diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 6a1bc4c..595cd06 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -2460,8 +2460,16 @@
 	}
 	if (evalarg != NULL && (evalarg->eval_flags & EVAL_EVALUATE))
 	{
-	    int ret = typval_compare(rettv, &var2, type, ic);
+	    int ret;
 
+	    if (in_vim9script() && check_compare_types(
+						   type, rettv, &var2) == FAIL)
+	    {
+		ret = FAIL;
+		clear_tv(rettv);
+	    }
+	    else
+		ret = typval_compare(rettv, &var2, type, ic);
 	    clear_tv(&var2);
 	    return ret;
 	}
diff --git a/src/proto/vim9compile.pro b/src/proto/vim9compile.pro
index 5486bd9..03862a2 100644
--- a/src/proto/vim9compile.pro
+++ b/src/proto/vim9compile.pro
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 void clear_type_list(garray_T *gap);
 type_T *typval2type(typval_T *tv);
 int check_type(type_T *expected, type_T *actual, int give_msg);
+int check_compare_types(exptype_T type, typval_T *tv1, typval_T *tv2);
 char_u *skip_type(char_u *start);
 type_T *parse_type(char_u **arg, garray_T *type_gap);
 char *vartype_name(vartype_T type);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index 1f4bde9..ef56a67 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@
 enddef
 
 def Test_expr4_vimscript()
-  " only checks line continuation
+  " check line continuation
   let lines =<< trim END
       vim9script
       let var = 0
@@ -599,6 +599,25 @@
       assert_equal(1, var)
   END
   CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+
+  " spot check mismatching types
+  lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      echo '' == 0
+  END
+  CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1072:')
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      echo v:true > v:false
+  END
+  CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'Cannot compare bool with bool')
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      echo 123 is 123
+  END
+  CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'Cannot use "is" with number')
 enddef
 
 func Test_expr4_fails()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ac5425d..6c6211d 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1176,
+/**/
     1175,
 /**/
     1174,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 3c0336a..e7f90e1 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -820,6 +820,14 @@
     return isntype;
 }
 
+    int
+check_compare_types(exptype_T type, typval_T *tv1, typval_T *tv2)
+{
+    if (get_compare_isn(type, tv1->v_type, tv2->v_type) == ISN_DROP)
+	return FAIL;
+    return OK;
+}
+
 /*
  * Generate an ISN_COMPARE* instruction with a boolean result.
  */
@@ -4296,7 +4304,7 @@
 	    // Both sides are a constant, compute the result now.
 	    // First check for a valid combination of types, this is more
 	    // strict than typval_compare().
-	    if (get_compare_isn(type, tv1->v_type, tv2->v_type) == ISN_DROP)
+	    if (check_compare_types(type, tv1, tv2) == FAIL)
 		ret = FAIL;
 	    else
 	    {