diff --git a/Lib/compiler/transformer.py b/Lib/compiler/transformer.py
index c2a3b9648fb..88b3dac1bf3 100644
--- a/Lib/compiler/transformer.py
+++ b/Lib/compiler/transformer.py
@@ -515,9 +515,11 @@ def suite(self, nodelist):
 
     def testlist(self, nodelist):
         # testlist: expr (',' expr)* [',']
+        # testlist_safe: test [(',' test)+ [',']]
         # exprlist: expr (',' expr)* [',']
         return self.com_binary(Tuple, nodelist)
 
+    testlist_safe = testlist # XXX
     exprlist = testlist
 
     def test(self, nodelist):
@@ -1254,6 +1256,7 @@ def get_docstring(self, node, n=None):
 _doc_nodes = [
     symbol.expr_stmt,
     symbol.testlist,
+    symbol.testlist_safe,
     symbol.test,
     symbol.and_test,
     symbol.not_test,
@@ -1306,6 +1309,7 @@ def get_docstring(self, node, n=None):
     symbol.try_stmt,
     symbol.suite,
     symbol.testlist,
+    symbol.testlist_safe,
     symbol.test,
     symbol.and_test,
     symbol.not_test,