diff --git a/frontends/ast/genrtlil.cc b/frontends/ast/genrtlil.cc
index b8bfdf65e..24f5e1bef 100644
--- a/frontends/ast/genrtlil.cc
+++ b/frontends/ast/genrtlil.cc
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ static RTLIL::SigSpec uniop2rtlil(AstNode *that, IdString type, int result_width
 
 	RTLIL::Wire *wire = current_module->addWire(cell->name.str() + "_Y", result_width);
 	wire->attributes[ID::src] = stringf("%s:%d.%d-%d.%d", that->filename.c_str(), that->location.first_line, that->location.first_column, that->location.last_line, that->location.last_column);
+	wire->is_signed = that->is_signed;
 
 	if (gen_attributes)
 		for (auto &attr : that->attributes) {
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ static void widthExtend(AstNode *that, RTLIL::SigSpec &sig, int width, bool is_s
 
 	RTLIL::Wire *wire = current_module->addWire(cell->name.str() + "_Y", width);
 	wire->attributes[ID::src] = stringf("%s:%d.%d-%d.%d", that->filename.c_str(), that->location.first_line, that->location.first_column, that->location.last_line, that->location.last_column);
+	wire->is_signed = that->is_signed;
 
 	if (that != NULL)
 		for (auto &attr : that->attributes) {
@@ -1050,6 +1052,7 @@ RTLIL::SigSpec AstNode::genRTLIL(int width_hint, bool sign_hint)
 			RTLIL::Const val = children[0]->bitsAsConst();
 			RTLIL::Wire *wire = current_module->addWire(str, GetSize(val));
 			current_module->connect(wire, val);
+			wire->is_signed = children[0]->is_signed;
 
 			wire->attributes[ID::src] = stringf("%s:%d.%d-%d.%d", filename.c_str(), location.first_line, location.first_column, location.last_line, location.last_column);
 			wire->attributes[type == AST_PARAMETER ? ID::parameter : ID::localparam] = 1;
@@ -1551,6 +1554,7 @@ RTLIL::SigSpec AstNode::genRTLIL(int width_hint, bool sign_hint)
 
 			int mem_width, mem_size, addr_bits;
 			is_signed = id2ast->is_signed;
+			wire->is_signed = is_signed;
 			id2ast->meminfo(mem_width, mem_size, addr_bits);
 
 			RTLIL::SigSpec addr_sig = children[0]->genRTLIL();
@@ -1740,7 +1744,7 @@ RTLIL::SigSpec AstNode::genRTLIL(int width_hint, bool sign_hint)
 							// non-trivial signed nodes are indirected through
 							// signed wires to enable sign extension
 							RTLIL::IdString wire_name = NEW_ID;
-							RTLIL::Wire *wire = current_module->addWire(wire_name, arg->bits.size());
+							RTLIL::Wire *wire = current_module->addWire(wire_name, GetSize(sig));
 							wire->is_signed = true;
 							current_module->connect(wire, sig);
 							sig = wire;
diff --git a/tests/various/port_sign_extend.v b/tests/various/port_sign_extend.v
index 446268268..813ceb503 100644
--- a/tests/various/port_sign_extend.v
+++ b/tests/various/port_sign_extend.v
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ module PassThrough(a, b);
 	assign b = a;
 endmodule
 
-module act(o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6, yay1, nay1, yay2, nay2);
-	output wire [3:0] o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6;
+module act(o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6, o7, o8, o9, yay1, nay1, yay2, nay2);
+	output wire [3:0] o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6, o7, o8, o9;
 
 	// unsigned constant
 	PassThrough pt1(1'b1, o1);
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ module act(o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6, yay1, nay1, yay2, nay2);
 	wire signed [2:0] tmp6b = 3'b001;
 	PassThrough pt6(tmp6a ? tmp6a : tmp6b, o6);
 
+	wire signed [2:0] tmp7 = 3'b011;
+	PassThrough pt7(~tmp7, o7);
+
+	reg signed [2:0] tmp8 [0:0];
+	initial tmp8[0] = 3'b101;
+	PassThrough pt8(tmp8[0], o8);
+
+	wire signed [2:0] tmp9a = 3'b100;
+	wire signed [1:0] tmp9b = 2'b11;
+	PassThrough pt9(0 ? tmp9a : tmp9b, o9);
+
 	output wire [2:0] yay1, nay1;
 	GeneratorSigned1   os1(yay1);
 	GeneratorUnsigned1 ou1(nay1);
@@ -61,8 +72,8 @@ module act(o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6, yay1, nay1, yay2, nay2);
 	GeneratorUnsigned2 ou2(nay2);
 endmodule
 
-module ref(o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6, yay1, nay1, yay2, nay2);
-	output wire [3:0] o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6;
+module ref(o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6, o7, o8, o9, yay1, nay1, yay2, nay2);
+	output wire [3:0] o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6, o7, o8, o9;
 
 	assign o1 = 4'b0001;
 	assign o2 = 4'b0001;
@@ -70,6 +81,9 @@ module ref(o1, o2, o3, o4, o5, o6, yay1, nay1, yay2, nay2);
 	assign o4 = 4'b1111;
 	assign o5 = 4'b1110;
 	assign o6 = 4'b1100;
+	assign o7 = 4'b1100;
+	assign o8 = 4'b1101;
+	assign o9 = 4'b1111;
 
 	output wire [2:0] yay1, nay1;
 	assign yay1 = 3'b111;
diff --git a/tests/various/port_sign_extend.ys b/tests/various/port_sign_extend.ys
index 0a6a93810..6d1adf7f3 100644
--- a/tests/various/port_sign_extend.ys
+++ b/tests/various/port_sign_extend.ys
@@ -1,22 +1,29 @@
-read_verilog port_sign_extend.v
+read_verilog -nomem2reg port_sign_extend.v
 hierarchy
 flatten
+proc
+memory
 equiv_make ref act equiv
 equiv_simple
 equiv_status -assert
 
 delete
 
-read_verilog port_sign_extend.v
+read_verilog -nomem2reg port_sign_extend.v
 flatten
+proc
+memory
 equiv_make ref act equiv
 equiv_simple
 equiv_status -assert
 
 delete
 
-read_verilog port_sign_extend.v
+read_verilog -nomem2reg port_sign_extend.v
 hierarchy
+proc
+memory
 equiv_make ref act equiv
 prep -flatten -top equiv
+equiv_induct
 equiv_status -assert