diff --git a/src/kron.jl b/src/kron.jl
index 25ee1174..5e66c5d4 100644
--- a/src/kron.jl
+++ b/src/kron.jl
@@ -12,15 +12,18 @@ function kron(A :: AbstractLinearOperator, B :: AbstractLinearOperator)
   p, q = size(B)
   T = promote_type(eltype(A), eltype(B))
   function prod(x)
-    X = reshape(convert(Vector{T}, x), q, n)
+    S = promote_type(T, eltype(x))
+    X = reshape(convert(Vector{S}, x), q, n)
     return Matrix(B * X * transpose(A))[:]
   end
   function tprod(x)
-    X = reshape(convert(Vector{T}, x), p, m)
+    S = promote_type(T, eltype(x))
+    X = reshape(convert(Vector{S}, x), p, m)
     return Matrix(transpose(B) * X * A)[:]
   end
   function ctprod(x)
-    X = reshape(convert(Vector{T}, x), p, m)
+    S = promote_type(T, eltype(x))
+    X = reshape(convert(Vector{S}, x), p, m)
     return Matrix(B' * X * conj(A))[:]
   end
   symm = issymmetric(A) && issymmetric(B)
diff --git a/test/test_kron.jl b/test/test_kron.jl
index 80bcb180..8fe0dc00 100644
--- a/test/test_kron.jl
+++ b/test/test_kron.jl
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ function test_kron()
       end
     end
   end
+
+  @testset ExtendedTestSet "issue110" begin
+    A = rand(2, 2)
+    op = LinearOperator(A)
+    K = kron(A, op)
+    x = rand(Complex{Float64}, 4)
+    y = K * x
+    @test eltype(y) == Complex{Float64}
+  end
 end
 
 test_kron()