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diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/expression.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/expression.py
index c487ee173..cc97227a7 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/expression.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/sql/expression.py
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ def case(whens, value=None, else_=None):
"""Produce a ``CASE`` statement.
whens
- A sequence of pairs to be translated into "when / then" clauses.
+ A sequence of pairs or a dict to be translated into "when / then" clauses.
value
Optional for simple case statements.
@@ -425,6 +425,11 @@ def case(whens, value=None, else_=None):
Optional as well, for case defaults.
"""
+ try:
+ whens = util.dictlike_iteritems(whens)
+ except TypeError:
+ pass
+
whenlist = [ClauseList('WHEN', c, 'THEN', r, operator=None)
for (c,r) in whens]
if not else_ is None: