diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
index c7a0fbefa7..0c11c078e7 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_class.vim
@@ -11839,4 +11839,31 @@ def Test_uninitialized_object_var()
   v9.CheckSourceFailure(lines, "E1430: Uninitialized object variable 'x' referenced")
 enddef
 
+" Test for initializing member variables of compound type in the constructor
+def Test_constructor_init_compound_member_var()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+
+    class Foo
+      var v1: string = "aaa"
+      var v2: list<number> = [1, 2]
+      var v3: dict<string> = {a: 'a', b: 'b'}
+    endclass
+
+    class Bar
+      var v4: string = "bbb"
+      var v5: Foo = Foo.new()
+      var v6: list<number> = [1, 2]
+    endclass
+
+    var b: Bar = Bar.new()
+    assert_equal("aaa", b.v5.v1)
+    assert_equal([1, 2], b.v5.v2)
+    assert_equal({a: 'a', b: 'b'}, b.v5.v3)
+    assert_equal("bbb", b.v4)
+    assert_equal([1, 2], b.v6)
+  END
+  v9.CheckSourceSuccess(lines)
+enddef
+
 " vim: ts=8 sw=2 sts=2 expandtab tw=80 fdm=marker
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index dc04ffc093..e8feb96f40 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -704,6 +704,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    992,
 /**/
     991,
 /**/
diff --git a/src/vim9execute.c b/src/vim9execute.c
index dde95b5115..d6962804b3 100644
--- a/src/vim9execute.c
+++ b/src/vim9execute.c
@@ -4855,6 +4855,7 @@ exec_instructions(ectx_T *ectx)
 					+ iptr->isn_arg.jumparg.jump_arg_off
 					+ STACK_FRAME_SIZE;
 		    type_T *t = ufunc->uf_arg_types[argidx];
+		    CLEAR_POINTER(tv);
 		    tv->v_type = t->tt_type;
 		}