diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index c375a5df52..f848f12de7 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -1952,6 +1952,9 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) expr(node ast.Expr) table.Type {
 			if it.op == .mul && right_type.is_ptr() {
 				return right_type.deref()
 			}
+			if it.op == .bit_not && !right_type.is_int(){
+				c.error('operator ~ only defined on int types', it.pos)
+			}
 			if it.op == .not && right_type != table.bool_type_idx {
 				c.error('! operator can only be used with bool types', it.pos)
 			}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/invert_other_types_bits_error.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/invert_other_types_bits_error.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19e3c84970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/invert_other_types_bits_error.out
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/invert_other_types_bits_error.v:2:13: error: operator ~ only defined on int types
+    1 | fn main() {
+    2 |     println(~3.0)
+      |             ^
+    3 |     println(~10.5)
+    4 |     println(~'2')
+vlib/v/checker/tests/invert_other_types_bits_error.v:3:13: error: operator ~ only defined on int types
+    1 | fn main() {
+    2 |     println(~3.0)
+    3 |     println(~10.5)
+      |             ^
+    4 |     println(~'2')
+    5 |     println(~[2, 4, 6])
+vlib/v/checker/tests/invert_other_types_bits_error.v:4:13: error: operator ~ only defined on int types
+    2 |     println(~3.0)
+    3 |     println(~10.5)
+    4 |     println(~'2')
+      |             ^
+    5 |     println(~[2, 4, 6])
+    6 | }
+vlib/v/checker/tests/invert_other_types_bits_error.v:5:13: error: operator ~ only defined on int types
+    3 |     println(~10.5)
+    4 |     println(~'2')
+    5 |     println(~[2, 4, 6])
+      |             ^
+    6 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/invert_other_types_bits_error.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/invert_other_types_bits_error.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad74f6449a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/invert_other_types_bits_error.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fn main() {
+    println(~3.0)
+    println(~10.5)
+    println(~'2')
+    println(~[2, 4, 6])
+}