diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index b764e92..bc4a790 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -3132,6 +3132,30 @@
   unlet g:testlist
 enddef
 
+def Test_expr9_const_any_index_slice()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+
+      export def V(): dict<any>
+        return {a: [1, 43], b: 0}
+      enddef
+  END
+  writefile(lines, 'XexportDict.vim', 'D')
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+
+      import './XexportDict.vim' as x
+
+      def Test()
+        const v = x.V()
+        assert_equal(43, v.a[1])
+      enddef
+      Test()
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+enddef
+
 def Test_expr_member_vim9script()
   var lines =<< trim END
       var d = {one:
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index b0ba507..e6b7ee1 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    778,
+/**/
     777,
 /**/
     776,
diff --git a/src/vim9expr.c b/src/vim9expr.c
index 8be8f6b..854c09d 100644
--- a/src/vim9expr.c
+++ b/src/vim9expr.c
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@
     vartype = typep->type_curr->tt_type;
     idxtype = (((type2_T *)stack->ga_data) + stack->ga_len - 1)->type_curr;
     // If the index is a string, the variable must be a Dict.
-    if ((typep->type_curr == &t_any || typep->type_curr == &t_unknown)
+    if ((typep->type_curr->tt_type == VAR_ANY
+		|| typep->type_curr->tt_type == VAR_UNKNOWN)
 						       && idxtype == &t_string)
 	vartype = VAR_DICT;
     if (vartype == VAR_STRING || vartype == VAR_LIST || vartype == VAR_BLOB)
@@ -172,8 +173,8 @@
 		return FAIL;
 	}
     }
-    else if (vartype == VAR_LIST || typep->type_curr == &t_any
-					     || typep->type_curr == &t_unknown)
+    else if (vartype == VAR_LIST || typep->type_curr->tt_type == VAR_ANY
+				 || typep->type_curr->tt_type == VAR_UNKNOWN)
     {
 	if (is_slice)
 	{
@@ -669,7 +670,7 @@
 	    // {sub} argument of substitute() can be compiled if it starts
 	    // with \=
 	    if (isn->isn_type == ISN_PUSHS && isn->isn_arg.string[0] == '\\'
-		    && isn->isn_arg.string[1] == '=')
+					      && isn->isn_arg.string[1] == '=')
 		compile_string(isn, cctx, 2);
 	}
 
@@ -1646,10 +1647,11 @@
     if (type == &t_bool)
 	return OK;
 
-    if (type == &t_any
-	    || type == &t_unknown
-	    || type == &t_number
-	    || type == &t_number_bool)
+    if (type->tt_type == VAR_ANY
+	    || type->tt_type == VAR_UNKNOWN
+	    || type->tt_type == VAR_NUMBER
+	    || type == &t_number_bool
+	    || type == &t_const_number_bool)
 	// Number 0 and 1 are OK to use as a bool.  "any" could also be a bool.
 	// This requires a runtime type check.
 	return generate_COND2BOOL(cctx);