diff --git a/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes.builtin/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/builtin/base/Col.java b/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes.builtin/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/builtin/base/Col.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..06bf211157fef495c379b4ace7d5c30a395fafee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes.builtin/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/builtin/base/Col.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes.builtin.base;
+
+import static com.oracle.truffle.r.runtime.RBuiltinKind.*;
+
+import java.util.*;
+
+import com.oracle.truffle.api.dsl.*;
+import com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes.builtin.*;
+import com.oracle.truffle.r.runtime.*;
+import com.oracle.truffle.r.runtime.data.*;
+
+@RBuiltin(name = "col", kind = INTERNAL, parameterNames = {"dims"})
+public abstract class Col extends RBuiltinNode {
+
+    @Specialization
+    protected RIntVector col(@SuppressWarnings("unused") RNull x) {
+        controlVisibility();
+        throw RError.error(getEncapsulatingSourceSection(), RError.Message.MATRIX_LIKE_REQUIRED, "col");
+    }
+
+    @Specialization
+    protected RIntVector col(RIntVector x) {
+        controlVisibility();
+        int nrows = x.getDataAt(0);
+        int ncols = x.getDataAt(1);
+        int[] result = new int[nrows * ncols];
+        for (int i = 0; i < ncols; ++i) {
+            int colstart = i * nrows;
+            Arrays.fill(result, colstart, colstart + nrows, i + 1);
+        }
+        return RDataFactory.createIntVector(result, RDataFactory.COMPLETE_VECTOR, new int[]{nrows, ncols});
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/com.oracle.truffle.r.runtime/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/runtime/RError.java b/com.oracle.truffle.r.runtime/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/runtime/RError.java
index c5ad5fba8bd9cd6ff01f9fa949957950c2136c28..81d268d5a291760d87055e89ec544852b701e580 100644
--- a/com.oracle.truffle.r.runtime/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/runtime/RError.java
+++ b/com.oracle.truffle.r.runtime/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/runtime/RError.java
@@ -557,7 +557,9 @@ public final class RError extends RuntimeException {
         DEFAULT_METHOD_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_FOR_TYPE("default method not implemented for type '%s'"),
         ADDING_INVALID_CLASS("adding class \"%s\" to an invalid object"),
         IS_NA_TO_NON_VECTOR("is.na() applied to non-(list or vector) of type '%s'"),
-        NOT_MEANINGFUL_FOR_FACTORS("%s not meaningful for factors");
+        NOT_MEANINGFUL_FOR_FACTORS("%s not meaningful for factors"),
+        INPUTS_DIFFERENT_LENGTHS("inputs of different lengths"),
+        MATRIX_LIKE_REQUIRED("a matrix-like object is required as argument to '%s'");
 
         public final String message;
         private final boolean hasArgs;