diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index 411ed70..fe43e80 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -1517,6 +1517,10 @@
   llstring = [[], ['text']]
   llstring = [[], []]
 
+  var rangelist: list<number> = range(3)
+  g:rangelist = range(3)
+  CheckDefExecFailure(["var x: list<string> = g:rangelist"], 'E1012: Type mismatch; expected list<string> but got list<number>', 1)
+
   CheckDefFailure(["let x = 1234[3]"], 'E1107:', 1)
   CheckDefExecFailure(["let x = g:anint[3]"], 'E1062:', 1)
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 9ef77d8..ed7b449 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1758,
+/**/
     1757,
 /**/
     1756,
diff --git a/src/vim9type.c b/src/vim9type.c
index c7e3dde..931b575 100644
--- a/src/vim9type.c
+++ b/src/vim9type.c
@@ -269,15 +269,17 @@
 
     if (tv->v_type == VAR_LIST)
     {
-	listitem_T *li;
+	list_T	    *l = tv->vval.v_list;
+	listitem_T  *li;
 
-	if (tv->vval.v_list == NULL || tv->vval.v_list->lv_first == NULL)
+	if (l == NULL || l->lv_first == NULL)
 	    return &t_list_empty;
+	if (l->lv_first == &range_list_item)
+	    return &t_list_number;
 
 	// Use the common type of all members.
-	member_type = typval2type(&tv->vval.v_list->lv_first->li_tv, type_gap);
-	for (li = tv->vval.v_list->lv_first->li_next; li != NULL;
-							     li = li->li_next)
+	member_type = typval2type(&l->lv_first->li_tv, type_gap);
+	for (li = l->lv_first->li_next; li != NULL; li = li->li_next)
 	    common_type(typval2type(&li->li_tv, type_gap),
 					  member_type, &member_type, type_gap);
 	return get_list_type(member_type, type_gap);