diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 0640e64367..8d86f2dc82 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ pub mut:
 	inside_const   bool
 	inside_anon_fn bool
 	inside_ref_lit bool
+	inside_defer   bool
 	inside_fn_arg  bool // `a`, `b` in `a.f(b)`
 	inside_ct_attr bool // true inside [if expr]
 	skip_flags     bool // should `#flag` and `#include` be skipped
@@ -4486,7 +4487,9 @@ fn (mut c Checker) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 					node.defer_vars[i] = id
 				}
 			}
+			c.inside_defer = true
 			c.stmts(node.stmts)
+			c.inside_defer = false
 		}
 		ast.EnumDecl {
 			c.enum_decl(node)
@@ -4531,6 +4534,9 @@ fn (mut c Checker) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 		}
 		ast.GotoLabel {}
 		ast.GotoStmt {
+			if c.inside_defer {
+				c.error('goto is not allowed in defer statements', node.pos)
+			}
 			if !c.inside_unsafe {
 				c.warn('`goto` requires `unsafe` (consider using labelled break/continue)',
 					node.pos)
@@ -4593,6 +4599,9 @@ fn (mut c Checker) block(node ast.Block) {
 }
 
 fn (mut c Checker) branch_stmt(node ast.BranchStmt) {
+	if c.inside_defer {
+		c.error('`$node.kind.str()` is not allowed in defer statements', node.pos)
+	}
 	if c.in_for_count == 0 || c.inside_anon_fn {
 		c.error('$node.kind.str() statement not within a loop', node.pos)
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/defer_in_for.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/defer_in_for.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59faded16b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/defer_in_for.out
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/defer_in_for.vv:4:13: error: `break` is not allowed in defer statements
+    2 |     for true {
+    3 |         defer {
+    4 |             break
+      |             ~~~~~
+    5 |         }
+    6 |     }
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diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/defer_in_for.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/defer_in_for.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb2525fe2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/defer_in_for.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+fn main() {
+    for true {
+        defer {
+            break
+        }
+    }
+}
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