diff --git a/src/bytecode.rs b/src/bytecode.rs
index 06ace56..d7af510 100644
--- a/src/bytecode.rs
+++ b/src/bytecode.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ impl Op {
 pub enum ObjectType {
     Plist,
     Hashtable,
-    // TODO: Alist,
+    Alist,
 }
 
 pub struct BytecodeOptions {
@@ -216,16 +216,22 @@ impl BytecodeCompiler {
         }
     }
 
-    fn compile_value_map_plist(&mut self, map: &json::Map<String, json::Value>) {
-        let list_len = map.len() * 2;
+    fn compile_value_map_plist_or_alist(&mut self, map: &json::Map<String, json::Value>, alist: bool) {
+        let list_len = if alist { map.len() } else { map.len() * 2 };
         // see below
         if list_len < (1 << 16) && list_len >= (1 << 8) {
             self.compile_constant_op(LispObject::Symbol("list".into()));
         }
 
         for (key, value) in map {
-            self.compile_constant_op(LispObject::Keyword(key.clone()));
-            self.compile_value(value);
+            if alist {
+                self.compile_constant_op(LispObject::Symbol(key.clone()));
+                self.compile_value(value);
+                self.ops.push(Op::Cons);
+            } else {
+                self.compile_constant_op(LispObject::Keyword(key.clone()));
+                self.compile_value(value);
+            }
         }
 
         // four modes: 0. (empty) just nil 1. list op; 2. list call; 3. recursive cons
@@ -287,7 +293,8 @@ impl BytecodeCompiler {
             },
             &json::Value::Object(ref map) => {
                 match self.options.object_type {
-                    ObjectType::Plist => self.compile_value_map_plist(&map),
+                    ObjectType::Plist => self.compile_value_map_plist_or_alist(&map, false),
+                    ObjectType::Alist => self.compile_value_map_plist_or_alist(&map, true),
                     ObjectType::Hashtable => self.compile_value_map_hashtable(&map),
                 };
             },
diff --git a/tests/benchmark_and_compare.template.el b/tests/benchmark_and_compare.template.el
index 9905b3b..909d39c 100644
--- a/tests/benchmark_and_compare.template.el
+++ b/tests/benchmark_and_compare.template.el
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
       (setq p (cddr p)))
     (sort res (lambda (a b) (string< (symbol-name (car a)) (symbol-name (car b)))))))
 
+(defun -alistp (x)
+  (and (listp x)
+       (-all (lambda (e) (and (consp e) (symbolp (car e)))) x)))
+
+(defun -sort-alist (x)
+  (sort x (lambda (a b) (string< (symbol-name (car a)) (symbol-name (car b))))))
+
 (defun -hashtable-to-sorted-alist (h)
   (let (res)
     (maphash (lambda (k v) (push (cons k v) res)) h)
@@ -48,6 +55,11 @@
           (equal (length a) (length b))
           (-all (lambda (idx) (json-equal (aref a idx) (aref b idx)))
                  (number-sequence 0 (1- (length a))))))
+    ((pred -alistp)
+     (and (-alistp b)
+          (equal (length a) (length b))
+          (-check-equal-sorted-alist (-sort-alist a)
+                                     (-sort-alist b))))
     ((pred plistp)
      (and (plistp b)
           (equal (length a) (length b))
@@ -66,7 +78,7 @@
       (bytecode-str (with-temp-buffer
                       (insert-file-contents "{}")
                       (buffer-string)))
-      (object-type (if (equal "{}" "plist") 'plist 'hash-table))
+      (object-type (intern "{}"))
       json-val bytecode-val)
   (message "Object-type: %s" object-type)
   (unless (json-equal (setq json-val
diff --git a/tests/bytecode_test.rs b/tests/bytecode_test.rs
index 0f81c75..18b92bd 100644
--- a/tests/bytecode_test.rs
+++ b/tests/bytecode_test.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ fn run_one_test(json_str: &str, object_type: bytecode::ObjectType) -> Result<()>
                              bytecode_file.display(),
                              match object_type {
                                  bytecode::ObjectType::Plist => "plist",
-                                 bytecode::ObjectType::Hashtable => "hashtable",
+                                 bytecode::ObjectType::Hashtable => "hash-table",
+                                 bytecode::ObjectType::Alist => "alist",
                              });
     std::fs::write(&elisp_file, elisp_code.as_bytes())?;
 
@@ -68,25 +69,34 @@ fn test_huge_object() {
 #[test]
 fn test_completion_100k() {
     run_one_test(include_str!("./data/completion.json"), bytecode::ObjectType::Plist).unwrap();
+    run_one_test(include_str!("./data/completion.json"), bytecode::ObjectType::Alist).unwrap();
     run_one_test(include_str!("./data/completion.json"), bytecode::ObjectType::Hashtable).unwrap();
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_completion_100k_2() {
     run_one_test(include_str!("./data/completion2.json"), bytecode::ObjectType::Plist).unwrap();
+    run_one_test(include_str!("./data/completion2.json"), bytecode::ObjectType::Alist).unwrap();
+    run_one_test(include_str!("./data/completion2.json"), bytecode::ObjectType::Hashtable).unwrap();
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_completion_4k() {
     run_one_test(include_str!("./data/completion3.json"), bytecode::ObjectType::Plist).unwrap();
+    run_one_test(include_str!("./data/completion3.json"), bytecode::ObjectType::Alist).unwrap();
+    run_one_test(include_str!("./data/completion3.json"), bytecode::ObjectType::Hashtable).unwrap();
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_diagnostics_12k() {
     run_one_test(include_str!("./data/publishDiagnostics.json"), bytecode::ObjectType::Plist).unwrap();
+    run_one_test(include_str!("./data/publishDiagnostics.json"), bytecode::ObjectType::Alist).unwrap();
+    run_one_test(include_str!("./data/publishDiagnostics.json"), bytecode::ObjectType::Hashtable).unwrap();
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_diagnostics_12k_2() {
     run_one_test(include_str!("./data/publishDiagnostics2.json"), bytecode::ObjectType::Plist).unwrap();
+    run_one_test(include_str!("./data/publishDiagnostics2.json"), bytecode::ObjectType::Alist).unwrap();
+    run_one_test(include_str!("./data/publishDiagnostics2.json"), bytecode::ObjectType::Hashtable).unwrap();
 }