diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_rb_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_rb_generator.cc
index 171e623..1e2fa7d 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_rb_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_rb_generator.cc
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@
   if (is_exception) {
     generate_rb_simple_exception_constructor(out, tstruct);
   }
+  else {
+    generate_rb_simple_constructor(out, tstruct);
+  }
 
   generate_accessors(out, tstruct);
   generate_field_defns(out, tstruct);
@@ -296,6 +299,18 @@
   indent(out) << "end" << endl << endl;
 }
 
+void t_rb_generator::generate_rb_simple_constructor(std::ofstream& out, t_struct* tstruct) {
+  const vector<t_field*>& members = tstruct->get_members();
+
+  if (members.size() > 0) {
+    indent(out) << "def initialize(opts={})" << endl;
+    indent_up();
+    indent(out) << "opts.each { |k, v| send(\"#{k}=\", v) }" << endl;
+    indent_down();
+    indent(out) << "end" << endl << endl;
+  }
+}
+
 void t_rb_generator::generate_rb_simple_exception_constructor(std::ofstream& out, t_struct* tstruct) {
   const vector<t_field*>& members = tstruct->get_members();
 
diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_rb_generator.h b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_rb_generator.h
index 0cee5e4..d2b7265 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_rb_generator.h
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_rb_generator.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
   void generate_rb_struct_reader(std::ofstream& out, t_struct* tstruct);
   void generate_rb_struct_writer(std::ofstream& out, t_struct* tstruct);
   void generate_rb_function_helpers(t_function* tfunction);
+  void generate_rb_simple_constructor(std::ofstream& out, t_struct* tstruct);
   void generate_rb_simple_exception_constructor(std::ofstream& out, t_struct* tstruct);
   void generate_accessors   (std::ofstream& out, t_struct* tstruct);
   void generate_field_defns (std::ofstream& out, t_struct* tstruct);