diff --git a/SYNTAX.rst b/SYNTAX.rst
index 260823521..7476f4470 100644
--- a/SYNTAX.rst
+++ b/SYNTAX.rst
@@ -512,6 +512,17 @@ These are defined in df-code.lisp:
 
     but allows the GUI to display it as a list.
 
+``<df-linked-list-type type-name='foo_link' item-type='foo'/>``
+
+    Defines a DF-style linked list node. This translates to::
+
+        <struct-type type-name='foo_link'>
+            <pointer name='item' type-name='foo'/>
+            <pointer name='prev' type-name='foo_link'/>
+            <pointer name='next' type-name='foo_link'/>
+        </struct-type>
+
+    with some extra code to make it easier to interact with.
 
 Class type definition
 =====================
diff --git a/StructType.pm b/StructType.pm
index cfc6a6962..d45991348 100644
--- a/StructType.pm
+++ b/StructType.pm
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ sub render_struct_type {
 
     my $tag_name = $tag->getAttribute('ld:meta');
     my $is_class = ($tag_name eq 'class-type');
+    my $is_linked_list = (($tag->getAttribute('ld:subtype') or '') eq 'df-linked-list-type');
     my $custom_methods = is_attr_true($tag, 'custom-methods') || $tag->findnodes('custom-methods/cmethod');
     my $has_methods = $is_class || is_attr_true($tag, 'has-methods');
     my $inherits = $tag->getAttribute('inherits-from');
@@ -206,6 +207,8 @@ sub render_struct_type {
         $ispec = ' : '.$inherits;
     } elsif ($is_class) {
         $ispec = ' : virtual_class';
+    } elsif ($is_linked_list) {
+        $ispec = ' : DfLinkedList<'.$typename.', '.$tag->getAttribute('item-type').'>';
     }
 
     with_struct_block {
diff --git a/df.jobs.xml b/df.jobs.xml
index 320e18cb9..3cecca9ab 100644
--- a/df.jobs.xml
+++ b/df.jobs.xml
@@ -45,12 +45,7 @@
         <flag-bit name='milk'/>
     </bitfield-type>
 
-    <struct-type type-name='job_list_link'>
-        <code-helper name='describe'>(describe-obj $.item)</code-helper>
-        <pointer name='item' type-name='job'/>
-        <pointer name='prev' type-name='job_list_link'/>
-        <pointer name='next' type-name='job_list_link'/>
-    </struct-type>
+    <df-linked-list-type type-name='job_list_link' item-type='job'/>
 
     <bitfield-type type-name='job_flags' base-type='uint32_t'>
         <flag-bit name='repeat'/>
diff --git a/df.map.xml b/df.map.xml
index 35719bc6f..faa4223b3 100644
--- a/df.map.xml
+++ b/df.map.xml
@@ -220,11 +220,7 @@
         </custom-methods>
     </struct-type>
 
-    <struct-type type-name='block_burrow_link'>
-        <pointer name='item' type-name='block_burrow'/>
-        <pointer name='prev' type-name='block_burrow_link'/>
-        <pointer name='next' type-name='block_burrow_link'/>
-    </struct-type>
+    <df-linked-list-type type-name='block_burrow_link' item-type='block_burrow'/>
 
     <struct-type type-name='map_block'>
         <bitfield name='flags' type-name='block_flags'/>
@@ -328,11 +324,7 @@
         </static-array>
     </struct-type>
 
-    <struct-type type-name='cave_column_link'>
-        <pointer name='item' type-name='cave_column'/>
-        <pointer name='prev' type-name='cave_column_link'/>
-        <pointer name='next' type-name='cave_column_link'/>
-    </struct-type>
+    <df-linked-list-type type-name='cave_column_link' item-type='cave_column'/>
 
     <class-type type-name='cave_column' original-name='cave_columnst'>
         <int16_t/>
diff --git a/df.projectile.xml b/df.projectile.xml
index 5d88559ea..f64722cca 100644
--- a/df.projectile.xml
+++ b/df.projectile.xml
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@
         <enum-item name='Magic'/>
     </enum-type>
 
-    <struct-type type-name='proj_list_link'>
-        <pointer name='item' type-name='projectile'/>
-        <pointer name='prev' type-name='proj_list_link'/>
-        <pointer name='next' type-name='proj_list_link'/>
-    </struct-type>
+    <df-linked-list-type type-name='proj_list_link' item-type='projectile'/>
 
     <bitfield-type type-name='projectile_flags'>
         <flag-bit name='no_impact_destroy'/>
diff --git a/lower-1.xslt b/lower-1.xslt
index 0337b5b35..1bada0651 100644
--- a/lower-1.xslt
+++ b/lower-1.xslt
@@ -61,6 +61,21 @@
         </ld:global-type>
     </xsl:template>
 
+    <xsl:template match='df-linked-list-type'>
+        <ld:global-type ld:meta='struct-type' ld:subtype='df-linked-list-type' ld:level='0' type-name='{@type-name}' item-type='{@item-type}'>
+            <code-helper name="describe"><xsl:text>(describe-obj $.item)</xsl:text></code-helper>
+            <ld:field name='item' type-name='{@item-type}' ld:level='1' ld:meta='pointer' ld:is-container='true'>
+                <ld:item ld:level='2' ld:meta='global' type-name='{@item-type}'/>
+            </ld:field>
+            <ld:field name='prev' type-name='{@type-name}' ld:level='1' ld:meta='pointer' ld:is-container='true'>
+                <ld:item ld:level='2' ld:meta='global' type-name='{@type-name}'/>
+            </ld:field>
+            <ld:field name='next' type-name='{@type-name}' ld:level='1' ld:meta='pointer' ld:is-container='true'>
+                <ld:item ld:level='2' ld:meta='global' type-name='{@type-name}'/>
+            </ld:field>
+        </ld:global-type>
+    </xsl:template>
+
     <!-- Code to properly annotate references to types by name -->
 
     <xsl:key name="primitive-type-lookup" match="prim-type" use="@ld:subtype"/>