diff --git a/regression/verilog/modules/parameter_ports4.desc b/regression/verilog/modules/type_parameter_port1.desc
similarity index 78%
rename from regression/verilog/modules/parameter_ports4.desc
rename to regression/verilog/modules/type_parameter_port1.desc
index 64ef929a0..8a917ccb3 100644
--- a/regression/verilog/modules/parameter_ports4.desc
+++ b/regression/verilog/modules/type_parameter_port1.desc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 KNOWNBUG
-parameter_ports4.sv
+type_parameter_port1.sv
 
 ^EXIT=0$
 ^SIGNAL=0$
diff --git a/regression/verilog/modules/parameter_ports4.sv b/regression/verilog/modules/type_parameter_port1.sv
similarity index 100%
rename from regression/verilog/modules/parameter_ports4.sv
rename to regression/verilog/modules/type_parameter_port1.sv
diff --git a/regression/verilog/modules/type_parameter_port2.desc b/regression/verilog/modules/type_parameter_port2.desc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d9e9de7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/verilog/modules/type_parameter_port2.desc
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+KNOWNBUG
+type_parameter_port2.sv
+
+^EXIT=0$
+^SIGNAL=0$
+--
+--
+The type parameter port needs to be parsed as a type.
diff --git a/regression/verilog/modules/type_parameter_port2.sv b/regression/verilog/modules/type_parameter_port2.sv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ad2e02c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/verilog/modules/type_parameter_port2.sv
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module sub #(parameter type T = int)();
+
+  var T my_var;
+
+endmodule
+
+module main;
+
+  sub #(.T(byte)) submodule();
+
+  p1: assert final ($bits(submodule.my_var) == 8);
+
+endmodule // main
diff --git a/src/verilog/parser.y b/src/verilog/parser.y
index b41147b70..0df8ef106 100644
--- a/src/verilog/parser.y
+++ b/src/verilog/parser.y
@@ -1985,6 +1985,8 @@ list_of_variable_identifiers:
 parameter_port_declaration:
           TOK_PARAMETER data_type_or_implicit param_assignment
 		{ $$ = $3; }
+        | TOK_PARAMETER TOK_TYPE type_assignment
+		{ $$ = $3; }
 	| TOK_LOCALPARAM data_type_or_implicit param_assignment
 		{ $$ = $3; }
 	| data_type param_assignment
@@ -3160,11 +3162,23 @@ named_parameter_assignment_brace:
 	  	{ $$=$1; mto($$, $3); }
 	;
 
-ordered_parameter_assignment:
-          expression;
+ordered_parameter_assignment: param_expression
+	;
+
+param_expression:
+          expression
+        | data_type
+		{ init($$, ID_type); stack_expr($$).type() = stack_type($1); }
+        ;
+
+param_expression_opt:
+          /* empty */
+		{ init($$, ID_nil); }
+        | param_expression
+        ;
 
 named_parameter_assignment:
-	  '.' parameter_identifier '(' expression_opt ')'
+	  '.' parameter_identifier '(' param_expression_opt ')'
 	  	{ init($$, ID_named_parameter_assignment);
 	  	  stack_expr($$).add(ID_parameter).swap(stack_expr($2));
 	  	  stack_expr($$).add(ID_value).swap(stack_expr($4));