests/native_tests/language.hy
@@ -57,3 +57,8 @@
   (cond
     (= 1 2) (assert (= true false))
     (is null null) (assert (= true true))))
+
+
+(defn test_index []
+  "NATIVE: Test that dict access works"
+  (assert (get {"one" "two"} "one") "two"))