diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index e4f28ed..112a2e7 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -8415,7 +8415,7 @@
 
 	if (item != NULL)
 	{
-	    item->di_tv.v_type = VAR_SPECIAL;
+	    item->di_tv.v_type = VAR_BOOL;
 	    item->di_tv.vval.v_number = regname == buf[0]
 						      ? VVAL_TRUE : VVAL_FALSE;
 	    (void)dict_add(dict, item);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_registers.vim b/src/testdir/test_registers.vim
index 35bd1e0..e966932 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_registers.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_registers.vim
@@ -520,6 +520,13 @@
   nunmap <F2>
   unlet g:RegInfo
 
+  " The type of "isunnamed" was VAR_SPECIAL but should be VAR_BOOL.  Can only
+  " be noticed when using json_encod().
+  call setreg('a', 'foo')
+  let reginfo = getreginfo('a')
+  let expected = #{regcontents: ['foo'], isunnamed: v:false, regtype: 'v'}
+  call assert_equal(json_encode(expected), json_encode(reginfo))
+
   bwipe!
 endfunc
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 42a7e46..d7c6ef1 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    936,
+/**/
     935,
 /**/
     934,