diff --git a/elab_expr.cc b/elab_expr.cc
index a3fe5431e..c643f1466 100644
--- a/elab_expr.cc
+++ b/elab_expr.cc
@@ -2783,10 +2783,14 @@ NetExpr* PECallFunction::elaborate_expr_(Design*des, NetScope*scope,
 NetExpr* PECallFunction::elaborate_expr(Design*des, NetScope*scope,
 					ivl_type_t type, unsigned flags) const
 {
-//cerr << "HERE: " << scope->basename() << ", " << *type << endl;
       const netdarray_t*darray = dynamic_cast<const netdarray_t*>(type);
-      assert(darray);
-      return elaborate_expr(des, scope, darray->element_type()->packed_width(), flags);
+      unsigned int width = 1;
+        // Icarus allows a dynamic array to be initialised with a single
+        // elementary value, in that case the expression needs to be evaluated
+        // with the rigth width.
+      if (darray)
+	    width = darray->element_type()->packed_width();
+      return elaborate_expr(des, scope, width, flags);
 }
 
 NetExpr* PECallFunction::elaborate_base_(Design*des, NetScope*scope, NetScope*dscope,
diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_return.v b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_return.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e032cbf7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_class_return.v
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Check that functions returning a class object are supported
+
+module test;
+
+  class C;
+    int i;
+    task t;
+      if (i == 10) begin
+        $display("PASSED");
+      end else begin
+        $display("FAILED");
+      end
+    endtask
+  endclass
+
+  function C f;
+    C c;
+    c = new;
+    c.i = 10;
+    return c;
+  endfunction
+
+  initial begin
+    C c;
+    c = f();
+    c.t;
+  end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/regress-sv.list b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
index d75b11333..4b4a19c79 100644
--- a/ivtest/regress-sv.list
+++ b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ sv_class_property_signed1	normal,-g2009	ivltests
 sv_class_property_signed2	normal,-g2009	ivltests
 sv_class_property_signed3	normal,-g2009	ivltests
 sv_class_property_signed4	normal,-g2009	ivltests
+sv_class_return		normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_static_prop1	normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_static_prop2	normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class_static_prop3	normal,-g2009		ivltests