diff --git a/src/evalvars.c b/src/evalvars.c
index 43c05fd..d948dde 100644
--- a/src/evalvars.c
+++ b/src/evalvars.c
@@ -3049,7 +3049,10 @@
 						      + si->sn_var_vals.ga_len;
 		sv->sv_name = di->di_key;
 		sv->sv_tv = &di->di_tv;
-		sv->sv_type = type == NULL ? &t_any : type;
+		if (type == NULL)
+		    sv->sv_type = typval2type(tv, &si->sn_type_list);
+		else
+		    sv->sv_type = type;
 		sv->sv_const = (flags & LET_IS_CONST);
 		sv->sv_export = is_export;
 		++si->sn_var_vals.ga_len;
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index 163b948..d8e20e1 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -2914,12 +2914,20 @@
     let s:other: number
     other = 1234
     g:other_var = other
+
+    # type is inferred
+    s:dict = {'a': 222}
+    def GetDictVal(key: any)
+      g:dict_val = s:dict[key]
+    enddef
+    GetDictVal('a')
   END
   CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
   assert_equal('', g:var_uninit)
   assert_equal('text', g:var_test)
   assert_equal('prefixed', g:var_prefixed)
   assert_equal(1234, g:other_var)
+  assert_equal(222, g:dict_val)
 
   unlet g:var_uninit
   unlet g:var_test
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index b389ee5..4889fcd 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1459,
+/**/
     1458,
 /**/
     1457,