diff --git a/api/src/createValue.ts b/api/src/createValue.ts
index 630a76ab..2e8d6f21 100644
--- a/api/src/createValue.ts
+++ b/api/src/createValue.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ export function createValue(type: DuckDBType, input: DuckDBValue): Value {
       throw new Error(`not yet implemented for ENUM`); // TODO: implement when available in 1.2.0
     case DuckDBTypeId.LIST:
       if (input instanceof DuckDBListValue) {
+        if (type.valueType.typeId === DuckDBTypeId.ANY) {
+          throw new Error(
+            'Cannot create lists with item type of ANY. Specify a specific type.'
+          );
+        }
         return duckdb.create_list_value(
           type.valueType.toLogicalType().logical_type,
           input.items.map((item) => createValue(type.valueType, item))
@@ -132,6 +137,11 @@ export function createValue(type: DuckDBType, input: DuckDBValue): Value {
       throw new Error(`input is not a DuckDBListValue`);
     case DuckDBTypeId.STRUCT:
       if (input instanceof DuckDBStructValue) {
+        if (type.entryTypes.find((type) => type.typeId === DuckDBTypeId.ANY)) {
+          throw new Error(
+            'Cannot create structs with an entry type of ANY. Specify a specific type.'
+          );
+        }
         return duckdb.create_struct_value(
           type.toLogicalType().logical_type,
           Object.values(input.entries).map((value, i) =>
@@ -144,6 +154,11 @@ export function createValue(type: DuckDBType, input: DuckDBValue): Value {
       throw new Error(`not yet implemented for MAP`); // TODO: implement when available, hopefully in 1.2.0
     case DuckDBTypeId.ARRAY:
       if (input instanceof DuckDBArrayValue) {
+        if (type.valueType.typeId === DuckDBTypeId.ANY) {
+          throw new Error(
+            'Cannot create arrays with item type of ANY. Specify a specific type.'
+          );
+        }
         return duckdb.create_array_value(
           type.valueType.toLogicalType().logical_type,
           input.items.map((item) => createValue(type.valueType, item))
@@ -167,7 +182,9 @@ export function createValue(type: DuckDBType, input: DuckDBValue): Value {
       }
       throw new Error(`input is not a DuckDBTimestampTZValue`);
     case DuckDBTypeId.ANY:
-      throw new Error(`cannot create values of type ANY`);
+      throw new Error(
+        `Cannot create values of type ANY. Specify a specific type.`
+      );
     case DuckDBTypeId.VARINT:
       throw new Error(`not yet implemented for VARINT`); // TODO: implement when available in 1.2.0
     case DuckDBTypeId.SQLNULL:
diff --git a/api/test/api.test.ts b/api/test/api.test.ts
index acfd6477..5ee9e2eb 100644
--- a/api/test/api.test.ts
+++ b/api/test/api.test.ts
@@ -561,6 +561,58 @@ describe('api', () => {
       }
     });
   });
+  test('should fail gracefully when binding structs contain ANY types to prepared statements', async () => {
+    await withConnection(async (connection) => {
+      const prepared = await connection.prepare('select ?');
+      try {
+        prepared.bindStruct(
+          0,
+          structValue({ 'a': null }),
+          STRUCT({ 'a': ANY })
+        );
+        assert.fail('should throw');
+      } catch (err) {
+        assert.deepEqual(
+          err,
+          new Error(
+            'Cannot create structs with an entry type of ANY. Specify a specific type.'
+          )
+        );
+      }
+    });
+  });
+  test('should fail gracefully when type cannot be inferred when binding lists to prepared statements', async () => {
+    await withConnection(async (connection) => {
+      const prepared = await connection.prepare('select ?');
+      try {
+        prepared.bind([listValue([])]);
+        assert.fail('should throw');
+      } catch (err) {
+        assert.deepEqual(
+          err,
+          new Error(
+            'Cannot create lists with item type of ANY. Specify a specific type.'
+          )
+        );
+      }
+    });
+  });
+  test('should fail gracefully when type cannot be inferred when binding arrays to prepared statements', async () => {
+    await withConnection(async (connection) => {
+      const prepared = await connection.prepare('select ?');
+      try {
+        prepared.bind([arrayValue([])]);
+        assert.fail('should throw');
+      } catch (err) {
+        assert.deepEqual(
+          err,
+          new Error(
+            'Cannot create arrays with item type of ANY. Specify a specific type.'
+          )
+        );
+      }
+    });
+  });
   test('should support starting prepared statements and running them incrementally', async () => {
     await withConnection(async (connection) => {
       const prepared = await connection.prepare(
diff --git a/bindings/src/duckdb_node_bindings.cpp b/bindings/src/duckdb_node_bindings.cpp
index 685890f4..28cd0271 100644
--- a/bindings/src/duckdb_node_bindings.cpp
+++ b/bindings/src/duckdb_node_bindings.cpp
@@ -2591,6 +2591,9 @@ class DuckDBNodeAddon : public Napi::Addon<DuckDBNodeAddon> {
       values_vector[i] = GetValueFromExternal(env, values_array.Get(i));
     }
     auto value = duckdb_create_struct_value(logical_type, values_vector.data());
+    if (!value) {
+      throw Napi::Error::New(env, "Failed to create struct value");
+    }
     return CreateExternalForValue(env, value);
   }
 
