diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index d746485..3e2ced0 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -912,6 +912,12 @@
     g:imported_added = exported
     g:imported_func = Exported()
 
+    def GetExported(): string
+      let local_dict = #{ref: Exported}
+      return local_dict.ref()
+    enddef
+    g:funcref_result = GetExported()
+
     import {exp_name} from './Xexport.vim'
     g:imported_name = exp_name
     exp_name ..= ' Doe'
@@ -930,6 +936,7 @@
   assert_equal(9879, g:imported_added)
   assert_equal(9879, g:imported_later)
   assert_equal('Exported', g:imported_func)
+  assert_equal('Exported', g:funcref_result)
   assert_equal('John', g:imported_name)
   assert_equal('John Doe', g:imported_name_appended)
   assert_false(exists('g:name'))
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index fc86f15..8f8ebc6 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1287,
+/**/
     1286,
 /**/
     1285,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 52841de..53bfb6c 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@
 
     if (ga_grow(stack, 1) == FAIL)
 	return NULL;
-    ((type_T **)stack->ga_data)[stack->ga_len] = type;
+    ((type_T **)stack->ga_data)[stack->ga_len] = type == NULL ? &t_any : type;
     ++stack->ga_len;
 
     return isn;
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@
     RETURN_OK_IF_SKIP(cctx);
     if ((isn = generate_instr_type(cctx, ISN_PUSHFUNC, type)) == NULL)
 	return FAIL;
-    isn->isn_arg.string = name;
+    isn->isn_arg.string = name == NULL ? NULL : vim_strsave(name);
 
     return OK;
 }
@@ -2807,14 +2807,13 @@
 		    idx,
 		    type);
 	}
+	else if (import->imp_funcname != NULL)
+	    generate_PUSHFUNC(cctx, import->imp_funcname, import->imp_type);
 	else
-	{
-	    // TODO: check this is a variable, not a function?
 	    generate_VIM9SCRIPT(cctx, ISN_LOADSCRIPT,
 		    import->imp_sid,
 		    import->imp_var_vals_idx,
 		    import->imp_type);
-	}
 	return OK;
     }
 
@@ -2835,8 +2834,7 @@
     if (ufunc->uf_def_status == UF_TO_BE_COMPILED)
 	if (compile_def_function(ufunc, TRUE, NULL) == FAIL)
 	    return FAIL;
-    return generate_PUSHFUNC(cctx, vim_strsave(ufunc->uf_name),
-							  ufunc->uf_func_type);
+    return generate_PUSHFUNC(cctx, ufunc->uf_name, ufunc->uf_func_type);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/vim9script.c b/src/vim9script.c
index 34c3dab..784283e 100644
--- a/src/vim9script.c
+++ b/src/vim9script.c
@@ -465,7 +465,10 @@
 		imported->imp_var_vals_idx = idx;
 	    }
 	    else
+	    {
+		imported->imp_type = ufunc->uf_func_type;
 		imported->imp_funcname = ufunc->uf_name;
+	    }
 	}
     }
 erret: