diff --git a/analyzer/testdata/src/regression/issue291.go b/analyzer/testdata/src/regression/issue291.go
index 7ef84eb8..866aa8d3 100644
--- a/analyzer/testdata/src/regression/issue291.go
+++ b/analyzer/testdata/src/regression/issue291.go
@@ -3,21 +3,27 @@ package regression
 type explicitIntType int
 
 const (
-	ZeroExplicit explicitIntType = iota // want `\Qavoid use of iota for constant types`
+	ZeroExplicit explicitIntType = iota // want `\Qgood, have explicit type`
 	OneExplicit
 	TwoExplicit
 )
 
 type implicitIntType int
 
+// Matched due to the #295.
+const typedIotaWithoutGroup int = iota // want `\Qgood, have explicit type`
+
 const (
-	ZeroImplicit = iota // want `\Qavoid use of iota for constant types`
+	ZeroImplicit = iota // want `\Qavoid use of iota without explicit type`
 	OneImplicit
 	TwoImplicit
 )
 
 type noIotaIntType int
 
+// Matched due to the #295.
+const iotaWithoutGroup = iota // want `\Qavoid use of iota without explicit type`
+
 const (
 	ZeroNoIota = 0
 	OneNoIota  = 1
diff --git a/analyzer/testdata/src/regression/rules.go b/analyzer/testdata/src/regression/rules.go
index 98e2d1a6..259383fe 100644
--- a/analyzer/testdata/src/regression/rules.go
+++ b/analyzer/testdata/src/regression/rules.go
@@ -35,8 +35,13 @@ func issue192(m dsl.Matcher) {
 }
 
 func issue291(m dsl.Matcher) {
-	m.Match(`$_ $_ = $iota`, `const ( $_ = $iota; $*_ )`).
+	m.Match(`const ( $_ = $iota; $*_ )`).
 		Where(m["iota"].Text == "iota").
 		At(m["iota"]).
-		Report("avoid use of iota for constant types")
+		Report("avoid use of iota without explicit type")
+
+	m.Match(`const ( $_ $_ = $iota; $*_ )`).
+		Where(m["iota"].Text == "iota").
+		At(m["iota"]).
+		Report("good, have explicit type")
 }
diff --git a/internal/gogrep/compile.go b/internal/gogrep/compile.go
index 7e267a53..8fd6b782 100644
--- a/internal/gogrep/compile.go
+++ b/internal/gogrep/compile.go
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func (c *compiler) compileValueSpec(spec *ast.ValueSpec) {
 	}
 	c.emitInstOp(opEnd)
 	if spec.Type != nil {
-		c.compileExpr(spec.Type)
+		c.compileOptExpr(spec.Type)
 	}
 	if len(spec.Values) != 0 {
 		for _, v := range spec.Values {
diff --git a/internal/gogrep/compile_test.go b/internal/gogrep/compile_test.go
index 3f13a242..c9d9759f 100644
--- a/internal/gogrep/compile_test.go
+++ b/internal/gogrep/compile_test.go
@@ -356,6 +356,17 @@ func TestCompileWildcard(t *testing.T) {
 			` • Ident s`,
 			` • OptNode`,
 		},
+
+		`const $_ $*_ = iota`: {
+			`ConstDecl`,
+			` • TypedValueInitSpec`,
+			` •  • Node`,
+			` •  • End`,
+			` •  • OptNode`,
+			` •  • Ident iota`,
+			` •  • End`,
+			` • End`,
+		},
 	})
 
 	for i := range tests {
diff --git a/internal/gogrep/match.go b/internal/gogrep/match.go
index 39b71c46..0e658ff3 100644
--- a/internal/gogrep/match.go
+++ b/internal/gogrep/match.go
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ func (m *matcher) matchNodeWithInst(state *MatcherState, inst instruction, n ast
 			m.matchIdentSlice(state, n.Names) && m.matchNode(state, n.Type)
 	case opTypedValueInitSpec:
 		n, ok := n.(*ast.ValueSpec)
-		return ok && len(n.Values) != 0 && n.Type != nil &&
+		return ok && len(n.Values) != 0 &&
 			m.matchIdentSlice(state, n.Names) && m.matchNode(state, n.Type) && m.matchExprSlice(state, n.Values)
 
 	case opTypeSpec:
diff --git a/internal/gogrep/match_test.go b/internal/gogrep/match_test.go
index bee4427f..a884f28d 100644
--- a/internal/gogrep/match_test.go
+++ b/internal/gogrep/match_test.go
@@ -803,6 +803,14 @@ func TestMatch(t *testing.T) {
 		{`func $_($_) {}`, 0, `package p; func f() {}`},
 
 		// Gen decl.
+		{`const $_ $*_ = iota`, 1, `const foo = iota`},
+		{`const $_ $*_ = iota`, 1, `const foo int = iota`},
+		{`const $_ $*_ = iota`, 1, `const (foo = iota)`},
+		{`const $_ $*_ = iota`, 1, `const (foo int = iota)`},
+		{`const $_ $*_ = iota`, 0, `const foo int = 0`},
+		{`const $_ $*_ = iota`, 0, `var foo = iota`},
+		{`const $_ $_ = iota`, 1, `const foo int = iota`},
+		{`const $_ $_ = iota`, 0, `const foo = iota`},
 		{`const $x = $y`, 1, `const a = b`},
 		{`const $x = $y`, 1, `const (a = b)`},
 		{`const $x = $y`, 0, "const (a = b\nc = d)"},