diff --git a/midas/checker/builtins.py b/midas/checker/builtins.py
index 78ba18f..2702381 100644
--- a/midas/checker/builtins.py
+++ b/midas/checker/builtins.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 
 BUILTIN_SUBTYPES: dict[str, set[str]] = {
-    "object": {"float", "list", "dict", "str"},
+    "object": {"float", "list", "dict", "str", "tuple"},
     "float": {"int"},
     "int": {"bool"},
 }
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ def define_builtins(reg: TypesRegistry):
     str = reg.define_type("str", BaseType(name="str"))
     slice = reg.define_type("slice", BaseType(name="slice"))
 
+    tuple = reg.define_type("tuple", BaseType(name="tuple"))
+
     list = reg.define_type(
         "list",
         GenericType(
diff --git a/midas/checker/registry.py b/midas/checker/registry.py
index 8e816ac..ebbaee3 100644
--- a/midas/checker/registry.py
+++ b/midas/checker/registry.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from midas.checker.types import (
     OverloadedFunction,
     Predicate,
     TopType,
+    TupleType,
     Type,
     TypeVar,
     UnknownType,
@@ -346,6 +347,9 @@ class TypesRegistry:
                     body=substitute_typevars(body, substitutions),
                 )
 
+            case BaseType(name="tuple"):
+                return TupleType(items=tuple(args))
+
             case _:
                 raise ValueError(f"{type} is not a generic type")