diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 87c28a295d..b4d8fb99b1 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) infix_expr(infix_expr mut ast.InfixExpr) table.Type {
 			return table.bool_type
 		}
 		.plus, .minus, .mul, .div {
+			if infix_expr.op == .div && infix_expr.right is ast.IntegerLiteral &&
+				 infix_expr.right.str().int() == 0 {
+				c.error('division by zero', infix_expr.right.position())
+			}
 			if left.kind in [.array, .array_fixed, .map, .struct_] && !left.has_method(infix_expr.op.str()) {
 				c.error('mismatched types `$left.name` and `$right.name`', infix_expr.left.position())
 			} else if right.kind in [.array, .array_fixed, .map, .struct_] && !right.has_method(infix_expr.op.str()) {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/division_by_zero_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/division_by_zero_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f6d126f4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/division_by_zero_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/division_by_zero_err.v:2:12: error: division by zero
+    1| fn main() {
+    2|     println(1/0)
+                     ^
+    3| }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/division_by_zero_err.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/division_by_zero_err.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..996814a9a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/division_by_zero_err.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+	println(1/0)
+}