diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
index 73b3310..744fc5e 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
@@ -1249,6 +1249,15 @@
   v9.CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
 enddef
 
+def Test_assignment_empty_list()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+      var l2: list<any> = []
+      var l: list<string>
+      l = l2
+  END
+  v9.CheckDefAndScriptSuccess(lines)
+enddef
+
 def Test_assignment_vim9script()
   var lines =<< trim END
     vim9script
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
index 434d49b..55297cb 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
@@ -3461,11 +3461,11 @@
       enddef
       Foo()
   END
+  # "any" could be "dict<any>", thus OK
   lines[2] = 'var l: list<any>'
-  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected list<dict<any>> but got list<any>', 2)
-
+  v9.CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
   lines[2] = 'var l: list<any> = []'
-  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected list<dict<any>> but got list<any>', 2)
+  v9.CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
 
   lines[2] = 'var l: list<any> = [11]'
   v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected list<dict<any>> but got list<number>', 2)