diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/match.v b/vlib/v/checker/match.v
index 247dcce3bdea7b..4cfc7e65131ce0 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/match.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/match.v
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ fn (mut c Checker) match_expr(mut node ast.MatchExpr) ast.Type {
 	c.match_exprs(mut node, cond_type_sym)
 	c.expected_type = cond_type
 	mut first_iteration := true
+	mut infer_cast_type := ast.void_type
+	mut need_explicit_cast := false
 	mut ret_type := ast.void_type
 	mut nbranches_with_return := 0
 	mut nbranches_without_return := 0
@@ -87,6 +89,11 @@ fn (mut c Checker) match_expr(mut node ast.MatchExpr) ast.Type {
 							}
 						}
 					}
+					infer_cast_type = stmt.typ
+					if mut stmt.expr is ast.CastExpr {
+						need_explicit_cast = true
+						infer_cast_type = stmt.expr.typ
+					}
 				} else {
 					if node.is_expr && ret_type.idx() != expr_type.idx() {
 						if (node.expected_type.has_flag(.option)
@@ -120,6 +127,82 @@ fn (mut c Checker) match_expr(mut node ast.MatchExpr) ast.Type {
 								stmt.pos)
 						}
 					}
+					if !node.is_sum_type {
+						if mut stmt.expr is ast.CastExpr {
+							expr_typ_sym := c.table.sym(stmt.expr.typ)
+							if need_explicit_cast {
+								if infer_cast_type != stmt.expr.typ
+									&& expr_typ_sym.kind !in [.interface_, .sum_type] {
+									c.error('the type of the last expression in the first match branch was an explicit `${c.table.type_to_str(infer_cast_type)}`, not `${c.table.type_to_str(stmt.expr.typ)}`',
+										stmt.pos)
+								}
+							} else {
+								if infer_cast_type != stmt.expr.typ
+									&& expr_typ_sym.kind !in [.interface_, .sum_type]
+									&& c.promote_num(stmt.expr.typ, ast.int_type) != ast.int_type {
+									c.error('the type of the last expression of the first match branch was `${c.table.type_to_str(infer_cast_type)}`, which is not compatible with `${c.table.type_to_str(stmt.expr.typ)}`',
+										stmt.pos)
+								}
+							}
+						} else {
+							if mut stmt.expr is ast.IntegerLiteral {
+								cast_type_sym := c.table.sym(infer_cast_type)
+								num := stmt.expr.val.i64()
+								mut needs_explicit_cast := false
+
+								match cast_type_sym.kind {
+									.u8 {
+										if !(num >= min_u8 && num <= max_u8) {
+											needs_explicit_cast = true
+										}
+									}
+									.u16 {
+										if !(num >= min_u16 && num <= max_u16) {
+											needs_explicit_cast = true
+										}
+									}
+									.u32 {
+										if !(num >= min_u32 && num <= max_u32) {
+											needs_explicit_cast = true
+										}
+									}
+									.u64 {
+										if !(num >= min_u64 && num <= max_u64) {
+											needs_explicit_cast = true
+										}
+									}
+									.i8 {
+										if !(num >= min_i32 && num <= max_i32) {
+											needs_explicit_cast = true
+										}
+									}
+									.i16 {
+										if !(num >= min_i16 && num <= max_i16) {
+											needs_explicit_cast = true
+										}
+									}
+									.i32, .int {
+										if !(num >= min_i32 && num <= max_i32) {
+											needs_explicit_cast = true
+										}
+									}
+									.i64 {
+										if !(num >= min_i64 && num <= max_i64) {
+											needs_explicit_cast = true
+										}
+									}
+									.int_literal {
+										needs_explicit_cast = false
+									}
+									else {}
+								}
+								if needs_explicit_cast {
+									c.error('${num} does not fit the range of `${c.table.type_to_str(infer_cast_type)}`',
+										stmt.pos)
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					}
 				}
 			} else if stmt !in [ast.Return, ast.BranchStmt] {
 				if node.is_expr && ret_type != ast.void_type {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_incorrect_cast_branch_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_incorrect_cast_branch_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..312d8e33d48c70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_incorrect_cast_branch_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/match_incorrect_cast_branch_err.vv:5:9: error: the type of the last expression in the first match branch was an explicit `u8`, not `u16`
+    3 |     nb := match name {
+    4 |         'a' { u8(10) }
+    5 |         'b' { u16(500) }
+      |               ~~~~~~~~
+    6 |         else { u8(0) }
+    7 |     }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_incorrect_cast_branch_err.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_incorrect_cast_branch_err.vv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6aa81763ec83e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_incorrect_cast_branch_err.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fn main () {
+	name := 'b'
+	nb := match name {
+		'a' { u8(10) }
+		'b' { u16(500) }
+		else { u8(0) }
+	}
+
+	println(nb)
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_last_branch_only_casted.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_last_branch_only_casted.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..2ad959d5b59754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_last_branch_only_casted.out
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/match_last_branch_only_casted.vv:6:10: error: the type of the last expression of the first match branch was `int literal`, which is not compatible with `u64`
+    4 |         'a' { 10 }
+    5 |         'b' { 500 }
+    6 |         else { u64(345454) }
+      |                ~~~~~~~~~~~
+    7 |     }
+    8 |
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_last_branch_only_casted.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_last_branch_only_casted.vv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..98160040a9ffab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_last_branch_only_casted.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fn main () {
+	name := 'b'
+	nb := match name {
+		'a' { 10 }
+		'b' { 500 }
+		else { u64(345454) }
+	}
+
+	println(nb)
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_no_branch_cast_rest_casted_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_no_branch_cast_rest_casted_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7db28f080f8f4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_no_branch_cast_rest_casted_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/match_no_branch_cast_rest_casted_err.vv:5:9: error: 345 does not fit the range of `u8`
+    3 |     nb := match name {
+    4 |         'a' { u8(10) }
+    5 |         'b' { 345 }
+      |               ~~~
+    6 |         else { 0 }
+    7 |     }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_no_branch_cast_rest_casted_err.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_no_branch_cast_rest_casted_err.vv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a3d3f8d5a84988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/match_no_branch_cast_rest_casted_err.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+fn main () {
+	name := 'b'
+	nb := match name {
+		'a' { u8(10) }
+		'b' { 345 }
+		else { 0 }
+	}
+
+	println(nb)
+}