diff --git a/src/scripting/decorate/thingdef_parse.cpp b/src/scripting/decorate/thingdef_parse.cpp
index 23ffc48e8..991577f68 100644
--- a/src/scripting/decorate/thingdef_parse.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/decorate/thingdef_parse.cpp
@@ -840,6 +840,21 @@ static void DispatchScriptProperty(FScanner &sc, PProperty *prop, AActor *defaul
 			bool val = sc.CheckNumber() ? !!sc.Number : true;
 			static_cast<PBool*>(f->Type)->SetValue(addr, !!val);
 		}
+		else if (f->Type == TypeName)
+		{
+			sc.MustGetString();
+			*(FName*)addr = sc.String;
+		}
+		else if (f->Type == TypeSound)
+		{
+			sc.MustGetString();
+			*(FSoundID*)addr = sc.String;
+		}
+		else if (f->Type == TypeColor)
+		{
+			if (sc.CheckNumber()) *(int*)addr = sc.Number;
+			else *(PalEntry*)addr = V_GetColor(nullptr, sc);
+		}
 		else if (f->Type->IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(PInt)))
 		{
 			sc.MustGetNumber();
diff --git a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
index 65d08fb92..a240c1973 100644
--- a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
@@ -1720,7 +1720,19 @@ void ZCCCompiler::DispatchScriptProperty(PProperty *prop, ZCC_PropertyStmt *prop
 		{
 			static_cast<PBool*>(f->Type)->SetValue(addr, !!GetIntConst(ex, ctx));
 		}
-		if (f->Type->IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(PInt)))
+		else if (f->Type == TypeName)
+		{
+			*(FName*)addr = GetStringConst(ex, ctx);
+		}
+		else if (f->Type == TypeSound)
+		{
+			*(FSoundID*)addr = GetStringConst(ex, ctx);
+		}
+		else if (f->Type == TypeColor && ex->ValueType == TypeString)	// colors can also be specified as ints.
+		{
+			*(PalEntry*)addr = V_GetColor(nullptr, GetStringConst(ex, ctx).GetChars(), &ex->ScriptPosition);
+		}
+		else if (f->Type->IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(PInt)))
 		{
 			static_cast<PInt*>(f->Type)->SetValue(addr, GetIntConst(ex, ctx));
 		}