diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/assign.v b/vlib/v/parser/assign.v
index b758e330af..d5f52fc5e3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/assign.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/assign.v
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ fn (mut p Parser) partial_assign_stmt(left []ast.Expr) ast.Stmt {
 						pos: lx.pos
 						is_stack_obj: p.inside_for
 					}
+					if p.prev_tok.kind == .string {
+						v.typ = ast.string_type_idx
+					} else if p.prev_tok.kind == .rsbr {
+						v.typ = ast.array_type_idx
+					}
 					if p.pref.autofree {
 						r0 := right[0]
 						if r0 is ast.CallExpr {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 0fa5abe60a..066db7312a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -2288,6 +2288,21 @@ fn (mut p Parser) ident(language ast.Language) ast.Ident {
 		// `generic_fn[int]`
 		concrete_types = p.parse_concrete_types()
 	}
+	typ := match p.peek_tok.kind {
+		.string {
+			ast.string_type_idx
+		}
+		.lsbr {
+			ast.array_type_idx
+		}
+		else {
+			if p.tok.kind == .dot {
+				if var := p.scope.find_var(name) { var.typ } else { 0 }
+			} else {
+				0
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return ast.Ident{
 		tok_kind: p.tok.kind
 		kind: .unresolved
@@ -2299,6 +2314,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) ident(language ast.Language) ast.Ident {
 		is_mut: is_mut
 		mut_pos: mut_pos
 		info: ast.IdentVar{
+			typ: typ
 			is_mut: is_mut
 			is_static: is_static
 			is_volatile: is_volatile