diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_sumtype2_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_sumtype2_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e1b60a1e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_sumtype2_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_sumtype2_err.vv:13:3: error: cannot assign to field `decl`: expected `Decl`, not `Stmt`
+   11 |     stmt := Stmt(Decl{})
+   12 |     _ := File{
+   13 |         decl: stmt
+      |         ~~~~~~~~~~
+   14 |     }
+   15 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_sumtype2_err.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_sumtype2_err.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29e36cee3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_sumtype2_err.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+type Stmt = Decl | Expr
+
+struct Decl {}
+struct Expr {}
+
+struct File {
+	decl Decl
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	stmt := Stmt(Decl{})
+	_ := File{
+		decl: stmt
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_sumtype_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_sumtype_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4df3d61b16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_sumtype_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_sumtype_err.vv:13:9: error: cannot assign to `decl`: expected `Decl`, not `Stmt`
+   11 |     stmt := Stmt(Decl{})
+   12 |     mut decl := Decl{}
+   13 |     decl = stmt
+      |            ~~~~
+   14 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_sumtype_err.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_sumtype_err.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1225f833d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/assign_sumtype_err.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+type Stmt = Decl | Expr
+
+struct Decl {}
+struct Expr {}
+
+struct File {
+	decl Decl
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	stmt := Stmt(Decl{})
+	mut decl := Decl{}
+	decl = stmt
+}
\ No newline at end of file