diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 2e6cc7d894..72038a22f3 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -3107,6 +3107,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) type_decl() ast.TypeDecl {
 	}
 	mut sum_variants := []ast.TypeNode{}
 	generic_types := p.parse_generic_type_list()
+	decl_pos_with_generics := decl_pos.extend(p.prev_tok.position())
 	p.check(.assign)
 	mut type_pos := p.tok.position()
 	mut comments := []ast.Comment{}
@@ -3179,6 +3180,10 @@ fn (mut p Parser) type_decl() ast.TypeDecl {
 		}
 	}
 	// type MyType = int
+	if generic_types.len > 0 {
+		p.error_with_pos('generic type aliases are not yet implemented', decl_pos_with_generics)
+		return ast.AliasTypeDecl{}
+	}
 	parent_type := first_type
 	parent_sym := p.table.get_type_symbol(parent_type)
 	pidx := parent_type.idx()
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/generic_type_alias_decl.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/generic_type_alias_decl.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95c9e023f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/generic_type_alias_decl.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+vlib/v/parser/tests/generic_type_alias_decl.vv:1:1: error: generic type aliases are not yet implemented
+    1 | type Pointer<T> = &T
+      | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/generic_type_alias_decl.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/generic_type_alias_decl.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2a177a12c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/generic_type_alias_decl.vv
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+type Pointer<T> = &T