diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 63ca048..d644a3e 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -2224,7 +2224,7 @@
     {"matchend",	2, 4, FEARG_1,	    arg24_match_func,
 			ret_number,	    f_matchend},
     {"matchfuzzy",	2, 3, FEARG_1,	    arg3_list_string_dict,
-			ret_list_string,    f_matchfuzzy},
+			ret_list_any,	    f_matchfuzzy},
     {"matchfuzzypos",	2, 3, FEARG_1,	    arg3_list_string_dict,
 			ret_list_any,	    f_matchfuzzypos},
     {"matchlist",	2, 4, FEARG_1,	    arg24_match_func,
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
index b76db7d..23a6835 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
@@ -2821,6 +2821,15 @@
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['matchfuzzy([], 1)'], ['E1013: Argument 2: type mismatch, expected string but got number', 'E1174: String required for argument 2'])
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['matchfuzzy([], "a", [])'], ['E1013: Argument 3: type mismatch, expected dict<any> but got list<unknown>', 'E1206: Dictionary required for argument 3'])
   matchfuzzy(['abc', 'xyz'], '')->assert_equal([])
+  var lines =<< trim END
+    var items = [{name: 'xyz', id: 1}, {name: 'def', id: 2},
+                 {name: 'abc', id: 3}]
+    var l: list<dict<any>> = matchfuzzy(items, 'abc', {key: 'name'})
+    assert_equal([{name: 'abc', id: 3}], l)
+    var k: list<string> = matchfuzzy(['one', 'two', 'who'], 'o')
+    assert_equal(['one', 'two', 'who'], k)
+  END
+  v9.CheckDefAndScriptSuccess(lines)
 enddef
 
 def Test_matchfuzzypos()
@@ -2828,6 +2837,15 @@
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['matchfuzzypos([], 1)'], ['E1013: Argument 2: type mismatch, expected string but got number', 'E1174: String required for argument 2'])
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['matchfuzzypos([], "a", [])'], ['E1013: Argument 3: type mismatch, expected dict<any> but got list<unknown>', 'E1206: Dictionary required for argument 3'])
   matchfuzzypos(['abc', 'xyz'], '')->assert_equal([[], [], []])
+  var lines =<< trim END
+    var items = [{name: 'xyz', id: 1}, {name: 'def', id: 2},
+                 {name: 'abc', id: 3}]
+    var l: list<dict<any>> = matchfuzzypos(items, 'abc', {key: 'name'})[0]
+    assert_equal([{name: 'abc', id: 3}], l)
+    var k: list<string> = matchfuzzypos(['one', 'two', 'who'], 'o')[0]
+    assert_equal(['one', 'two', 'who'], k)
+  END
+  v9.CheckDefAndScriptSuccess(lines)
 enddef
 
 def Test_matchlist()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e174f58..ba99907 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1660,
+/**/
     1659,
 /**/
     1658,