diff --git a/src/main/scala/typechecker/Subtyping.scala b/src/main/scala/typechecker/Subtyping.scala
index 6da1c8c7..58bd0da0 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/typechecker/Subtyping.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/typechecker/Subtyping.scala
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ object Subtyping {
     case (TStaticInt(v1), TStaticInt(v2)) => v1 == v2
     case (_: TIndex, _: TIndex) => true
     case (_: TFloat, _: TFloat) => true
+    case (TAlias(r1), t) => r1.toString == t.toString
+    case (t, TAlias(r1)) => t.toString == r1.toString
     case _ => t1 == t2
   }
 
diff --git a/src/test/scala/TypeCheckerSpec.scala b/src/test/scala/TypeCheckerSpec.scala
index 9f2a90ad..4ee9827e 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/TypeCheckerSpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/TypeCheckerSpec.scala
@@ -971,6 +971,16 @@ class TypeCheckerSpec extends FunSpec {
        """)
     }
 
+    it("allow record as return value") {
+      typeCheck("""
+        record point { x: bit<32> }
+        def f(p: point): point = {
+            let np: point = { x=p.x + 1 };
+            return np;
+        }
+        """)
+    }
+
     it("disallow ill-typed return values") {
       assertThrows[UnexpectedSubtype] {
         typeCheck("""
@@ -1502,6 +1512,13 @@ class TypeCheckerSpec extends FunSpec {
         let x = k.p.x + 1;
         """)
     }
+    it("should not throw error on casting") {
+      typeCheck("""
+        record point { x: ubit<32> }
+        let a: point = {x=10};
+        let b: point = (a as point);
+      """)
+    }
   }
 
   describe("Record Literals") {