diff --git a/integration_tests/CMakeLists.txt b/integration_tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 8bcddab123..590da72d46 100644
--- a/integration_tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/integration_tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ RUN(NAME test_list_07        LABELS cpython llvm c)
 RUN(NAME test_list_08        LABELS cpython llvm c)
 RUN(NAME test_list_09        LABELS cpython llvm c)
 RUN(NAME test_list_10        LABELS cpython llvm c)
+RUN(NAME test_list_11        LABELS cpython llvm c)
 RUN(NAME test_list_section   LABELS cpython llvm c)
 RUN(NAME test_list_count     LABELS cpython llvm)
 RUN(NAME test_list_index     LABELS cpython llvm)
diff --git a/integration_tests/test_list_11.py b/integration_tests/test_list_11.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9d2b3fc48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_tests/test_list_11.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from lpython import i32
+
+def return_empty_list_of_tuples() -> list[i32]:
+    return []
+
+def main0():
+    x: list[i32] = return_empty_list_of_tuples()
+    print(len(x))
+
+    assert len(x) == 0
+
+main0()
diff --git a/src/lpython/semantics/python_ast_to_asr.cpp b/src/lpython/semantics/python_ast_to_asr.cpp
index b0a0424757..6cbfa2f6d6 100644
--- a/src/lpython/semantics/python_ast_to_asr.cpp
+++ b/src/lpython/semantics/python_ast_to_asr.cpp
@@ -6029,15 +6029,18 @@ class BodyVisitor : public CommonVisitor<BodyVisitor> {
             tmp = ASR::make_Return_t(al, x.base.base.loc);
             return;
         }
-        this->visit_expr(*x.m_value);
-        ASR::expr_t *value = ASRUtils::EXPR(tmp);
         ASR::asr_t *return_var_ref = ASR::make_Var_t(al, x.base.base.loc, return_var);
         ASR::expr_t *target = ASRUtils::EXPR(return_var_ref);
         ASR::ttype_t *target_type = ASRUtils::expr_type(target);
-        ASR::ttype_t *value_type = ASRUtils::expr_type(value);
         if( ASR::is_a<ASR::Const_t>(*target_type) ) {
             target_type = ASRUtils::get_contained_type(target_type);
         }
+        ASR::ttype_t* ann_assign_target_type_copy = ann_assign_target_type;
+        ann_assign_target_type = target_type;
+        this->visit_expr(*x.m_value);
+        ann_assign_target_type = ann_assign_target_type_copy;
+        ASR::expr_t *value = ASRUtils::EXPR(tmp);
+        ASR::ttype_t *value_type = ASRUtils::expr_type(value);
         if( ASR::is_a<ASR::Const_t>(*value_type) ) {
             value_type = ASRUtils::get_contained_type(value_type);
         }