diff --git a/src/list.c b/src/list.c
index 04ddbfc..76101ba 100644
--- a/src/list.c
+++ b/src/list.c
@@ -852,6 +852,7 @@
     long	idx1 = idx1_arg;
     listitem_T	*first_li = list_find_index(dest, &idx1);
     long	idx;
+    type_T	*member_type = NULL;
 
     /*
      * Check whether any of the list items is locked before making any changes.
@@ -869,6 +870,10 @@
 	++idx;
     }
 
+    if (in_vim9script() && dest->lv_type != NULL
+					   && dest->lv_type->tt_member != NULL)
+	member_type = dest->lv_type->tt_member;
+
     /*
      * Assign the List values to the list items.
      */
@@ -880,6 +885,10 @@
 	    tv_op(&dest_li->li_tv, &src_li->li_tv, op);
 	else
 	{
+	    if (member_type != NULL
+		    && check_typval_arg_type(member_type, &src_li->li_tv,
+							      NULL, 0) == FAIL)
+		return FAIL;
 	    clear_tv(&dest_li->li_tv);
 	    copy_tv(&src_li->li_tv, &dest_li->li_tv);
 	}
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim b/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim
index 8f8e34c..2eda9a8 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_listdict.vim
@@ -189,6 +189,12 @@
       call assert_equal([5, 6], l)
   END
   call CheckLegacyAndVim9Success(lines)
+
+  let lines =<< trim END
+    var l = [7]
+    l[:] = ['text']
+  END
+  call CheckDefAndScriptFailure(lines, 'E1012:', 2)
 endfunc
 
 " Test removing items in list
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 64137db..1acc17a 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -756,6 +756,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3338,
+/**/
     3337,
 /**/
     3336,