@@ -2608,6 +2611,9 @@ class DuckDBNodeAddon : public Napi::Addon<DuckDBNodeAddon> {
       values_vector[i] = GetValueFromExternal(env, values_array.Get(i));
     }
     auto value = duckdb_create_list_value(logical_type, values_vector.data(), values_count);
+    if (!value) {
+      throw Napi::Error::New(env, "Failed to create list value");
+    }
     return CreateExternalForValue(env, value);
   }
 
@@ -2625,6 +2631,9 @@ class DuckDBNodeAddon : public Napi::Addon<DuckDBNodeAddon> {
       values_vector[i] = GetValueFromExternal(env, values_array.Get(i));
     }
     auto value = duckdb_create_array_value(logical_type, values_vector.data(), values_count);
+    if (!value) {
+      throw Napi::Error::New(env, "Failed to create array value");
+    }
     return CreateExternalForValue(env, value);
   }
 
diff --git a/bindings/test/values.test.ts b/bindings/test/values.test.ts
index 871c8f4f..e66bd963 100644
--- a/bindings/test/values.test.ts
+++ b/bindings/test/values.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
   UINTEGER,
   USMALLINT,
   UTINYINT,
-  VARCHAR,
+  VARCHAR
 } from './utils/expectedLogicalTypes';
 
 suite('values', () => {
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ suite('values', () => {
     expect(duckdb.get_uhugeint(uhugeint_value)).toBe(input);
   });
   test('float', () => {
-    const input = 3.4028234663852886e+38;
+    const input = 3.4028234663852886e38;
     const float_value = duckdb.create_float(input);
     expectLogicalType(duckdb.get_value_type(float_value), FLOAT);
     expect(duckdb.get_float(float_value)).toBe(input);
   });
   test('double', () => {
-    const input = 1.7976931348623157e+308;
+    const input = 1.7976931348623157e308;
     const double_value = duckdb.create_double(input);
     expectLogicalType(duckdb.get_value_type(double_value), DOUBLE);
     expect(duckdb.get_double(double_value)).toBe(input);
@@ -154,13 +154,24 @@ suite('values', () => {
     const struct_type = duckdb.create_struct_type([int_type], ['a']);
     const int32_value = duckdb.create_int32(42);
     const struct_value = duckdb.create_struct_value(struct_type, [int32_value]);
-    expectLogicalType(duckdb.get_value_type(struct_value), STRUCT(ENTRY('a', INTEGER)));
+    expectLogicalType(
+      duckdb.get_value_type(struct_value),
+      STRUCT(ENTRY('a', INTEGER))
+    );
   });
   test('empty struct', () => {
     const struct_type = duckdb.create_struct_type([], []);
     const struct_value = duckdb.create_struct_value(struct_type, []);
     expectLogicalType(duckdb.get_value_type(struct_value), STRUCT());
   });
+  test('any struct', () => {
+    const any_type = duckdb.create_logical_type(duckdb.Type.ANY);
+    const struct_type = duckdb.create_struct_type([any_type], ['a']);
+    const int32_value = duckdb.create_int32(42);
+    expect(() =>
+      duckdb.create_struct_value(struct_type, [int32_value])
+    ).toThrowError('Failed to create struct value');
+  });
   test('list', () => {
     const int_type = duckdb.create_logical_type(duckdb.Type.INTEGER);
     const int32_value = duckdb.create_int32(42);
@@ -172,6 +183,12 @@ suite('values', () => {
     const list_value = duckdb.create_list_value(int_type, []);
     expectLogicalType(duckdb.get_value_type(list_value), LIST(INTEGER));
   });
+  test('any list', () => {
+    const any_type = duckdb.create_logical_type(duckdb.Type.ANY);
+    expect(() => duckdb.create_list_value(any_type, [])).toThrowError(
+      'Failed to create list value'
+    );
+  });
   test('array', () => {
     const int_type = duckdb.create_logical_type(duckdb.Type.INTEGER);
     const int32_value = duckdb.create_int32(42);
@@ -183,4 +200,10 @@ suite('values', () => {
     const array_value = duckdb.create_array_value(int_type, []);
     expectLogicalType(duckdb.get_value_type(array_value), ARRAY(INTEGER, 0));
   });
+  test('any array', () => {
+    const any_type = duckdb.create_logical_type(duckdb.Type.ANY);
+    expect(() => duckdb.create_array_value(any_type, [])).toThrowError(
+      'Failed to create array value'
+    );
+  });
 });