diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index 2239e76..aead431 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -1083,6 +1083,9 @@
         assert_equal('a0.123', 'a' .. 0.123)
       endif
 
+      assert_equal(3, 1 + [2, 3, 4][0])
+      assert_equal(5, 2 + {key: 3}['key'])
+
       set digraph
       assert_equal('val: true', 'val: ' .. &digraph)
       set nodigraph
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index b3d4fef..b320943 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2444,
+/**/
     2443,
 /**/
     2442,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 5b9f7f5..a9edc80 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -4121,13 +4121,17 @@
 	/*
 	 * List: [expr, expr]
 	 */
-	case '[':   ret = compile_list(arg, cctx, ppconst);
+	case '[':   if (generate_ppconst(cctx, ppconst) == FAIL)
+			return FAIL;
+		    ret = compile_list(arg, cctx, ppconst);
 		    break;
 
 	/*
 	 * Dictionary: {'key': val, 'key': val}
 	 */
-	case '{':   ret = compile_dict(arg, cctx, ppconst);
+	case '{':   if (generate_ppconst(cctx, ppconst) == FAIL)
+			return FAIL;
+		    ret = compile_dict(arg, cctx, ppconst);
 		    break;
 
 	/*