diff --git a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformArrayInitializers.cs b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformArrayInitializers.cs
index e6884d395..88a4c9d3d 100644
--- a/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformArrayInitializers.cs
+++ b/ICSharpCode.Decompiler/IL/Transforms/TransformArrayInitializers.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 				}
 				if (arrayLength.Length == 1) {
 					int instructionsToRemove;
-					if (HandleSimpleArrayInitializer(body, pos + 1, v, arrayLength[0], out values, out instructionsToRemove)) {
+					if (HandleSimpleArrayInitializer(body, pos + 1, v, elementType, arrayLength[0], out values, out instructionsToRemove)) {
 						context.Step("HandleSimpleArrayInitializer", inst);
 						var block = new Block(BlockKind.ArrayInitializer);
 						var tempStore = context.Function.RegisterVariable(VariableKind.InitializerTarget, v.Type);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 						ILInlining.InlineIfPossible(body, pos, context);
 						return true;
 					}
-					if (HandleJaggedArrayInitializer(body, pos + 1, v, arrayLength[0], out ILVariable finalStore, out values, out instructionsToRemove)) {
+					if (HandleJaggedArrayInitializer(body, pos + 1, v, elementType, arrayLength[0], out ILVariable finalStore, out values, out instructionsToRemove)) {
 						context.Step("HandleJaggedArrayInitializer", inst);
 						var block = new Block(BlockKind.ArrayInitializer);
 						var tempStore = context.Function.RegisterVariable(VariableKind.InitializerTarget, v.Type);
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Handle simple case where RuntimeHelpers.InitializeArray is not used.
 		/// </summary>
-		bool HandleSimpleArrayInitializer(Block block, int pos, ILVariable store, int length, out ILInstruction[] values, out int instructionsToRemove)
+		bool HandleSimpleArrayInitializer(Block block, int pos, ILVariable store, IType elementType, int length, out ILInstruction[] values, out int instructionsToRemove)
 		{
 			instructionsToRemove = 0;
 			values = null;
@@ -171,12 +171,12 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 			int index = 0;
 			int elementCount = 0;
 			for (int i = pos; i < block.Instructions.Count; i++) {
-				ILInstruction target, value;
-				IType type;
 				if (index >= length)
 					break;
-				if (!block.Instructions[i].MatchStObj(out target, out value, out type) || value.Descendants.OfType<IInstructionWithVariableOperand>().Any(inst => inst.Variable == store))
+				if (!block.Instructions[i].MatchStObj(out ILInstruction target, out ILInstruction value, out IType type) || value.Descendants.OfType<IInstructionWithVariableOperand>().Any(inst => inst.Variable == store))
 					break;
+				if (!type.Equals(elementType))
+					return false;
 				var ldelem = target as LdElema;
 				if (ldelem == null || !ldelem.Array.MatchLdLoc(store) || ldelem.Indices.Count != 1 || !ldelem.Indices[0].MatchLdcI4(out index))
 					break;
@@ -190,22 +190,22 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 			return elementCount > 0;
 		}
 
-		bool HandleJaggedArrayInitializer(Block block, int pos, ILVariable store, int length, out ILVariable finalStore, out ILInstruction[] values, out int instructionsToRemove)
+		bool HandleJaggedArrayInitializer(Block block, int pos, ILVariable store, IType elementType, int length, out ILVariable finalStore, out ILInstruction[] values, out int instructionsToRemove)
 		{
 			instructionsToRemove = 0;
 			finalStore = null;
 			values = new ILInstruction[length];
+			
 			ILInstruction initializer;
+			IType type;
 			for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-				ILVariable temp;
-				ILInstruction storeLoad;
 				// 1. Instruction: (optional) temporary copy of store
-				bool hasTemporaryCopy = block.Instructions[pos].MatchStLoc(out temp, out storeLoad) && storeLoad.MatchLdLoc(store);
+				bool hasTemporaryCopy = block.Instructions[pos].MatchStLoc(out ILVariable temp, out ILInstruction storeLoad) && storeLoad.MatchLdLoc(store);
 				if (hasTemporaryCopy) {
-					if (!MatchJaggedArrayStore(block, pos + 1, temp, i, out initializer))
+					if (!MatchJaggedArrayStore(block, pos + 1, temp, i, out initializer, out type) || !elementType.Equals(type))
 						return false;
 				} else {
-					if (!MatchJaggedArrayStore(block, pos, store, i, out initializer))
+					if (!MatchJaggedArrayStore(block, pos, store, i, out initializer, out type) || !elementType.Equals(type))
 						return false;
 				}
 				values[i] = initializer;
@@ -224,13 +224,13 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.Decompiler.IL.Transforms
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		bool MatchJaggedArrayStore(Block block, int pos, ILVariable store, int index, out ILInstruction initializer)
+		bool MatchJaggedArrayStore(Block block, int pos, ILVariable store, int index, out ILInstruction initializer, out IType type)
 		{
 			initializer = null;
+			type = null;
 			// 3. Instruction: stobj(ldelema(ldloc temp, ldc.i4 0), ldloc tempArrayLoad)
 			var finalInstruction = block.Instructions.ElementAtOrDefault(pos + 1);
 			ILInstruction tempAccess, tempArrayLoad;
-			IType type;
 			ILVariable initializerStore;
 			if (finalInstruction == null || !finalInstruction.MatchStObj(out tempAccess, out tempArrayLoad, out type) || !tempArrayLoad.MatchLdLoc(out initializerStore))
 				return false;