diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_disassemble.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_disassemble.vim
index 9eaa864..1d1730e 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_disassemble.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_disassemble.vim
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@
         '\d STORE $1\_s*' ..
         'var l: list<any>\_s*' ..
         '\d NEWLIST size 0\_s*' ..
+        '\d SETTYPE list<any>\_s*' ..
         '\d STORE $2\_s*' ..
         '\[x, y; l\] = g:stringlist\_s*' ..
         '\d LOADG g:stringlist\_s*' ..
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
index de7b980..f8d3f59 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
@@ -2930,6 +2930,27 @@
   CheckScriptFailure(lines + ['echo H(G(F2))'], 'E1013:')
 enddef
 
+def Test_list_any_type_checked()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      def Foo()
+        --decl--
+        Bar(l)
+      enddef
+      def Bar(ll: list<dict<any>>)
+      enddef
+      Foo()
+  END
+  lines[2] = 'var l: list<any>'
+  CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected list<dict<any>> but got list<any>', 2)
+
+  lines[2] = 'var l: list<any> = []'
+  CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected list<dict<any>> but got list<any>', 2)
+
+  lines[2] = 'var l: list<any> = [11]'
+  CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected list<dict<any>> but got list<number>', 2)
+enddef
+
 def Test_compile_error()
   var lines =<< trim END
     def g:Broken()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 04b5749..5383ba3 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -756,6 +756,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3326,
+/**/
     3325,
 /**/
     3324,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 127d5a6..c2becbe 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@
 
     // get the member type from all the items on the stack.
     if (count == 0)
-	member = &t_void;
+	member = &t_unknown;
     else
 	member = get_member_type_from_stack(
 	    ((type_T **)stack->ga_data) + stack->ga_len, count, 1,
@@ -7190,10 +7190,15 @@
 		    && (lhs.lhs_type->tt_type == VAR_DICT
 					  || lhs.lhs_type->tt_type == VAR_LIST)
 		    && lhs.lhs_type->tt_member != NULL
-		    && lhs.lhs_type->tt_member != &t_any
+		    && !(lhs.lhs_type->tt_member == &t_any
+			    && oplen > 0
+			    && rhs_type != NULL
+			    && rhs_type->tt_type == lhs.lhs_type->tt_type
+			    && rhs_type->tt_member != &t_unknown)
 		    && lhs.lhs_type->tt_member != &t_unknown)
 		// Set the type in the list or dict, so that it can be checked,
-		// also in legacy script.
+		// also in legacy script.  Not for "list<any> = val", then the
+		// type of "val" is used.
 		generate_SETTYPE(cctx, lhs.lhs_type);
 
 	    if (generate_store_lhs(cctx, &lhs, instr_count) == FAIL)