diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc3.cpp b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc3.cpp
index e7c5dd5b..7b5e6d00 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc3.cpp
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc3.cpp
@@ -329,10 +329,12 @@ const char *type_to_name(int tag)
     return "float";
   if (tag == pc_tag_string)
     return "char";
+  if (tag == pc_anytag)
+    return "any";
 
   const char *name = pc_tagname(tag);
   if (name)
-    return NULL;
+    return "unknown";
 
   if (tag & FUNCTAG)
     return "function";
@@ -1340,8 +1342,15 @@ static int hier14(value *lval1)
     check_userop(NULL,lval2.tag,lval3.tag,2,&lval3,&lval2.tag);
     store(&lval3);      /* now, store the expression result */
   } /* if */
-  if (!oper && !checktag_string(&lval3, &lval2))
-    matchtag(lval3.tag,lval2.tag,TRUE);
+  if (!oper && !checktag_string(&lval3, &lval2)) {
+    if ((lval3.tag == pc_tag_string && lval2.tag != pc_tag_string) ||
+        (lval3.tag != pc_tag_string && lval2.tag == pc_tag_string))
+    {
+      error(179, type_to_name(lval3.tag), type_to_name(lval2.tag));
+    } else {
+      matchtag(lval3.tag,lval2.tag,TRUE);
+    }
+  }
   if (lval3.sym)
     markusage(lval3.sym,uWRITTEN);
   sideeffect=TRUE;
@@ -2931,7 +2940,17 @@ static int nesting=0;
             append_constval(&arrayszlst,arg[argidx].name,sym->dim.array.length,level);
           } /* if */
           /* address already in PRI */
+
           checktag(arg[argidx].tags,arg[argidx].numtags,lval.tag);
+
+          if (arg[argidx].numtags > 0) {
+            if ((arg[argidx].tags[0] != pc_tag_string && lval.tag == pc_tag_string) ||
+                (arg[argidx].tags[0] == pc_tag_string && lval.tag != pc_tag_string))
+            {
+              error(178, type_to_name(lval.tag), type_to_name(arg[argidx].tags[0]));
+            }
+          }
+
           if (lval.tag!=0)
             append_constval(&taglst,arg[argidx].name,lval.tag,0);
           // ??? set uWRITTEN?
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc5-in.scp b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc5-in.scp
index 7968cf5b..064ffd4b 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/compiler/sc5-in.scp
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/sc5-in.scp
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ static const char *errmsg[] = {
 /*175*/  "constructors cannot be static\n",
 /*176*/  "non-static method or property '%s' must be called with a value of type '%s'\n",
 /*177*/  "static method '%s' must be invoked via its type (try '%s.%s')\n",
+/*178*/  "cannot coerce %s[] to %s[]; storage classes differ\n",
+/*179*/  "cannot assign %s[] to %s[], storage classes differ\n",
 #else
   "\315e\306\227\266k\217:\235\277bu\201fo\220\204\223\012",
   "\202l\224\250s\205g\346\356e\233\201(\243\315\214\267\202) \253 f\255low ea\305 \042c\353e\042\012",
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-assign-string-and-nonstring.sp b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-assign-string-and-nonstring.sp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7f34615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-assign-string-and-nonstring.sp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+public main()
+{
+	char x[40];
+	any y[10];
+	x = y;
+	y = x;
+}
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-assign-string-and-nonstring.txt b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-assign-string-and-nonstring.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..102dad96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-assign-string-and-nonstring.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+(5) : error 179: cannot assign char[] to any[], storage classes differ
+(6) : error 179: cannot assign any[] to char[], storage classes differ
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-coerce-ref-string-to-any.sp b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-coerce-ref-string-to-any.sp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc48d671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-coerce-ref-string-to-any.sp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+f(any[] x)
+{
+}
+
+public main()
+{
+	char x[10];
+	f(x[1]);
+}
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-coerce-ref-string-to-any.txt b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-coerce-ref-string-to-any.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d668d2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-coerce-ref-string-to-any.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(8) : error 178: cannot coerce char[] to any[]; storage classes differ
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-coerce-string-to-any.sp b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-coerce-string-to-any.sp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..296f47cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-coerce-string-to-any.sp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+f(any[] x)
+{
+}
+
+public main()
+{
+	char x[10];
+	f(x);
+}
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-coerce-string-to-any.txt b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-coerce-string-to-any.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d668d2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/fail-coerce-string-to-any.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(8) : error 178: cannot coerce char[] to any[]; storage classes differ
diff --git a/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/ok-typed-vararg-in-new-function.sp b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/ok-typed-vararg-in-new-function.sp
index 62b1d66a..3be4a63f 100644
--- a/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/ok-typed-vararg-in-new-function.sp
+++ b/sourcepawn/compiler/tests/ok-typed-vararg-in-new-function.sp
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 methodmap X {
 	public native void egg(any ...);
 };
+
+public main()
+{
+}