diff --git a/contrib/julia.xml b/contrib/julia.xml
index 1422b0470ba2d..491c4ee191a44 100644
--- a/contrib/julia.xml
+++ b/contrib/julia.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
       <item> do </item>
       <item> for </item>
       <item> function </item>
+      <item> stagedfunction </item>
       <item> if </item>
       <item> immutable </item>
       <item> let </item>
diff --git a/src/gf.c b/src/gf.c
index ef772c061c4d2..61a0c0cf1d273 100644
--- a/src/gf.c
+++ b/src/gf.c
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ static jl_value_t *ml_matches(jl_methlist_t *ml, jl_value_t *type,
 
 static jl_function_t *cache_method(jl_methtable_t *mt, jl_tuple_t *type,
                                    jl_function_t *method, jl_tuple_t *decl,
-                                   jl_tuple_t *sparams)
+                                   jl_tuple_t *sparams, int isstaged)
 {
     size_t i;
     int need_guard_entries = 0;
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ static jl_function_t *cache_method(jl_methtable_t *mt, jl_tuple_t *type,
     // and the types we find should be bigger.
     if (jl_tuple_len(type) > mt->max_args &&
         jl_is_vararg_type(jl_tupleref(decl,jl_tuple_len(decl)-1))) {
-        size_t nspec = mt->max_args + 2;
+        size_t nspec = isstaged ? jl_tuple_len(type) : mt->max_args + 2;
         jl_tuple_t *limited = jl_alloc_tuple(nspec);
         for(i=0; i < nspec-1; i++) {
             jl_tupleset(limited, i, jl_tupleref(type, i));
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ static jl_function_t *jl_mt_assoc_by_type(jl_methtable_t *mt, jl_tuple_t *tt, in
             JL_GC_POP();
             if (!cache)
                 return func;
-            return cache_method(mt, tt, func, (jl_tuple_t*)m->sig, jl_null);
+            return cache_method(mt, tt, func, (jl_tuple_t*)m->sig, jl_null, m->isstaged);
         }
         JL_GC_POP();
         return jl_bottom_func;
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ static jl_function_t *jl_mt_assoc_by_type(jl_methtable_t *mt, jl_tuple_t *tt, in
     if (!cache)
         nf = func;
     else
-        nf = cache_method(mt, tt, func, newsig, env);
+        nf = cache_method(mt, tt, func, newsig, env, 0);
     JL_GC_POP();
     return nf;
 }
@@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@ jl_value_t *jl_gf_invoke(jl_function_t *gf, jl_tuple_t *types,
                                                           jl_tuple_len(tpenv)/2);
             }
         }
-        mfunc = cache_method(m->invokes, tt, m->func, newsig, tpenv);
+        mfunc = cache_method(m->invokes, tt, m->func, newsig, tpenv, 0);
         JL_GC_POP();
     }