diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTORS b/docs/CONTRIBUTORS
index e5f399df8..12064f09d 100644
--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ Jamey Hicks
 Jamie Iles
 Jan Van Winkel
 Jean Berniolles
+Jean-Nicolas Strauss
 Jens Yuechao Liu
 Jeremy Bennett
 Jesse Taube
diff --git a/src/V3Width.cpp b/src/V3Width.cpp
index 39858ea1f..b3ae523fa 100644
--- a/src/V3Width.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Width.cpp
@@ -8175,6 +8175,25 @@ class WidthVisitor final : public VNVisitor {
                 } else if (pinp && pinp->modVarp()->direction() != VDirection::INPUT) {
                     // V3Inst::pinReconnectSimple must deal
                     UINFO(5, "pinInSizeMismatch: " << pinp);
+                } else if (assignp && VN_IS(underp, NodeStream)
+                           && expWidth > underp->width()) {
+                    // IEEE 1800-2023 11.4.14: When assigning a stream to a wider fixed-size
+                    // target, widen by filling zero bits on the right. That is, left-justify
+                    // the stream bits within the target width.
+                    // Build: ShiftL(Extend(stream, expWidth), expWidth - streamWidth)
+                    UINFO(5, "Widen NodeStream RHS with left-justify per 11.4.14");
+                    VNRelinker linker;
+                    const int shift = expWidth - underp->width();
+                    underp->unlinkFrBack(&linker);
+                    AstExtend* const widenedp = new AstExtend{underp->fileline(), underp};
+                    widenedp->didWidth(true);
+                    // Shift left so zeros fill on the right
+                    AstNodeExpr* const shiftedp = new AstShiftL{
+                        underp->fileline(), widenedp,
+                        new AstConst{underp->fileline(), static_cast<uint32_t>(shift)}, expWidth};
+                    // Final dtype should match expected
+                    shiftedp->dtypep(expDTypep);
+                    linker.relink(shiftedp);
                 } else {
                     VL_DO_DANGLING(fixWidthExtend(underp, expDTypep, extendRule), underp);
                 }
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_stream_unpack_wider.v b/test_regress/t/t_stream_unpack_wider.v
index e63ff89bd..0b3ce11de 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_stream_unpack_wider.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_stream_unpack_wider.v
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ module t;
       logic [7:0] dst_2; // 8 bits wide target
       logic [7:0] exp_2; // 8 bits wide target
 
+      logic [7:0] src_3 = 8'hA5; // 8 bits wide source
+      logic [27:0] dst_3; // 28 bits wide target
+      logic [27:0] exp_3; // 28 bits wide target
+
       string expv;
       string gotv;
 
@@ -49,6 +53,24 @@ module t;
       gotv = $sformatf("%p", dst_2);
       `checks(gotv, expv);
 
+      // unpack as source, StreamL
+      // verilator lint_off WIDTHEXPAND
+      dst_3 = {<<{src_3}};
+      // verilator lint_on WIDTHEXPAND
+      exp_3 = 28'hA500000;
+      expv = $sformatf("%p", exp_3);
+      gotv = $sformatf("%p", dst_3);
+      `checks(gotv, expv);
+
+      // unpack as source, StreamR
+      // verilator lint_off WIDTHEXPAND
+      dst_3 = {>>{src_3}};
+      // verilator lint_on WIDTHEXPAND
+      exp_3 = 28'hA500000;
+      expv = $sformatf("%p", exp_3);
+      gotv = $sformatf("%p", dst_3);
+      `checks(gotv, expv);
+
       $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
       $finish;
    end