diff --git a/lib/std/json/stringify.zig b/lib/std/json/stringify.zig
index 9bc0e564a1ad..2564318fbd51 100644
--- a/lib/std/json/stringify.zig
+++ b/lib/std/json/stringify.zig
@@ -670,6 +670,9 @@ pub fn WriteStream(
                     const array: [info.len]info.child = value;
                     return self.write(&array);
                 },
+                .type => {
+                    return self.stringValue(@typeName(value));
+                },
                 else => @compileError("Unable to stringify type '" ++ @typeName(T) ++ "'"),
             }
             unreachable;
diff --git a/lib/std/json/stringify_test.zig b/lib/std/json/stringify_test.zig
index 52e38d1e30ad..986fd1e25a25 100644
--- a/lib/std/json/stringify_test.zig
+++ b/lib/std/json/stringify_test.zig
@@ -415,6 +415,15 @@ test "comptime stringify" {
         MyStruct{ .foo = 100 },
         MyStruct{ .foo = 1000 },
     }, .{}, 8) catch unreachable;
+
+    const MyStruct2 = struct {
+        type: type,
+    };
+    comptime testStringifyMaxDepth("[{\"type\":\"u1\"},{\"type\":\"[]const u8\"},{\"type\":\"anyopaque\"}]", [_]MyStruct2{
+        MyStruct2{ .type = u1 },
+        MyStruct2{ .type = []const u8 },
+        MyStruct2{ .type = anyopaque },
+    }, .{}, null) catch unreachable;
 }
 
 test "print" {