diff --git a/releasenotes.md b/releasenotes.md
index 9471eb596..9dc7dc277 100644
--- a/releasenotes.md
+++ b/releasenotes.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 - Fix to void expression blocks
 - Temporary objects may now invoke methods using ref parameters.
 - Delete object files after successful linking.
+- Compile time subscript of constant strings and bytes.
 - `@if` introduced, other top level conditional compilation removed.
 - `@dynamic` and `@interface` for dynamic dispatch.
 - `$if` now uses `$if <expr>:` syntax.
diff --git a/src/compiler/compiler_internal.h b/src/compiler/compiler_internal.h
index aa96b6809..721958bd0 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compiler_internal.h
+++ b/src/compiler/compiler_internal.h
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@ INLINE void expr_rewrite_const_untyped_list(Expr *expr, Expr **elements);
 void expr_rewrite_to_builtin_access(Expr *expr, Expr *parent, BuiltinAccessKind kind, Type *type);
 void expr_rewrite_to_string(Expr *expr_to_rewrite, const char *string);
 void expr_rewrite_to_const_zero(Expr *expr, Type *type);
-bool expr_rewrite_to_const_initializer_index(Type *list_type, ConstInitializer *list, Expr *result, unsigned index);
+bool expr_rewrite_to_const_initializer_index(Type *list_type, ConstInitializer *list, Expr *result, unsigned index, bool from_back);
 void expr_rewrite_to_variable(Expr *expr, Decl *decl);
 void expr_rewrite_to_binary(Expr *expr_to_rewrite, Expr *left, Expr *right, BinaryOp op);
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/expr.c b/src/compiler/expr.c
index 3ec557349..53a828514 100644
--- a/src/compiler/expr.c
+++ b/src/compiler/expr.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ static inline bool expr_binary_is_constant_eval(Expr *expr, ConstantEvalKind eva
 static inline bool expr_cast_is_constant_eval(Expr *expr, ConstantEvalKind eval_kind);
 static inline bool expr_list_is_constant_eval(Expr **exprs, ConstantEvalKind eval_kind);
 static inline bool expr_unary_addr_is_constant_eval(Expr *expr, ConstantEvalKind eval_kind);
-static inline ConstInitializer *initializer_for_index(ConstInitializer *initializer, uint32_t index);
+static inline ConstInitializer *initializer_for_index(ConstInitializer *initializer, ArraySize index, bool from_back);
 
 Expr *expr_negate_expr(Expr *expr)
 {
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ bool expr_is_compile_time(Expr *expr)
 	UNREACHABLE
 }
 
-static inline ConstInitializer *initializer_for_index(ConstInitializer *initializer, uint32_t index)
+static inline ConstInitializer *initializer_for_index(ConstInitializer *initializer, ArraySize index, bool from_back)
 {
 	switch (initializer->kind)
 	{
@@ -527,9 +527,23 @@ static inline ConstInitializer *initializer_for_index(ConstInitializer *initiali
 		case CONST_INIT_VALUE:
 			return initializer;
 		case CONST_INIT_ARRAY_FULL:
+		{
+			unsigned len = vec_size(initializer->init_array_full);
+			if (from_back)
+			{
+				if (index > len || !index) return NULL;
+				index = len - index;
+			}
 			return initializer->init_array_full[index];
+		}
 		case CONST_INIT_ARRAY:
 		{
+			if (from_back)
+			{
+				ArraySize len = initializer->type->array.len;
+				if (index > len || !index) return NULL;
+				index = len - index;
+			}
 			ConstInitializer **sub_values = initializer->init_array.elements;
 			VECEACH(sub_values, i)
 			{
@@ -605,15 +619,19 @@ void expr_rewrite_to_const_zero(Expr *expr, Type *type)
 	expr->type = type;
 }
 
-bool expr_rewrite_to_const_initializer_index(Type *list_type, ConstInitializer *list, Expr *result, unsigned index)
+bool expr_rewrite_to_const_initializer_index(Type *list_type, ConstInitializer *list, Expr *result, unsigned index, bool from_back)
 {
-	ConstInitializer *initializer = initializer_for_index(list, index);
+	ConstInitializer *initializer = initializer_for_index(list, index, from_back);
 	ConstInitType kind = initializer ? initializer->kind : CONST_INIT_ZERO;
 	switch (kind)
 	{
 		case CONST_INIT_ZERO:
-			expr_rewrite_to_const_zero(result, type_get_indexed_type(list_type));
+		{
+			Type *indexed_type = type_get_indexed_type(list_type);
+			if (!indexed_type) return false;
+			expr_rewrite_to_const_zero(result, indexed_type);
 			return true;
+		}
 		case CONST_INIT_STRUCT:
 		case CONST_INIT_UNION:
 		case CONST_INIT_ARRAY:
diff --git a/src/compiler/sema_expr.c b/src/compiler/sema_expr.c
index 2712aa4aa..391a8903d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sema_expr.c
+++ b/src/compiler/sema_expr.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static inline const char *sema_addr_may_take_of_var(Expr *expr, Decl *decl);
 static inline const char *sema_addr_may_take_of_ident(Expr *inner);
 
