diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index 411ed70..7900dd7 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -1687,6 +1687,18 @@
 	->map({_, v -> synIDattr(v, 'name')})->len()})
   END
   CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+
+  # check if assign a lambda to a variable which type is func or any.
+  lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      let FuncRef = {->123}
+      assert_equal(123, FuncRef())
+      let FuncRef_Func: func = {->123}
+      assert_equal(123, FuncRef_Func())
+      let FuncRef_Any: any = {->123}
+      assert_equal(123, FuncRef_Any())
+  END
+  CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
 enddef
 
 def Test_epxr7_funcref()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 29199d2..7cc9e7b 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1722,
+/**/
     1721,
 /**/
     1720,
diff --git a/src/vim9type.c b/src/vim9type.c
index a7ffd32..c7e3dde 100644
--- a/src/vim9type.c
+++ b/src/vim9type.c
@@ -463,7 +463,11 @@
 	    && !(expected->tt_type == VAR_ANY && actual->tt_type != VAR_VOID))
 
     {
-	if (expected->tt_type != actual->tt_type)
+	// tt_type should match, except that a "partial" can be assigned to a
+	// variable with type "func".
+	if (!(expected->tt_type == actual->tt_type
+		    || (expected->tt_type == VAR_FUNC
+					   && actual->tt_type == VAR_PARTIAL)))
 	{
 	    if (expected->tt_type == VAR_BOOL
 					&& (actual->tt_flags & TTFLAG_BOOL_OK))