Index: clang-tidy/modernize/UseEmplaceCheck.h
===================================================================
--- clang-tidy/modernize/UseEmplaceCheck.h
+++ clang-tidy/modernize/UseEmplaceCheck.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 private:
   std::vector<std::string> ContainersWithPushBack;
   std::vector<std::string> SmartPointers;
+  std::vector<std::string> PairTypes;
 };
 
 } // namespace modernize
Index: clang-tidy/modernize/UseEmplaceCheck.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang-tidy/modernize/UseEmplaceCheck.cpp
+++ clang-tidy/modernize/UseEmplaceCheck.cpp
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@
     "::std::vector; ::std::list; ::std::deque";
 static const auto DefaultSmartPointers =
     "::std::shared_ptr; ::std::unique_ptr; ::std::auto_ptr; ::std::weak_ptr";
+static const auto DefaultPairTypes = "::std::pair";
 
 UseEmplaceCheck::UseEmplaceCheck(StringRef Name, ClangTidyContext *Context)
     : ClangTidyCheck(Name, Context),
       ContainersWithPushBack(utils::options::parseStringList(Options.get(
           "ContainersWithPushBack", DefaultContainersWithPushBack))),
       SmartPointers(utils::options::parseStringList(
-          Options.get("SmartPointers", DefaultSmartPointers))) {}
+          Options.get("SmartPointers", DefaultSmartPointers))),
+      PairTypes(utils::options::parseStringList(
+          Options.get("PairTypes", DefaultPairTypes))) {}
 
 void UseEmplaceCheck::registerMatchers(MatchFinder *Finder) {
   if (!getLangOpts().CPlusPlus11)
@@ -72,11 +75,19 @@
   auto hasInitList = has(ignoringImplicit(initListExpr()));
   // FIXME: Discard 0/NULL (as nullptr), static inline const data members,
   // overloaded functions and template names.
+
+  // Ignore push_back({first, second}) for pair types (eg. std::pair).
+  auto isPairBraceInit = expr(allOf(cxxConstructExpr(hasDeclaration(
+      cxxConstructorDecl(ofClass(hasAnyName(SmallVector<StringRef, 2>(
+          PairTypes.begin(), PairTypes.end())))))),
+                                    unless(cxxTemporaryObjectExpr())),
+                              unless(hasParent(implicitCastExpr())));
+
   auto soughtConstructExpr =
       cxxConstructExpr(
           unless(anyOf(isCtorOfSmartPtr, hasInitList, bitFieldAsArgument,
                        initializerListAsArgument, newExprAsArgument,
-                       constructingDerived, isPrivateCtor)))
+                       constructingDerived, isPrivateCtor, isPairBraceInit)))
           .bind("ctor");
   auto hasConstructExpr = has(ignoringImplicit(soughtConstructExpr));
 
Index: test/clang-tidy/modernize-use-emplace.cpp
===================================================================
--- test/clang-tidy/modernize-use-emplace.cpp
+++ test/clang-tidy/modernize-use-emplace.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@
   // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:5: warning: use emplace_back
   // CHECK-FIXES: v.emplace_back(1, 2);
 
+  v.push_back({1, 2});
+  v.push_back(std::pair<int, int>{1, 2});
+  // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:5: warning: use emplace_back
+  // CHECK-FIXES: v.emplace_back(1, 2);
+
   GetPair g;
   v.push_back(g.getPair());
   // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:5: warning: use emplace_back