diff --git a/compiler/include/dmd/init.h b/compiler/include/dmd/init.h
index 142af9c73619..be80077e6bb8 100644
--- a/compiler/include/dmd/init.h
+++ b/compiler/include/dmd/init.h
@@ -84,9 +84,10 @@ class ArrayInitializer final : public Initializer
 public:
     Expressions index;  // indices
     Initializers value; // of Initializer *'s
-    unsigned dim;       // length of array being initialized
     Type *type;         // type that array will be used to initialize
-    d_bool isCarray;      // C array semantics
+    unsigned dim;       // length of array being initialized
+    d_bool isCarray;    // C array semantics
+    d_bool defaultInitialze;  // ends with `,...]` meaning "default initialize the rest"
 
     bool isAssociativeArray() const;
 
diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/astbase.d b/compiler/src/dmd/astbase.d
index 77f7e5b1d8e9..0df594afcdca 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/astbase.d
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/astbase.d
@@ -6526,8 +6526,10 @@ struct ASTBase
     {
         Expressions index;
         Initializers value;
-        uint dim;
         Type type;
+        uint dim;
+        bool isCarray;
+        bool defaultInitialize;
 
         extern (D) this(Loc loc)
         {
diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/frontend.h b/compiler/src/dmd/frontend.h
index 8ce816a68199..13342237123e 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/frontend.h
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/frontend.h
@@ -4129,9 +4129,10 @@ class ArrayInitializer final : public Initializer
 public:
     Array<Expression* > index;
     Array<Initializer* > value;
-    uint32_t dim;
     Type* type;
+    uint32_t dim;
     bool isCarray;
+    bool defaultInitialize;
     bool isAssociativeArray() const;
     void accept(Visitor* v) override;
 };
diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/hdrgen.d b/compiler/src/dmd/hdrgen.d
index 6ba5ee210387..d9e1c4b6fa7a 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/hdrgen.d
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/hdrgen.d
@@ -4265,6 +4265,8 @@ private void initializerToBuffer(Initializer inx, ref OutBuffer buf, ref HdrGenS
             if (auto iz = ai.value[i])
                 initializerToBuffer(iz, buf, hgs);
         }
+        if (ai.defaultInitialize)
+            buf.put(", ...");
         buf.put(']');
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/init.d b/compiler/src/dmd/init.d
index 9a118bb3d658..a466021058da 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/init.d
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/init.d
@@ -175,9 +175,10 @@ extern (C++) final class ArrayInitializer : Initializer
 {
     Expressions index;      // indices
     Initializers value;     // of Initializer *'s
-    uint dim;               // length of array being initialized
     Type type;              // type that array will be used to initialize
+    uint dim;               // length of array being initialized
     bool isCarray;          // C array semantics
+    bool defaultInitialize; // ends with `,...]` meaning "default initialize the rest"
 
     extern (D) this(Loc loc)
     {
diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/initsem.d b/compiler/src/dmd/initsem.d
index b3cf9933a9df..579049d374ac 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/initsem.d
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/initsem.d
@@ -251,11 +251,13 @@ Initializer initializerSemantic(Initializer init, Scope* sc, ref Type tx, NeedIn
         }
         i.type = t;
         length = 0;
+        bool hasIndices = false;
         for (size_t j = 0; j < i.index.length; j++) // don't replace with foreach; j is modified
         {
             Expression idx = i.index[j];
             if (idx)
             {
+                hasIndices = true;
                 sc = sc.startCTFE();
                 idx = idx.expressionSemantic(sc);
                 sc = sc.endCTFE();
@@ -320,6 +322,18 @@ Initializer initializerSemantic(Initializer init, Scope* sc, ref Type tx, NeedIn
             else
             {
                 ulong edim = tsa.dim.toInteger();
+                if (i.defaultInitialize && hasIndices)
+                {
+                    error(i.loc, "cannot use both indices and `...` in static array initializer");
+                    return err();
+                }
+                if (i.dim < edim && !i.defaultInitialize && !i.isCarray && !hasIndices &&
+                    sc.hasEdition(Edition.v2024))
+                {
+                    deprecation(i.loc, "array initializer has %u elements, but array length is %llu", i.dim, edim);
+                    deprecationSupplemental(i.loc, "use `, ...]` if intentional");
+                    //return err();
+                }
                 if (i.dim > edim)
                 {
                     error(i.loc, "array initializer has %u elements, but array length is %llu", i.dim, edim);
@@ -327,6 +341,11 @@ Initializer initializerSemantic(Initializer init, Scope* sc, ref Type tx, NeedIn
                 }
             }
         }
+        else if (i.defaultInitialize)
+        {
+            error(i.loc, "can only use `...` in static array initializer");
+            return err();
+        }
         if (errors)
             return err();
 
diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/parse.d b/compiler/src/dmd/parse.d
index 81dac5c5d8ae..d5f709e1dbc1 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/parse.d
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/parse.d
@@ -7012,6 +7012,7 @@ class Parser(AST, Lexer = dmd.lexer.Lexer) : Lexer
      */
     private AST.Initializer parseInitializer()
     {
+        //printf("parseInitializer()\n");
         const loc = token.loc;
 
         switch (token.value)
@@ -7086,6 +7087,16 @@ class Parser(AST, Lexer = dmd.lexer.Lexer) : Lexer
                     commaExpected = true;
                     continue;
 
+                case TOK.dotDotDot:
+                    if (commaExpected)
+                    {
+                        error("comma expected before `...]`");
+                    }
+                    ia.defaultInitialize = true;
+                    nextToken();
+                    check(TOK.rightBracket);
+                    break;
+
                 case TOK.leftCurly:
                 case TOK.leftBracket:
                     if (commaExpected)
diff --git a/compiler/test/compilable/extra-files/vcg-ast.d.cg b/compiler/test/compilable/extra-files/vcg-ast.d.cg
index dafad19e7b43..f1c97ae61511 100644
--- a/compiler/test/compilable/extra-files/vcg-ast.d.cg
+++ b/compiler/test/compilable/extra-files/vcg-ast.d.cg
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ template imported()
 alias myImport = vcg_ast_import;
 enum bool compiles = true;
 enum bool isexp = true;
+int[3] arr = [1, ...];
 R!int
 {
 	struct _R
@@ -257,4 +258,4 @@ RTInfo!(_R)
 {
 	enum immutable(void)* RTInfo = null;
 
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/test/compilable/vcg-ast.d b/compiler/test/compilable/vcg-ast.d
index 6a9055574008..1851b4b97fc4 100644
--- a/compiler/test/compilable/vcg-ast.d
+++ b/compiler/test/compilable/vcg-ast.d
@@ -88,3 +88,5 @@ enum isexp = is(typeof({
     int[] arr;
     arr ~= 1;
 }));
+
+int[3] arr = [1, ...];
diff --git a/compiler/test/fail_compilation/array1.d b/compiler/test/fail_compilation/array1.d
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..92d5a1b0fad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/test/fail_compilation/array1.d
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+REQUIRED_ARGS: -de
+TEST_OUTPUT:
+---
+fail_compilation/array1.d(22): Deprecation: array initializer has 3 elements, but array length is 4
+fail_compilation/array1.d(22):        use `, ...]` if intentional
+fail_compilation/array1.d(25): Error: can only use `...` in static array initializer
+fail_compilation/array1.d(26): Error: cannot use both indices and `...` in static array initializer
+fail_compilation/array1.d(29): Deprecation: array initializer has 1 elements, but array length is 4
+fail_compilation/array1.d(29):        use `, ...]` if intentional
+---
+*/
+
+module m 2024;
+
+extern (C) immutable int[4] a = [1,2,3,...];
+static assert(a[3] == 0);
+
+immutable int[4] b = [1,2,3,...];
+static assert(b[3] == 0);
+
+int[4] c = [1,2,3];
+int[4] d = [1:1]; // OK
+
+int[] e = [1,...];
+int[4] f = [2:1,...];
+
+// nested initializer
+int[4][] s1 = [[1]];
+int[4][] s2 = [[1,...]]; // OK
diff --git a/compiler/test/runnable/b20890.d b/compiler/test/runnable/b20890.d
index 9b208da3f772..033f700e6959 100644
--- a/compiler/test/runnable/b20890.d
+++ b/compiler/test/runnable/b20890.d
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ void format8(string spec, S8[1] s)
     assert (spec    == "lengthy");
     assert (s[0].m  == 42);
 }
-struct S42 { ubyte[42] m = [42]; }
+struct S42 { ubyte[42] m = [42, ...]; }
 void format42(string spec, S42[1] s)
 {
     assert (spec        == "lengthy");
     assert (s[0].m[0]   == 42);
+    assert (s[0].m[1]   == 0);
 }
 
 void main()
diff --git a/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/winsock2.d b/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/winsock2.d
index c2cc1864e1d8..09092d1a6d91 100644
--- a/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/winsock2.d
+++ b/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/winsock2.d
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ union in6_addr
 }
 
