diff --git a/src/testdir/test_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_expr.vim
index 5f2020d..3c61d27 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_expr.vim
@@ -181,6 +181,38 @@
   call v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E121: Undefined variable: null_list')
 endfunc
 
+func Test_compare_with_null()
+  let s:value = v:null
+  call assert_true(s:value == v:null)
+  let s:value = v:true
+  call assert_false(s:value == v:null)
+  let s:value = v:none
+  call assert_false(s:value == v:null)
+  let s:value = 0
+  call assert_true(s:value == v:null)
+  if has('float')
+    let s:value = 0.0
+    call assert_true(s:value == v:null)
+  endif
+  let s:value = ''
+  call assert_false(s:value == v:null)
+  let s:value = 0z
+  call assert_false(s:value == v:null)
+  let s:value = []
+  call assert_false(s:value == v:null)
+  let s:value = {}
+  call assert_false(s:value == v:null)
+  let s:value = function('len')
+  call assert_false(s:value == v:null)
+  if has('job')
+    let s:value = test_null_job()
+    call assert_true(s:value == v:null)
+    let s:value = test_null_channel()
+    call assert_true(s:value == v:null)
+  endif
+  unlet s:value
+endfunc
+
 func Test_setreg_null_list()
   let lines =<< trim END
       call setreg('x', test_null_list())
diff --git a/src/typval.c b/src/typval.c
index e89ba9e..53512c6 100644
--- a/src/typval.c
+++ b/src/typval.c
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Compare v:null/v:none with another type.  Return TRUE if the value is NULL.
+ * Compare v:null with another type.  Return TRUE if the value is NULL.
  */
     int
 typval_compare_null(typval_T *tv1, typval_T *tv2)
@@ -1417,6 +1417,9 @@
 	    default: break;
 	}
     }
+    if (!in_vim9script())
+	return FALSE;  // backwards compatible
+
     semsg(_(e_cannot_compare_str_with_str),
 			 vartype_name(tv1->v_type), vartype_name(tv2->v_type));
     return MAYBE;
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 3e212db..0aff73a 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    4530,
+/**/
     4529,
 /**/
     4528,