diff --git a/lib/std/core/dstring.c3 b/lib/std/core/dstring.c3
index df4035453..495880c1f 100644
--- a/lib/std/core/dstring.c3
+++ b/lib/std/core/dstring.c3
@@ -331,14 +331,14 @@ fn Char32[] DString.copy_utf32(&self, Allocator allocator)
 }
 
 <*
- @require $typeof(str) == String || $typeof(str) == DString : "Expected string or DString"
+ @require $defined(String s = str) ||| $typeof(str) == DString : "Expected string or DString"
 *>
 macro void DString.append_string(&self, str)
 {
-	$if $typeof(str) == String:
-		self.append_bytes(str);
-	$else
+	$if $typeof(str) == DString:
 		self.append_string_deprecated(str);
+	$else
+		self.append_bytes((String)str);
 	$endif
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/std/hash/gost/streebog.c3 b/lib/std/hash/gost/streebog.c3
index bc5e411f1..98e491c1b 100644
--- a/lib/std/hash/gost/streebog.c3
+++ b/lib/std/hash/gost/streebog.c3
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ fn void Streebog._final_private(&self) @local
 	usz index = self.index >> 3;
 	usz shift = (self.index & 0b111) * 8;
 
-	unprocessed_bits_count[0] = self.index * 8;
+	unprocessed_bits_count[0] = self.index * 8ul;
 	self.message[index]   &= ~(ulong.max << shift);
 	self.message[index++] ^= 1ul << shift;
 	if (index < 8) self.message[index..] = {};
diff --git a/releasenotes.md b/releasenotes.md
index 692a75b58..b55549085 100644
--- a/releasenotes.md
+++ b/releasenotes.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 - Compiler crash when using arrays of vectors in lists. #2889
 - Fix `list[0].i = 5` when `list[0]` returns a pointer. #2888
 - Shadowing not detected for generic declarations #2876
+- Const inline enums would not always implicitly get converted to the underlying type.
+- Update to dstring.append_string to take any type converting to String.
 
 ## 0.7.9 Change list
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/types.c b/src/compiler/types.c
index 4a37cd558..e91f7c5df 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types.c
+++ b/src/compiler/types.c
@@ -1640,18 +1640,18 @@ bool type_is_scalar(Type *type)
 Type *type_find_parent_type(Type *type)
 {
 	ASSERT(type->canonical);
+	Decl *decl;
 	switch (type->type_kind)
 	{
+		case TYPE_CONST_ENUM:
+			decl = type->decl;
+			return decl->is_substruct ? decl->enums.type_info->type : NULL;
 		case TYPE_TYPEDEF:
-		{
-			Decl *decl = type->decl;
+			decl = type->decl;
 			return decl->is_substruct ? decl->distinct->type : NULL;
-		}
 		case TYPE_STRUCT:
-		{
-			Decl *decl = type->decl;
+			decl = type->decl;
 			return decl->is_substruct ? decl->strukt.members[0]->type : NULL;
-		}
 		default:
 			return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/test/test_suite/enumerations/const_enum_inline.c3t b/test/test_suite/enumerations/const_enum_inline.c3t
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9ebf4866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_suite/enumerations/const_enum_inline.c3t
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// #target: macos-x64
+module test;
+enum Foo : const inline String
+{
+	HELO = "Helo"
+}
+
+fn int main()
+{
+	Foo f = Foo.HELO;
+	bool b = $defined(String s = Foo.HELO);
+	bool c = $defined(String s = f);
+	bool d = $defined(int i = f);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* #expect: test.ll
+
+  store i8 1, ptr %b, align 1
+  store i8 1, ptr %c, align 1
+  store i8 0, ptr %d, align 1