diff --git a/src/dict.c b/src/dict.c
index ce80735..cb22b42 100644
--- a/src/dict.c
+++ b/src/dict.c
@@ -1015,6 +1015,15 @@
 		clear_tv(&tvkey);
 	    goto failret;
 	}
+	if (check_typval_is_value(&tv) == FAIL)
+	{
+	    if (evaluate)
+	    {
+		clear_tv(&tvkey);
+		clear_tv(&tv);
+	    }
+	    goto failret;
+	}
 	if (evaluate)
 	{
 	    item = dict_find(d, key, -1);
diff --git a/src/list.c b/src/list.c
index ce1ccaa..b50cb03 100644
--- a/src/list.c
+++ b/src/list.c
@@ -1576,6 +1576,12 @@
     {
 	if (eval1(arg, &tv, evalarg) == FAIL)	// recursive!
 	    goto failret;
+	if (check_typval_is_value(&tv) == FAIL)
+	{
+	    if (evaluate)
+		clear_tv(&tv);
+	    goto failret;
+	}
 	if (evaluate)
 	{
 	    item = listitem_alloc();
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
index e288d03..38504f1 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
@@ -3361,4 +3361,94 @@
   endfor
 enddef
 
+def Test_assign_type_to_list_dict()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    class C
+    endclass
+
+    var x = [C]
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1405: Class "C" cannot be used as a value')
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    class C
+    endclass
+    type T = C
+
+    def F()
+      var x = [3, T, C]
+    enddef
+    F()
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1405: Class "C" cannot be used as a value')
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    type T = number
+
+    def F()
+      var x = [3, T]
+    enddef
+    F()
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1407: Cannot use a Typealias as a variable or value')
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    class C
+    endclass
+
+    var x = {e: C}
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1405: Class "C" cannot be used as a value')
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    class C
+    endclass
+
+    def F()
+      var x = {e: C}
+    enddef
+    F()
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1405: Class "C" cannot be used as a value')
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    type T = number
+
+    def F()
+      var x = {e: T}
+    enddef
+    F()
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1407: Cannot use a Typealias as a variable or value')
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    class C
+    endclass
+
+    def F()
+      var x = {e: [C]}
+    enddef
+    F()
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1405: Class "C" cannot be used as a value')
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    type T = number
+
+    def F()
+      var x = {e: [T]}
+    enddef
+    F()
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1407: Cannot use a Typealias as a variable or value')
+enddef
+
 " vim: ts=8 sw=2 sts=2 expandtab tw=80 fdm=marker
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
index c196588..5a9b0f8 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
     endclass
     sort([1.1, A], 'f')
   END
-  v9.CheckSourceFailure(lines, 'E1321: Using a Class as a Float', 4)
+  v9.CheckSourceFailure(lines, 'E1405: Class "A" cannot be used as a value', 4)
 
   # Test for using object as a float
   lines =<< trim END
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_typealias.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_typealias.vim
index 2082934..11aa47a 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_typealias.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_typealias.vim
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
     type B = number
     sort([1.1, B], 'f')
   END
-  v9.CheckSourceFailure(lines, 'E1401: Using type alias "B" as a Float', 3)
+  v9.CheckSourceFailure(lines, 'E1403: Type alias "B" cannot be used as a value', 3)
 
   # Creating a typealias in a def function
   lines =<< trim END
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 6813d54..a4b4edf 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2163,
+/**/
     2162,
 /**/
     2161,
diff --git a/src/vim9instr.c b/src/vim9instr.c
index 3547d42..12c83df 100644
--- a/src/vim9instr.c
+++ b/src/vim9instr.c
@@ -1333,7 +1333,8 @@
 
     // Get the member type and the declared member type from all the items on
     // the stack.
-    member_type = get_member_type_from_stack(count, 1, cctx);
+    if ((member_type = get_member_type_from_stack(count, 1, cctx)) == NULL)
+	return FAIL;
     type = get_list_type(member_type, cctx->ctx_type_list);
     decl_type = get_list_type(&t_any, cctx->ctx_type_list);
 
@@ -1361,7 +1362,8 @@
 	return FAIL;
     isn->isn_arg.number = use_null ? -1 : count;
 
-    member_type = get_member_type_from_stack(count, 2, cctx);
+    if ((member_type = get_member_type_from_stack(count, 2, cctx)) == NULL)
+	return FAIL;
     type = get_dict_type(member_type, cctx->ctx_type_list);
     decl_type = get_dict_type(&t_any, cctx->ctx_type_list);
 
diff --git a/src/vim9type.c b/src/vim9type.c
index fec2bf9..8840c37 100644
--- a/src/vim9type.c
+++ b/src/vim9type.c
@@ -1660,17 +1660,16 @@
     // Use "unknown" for an empty list or dict.
     if (count == 0)
 	return &t_unknown;
-
-    // Use the first value type for the list member type, then find the common
-    // type from following items.
+    // Find the common type from following items.
     typep = ((type2_T *)stack->ga_data) + stack->ga_len;
-    result = (typep -(count * skip) + skip - 1)->type_curr;
-    for (i = 1; i < count; ++i)
+    result = &t_unknown;
+    for (i = 0; i < count; ++i)
     {
-	if (result == &t_any)
-	    break;  // won't get more common
 	type = (typep -((count - i) * skip) + skip - 1)->type_curr;
-	common_type(type, result, &result, type_gap);
+	if (check_type_is_value(type) == FAIL)
+	    return NULL;
+	if (result != &t_any)
+	    common_type(type, result, &result, type_gap);
     }
 
     return result;