diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 12a6b6f0f6..1fe16b4fda 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -1901,6 +1901,9 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) call_fn(mut call_expr ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 		c.inside_println_arg = true
 		c.expected_type = table.string_type
 		call_expr.args[0].typ = c.expr(call_expr.args[0].expr)
+		if call_expr.args[0].typ.is_void() {
+			c.error('`$fn_name` can not print void expressions', call_expr.pos)
+		}
 		if call_expr.args[0].typ.has_flag(.shared_f) {
 			c.fail_if_not_rlocked(call_expr.args[0].expr, 'argument to print')
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/for_in_index_type.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/for_in_index_type.out
index 8d577390e0..376ba73749 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/for_in_index_type.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/for_in_index_type.out
@@ -4,3 +4,10 @@ vlib/v/checker/tests/for_in_index_type.vv:2:11: error: for in: cannot index `int
       |              ~~
     3 |         println(a)
     4 |     }
+vlib/v/checker/tests/for_in_index_type.vv:3:3: error: `println` can not print void expressions
+    1 | fn main() {
+    2 |     for a in 52 {
+    3 |         println(a)
+      |         ~~~~~~~~~~
+    4 |     }
+    5 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/println_can_not_print_void_expressions.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/println_can_not_print_void_expressions.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..674f2a557d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/println_can_not_print_void_expressions.out
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/println_can_not_print_void_expressions.vv:3:2: error: `print` can not print void expressions
+    1 | fn blabla() {}
+    2 | fn main() {
+    3 |     print(blabla())
+      |     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+    4 |     println(blabla())
+    5 |     eprint(blabla())
+vlib/v/checker/tests/println_can_not_print_void_expressions.vv:4:2: error: `println` can not print void expressions
+    2 | fn main() {
+    3 |     print(blabla())
+    4 |     println(blabla())
+      |     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+    5 |     eprint(blabla())
+    6 |     eprintln(blabla())
+vlib/v/checker/tests/println_can_not_print_void_expressions.vv:5:2: error: `eprint` can not print void expressions
+    3 |     print(blabla())
+    4 |     println(blabla())
+    5 |     eprint(blabla())
+      |     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+    6 |     eprintln(blabla())
+    7 | }
+vlib/v/checker/tests/println_can_not_print_void_expressions.vv:6:2: error: `eprintln` can not print void expressions
+    4 |     println(blabla())
+    5 |     eprint(blabla())
+    6 |     eprintln(blabla())
+      |     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+    7 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/println_can_not_print_void_expressions.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/println_can_not_print_void_expressions.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e412697572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/println_can_not_print_void_expressions.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+fn blabla() {}
+fn main() {
+	print(blabla())
+	println(blabla())
+	eprint(blabla())
+	eprintln(blabla())
+}