 
-enum in6_addr IN6ADDR_ANY = { s6_addr8: [0] };
+enum in6_addr IN6ADDR_ANY = { s6_addr8: 0 };
 enum in6_addr IN6ADDR_LOOPBACK = { s6_addr8: [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1] };
 //alias IN6ADDR_ANY_INIT = IN6ADDR_ANY;
 //alias IN6ADDR_LOOPBACK_INIT = IN6ADDR_LOOPBACK;
diff --git a/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/winver.d b/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/winver.d
index 5ef0864c4405..e1b1618d3a32 100644
--- a/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/winver.d
+++ b/druntime/src/core/sys/windows/winver.d
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ VERSIONHELPERAPI IsWindows10OrGreater()
 
 VERSIONHELPERAPI IsWindowsServer()
 {
-    OSVERSIONINFOEXW osvi = { OSVERSIONINFOEXW.sizeof, 0, 0, 0, 0, [0], 0, 0, 0, VER_NT_WORKSTATION };
+    OSVERSIONINFOEXW osvi = { OSVERSIONINFOEXW.sizeof, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, VER_NT_WORKSTATION };
     const DWORDLONG dwlConditionMask = VerSetConditionMask( 0, VER_PRODUCT_TYPE, VER_EQUAL );
 
     return !VerifyVersionInfoW(&osvi, VER_PRODUCT_TYPE, dwlConditionMask);
diff --git a/spec/arrays.dd b/spec/arrays.dd
index 8dc3a27e1a41..34b168e6acf2 100644
--- a/spec/arrays.dd
+++ b/spec/arrays.dd
@@ -1140,11 +1140,11 @@ $(H3 $(LNAME2 array-initializers, Array Initializers))
 
 $(GRAMMAR
 $(GNAME ArrayInitializer):
-    $(D [) $(I ArrayElementInitializers)$(OPT) $(D ])
+    `[` *ArrayElementInitializers* `,`$(OPT) `]`
+    `[` *ArrayElementInitializers* `, ... ]`
 
 $(GNAME ArrayElementInitializers):
     $(I ArrayElementInitializer)
-    $(I ArrayElementInitializer) $(D ,)
     $(I ArrayElementInitializer) $(D ,) $(GSELF ArrayElementInitializers)
 
 $(GNAME ArrayElementInitializer):
@@ -1153,7 +1153,12 @@ $(GNAME ArrayElementInitializer):
 )
 
         $(P An *ArrayInitializer* is a list of element initializers enclosed in `[ ]`.
-        Each element initializer can be optionally preceded by an index expression and a `:`.
+        The $(GRAMMAR_INLINE *ArrayElementInitializers* `, ...`) form
+        $(RELATIVE_LINK2 static-init-static, can only be used) when the declaration
+        is a static array.)
+
+        $(P Each element initializer can be optionally preceded by an index
+        expression and a `:`.
         If an index is not supplied, it is set to the previous index
         plus 1, or 0 if it is the first value.
         Any missing elements will be initialized to the default value
@@ -1207,6 +1212,26 @@ assert(value == [5, 6, 2]);
 
 $(H3 $(LNAME2 static-init-static, Static Initialization of Statically Allocated Arrays))
 
+        $(P When a static array type is expected, an *ArrayInitializer* must either:)
+
+        - Match the expected number of elements in the type
+        - Have at least one element index provided
+        - Use the trailing `...` syntax
+
+        $(P The `...` syntax is used to specify 0 or more missing elements. Any
+        missing elements will be initialized to the default value of the element type:)
+
+$(SPEC_RUNNABLE_EXAMPLE_RUN
+---------
+int[4] a = [1, 2, 3, 4]; // OK
+
+//int[4] b = [1, 2];  // Error, missing elements
+int[4] b = [1, 2, ...]; // OK
+
+void main() => assert(b == [1, 2, 0, 0]);
+---------
+)
+
         $(P All elements of a static array can be initialized to a specific value
         which implicitly converts to the array element type:)