diff --git a/_pytest/python.py b/_pytest/python.py
index 627b9c89a..81b8e1485 100644
--- a/_pytest/python.py
+++ b/_pytest/python.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import py
 import inspect
 import sys
+from types import NoneType
 import pytest
 from _pytest.main import getfslineno
 from _pytest.mark import MarkDecorator, MarkInfo
@@ -709,6 +710,9 @@ class Metafunc(FuncargnamesCompatAttr):
                     raise ValueError("%r uses no fixture %r" %(
                                      self.function, arg))
         valtype = indirect and "params" or "funcargs"
+        if ids and len(ids) != len(argvalues):
+            raise ValueError('%d tests specified with %d ids' %(
+                             len(argvalues), len(ids)))
         if not ids:
             ids = idmaker(argnames, argvalues)
         newcalls = []
@@ -762,7 +766,7 @@ def idmaker(argnames, argvalues):
     for valindex, valset in enumerate(argvalues):
         this_id = []
         for nameindex, val in enumerate(valset):
-            if not isinstance(val, (float, int, str)):
+            if not isinstance(val, (float, int, str, bool, NoneType)):
                 this_id.append(str(argnames[nameindex])+str(valindex))
             else:
                 this_id.append(str(val))
diff --git a/testing/python/metafunc.py b/testing/python/metafunc.py
index 75e3aa461..6928f27d7 100644
--- a/testing/python/metafunc.py
+++ b/testing/python/metafunc.py
@@ -95,6 +95,17 @@ class TestMetafunc:
         ids = [x.id for x in metafunc._calls]
         assert ids == ["basic-abc", "basic-def", "advanced-abc", "advanced-def"]
 
+    def test_parametrize_with_wrong_number_of_ids(self, testdir):
+        def func(x, y): pass
+        metafunc = self.Metafunc(func)
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            metafunc.parametrize("x", [1,2], ids=['basic'])
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            metafunc.parametrize(("x","y"), [("abc", "def"),
+                                             ("ghi", "jkl")], ids=["one"])
+
     def test_parametrize_with_userobjects(self):
         def func(x, y): pass
         metafunc = self.Metafunc(func)
@@ -121,6 +132,25 @@ class TestMetafunc:
         result = idmaker((py.builtin._totext("a"), "b"), [({}, '\xc3\xb4')])
         assert result == ['a0-\xc3\xb4']
 
+    def test_idmaker_native_strings(self):
+        from _pytest.python import idmaker
+        result = idmaker(("a", "b"), [(1.0, -1.1),
+                                      (2, -202),
+                                      ("three", "three hundred"),
+                                      (True, False),
+                                      (None, None),
+                                      (list("six"), [66, 66]),
+                                      ({7}, set("seven")),
+                                      (tuple("eight"), (8, -8, 8))
+        ])
+        assert result == ["1.0--1.1",
+                          "2--202",
+                          "three-three hundred",
+                          "True-False",
+                          "None-None",
+                          "a5-b5",
+                          "a6-b6",
+                          "a7-b7"]
 
     def test_addcall_and_parametrize(self):
         def func(x, y): pass
@@ -530,8 +560,6 @@ class TestMetafuncFunctional:
             *test_function*1.3-b1*
         """)
 
-
-
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(("scope", "length"),
                              [("module", 2), ("function", 4)])
     def test_parametrize_scope_overrides(self, testdir, scope, length):