diff --git a/core/reflect/types.odin b/core/reflect/types.odin
index 74778013a..a9a4a8d48 100644
--- a/core/reflect/types.odin
+++ b/core/reflect/types.odin
@@ -472,6 +472,9 @@ write_type_writer :: proc(w: io.Writer, ti: ^Type_Info, n_written: ^int = nil) -
 		write_type(w, info.elem,             &n) or_return
 
 	case Type_Info_Enumerated_Array:
+		if info.is_sparse {
+			io.write_string(w, "#sparse", &n) or_return
+		}
 		io.write_string(w, "[",   &n) or_return
 		write_type(w, info.index, &n) or_return
 		io.write_string(w, "]",   &n) or_return
diff --git a/core/runtime/core.odin b/core/runtime/core.odin
index 424650828..35144473b 100644
--- a/core/runtime/core.odin
+++ b/core/runtime/core.odin
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ Type_Info_Enumerated_Array :: struct {
 	count:     int,
 	min_value: Type_Info_Enum_Value,
 	max_value: Type_Info_Enum_Value,
+	is_sparse: bool,
 }
 Type_Info_Dynamic_Array :: struct {elem: ^Type_Info, elem_size: int}
 Type_Info_Slice         :: struct {elem: ^Type_Info, elem_size: int}
diff --git a/core/runtime/print.odin b/core/runtime/print.odin
index 8c0b65864..06740bc75 100644
--- a/core/runtime/print.odin
+++ b/core/runtime/print.odin
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ print_type :: proc "contextless" (ti: ^Type_Info) {
 		print_type(info.elem)
 
 	case Type_Info_Enumerated_Array:
+		if info.is_sparse {
+			print_string("#sparse")
+		}
 		print_byte('[')
 		print_type(info.index)
 		print_byte(']')
diff --git a/src/check_type.cpp b/src/check_type.cpp
index a6d82c86e..6d3e32466 100644
--- a/src/check_type.cpp
+++ b/src/check_type.cpp
@@ -2713,29 +2713,30 @@ bool check_type_internal(CheckerContext *ctx, Ast *e, Type **type, Type *named_t
 
 				Type *t = alloc_type_enumerated_array(elem, index, bt->Enum.min_value, bt->Enum.max_value, Token_Invalid);
 
-				bool is_partial = false;
+				bool is_sparse = false;
 				if (at->tag != nullptr) {
 					GB_ASSERT(at->tag->kind == Ast_BasicDirective);
 					String name = at->tag->BasicDirective.name.string;
-					if (name == "partial") {
-						is_partial = true;
+					if (name == "sparse") {
+						is_sparse = true;
 					} else {
 						error(at->tag, "Invalid tag applied to an enumerated array, got #%.*s", LIT(name));
 					}
 				}
 
-				if (!is_partial && t->EnumeratedArray.count > bt->Enum.fields.count) {
+				if (!is_sparse && t->EnumeratedArray.count > bt->Enum.fields.count) {
 					error(e, "Non-contiguous enumeration used as an index in an enumerated array");
 					long long ea_count   = cast(long long)t->EnumeratedArray.count;
 					long long enum_count = cast(long long)bt->Enum.fields.count;
 					error_line("\tenumerated array length: %lld\n", ea_count);
 					error_line("\tenum field count: %lld\n", enum_count);
-					error_line("\tSuggestion: prepend #partial to the enumerated array to allow for non-named elements\n");
+					error_line("\tSuggestion: prepend #sparse to the enumerated array to allow for non-contiguous elements\n");
 					if (2*enum_count < ea_count) {
 						error_line("\tWarning: the number of named elements is much smaller than the length of the array, are you sure this is what you want?\n");
-						error_line("\t         this warning will be removed if #partial is applied\n");
+						error_line("\t         this warning will be removed if #sparse is applied\n");
 					}
 				}
+				t->EnumeratedArray.is_sparse = is_sparse;
 
 				*type = t;
 
diff --git a/src/llvm_backend_type.cpp b/src/llvm_backend_type.cpp
index e1332c6f3..1d6297164 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend_type.cpp
+++ b/src/llvm_backend_type.cpp
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ void lb_setup_type_info_data(lbProcedure *p) { // NOTE(bill): Setup type_info da
 		case Type_EnumeratedArray: {
 			tag = lb_const_ptr_cast(m, variant_ptr, t_type_info_enumerated_array_ptr);
 
-			LLVMValueRef vals[6] = {
+			LLVMValueRef vals[7] = {
 				lb_get_type_info_ptr(m, t->EnumeratedArray.elem).value,
 				lb_get_type_info_ptr(m, t->EnumeratedArray.index).value,
 				lb_const_int(m, t_int, type_size_of(t->EnumeratedArray.elem)).value,
@@ -463,6 +463,8 @@ void lb_setup_type_info_data(lbProcedure *p) { // NOTE(bill): Setup type_info da
 				// Unions
 				LLVMConstNull(lb_type(m, t_type_info_enum_value)),
 				LLVMConstNull(lb_type(m, t_type_info_enum_value)),
+
+				lb_const_bool(m, t_bool, t->EnumeratedArray.is_sparse).value,
 			};
 
 			lbValue res = {};
diff --git a/src/parser.cpp b/src/parser.cpp
index 6db71bc4a..7302b18a9 100644
--- a/src/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/parser.cpp
@@ -2134,7 +2134,7 @@ Ast *parse_operand(AstFile *f, bool lhs) {
 				break;
 			}
 			return original_type;
-		} else if (name.string == "partial") {
+		} else if (name.string == "sparse") {
 			Ast *tag = ast_basic_directive(f, token, name);
 			Ast *original_type = parse_type(f);
 			Ast *type = unparen_expr(original_type);
diff --git a/src/types.cpp b/src/types.cpp
index 07951196a..e0d35a12c 100644
--- a/src/types.cpp
+++ b/src/types.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ struct TypeProc {
 		ExactValue *max_value;                            \
 		i64 count;                                        \
 		TokenKind op;                                     \
+		bool is_sparse;                                   \
 	})                                                        \
 	TYPE_KIND(Slice,   struct { Type *elem; })                \
 	TYPE_KIND(DynamicArray, struct { Type *elem; })           \
@@ -3830,6 +3831,9 @@ gbString write_type_to_string(gbString str, Type *type) {
 		break;
 
 	case Type_EnumeratedArray:
+		if (type->EnumeratedArray.is_sparse) {
+			str = gb_string_appendc(str, "#sparse");
+		}
 		str = gb_string_append_rune(str, '[');
 		str = write_type_to_string(str, type->EnumeratedArray.index);
 		str = gb_string_append_rune(str, ']');