diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 86b3974305..67b204070a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -1720,7 +1720,8 @@ fn (mut c Checker) type_implements(typ table.Type, inter_typ table.Type, pos tok
 			}
 			continue
 		}
-		c.error("`$styp` doesn't implement method `$imethod.name`", pos)
+		c.error("`$styp` doesn't implement method `$imethod.name` of interface `$inter_sym.name`",
+			pos)
 	}
 	if mut inter_sym.info is table.Interface {
 		if typ !in inter_sym.info.types && typ_sym.kind != .interface_ {
@@ -2370,6 +2371,9 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) assign_stmt(mut assign_stmt ast.AssignStmt) {
 				c.error('cannot assign to `$left`: $err', right.position())
 			}
 		}
+		if left_sym.kind == .interface_ {
+			c.type_implements(right_type, left_type, right.position())
+		}
 	}
 	// this needs to run after the assign stmt left exprs have been run through checker so that ident.obj is set
 	// Check `x := &y` and `mut x := <-ch`
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/is_type_invalid.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/is_type_invalid.out
index 7943bfc461..f26cb47d3f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/is_type_invalid.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/is_type_invalid.out
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 vlib/v/checker/tests/is_type_invalid.vv:14:12: error: `IoS` has no variant `byte`
-   12 |
+   12 | 
    13 | fn main() {
    14 |     if IoS(1) is byte {
       |               ~~
    15 |         println('not cool')
    16 |     }
-vlib/v/checker/tests/is_type_invalid.vv:18:2: error: `Cat` doesn't implement method `speak`
+vlib/v/checker/tests/is_type_invalid.vv:18:2: error: `Cat` doesn't implement method `speak` of interface `Animal`
    16 |     }
    17 |     a := Animal(Dog{})
    18 |     if a is Cat {
       |     ~~~~~~~~~~~
    19 |         println('not cool either')
-   20 |     }
\ No newline at end of file
+   20 |     }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_invalid_type.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_invalid_type.out
index aeb38aafaa..4c6b98b836 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_invalid_type.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_invalid_type.out
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ vlib/v/checker/tests/match_invalid_type.vv:5:3: error: `IoS` has no variant `byt
     6 |             println('not cool')
     7 |         }
 vlib/v/checker/tests/match_invalid_type.vv:4:2: error: match must be exhaustive (add match branches for: `int`, `string` or `else {}` at the end)
-    2 |
+    2 | 
     3 | fn sum() {
     4 |     match IoS(1) {
       |     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     5 |         byte {
     6 |             println('not cool')
-vlib/v/checker/tests/match_invalid_type.vv:24:3: error: `Cat` doesn't implement method `speak`
+vlib/v/checker/tests/match_invalid_type.vv:24:3: error: `Cat` doesn't implement method `speak` of interface `Animal`
    22 |     a := Animal(Dog{})
    23 |     match a {
    24 |         Cat {
       |         ~~~
    25 |             println('not cool either')
-   26 |         }
\ No newline at end of file
+   26 |         }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/unimplemented_interface_a.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/unimplemented_interface_a.out
index c4bb12f89c..225ccd0837 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/unimplemented_interface_a.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/unimplemented_interface_a.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-vlib/v/checker/tests/unimplemented_interface_a.vv:10:6: error: `Cat` doesn't implement method `name`
-    8 |
+vlib/v/checker/tests/unimplemented_interface_a.vv:10:6: error: `Cat` doesn't implement method `name` of interface `Animal`
+    8 | 
     9 | fn main() {
    10 |     foo(Cat{})
       |         ~~~~~
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/interface_edge_cases/assign_to_interface_field_test.v b/vlib/v/tests/interface_edge_cases/assign_to_interface_field_test.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb69e550c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/interface_edge_cases/assign_to_interface_field_test.v
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+interface Planet {
+	name() string
+}
+
+struct Moon {}
+
+fn (moon Moon) name() string {
+	return 'moon'
+}
+
+struct Mars {}
+
+fn (moon Mars) name() string {
+	return 'mars'
+}
+
+struct AnyPlanet {
+mut:
+	planet Planet
+}
+
+fn test_a_struct_implementing_an_interface_can_be_assigned_without_explicit_casts() {
+	mut anyplanet := AnyPlanet{}
+	anyplanet.planet = Moon{}
+	assert anyplanet.planet.name() == 'moon'
+	anyplanet.planet = Mars{}
+	assert anyplanet.planet.name() == 'mars'
+}