diff --git a/src/stage1/ir.cpp b/src/stage1/ir.cpp
index 00600c7e43..c1d89444a3 100644
--- a/src/stage1/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/stage1/ir.cpp
@@ -16313,6 +16313,9 @@ static void set_optional_payload(ZigValue *opt_val, ZigValue *payload) {
     assert(opt_val->type->id == ZigTypeIdOptional);
     if (payload == nullptr) {
         set_optional_value_to_null(opt_val);
+    } else if (get_src_ptr_type(opt_val->type)) {
+        assert(get_src_ptr_type(payload->type));
+        opt_val->data.x_ptr = payload->data.x_ptr;
     } else if (is_opt_err_set(opt_val->type)) {
         assert(payload->type->id == ZigTypeIdErrorSet);
         opt_val->data.x_err_set = payload->data.x_err_set;
diff --git a/test/stage1/behavior/type_info.zig b/test/stage1/behavior/type_info.zig
index e663284d0d..92d2059352 100644
--- a/test/stage1/behavior/type_info.zig
+++ b/test/stage1/behavior/type_info.zig
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 const std = @import("std");
-const expect = std.testing.expect;
+const builtin = std.builtin;
 const mem = std.mem;
-const builtin = @import("builtin");
+
 const TypeInfo = builtin.TypeInfo;
 const TypeId = builtin.TypeId;
 
+const expect = std.testing.expect;
+const expectEqualStrings = std.testing.expectEqualStrings;
+
 test "type info: tag type, void info" {
     testBasic();
     comptime testBasic();
@@ -232,10 +235,14 @@ test "type info: struct info" {
 
 fn testStruct() void {
     const unpacked_struct_info = @typeInfo(TestUnpackedStruct);
+    expect(unpacked_struct_info.Struct.is_tuple == false);
     expect(unpacked_struct_info.Struct.fields[0].alignment == @alignOf(u32));
+    expect(unpacked_struct_info.Struct.fields[0].default_value.? == 4);
+    expectEqualStrings("foobar", unpacked_struct_info.Struct.fields[1].default_value.?);
 
     const struct_info = @typeInfo(TestStruct);
     expect(struct_info == .Struct);
+    expect(struct_info.Struct.is_tuple == false);
     expect(struct_info.Struct.layout == .Packed);
     expect(struct_info.Struct.fields.len == 4);
     expect(struct_info.Struct.fields[0].alignment == 2 * @alignOf(usize));
@@ -253,6 +260,7 @@ fn testStruct() void {
 
 const TestUnpackedStruct = struct {
     fieldA: u32 = 4,
+    fieldB: *const [6:0]u8 = "foobar",
 };
 
 const TestStruct = packed struct {
@@ -371,7 +379,7 @@ test "type info: extern fns with and without lib names" {
             if (std.mem.eql(u8, decl.name, "bar1")) {
                 expect(decl.data.Fn.lib_name == null);
             } else {
-                std.testing.expectEqual(@as([]const u8, "cool"), decl.data.Fn.lib_name.?);
+                expectEqualStrings("cool", decl.data.Fn.lib_name.?);
             }
         }
     }