diff --git a/releasenotes.md b/releasenotes.md
index 6679cb16e..9a2866c3e 100644
--- a/releasenotes.md
+++ b/releasenotes.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 - Vectors not converted to arrays when passed as raw vaargs. #2776
 - Second value in switch range not checked properly, causing an error on non-const values. #2777
 - Broken cast from fault to array pointer #2778.
+- $typeof untyped list crashes when trying to create typeid from it. #2779
 
 ### Fixes
 - Regression with npot vector in struct triggering an assert #2219.
diff --git a/src/compiler/compiler_internal.h b/src/compiler/compiler_internal.h
index d92c40b0e..8828ee8d9 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compiler_internal.h
+++ b/src/compiler/compiler_internal.h
@@ -4247,7 +4247,6 @@ INLINE void expr_rewrite_const_slice(Expr *expr, Type *type, ConstInitializer *i
 
 INLINE void expr_rewrite_const_typeid(Expr *expr, Type *type)
 {
-	ASSERT(type->type_kind != TYPE_UNTYPED_LIST);
 	expr->expr_kind = EXPR_CONST;
 	expr->const_expr.const_kind = CONST_TYPEID;
 	expr->const_expr.typeid = type->canonical;
diff --git a/test/test_suite/compile_time_introspection/typeof_untyped_list.c3 b/test/test_suite/compile_time_introspection/typeof_untyped_list.c3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44f761a22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_suite/compile_time_introspection/typeof_untyped_list.c3
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fn void a()
+{
+	typeid a = $typeof({}); // #error:  You cannot take the typeid of a compile time type
+	var t @safeinfer = mem::new_array($typeof({}), 1); // #error: 'untyped_list' does not have a property or method 'alignof'
+}
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