diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index cf17c1eeba..2d1e78ead8 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ pub mut:
 	inside_comptime_for_field bool
 	skip_flags                bool // should `#flag` and `#include` be skipped
 	fn_level                  int  // 0 for the top level, 1 for `fn abc() {}`, 2 for a nested fn, etc
+	smartcast_mut_pos         token.Pos
 	ct_cond_stack             []ast.Expr
 mut:
 	stmt_level int // the nesting level inside each stmts list;
@@ -1677,8 +1678,13 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) selector_expr(mut node ast.SelectorExpr) ast.Type {
 		}
 	} else {
 		if sym.info is ast.Struct {
+			if c.smartcast_mut_pos != token.Pos{} {
+				c.note('smartcasting requires either an immutable value, or an explicit mut keyword before the value',
+					c.smartcast_mut_pos)
+			}
 			suggestion := util.new_suggestion(field_name, sym.info.fields.map(it.name))
 			c.error(suggestion.say(unknown_field_msg), node.pos)
+			return ast.void_type
 		}
 
 		// >> Hack to allow old style custom error implementations
@@ -1693,7 +1699,10 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) selector_expr(mut node ast.SelectorExpr) ast.Type {
 			return method.return_type
 		}
 		// <<<
-
+		if c.smartcast_mut_pos != token.Pos{} {
+			c.note('smartcasting requires either an immutable value, or an explicit mut keyword before the value',
+				c.smartcast_mut_pos)
+		}
 		c.error(unknown_field_msg, node.pos)
 	}
 	return ast.void_type
@@ -3215,7 +3224,7 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) concat_expr(mut node ast.ConcatExpr) ast.Type {
 }
 
 // smartcast takes the expression with the current type which should be smartcasted to the target type in the given scope
-fn (c Checker) smartcast(expr ast.Expr, cur_type ast.Type, to_type_ ast.Type, mut scope ast.Scope) {
+fn (mut c Checker) smartcast(expr ast.Expr, cur_type ast.Type, to_type_ ast.Type, mut scope ast.Scope) {
 	sym := c.table.sym(cur_type)
 	to_type := if sym.kind == .interface_ { to_type_.ref() } else { to_type_ }
 	match expr {
@@ -3250,6 +3259,8 @@ fn (c Checker) smartcast(expr ast.Expr, cur_type ast.Type, to_type_ ast.Type, mu
 					pos: expr.pos
 					orig_type: orig_type
 				})
+			} else {
+				c.smartcast_mut_pos = expr.pos
 			}
 		}
 		ast.Ident {
@@ -3277,6 +3288,8 @@ fn (c Checker) smartcast(expr ast.Expr, cur_type ast.Type, to_type_ ast.Type, mu
 					smartcasts: smartcasts
 					orig_type: orig_type
 				})
+			} else if is_mut && !expr.is_mut {
+				c.smartcast_mut_pos = expr.pos
 			}
 		}
 		else {}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/for.v b/vlib/v/checker/for.v
index f9cc7a7fe7..b4209e23ea 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/for.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/for.v
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 module checker
 
 import v.ast
+import v.token
 
 fn (mut c Checker) for_c_stmt(node ast.ForCStmt) {
 	c.in_for_count++
@@ -164,4 +165,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) for_stmt(mut node ast.ForStmt) {
 	c.stmts(node.stmts)
 	c.loop_label = prev_loop_label
 	c.in_for_count--
+	if c.smartcast_mut_pos != token.Pos{} {
+		c.smartcast_mut_pos = token.Pos{}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/if.v b/vlib/v/checker/if.v
index 362326718a..68d02b92f8 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/if.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/if.v
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module checker
 
 import v.ast
 import v.pref
+import v.token
 
 pub fn (mut c Checker) if_expr(mut node ast.IfExpr) ast.Type {
 	if_kind := if node.is_comptime { '\$if' } else { 'if' }
@@ -145,6 +146,9 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) if_expr(mut node ast.IfExpr) ast.Type {
 			} else {
 				c.stmts(branch.stmts)
 			}
+			if c.smartcast_mut_pos != token.Pos{} {
+				c.smartcast_mut_pos = token.Pos{}
+			}
 		}
 		if expr_required {
 			if branch.stmts.len > 0 && branch.stmts[branch.stmts.len - 1] is ast.ExprStmt {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/match.v b/vlib/v/checker/match.v
index df107fdfab..d43005e281 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/match.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/match.v
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module checker
 import v.ast
 import v.pref
 import v.util
+import v.token
 import strings
 
 pub fn (mut c Checker) match_expr(mut node ast.MatchExpr) ast.Type {
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) match_expr(mut node ast.MatchExpr) ast.Type {
 		} else {
 			c.stmts(branch.stmts)
 		}
+		if c.smartcast_mut_pos != token.Pos{} {
+			c.smartcast_mut_pos = token.Pos{}
+		}
 		if node.is_expr {
 			if branch.stmts.len > 0 {
 				// ignore last statement - workaround
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/incorrect_smartcast_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/incorrect_smartcast_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e414220886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/incorrect_smartcast_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/incorrect_smartcast_err.vv:10:5: notice: smartcasting requires either an immutable value, or an explicit mut keyword before the value
+    8 | fn main(){
+    9 |     mut example := IExample(Example{field:"test"})
+   10 |     if example is Example{
+      |        ~~~~~~~
+   11 |         println(example.field)
+   12 |     }
+vlib/v/checker/tests/incorrect_smartcast_err.vv:11:19: error: type `IExample` has no field named `field`
+    9 |     mut example := IExample(Example{field:"test"})
+   10 |     if example is Example{
+   11 |         println(example.field)
+      |                         ~~~~~
+   12 |     }
+   13 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/incorrect_smartcast_err.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/incorrect_smartcast_err.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e77d69948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/incorrect_smartcast_err.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+interface IExample{
+}
+
+struct Example{
+	field string
+}
+
+fn main(){
+	mut example := IExample(Example{field:"test"})
+	if example is Example{
+		println(example.field)
+	}
+}