diff --git a/lib/compress.js b/lib/compress.js
index 5a6adcd5..216826d6 100644
--- a/lib/compress.js
+++ b/lib/compress.js
@@ -625,7 +625,18 @@ merge(Compressor.prototype, {
             var e = this.expression;
             switch (this.operator) {
               case "!": return !ev(e);
-              case "typeof": return typeof ev(e);
+              case "typeof":
+                // Function would be evaluated to an array and so typeof would
+                // incorrectly return 'object'. Hence making is a special case.
+                if (e instanceof AST_Function) return typeof function(){};
+
+                e = ev(e);
+
+                // typeof <RegExp> returns "object" or "function" on different platforms
+                // so cannot evaluate reliably
+                if (e instanceof RegExp) throw def;
+
+                return typeof e;
               case "void": return void ev(e);
               case "~": return ~ev(e);
               case "-":
diff --git a/test/compress/typeof.js b/test/compress/typeof.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cefdd43c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/compress/typeof.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+typeof_evaluation: {
+    options = {
+        evaluate: true
+    };
+    input: {
+        a = typeof 1;
+        b = typeof 'test';
+        c = typeof [];
+        d = typeof {};
+        e = typeof /./;
+        f = typeof false;
+        g = typeof function(){};
+        h = typeof undefined;
+    }
+    expect: {
+        a='number';
+        b='string';
+        c=typeof[];
+        d=typeof{};
+        e=typeof/./;
+        f='boolean';
+        g='function';
+        h='undefined';
+    }
+}