 // -- subscript helpers
-static bool sema_subscript_rewrite_index_const_list(Expr *const_list, Expr *index, Expr *result);
+static bool sema_subscript_rewrite_index_const_list(Expr *const_list, ArraySize index, bool from_back, Expr *result);
 static Type *sema_subscript_find_indexable_type_recursively(Type **type, Expr **parent);
 
 // -- binary helper functions
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ static inline bool sema_cast_rvalue(SemaContext *context, Expr *expr);
 static inline bool sema_expr_analyse_type_access(SemaContext *context, Expr *expr, Type *parent_type, bool was_group, Expr *identifier);
 static inline bool sema_expr_analyse_member_access(SemaContext *context, Expr *expr, Expr *parent, bool was_group, Expr *identifier);
 static inline bool sema_expr_fold_to_member(Expr *expr, Expr *parent, Decl *member);
+static inline void sema_expr_flatten_const(SemaContext *context, Expr *expr);
 
 // -- implementations
 
@@ -2416,15 +2417,10 @@ static Type *sema_subscript_find_indexable_type_recursively(Type **type, Expr **
 	}
 }
 
-static bool sema_subscript_rewrite_index_const_list(Expr *const_list, Expr *index, Expr *result)
+static bool sema_subscript_rewrite_index_const_list(Expr *const_list, ArraySize index, bool from_back, Expr *result)
 {
-	assert(expr_is_const_int(index));
-	if (!int_fits(index->const_expr.ixx, TYPE_U32)) return false;
-
-	uint32_t idx = index->const_expr.ixx.i.low;
 	assert(const_list->const_expr.const_kind == CONST_INITIALIZER);
-
-	return expr_rewrite_to_const_initializer_index(const_list->type, const_list->const_expr.initializer, result, idx);
+	return expr_rewrite_to_const_initializer_index(const_list->type, const_list->const_expr.initializer, result, index, from_back);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2642,7 +2638,6 @@ static inline bool sema_expr_analyse_subscript(SemaContext *context, Expr *expr,
 	if (remove_from_back)
 	{
 		start_from_end = expr->subscript_expr.range.start_from_end = false;
-		(void)start_from_end;
 	}
 
 	if (eval_type == SUBSCRIPT_EVAL_REF)
@@ -2651,9 +2646,37 @@ static inline bool sema_expr_analyse_subscript(SemaContext *context, Expr *expr,
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		if (sema_flattened_expr_is_const(context, index) && sema_flattened_expr_is_const_initializer(context, current_expr))
+		if (sema_flattened_expr_is_const(context, index))
 		{
-			if (sema_subscript_rewrite_index_const_list(current_expr, index, expr)) return true;
+			assert(expr_is_const_int(index));
+			sema_expr_flatten_const(context, current_expr);
+			bool is_const_initializer = expr_is_const_initializer(current_expr);
+			if (is_const_initializer || expr_is_const_string(current_expr) || expr_is_const_bytes(current_expr))
+			{
+				if (!int_fits(index->const_expr.ixx, TYPE_U32))
+				{
+					RETURN_SEMA_ERROR(index, "Index is out of range.");
+				}
+				ArraySize idx = index->const_expr.ixx.i.low;
+				if (!is_const_initializer)
+				{
+					// Handle bytes / String
+					ArraySize len = current_expr->const_expr.bytes.len;
+					if (idx > len || (idx == len && !start_from_end) || (idx == 0 && start_from_end))
+					{
+						RETURN_SEMA_ERROR(index, "The index (%s%llu) is out of range, the length is just %llu.",
+						                  start_from_end ? "^" : "",
+						                  (unsigned long long)idx,
+						                  (unsigned long long)current_expr->const_expr.bytes.len);
+					}
+					if (start_from_end) idx = len - idx;
+					unsigned char c = current_expr->const_expr.bytes.ptr[idx];
+					expr_rewrite_const_int(expr, type_char, c);
+					expr->type = type_char;
+					return true;
+				}
+				if (sema_subscript_rewrite_index_const_list(current_expr, idx, start_from_end, expr)) return true;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	expr->subscript_expr.expr = exprid(current_expr);
diff --git a/src/compiler/sema_stmts.c b/src/compiler/sema_stmts.c
index c789950df..ca2fa77a8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/sema_stmts.c
+++ b/src/compiler/sema_stmts.c
@@ -2562,7 +2562,7 @@ static inline bool sema_analyse_ct_foreach_stmt(SemaContext *context, Ast *state
 		else
 		{
 			Expr *expr = expr_new(EXPR_CONST, collection->span);
-			if (!expr_rewrite_to_const_initializer_index(const_list_type, initializer, expr, i))
+			if (!expr_rewrite_to_const_initializer_index(const_list_type, initializer, expr, i, false))
 			{
 				SEMA_ERROR(collection, "Complex expressions are not allowed.");
 				goto FAILED;
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index aa72b41c7..f572120c1 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define COMPILER_VERSION "0.4.624"
\ No newline at end of file
+#define COMPILER_VERSION "0.4.625"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/unit/regression/subscripting.c3 b/test/unit/regression/subscripting.c3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54e3a5a89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/regression/subscripting.c3
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+module subscripting_tests @test;
+
+fn void subscript_ct()
+{
+	$if int.nameof[0] == 'i':
+		assert(true);
+	$else
+		assert(false);
+	$endif
+	$if int.nameof[^1] == 't':
+		assert(true);
+	$else
+		assert(false);
+	$endif
+}
\ No newline at end of file