diff --git a/elab_expr.cc b/elab_expr.cc
index 3f41c32bb..f47ec86fb 100644
--- a/elab_expr.cc
+++ b/elab_expr.cc
@@ -3453,12 +3453,16 @@ NetExpr* PECastType::elaborate_expr(Design*des, NetScope*scope,
       if (sub == 0)
 	    return 0;
 
-      if (dynamic_cast<const real_type_t*>(target_)) {
-	    return cast_to_real(sub);
-      }
-
       NetExpr*tmp = 0;
-      if (target_type_ && target_type_->packed()) {
+      if (dynamic_cast<const netreal_t*>(target_type_)) {
+	    return cast_to_real(sub);
+      } else if (dynamic_cast<const netstring_t*>(target_type_)) {
+	    if (base_->expr_type() == IVL_VT_STRING)
+		  return sub; // no conversion
+	    if (base_->expr_type() == IVL_VT_LOGIC ||
+		base_->expr_type() == IVL_VT_BOOL)
+		  return sub; // handled by the target as special cases
+      } else if (target_type_ && target_type_->packed()) {
 	    switch (target_type_->base_type()) {
 		case IVL_VT_BOOL:
 		  tmp = cast_to_int2(sub, expr_width_);
@@ -3483,15 +3487,6 @@ NetExpr* PECastType::elaborate_expr(Design*des, NetScope*scope,
 	    return pad_to_width(tmp, expr_wid, signed_flag_, *this, target_type_);
       }
 
-      if (dynamic_cast<const string_type_t*>(target_)) {
-	    if (base_->expr_type() == IVL_VT_STRING)
-		  return sub; // no conversion
-
-	    if (base_->expr_type() == IVL_VT_LOGIC
-	     || base_->expr_type() == IVL_VT_BOOL)
-		  return sub; // handled by the target as special cases
-      }
-
       cerr << get_fileline() << ": sorry: This cast operation is not yet supported." << endl;
       des->errors += 1;
       return 0;
diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/sv_cast_typedef.v b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_cast_typedef.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06811c28c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/sv_cast_typedef.v
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Check that type cast works as expected when using type identifiers.
+
+module test;
+
+  typedef string T_S;
+  typedef real T_R;
+  typedef logic [15:0] T_V;
+
+  string s;
+  real r;
+  logic [15:0] v;
+
+  bit failed;
+
+  `define check(expr, val) \
+    if (expr != val) begin \
+      $display("FAILED: %s, expected %0d, got %0d", `"expr`", val, expr); \
+      failed = 1'b1; \
+    end
+
+  initial begin
+    v = "Hi";
+    s = T_S'(v);
+
+    `check(s, "Hi")
+
+    v = 123;
+    r = T_R'(v);
+
+    `check(r, 123)
+
+    r = 1.23;
+    v = T_V'(r);
+
+    `check(v, 16'd1)
+
+    if (!failed) begin
+      $display("PASSED");
+    end
+  end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/regress-sv.list b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
index 3561f1aa5..aa1b7517c 100644
--- a/ivtest/regress-sv.list
+++ b/ivtest/regress-sv.list
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ sv_cast_integer2		normal,-g2005-sv	ivltests
 sv_cast_packed_array	normal,-g2005-sv	ivltests
 sv_cast_packed_struct	normal,-g2005-sv	ivltests
 sv_cast_string		normal,-g2005-sv	ivltests
+sv_cast_typedef		normal,-g2005-sv	ivltests
 sv_class1		normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class2		normal,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_class3		normal,-g2009		ivltests
diff --git a/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list b/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list
index fde9fadc1..ae5fef303 100644
--- a/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list
+++ b/ivtest/regress-vlog95.list
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ plus_arg_string		CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sformatf		CE,-g2009		ivltests
 string_events		CE,-g2009		ivltests
 string_index		CE,-g2005-sv		ivltests
+sv_cast_typedef		CE,-g2005-sv		ivltests
 sv_macro		CE,-g2009,-pallowsigned=1	ivltests
 sv_string1		CE,-g2009		ivltests
 sv_string2		CE,-g2009		ivltests